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Honolulu Board of Realtors defends policy on posting MLS data online

The Honolulu Board of Realtors is defending its decision to ask an Oahu real estate broker and webmaster for an online property search website to remove certain Multiple Listing Service data from his website. The Honolulu Board of Realtors declined to ... >> view original

Honolulu Fire Dept. warns public about fake emergency decals

The Honolulu Fire Department would like to warn the public of a possible scam involving an individual who is offering to place a decal on home windows to allow HFD personnel permission to enter if there is an emergency. Occurrences have been reported ... >> view original

Honolulu police investigating assault case after reports of gunshots fired

Honolulu police have opened a third-degree assault and reckless endangerment case after a woman was injured near the Convention Center on Monday. Police said it appears a woman suffered injuries consistent with an assault after an incident in which ... >> view original

Doctors Who Make a Difference in Hawai'i

Living in Honolulu with his wife and two children suits Alam's generous nature. “The beautiful thing about Hawai'i is how people think here, the 'ohana concept, it's remarkable,” he says. “I've been at big institutions on the Mainland. There's no talk ... >> view original

Eleven44's Historic Mural is Looking For a New Home

It all started back in the 1940s, when artist Andy Huhn debuted a bas-relief sculpture of zebras to stand at the entrance of Honolulu's former Zebra Room jazz club. Owner Cornelius Mulder quickly realized that the piece would completely eclipse the ... >> view original

Exuberance and Disappointment at Shell's About-Face in the Arctic

SEATTLE — For many Alaskans, Monday was “a huge disappointment, a really big disappointment,” as Gov. Bill Walker put it, reflecting on the tax revenue, jobs and investments that may be lost as Royal Dutch Shell abandons its plan to drill for oil in ... >> view original

Consumer Spending in U.S. Rose More Than Forecast in August

Household spending climbed more than forecast in August and the prior month was revised up, fueled by wage growth and indicating consumers will help the U.S. economy muddle through a global slowdown. The 0.4 percent increase in purchases matched ... >> view original

What if China's economic stats aren't as dodgy as we like to think

China's Premier Li Keqiang sparked his own 'index', but even that is hard to believe with the rise of the service sector in China. RUBEN SPRICH. by Gabriel Wildau. That China's official economic data cannot be trusted is now received wisdom among ... >> view original

UPDATE 3-GE to move engine plant to Canada as US export financing nixed

(Adds comments from union official, congressman). By David Lawder. WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - General Electric Co said on Monday it will move production of large, gas-powered engines to Canada from Wisconsin, along with 350 jobs, to access ... >> view original

Asia shares hit three-and-a-half-year lows on China anxiety, Europe to follow

TOKYO Asian shares skidded to 3-1/2-year lows and the dollar sagged on Tuesday, pulled down by sharp losses on Wall Street after weak Chinese data rekindled worries about its fragile economy. Commodities struggled after fears of weaker demand ... >> view original