Hawaii News

Archive for October, 2009

The University of Hawaii at Hilo women’s cross country team finished third in the 2009 Hawaiian Airlines Pacific West Cross Country Championships held in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif. The University of Hawaii at Hilo men’s cross country team finished fourth in the 2009 Hawaiian Airlines Pacific West Cross Country Championships held in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif.

Halloween
Oct. 31, 2009
The observance of Halloween, which dates back to Celtic rituals thousands of years ago, has long been associated with images of witches, ghosts, devils and hobgoblins. Over the years, Halloween customs and rituals have changed dramatically. Today, many of the young and young at heart take a more light-spirited approach. They don scary [...]

If you are spooky and spectacular, there are places you must be seen this Halloween

Silo House earns praise, Hawaii students earn a bow at 2009 Solar Decathlon on the National Mall

MEDIA RELEASE
Aloha,
In order to strengthen Hawaii‘s visitor industry and further our efforts to transform our state‘s economy, I‘ll be traveling to China this month to visit six cities where we have strategic economic interests.
With a 9 percent increase in its gross domestic product in the third quarter, China’s continuing economic growth is important to Hawaii’s [...]

Boeing Co. said that the Australia-New Zealand-South Pacific Islands market will need about $90 billion worth of planes, or about 670 new aircraft, over the next 20 years. (BA)

Starbucks Corp. said it will merge its two loyalty card programs into one, beginning in December. (SBUX)

The Bay Bridge will remain closed “AT LEAST through the Friday evening commute,” according to a Caltrans announcement Friday morning.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has pulled out of the 2010 California governor’s race due, citing family responsibilities.

Sergio’s Italian Restaurant in Honolulu will close on Saturday, a victim of “current economic conditions,” its owner says.