Honolulu: 6 perfect places to watch free fireworks over Waikiki Beach
Friday – the day on which Hawaiians greet each other with “Happy Aloha Friday” – colorfully comes to a close each week with fireworks on Waikiki Beach.The 10-minute show, which begins at 7:45 p.m., is presented by Hilton Hawaiian Village. And while the resort offers some terrific vantage points for the pyrotechnics, there are others, too. With help from Honolulu locals, I’ve compiled this list of six suggestions of great places from which to enjoy the Friday night show in the sky: 1. The Hilton..>> view originalGrabauskas: Honolulu Rail Audit 'A Mess'
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By Ann O'Neill CNN SYCAMORE, Illinois (CNN) -- The man convicted in the oldest cold case ever brought to court broke into a wide grin as a judge ordered him released from prison Friday and granted him a new trial.Jack McCullough, 75, was serving a life sentence for the 1957 murder of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph. Judge William P. Bradley threw out the conviction after a prosecutor found "clear and convincing evidence" that McCullough was wrongly found guilty.He was freed shortly after the hearing an..>> view originalHonolulu's Kono makes the cut at the 2016 LOTTE Championship
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