HONOLULU — The national government watchdog group Common Cause aims to remove the influence of big money and special interests on lawmakers as it returns to Hawaii after a six-year absence.

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HONOLULU — Assistant curator John Johnston scaled steep cliffs for seven hours to reach a bronze sculpture of a Buddha at a small Himalayan monastery 13,000 feet above sea level. And where there was n » Full Story

HONOLULU (AP) — Court documents show that the Waianae teenager accused of fatally beating a Good Samaritan had a prison record and was released from a 10-year prison sentence and given probation.
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HONOLULU (AP) — The state’s chief procurement officer has rejected nonprofit AlohaCare’s protest of the state’s awarding of $1.5 billion in Medicaid contracts to two major health insurance providers. » Full Story

HONOLULU — Four Hawaii residents and two companies have been barred from operating fraudulent tax deduction schemes, the U.S. Attorney’s office said Tuesday.

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HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii is one of 23 states that will have a harder time meeting a federal requirement that all students be proficient in math and reading by 2014, according to a report by the Center o » Full Story

HONOLULU (AP) — A Kauai man is among two Good Samaritans who have become crime victims in Hawaii over the past few days.

Patrick Coan, 32, was stabbed when he tried to break up a fight be » Full Story

HONOLULU — Growing up as a young man of mixed race, Barack Obama benefited from the spirit of tolerance that defined Hawaii’s racial climate.

His childhood in the country’s idealized melt » Full Story

HONOLULU – Andy Smith, Gov. Linda Lingle’s liaison in West Hawaii, is the type of candidate that state Republicans are looking for to compete with majority Democrats.

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HONOLULU (AP) — Smokers who light up in nonsmoking hotel rooms in Hawaii face hundreds of dollars in fines.

Hotels say the fines cover the cost of shampooing the rugs, drapes and bedding » Full Story