Thursday, February 25, 2016

Honolulu-based ocean cargo company profit jumps 46 percent and other top stories.

  • Honolulu-based ocean cargo company profit jumps 46 percent

    Honolulu-based ocean cargo company profit jumps 46 percent 2016-02-25T15:25:10Z2016-02-25T15:25:10Z (Image: Hawaii News Now/file) HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii's largest ocean cargo transportation company had a record profit last year, earning more than $103 million.The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports Honolulu-based Matson announced Tuesday that its earnings last year were up 46 percent from $70.8 million the previous year. The company managed to hit a record year even after reporting a lower fourt..
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  • Honolulu nightclub patrons allege bouncers assaulted them

    HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A popular Honolulu nightclub is under investigation after complaints that its bouncers assaulted several customers in an altercation late last month.Five customers who were seriously injured agreed to go public about the incident at M Nightclub at Waterfront Plaza, saying they don't feel investigators have taken the case seriously.Video of the incident on January 31 shows bouncers holding patron Chase Aki by the neck as witnesses screamed for them to stop...
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  • Obama says he learned responsibility, hard work from 1st job in ...

    Obama says he learned responsibility, hard work from 1st job in ...
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says his unglamorous first job scooping ice cream taught him valuable lessons about responsibility and hard work. He wants the same experience for other teenagers, particularly those without resources, and is launching a summer opportunities project to help young people land a first job that can teach them similar lessons and help send them down the right path. The private sector, all levels of government, community groups and schools have pledged to hel..
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  • City gets ready for the Eddie

    City gets ready for the Eddie
    On February 10th, thousands waited along the coastline near Waimea Bay in anticipation of the legendary competition. Unfortunately conditions never surfaced and the contest was called off."Mother Nature, she's not very nice to us sometimes, you know, I think we learned that the storm that was there a week and a half ago had such heavy hurricane winds that sucked it up way up north of us and was farther away from the islands," said contest director Glen Moncata.City officials are warning those he..
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  • Medical cannabis physician, researcher to speak in Honolulu

    Medical cannabis physician, researcher to speak in Honolulu 2016-02-25T21:50:49Z2016-02-25T21:50:49Z Medical Marijuana (Image: Hawaii News Now/file) From Dr. Sue Sisley:Dr. Sisley, renowned medical cannabis researcher and expert, and medical director, Manoa Botanicals,  will lead a series of discussions in Honolulu on the science of medical cannabis and its potential for treating a variety of ailments and diseases on February 25, 26 and 27.Her 20-year work with veterans has been noted as grou..
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  • Rainbow Warrior volleyball falls to Long Beach State

    Rainbow Warrior volleyball falls to Long Beach State
    Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Stijn van Tilburg hits past the blocks by Long Beach State 49ers Bjarne Huus, left and Long Beach State 49ers Taylor Gregory. Prev ...
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  • Scott Kelly spent a year in space: How was it?

    Scott Kelly spent a year in space: How was it?
    By Amanda Barnett and Jareen Imam CNN (CNN) -- The countdown for the trip back to Earth has begun. In a few days, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will complete his nearly yearlong mission on the International Space Station, the longest any U.S. astronaut has stayed in space.The 340-day stint could have effects on a person's vision and bones, but Kelly says physically he feels pretty good. "I could go for another 100 days or 100 years," Kelly said Thursday, during his last briefing with reporters fro..
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  • Elvis Presley's physician, 'Dr. Nick,' dies at 88

    Elvis Presley's physician, 'Dr. Nick,' dies at 88
    By Tessa Carletta CNN (CNN) -- The man most famous for treating the king of rock 'n' roll, Dr. George Nichopoulos, died at age 88 in Memphis, Tennessee, according to the Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery. No cause of death was given by the funeral home, which said he died Wednesday. Known as "Dr. Nick," he treated Elvis Presley for the last decade of his life and was accused of over-prescribing drugs to the singer, ultimately causing his death. Nichopoulos maintained he was treating Presl..
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  • Full voltage! The world's most exciting electric supercars

    Full voltage! The world's most exciting electric supercars
    By Henry Young for CNN (CNN) -- They look like petrol-powered supercars but you won't find a V12 engine lurking beneath the hood of these automotive works of art. From the Tesla S P90 that goes from 0-60 mph in under three seconds to the 280 mph Toroidion 1MW, a new breed of electric cars is proving that gasoline needn't be the only option for the traditional petrolhead. "You don't have to sacrifice anything for being sustainable," says Richard Kim, head of design for electric car manufacturer ..
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  • First on CNN: Rubio prepares for contested convention

    First on CNN: Rubio prepares for contested convention
    By MJ Lee CNN Politics Reporter HOUSTON (CNN) -- Marco Rubio's campaign is preparing for a contested Republican Convention as one option to take the GOP nomination away from Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, his campaign manager told top donors at a closed-door meeting in Manhattan Wednesday night.As Rubio scrambles for support ahead of Super Tuesday, Terry Sullivan, Rubio's top adviser, used a Power Point presentation and took questions from attendees to lay out the two courses that Rubio's quest for ..
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