Monday, November 16, 2015

Last Top Stories: Preparing for holiday price hikes on Honolulu car rentals: Travel Weekly

  • Preparing for holiday price hikes on Honolulu car rentals: Travel Weekly

    Preparing for holiday price hikes on Honolulu car rentals: Travel Weekly
    Travelers headed to Oahu during the peak Christmas and New Year’s holiday vacation period will be greeted once again this year by dramatically increased daily rates for car rentals booked at Honolulu Airport locations.“Basically, it’s just a matter of supply and demand,” explained Corey Fockler, a travel consultant with Kahala Travel in San Diego. “That’s one of the busier times of the year, so consequently they raise the rates because they know they can, [and] we see it happen pretty much ..
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  • Power lines could snarl rail work

    The “most significant risk” today to Hono­lulu’s rail project is a complex knot of technical challenges involving power lines along the transit route that could dramatically increase costs and delay the project, according to an outside consultant that monitors the project for the federal government. The consultant, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., is warning the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation that it shou..
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  • Hawaii canoe hits halfway mark in round-the-world voyage

    Hawaii canoe hits halfway mark in round-the-world voyage
    FILE - In this April 29, 2014 file photo, the Hokulea sailing canoe is seen off Honolulu. The Polynesian voyaging canoe, guided solely by nature on a three-year circumnavigation of the globe has reached its halfway point. After arriving in Cape Town, South Africa on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, Hokulea's crew is spending a week teaching the local community about traditional navigation, Hawaiian culture and ways to care for the ocean.SAM EIFLING, FILE — AP PhotoHONOLULU— The Polynesian voyaging canoe..
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  • Field Notes: These People Love Dramas—Korean Drama That Is

    Field Notes: These People Love Dramas—Korean Drama That Is
    Field Notes: These People Love Dramas—Korean Drama That IsField Notes explores Honolulu’s vast and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: The Hanguk Drama Hawai‘i Club.By Debra Toy BressemPublished:2015.11.16 10:30 AM Photos: Natalie Nakasone What it is A social club that celebrates all things Korean. (Hanguk is Korean for “Korea.”) The main attraction is Korean drama (K-drama), but members are involved in contemporary music (K-pop), food, travel, con..
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  • Would You Wait 2 Hours For This?

    Would You Wait 2 Hours For This?
    Would You Wait 2 Hours For This?Magnolia Bakery and CafĂ© and Nitrogenie open at Ala Moana Center to crazy-long lines. By Catherine Toth FoxPublished:2015.11.16 11:46 AM The famous banana pudding from Magnolia Bakery & Cafe and the Mango of Summer ice cream from Nitrogenie, both at the ‘Ewa Wing of Ala Moana Center. Photos: Catherine Toth Fox There aren’t too many things I’d wait two hours for. First off, patience is not one of..
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  • France seeks united U.S.- Russia assault on Islamic State

    France seeks united U.S.- Russia assault on Islamic State
    PARIS (AP) - France wants to bring the United States and Russia together in a grand coalition dedicated to smashing the Islamic State group, President Francois Hollande told lawmakers Monday in a rare joint session in the Palace of Versailles as authorities worldwide struggled to pinpoint those responsible for the deadliest attacks on French soil since World War II."The faces of the dead people, of the wounded, of the families don't leave my mind," Hollande declared after France and many all..
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  • Bobbitt scores 23, leads Hawaii past Coastal Carolina, 74-63

    Bobbitt scores 23, leads Hawaii past Coastal Carolina, 74-63
    HONOLULU— Roderick Bobbitt scored 23 points to lead Hawaii to a second-straight win in Rainbow Classic Sunday, beating Coastal Carolina, 74-63.The Rainbow Warriors, who posted an 87-76 win over Montana State in the tournament opener Friday, took a quick 11-point lead four minutes into the game and led by as many as 20 points early in the second half.Both teams shot 20 of 52 from the field and each side attempted 25 3-pointer shots, but Hawaii knocked down one more 3-pointer and had a big edge fr..
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  • UK Citizen Sues Hawaii Police For Allegedly Depriving His Gun Rights

    UK Citizen Sues Hawaii Police For Allegedly Depriving His Gun Rights
    HONOLULU (AP) — A United Kingdom citizen who is a legal permanent resident of the United States alleges in a lawsuit that the Honolulu Police Department discriminates against non-U.S. citizens by making it difficult for them to obtain firearm permits.Hawaii has some of the strongest gun laws in the nation. Hawaii is the only state that requires firearms to be registered at a statewide level, which is done through county police departments. Hawaii's permit allows someone to purchase a firearm, tr..
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  • The Note: Terror and the Campaign Trail

    The Note: Terror and the Campaign Trail
    The Note: Terror and the Campaign Trail Posted: Monday, November 16, 2015 9:19 AM EST Updated: Monday, November 16, 2015 9:19 AM EST . - NOTABLES--WHITE HOUSE: 'WE ABSOLUTELY AGREE' PARIS ATTACKS WERE AN ACT OF WAR. A top White House official said there is agreement in the Obama Administration with French President Francois Hollande that the Friday attacks on Paris amount to an 'act of war.' 'We absolutely agree that this was..
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  • How One Syrian Family Found Life After War in Michigan

    How One Syrian Family Found Life After War in Michigan
    . - For weeks, Louai Mohammad Al Zoubi and his family were huddled in a basement with 40 others as bombs and missiles fell around them in Daraa, Syria.He, his wife and his four children, including one who has special needs, rationed food and water as they tried to wait out the war.???Life became a prison,' he said. 'We were just waiting for death.'That was three years ago.Al Zoubi moved to Michigan with his family in April. Since the conflict began, the U.S. has taken in more than 1,800 Syri..
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