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• Hawaii promoting its ‘value’ to visitors
HONOLULU - Hawaii's tourism industry is offering new deals, incentives and packages as it grapples with turbulent airline industry and Americans holding tight to their wallets. Officials on Wednesday unveiled a $4.5 million campaign to lure visitors ...
• Navy confirms lost WWII sub has been found
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The Navy has confirmed the wreckage of a sunken vessel found last year off the Aleutian Islands is that of the USS Grunion, which disappeared during World War II. Underwater video footage and pictures captured by an expedition ...
• Kingston Trio's Nick Reynolds dies at 75
Guard and Shane knew each other from playing music in Guard's native Hawaii. The three formed the Kingston Trio. In 1958, "Tom Dooley" earned Reynolds, Guard and Shane a trophy for best country and western performance at the first Grammys. The group ...
• Palin: Obama 'palling around' with terrorists
Obama is a native of Hawaii who lived in Indonesia as boy. He is a Christian. Palin, Alaska's governor, said that donors on a greeting line had encouraged her and McCain to get tougher on Obama. She said an aide then advised her, "Sarah, the gloves ...
• Will bailout crimp Democrats' spending plans?
Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Rep. Betty Sutton, D-Ohio, assuring them that, if elected, he will sign a new economic stimulus spending bill. At Pelosi’s press briefing Thursday, she indicated that the $800 billion is expected to be offset, in part ...