The Maui Newshttp://www.mauinews.comTop Headlinesen-usThu, 23 May 2013 04:06:12 EDTThu, 23 May 2013 04:06:12 EDThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssCoast Guard deserter receives his sentencehttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/572935.htmlHONOLULU - A Coast Guard rescue swimmer whose disappearance led to a massive search in Hawaii pleaded guilty to desertion Tuesday, saying he left work one day, decided never to return and spent the next three months camping in the mountains.Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDTFirst Gabbard bill advances to the Senatehttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/572936.htmlHONOLULU (AP) - U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has gotten her first bill past the U.S. House, a measure meant to help severely injured and disabled military members and veterans get through security at airports.Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EDTHawaii nets approval for federal NCLB law waiverhttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/572911.htmlHONOLULU - The Obama administration on Monday approved Hawaii's request for a waiver from provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind education law.Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 EDTScout proposal vote will not fit all preferenceshttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/572864.htmlWith its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units.Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 EDTSpreading aloha: Lei growing graduation traditionhttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/572865.htmlANCHORAGE, Alaska - This time of year across the country, gyms and auditoriums fill with robed students, "Class of 2013" balloons and the strains of "Pomp and Circumstance.Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT