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Tuna catch limits may cut into Hawaii tradition

HONOLULU - On New Year’s Eve each year, thousands line up at fish counters across Hawaii to buy blocks of raw tuna, hoping that eating it will bring good luck and prosperity in the new year. This year, the long tradition may get a little more difficult ...

From AUDREY MCAVOY, Boston Globe,  21 Nov 2009

Hawaii anxiously watching year-end tuna supply

On New Year's Eve each year, thousands line up at fish counters across Hawaii to buy blocks of raw tuna, hoping that eating it will bring good luck and prosperity in the new year. This year, the long tradition may get a little more difficult to ...

From AUDREY MCAVOY, eTaiwan News,  21 Nov 2009

China to participate in giant Hawaii telescope

HONOLULU - Chinese astronomers have signed on to participate in the development of the world's largest telescope that will be built atop a Hawaii volcano, a group said Tuesday. ...

From AUDREY MCAVOY, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: California Institute of Technology,  Chinese Academy of Sciences,  Boeing,  Gordon Moore,  Intel

Hawaii's famed white sandy beaches are shrinking

KAILUA, Hawaii - Jenn Boneza remembers when the white sandy beach near the boat ramp in her hometown was wide enough for people to build sand castles. ...

From AUDREY MCAVOY, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  15 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama

Hawaii planning to replenish sand at Waikiki Beach

HONOLULU—Hawaii officials are appealing to the state's tourism authority for funds to restore part of world-famous Waikiki Beach. The officials want to pump sand from a spot offshore to an area from the Royal Hawaiian Hotel to the Duke Kahanamoku ...

From AUDREY MCAVOY, Boston Globe,  14 Nov 2009

Honolulu Symphony cancels remaining 2009 concerts

HONOLULU The Honolulu Symphony said Friday it's canceling concerts for the rest of the year and filing for bankruptcy, citing a big drop in donations. The symphony, the oldest in the nation west of the Rocky Mountains, said it has $1 million in debt ...

From AUDREY MCAVOY, San Diego Union-Tribune,  8 Nov 2009

Hawaii celebrates new saint, return of relic

Hula, chants and prayer will greet a heel bone of one of the Catholic Church's newest saints when it arrives in Honolulu this weekend. The celebrations are the culmination of weeks of ceremonies and celebrations marking the Vatican's canonization ...

From AUDREY MCAVOY, eTaiwan News,  1 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Linda Lingle,  Episcopal Church

Japan intercepts ballistic missile in Hawaii test

HONOLULU (AP) — A Japanese navy ship intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile in a test off Hawaii, the U.S. and Japanese militaries said Tuesday. The drill was the third such test for Japan, which began investing in a U.S.-developed ballistic ...

From AUDREY MCAVOY, NevadaAppeal.com,  28 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Paul Hamilton

Feds evaluating Navy's Guam sonar training plan

HONOLULU (AP) -- Federal regulators are evaluating rules allowing the Navy to practice using sonar in waters around Guam and nearby Pacific islands so long as sailors take steps to protect whales and other marine mammals. The National Marine Fisheries ...

From AUDREY MCAVOY, The Orange County Register,  25 Oct 2009

Hawaii regulators approve first US tuna farm

HONOLULU—Hawaii regulators have approved a Honolulu startup company's plan to build the nation's first tuna farm in waters off the Big Island. Hawaii Oceanic Technology aims to create an environmentally friendly open ocean farm for bigeye tuna, a ...

From AUDREY MCAVOY, Boston Globe,  24 Oct 2009
Related Topics: John Morgan

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