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Hawaii News for Saturday, July 4th, 2009

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Timmy Chang Arrested For Second Degree Robbery Former U-H quarterback Timmy Chang was arrested yesterday after a woman says he stole her camera as she filmed a fight last month. 7/3/2009.
North Korean Missile Launch No Threat To Hawaii The head of the US Pacific Command says there is no reason for people in Hawaii to be concerned with North Korea's missile launches. 7/3/2009.
Tenrikyo Church Group Gathers At Kapiolani Park About 250 people gathered for the 54th annual Tenrikyo picnic at Kapiolani Park today. 7/3/2009
Thousands Expected At Ala Moana Beach Park Tomorrow Night Ala Moana Beach Park will remain open overnight and hundreds have taken advantage of today's holiday to set-up their campsites. 7/3/2009.
Bellows Beach Reopened To The Public Bellows Beach reopened to the general public at noon today. 7/3/2009.
Oahu's South Shore In For Busy Weekend A south shore swell combined with Ala Moana Beach parks annual fireworks show has Ocean Safety Officials warning beach goers to be aware of potential dangers. 7/3/2009.
Preparing For Ala Moana's July 4th Fireworks The preparations for Saturday's show began in April for the Free Fourth Of July Fireworks Spectacular at Ala Moana Center, also considered one of the top ten firework shows in the nation. 7/2/09
Whatever Happened To 'Bubbles'? CNN's John Zarrella tracks down Michael Jackson's pet chimpanzee, Bubbles.
State Judge Blocks Governor Lingle's Furlough Plan The furlough affecting nearly 16-thousand employees was supposed to begin next week but the judge granted a permanent injunction and the state attorney general says he's "seriously considering" an appeal. 7/2/09
Sarah Palin Is Resigning As Governor Sarah Palin is stepping down as Alaska governor.
Union & Lingle Reactions To Furloughs Foiled  The reaction on the judges decision today from both sides. 7/2/09
Hawaii's First Day Of Cell Phone Ban  How Oahu motorists did on the first day of the cell phone crack down. 07/02/09
Former General In Town Salutes War Veterans Local boy Antonio M. Taguba who led the investigation into abuse of prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison was in town tonight to salute a special group of veterans. 7/2/09
Sen. Inouye Denies CPB Interference Hawaii's most senior senator says he did not try to influence federal regulators over a decision to bail out Central Pacific Bank. 7/2/09
Hawaii Drivers In Day One Of Cell Phone Ban The new cell phone law went into effect on Oahu today. 7/1/2009.
O'ahu Woman Honored For Toilet Paper Gown Ann Kagawa Lee spent hours knee deep in Charmin to create an ensemble that knocked the socks off the judges of the cheap-chic-weddings.com contest. 7/1/2009.
Liu Avoids Criminal Charges There will be no criminal charges against state business director Ted Liu after a state senate panel accused him of steering a 9 million dollar contract to a bidder he favored. 7/1/2009.
Honolulu Police Are Looking For An Attempted Sex Assault Suspect A brazen attempt to assault an eleven year old child in a school bathroom has Honolulu Police appealing for the public's help. 7/1/2009.
Honolulu Sees An Increase In Fees Today As of today, it's going to be more expensive to catch the city bus, go to the zoo, play golf at city courses, and park your car near Kapiolani Park. 7/1/2009.
Waikiki Aquarium Displays Impressive Mangroves Exhibit If you haven't had the opportunity to see mangroves up close, the Waikiki Aquarium has an excellent display. 7/1/2009.
Darnell Griffin Makes A Scene In Circuit Court The judge stopped Darnell Griffin, and sentenced him to consecutive life terms without parole after he stood up and tried to argue his innocence today in a bizarre performance. 7/1/2009.
Missing Hawaii Woman Remembered Family and friends of Kimberly Jacobs gathered in Waikiki this evening to commemorate her birthday and to bring her case back into the public eye.6/30/2009.
Sarah Palin Resigns As Gov. Of Alaska In a surprise announcement, Gov. Sarah Palin says she will step down, leaving the office to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell.
Elephants Crush Humans In Eating Contest Three Asian elephants face off against humans at Coney Island, in a contest of hunger seeing who could down the most hot dog buns.
SC County Sees 4th Killing In 6 Days A man is shot and killed, the fourth killing in a same county in six days. Now police are searching for a serial killer.
Parnell Accepts Governorship Of Alaska Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell accepts his new role as governor after Sarah Palin's surprise announcement that she will step down.
Jackson Memorial: 17,500 Fans To Get Tickets Michael Jackson's family is giving his fans 17,500 tickets free tickets for the singer's memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center on Tuesday.
Obama Added To 'Hall Of Presidents' President Barack Obama is playing a new hall, and it's entirely a Mickey Mouse operation.
North Korean Missile Launch On July 4th? North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast in a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii July 4.
Bank Employees Catch Diving Ducks  Bank employees once again caught ducklings after they jumped from the second story ledge of a downtown Spokane, Wash., building.
Michael Jackson Memorial Set  The question of when and where a public memorial service will be held for Michael Jackson has finally been answered.
Michael Jackson's Children: What's Next The AP's Natalie Rotman discusses what may be in store for Michael Jackson's three children.
Jackson's Final Rehearsal Video Released Concert promoter AEG Live released this clip of Michael Jackson rehearsing his "This Is It" tour two days before his death in Los Angeles.
An Inside Look At Neverland Michael Jackson turned Neverland ranch into a fantasyland that included a zoo and a Disney-like train station. The AP's Jason Bronis takes a tour of the singer's former home.
Jermaine Jackson: 'I Wish It Was Me' In an exclusive interview with NBC's 'Today' show, Jermaine Jackson says he wishes he had died instead of his younger brother.
Obama Reflects On Michael Jackson President Barack Obama tells the Associated Press that Michael Jackson was one of the greatest entertainers in history and says he still has Jackson's music on his iPod.
Marines Launch Strike Against Taliban Thousands of U.S. Marines pour into Taliban-controlled villages in southern Afghanistan in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's strategy to stabilize the country.
911 Call: Python Strangles Child Listen to a portion of the 911 call when a 12-foot pet Burmese python broke out of is enclosure and strangled a 2-year-old girl in central Florida.
See-Through Ledge Opens At Sears Tower Feel like walking on air? Check out the new see-through balcony at Chicago's Sears Tower.
Jackson's Music Dominates Charts Since his death, Michael Jackson's music sales have skyrocketed. Billboard's editorial director crunches the numbers on the King of Pop's former, current and future sales.
Former Bodyguard Alleges Jackson Drug Use One of Michael Jackson's former bodyguards said the pop idol abused prescription medications, not recreational drugs.
Caught On Camera: Cops Caught Kissing The police chief of a northeast Ohio township retires after a video became public showing him and a female office kissing in a police cruiser while a prisoner was in the back seat.
Man Strips Mid Flight, Plane Diverted Passengers got an in-flight sight after a man strips out of his clothes, forcing the plane to be diverted to Albuquerque.
Woman Tries Plastic Surgery On Own Face A woman faces multiple surgeries to correct the effects of trying to reshape her own features.
Rare All-White Whale Spotted In Australia A rare all-white humpback whale is spotted swimming off Australia's coastline.
Video Released Of Jackson's Last Rehearsal Video is released of Michael Jackson's last concert rehearsal from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on June 23, two days before he died.
Man Lives On Airplane For One Month A Georgia man spends the entire month of June living on an AirTran plane.
98-Year-Old Still Hits The Gym Meet a man who is 98 years young. He's a star at a North Carolina fitness center.
Pet Python Slithers Into Man's Apartment For a Winston-Salem man deathly afraid of snakes, waking up Tuesday morning turned out to be his worst nightmare.
President George H.W. Bush's Parachute Jump To celebrate his 85th birthday, former President George H.W. Bush makes a tandem parachute jump in Kennebunkport, Maine.
Unemployed Man Advertises Self In Monument Square An unemployed mortgage broker took to Monument Square Friday morning in hopes of finding a job. News 8's Jackie Couture reports.
Elderly Woman's Stolen Bike Recovered Police return a stolen bicycle to the elderly woman who's been riding it for 66 years. News 8's Steve Minich reports.
Wildfires Ravage Homes In Okla. Town Wind-whipped wildfires have burned dozens of homes in central Oklahoma.
Wildfires Ignite Pair Of Okla. Homes Wildfire ignited these two Oklahoma City-metro homes, burning them to the ground.
Aerial View Shows Massive Okla. Fire A view from a helicopter shows the breadth of wildfires in central Oklahoma.
Portland Mayor Dances 'Electric Slide' To Raise Money  Portland Mayor Jill Duson left the office Monday and danced at various locations to help raise money for Community Television Network Channels 2 and 4.
Girl Travels Cross-Country For Specialized Wheelchair  A girl from Oklahoma got a very special gift Saturday at Marshwood High School: a brand new wheelchair, made just for her. News 8's Jim Keithley has more.
Meet World Champion Cup Stacker, Emma Slabach Don't blink, or you'll miss world champion sport stacker Emma Slabach's skills.
Maine Man Recalls 1956 Plane Rescue Most of us have never seen anything like the so-called Miracle on the Hudson. But, as News 8's Steve Minich reports, one Maine man has seen this all happen before.
Injuries Increase With The Snow and Cold Car accidents, slips and falls mean hospitals see a lot of action when there's a winter blast. Jermont Terry reports.
Storm Wreaks Havoc On Travel Plans Dozens of flights in and out of Portland were canceled or delayed Monday and busses were running hours behind schedule due to the storm. News 8's Jim Keithley reports.
Maryland Kids Enjoy Snow Day 11 News reporters Jennifer Franciotti and Kate Amara tell us what's going on midday throughout the region, while small children take advantage of the day off school.
Snow Causes Problems On Interstate 83 In Pa. Motorists encountered poor road conditions on I-83 in Central Pa. Monday morning.

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President of Taiwan shifts isle stopover to weekend The Taiwanese community will hold a reception for Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou over the weekend during his stopover in Hawaii.
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Aiea Library and 29 homes without water after main break 
Waialae Avenue closed due to leaning utility pole 
The bad guy and loving it The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment are back in town this weekend, with Sunday's lineup of matches promising to satisfy fans of the squared circle from ages 5 to 50.
North Korea fires more missiles, but none aimed at Hawaii 
Dog and elderly man rescued in separate hiking incidents 
Body found at bottom of Kauai waterfall 
Wie shoots 69; closes with costly double bogey at Corning Classic 
Japanese Emperor begins trip that includes Hawaii and Canada 
Letters to the Editor 
Education board leader finds redemption in judge's ruling State Board of Education Chairman Garrett Toguchi said a court decision shows the school board was correct in not taking action on budget cuts based on state-proposed furloughs.
Court rejects Lingle's furloughs A judge threw out Gov. Linda Lingle's plan to furlough state workers yesterday morning, saying she cannot violate the state Constitution even to benefit the people.
Cell phone ban trips up 38 drivers Honolulu police cited 38 Oahu drivers who allegedly violated the new cell phone ban and issued seven warnings Wednesday, when the new law went into effect.
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City official denies dump allegations A city administrator says crews were not using Mailiili Stream as a dump site for concrete, as alleged in a complaint being investigated by city, state and federal agencies.
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Fertile ground for All-Poly It was a first.

He hopes it won't be the last.

Alema Te'o brought the All-Poly Football Camp to Hawaii for the first time this week.
N. Korean missile watch on SEOUL » South Korea said today it is closely monitoring North Korean military sites because it believes the communist nation might fire more missiles, amid speculation that a long-range test launch aimed toward the United States is possible in coming days.
UH-Hilo coach Manley drowns The University of Hawaii at Hilo men's assistant basketball coach, Hamilton Manley, died Wednesday in an apparent drowning in Puna, police and UH officials said. He was 64.
Sex offender arrested again Deputy U.S. marshals have arrested a convicted sex offender, a former local bank executive, for allegedly violating conditions of his supervised release.
Swine flu count in isles up to 616 Hawaii has had 616 confirmed cases of swine flu since the outbreak here May 5, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported yesterday.
Turning improbable into 'pro' There is a play Hawaii defensive backs coach Rich Miano shows his players. It looks like something from a video game. The defender -- who happens to be Rich Miano -- hurdles the blockers, lands on the guy with the ball, taking him down.
New Ewa school aims to stem flood of kids The booming Ewa community has crammed students into Ilima Intermediate School for years, but a new public middle school projected to open in July 2010 will bring relief.
Stadium eyes FieldTurf replacement The upcoming Hawaii football season could be last the Warriors play on the existing FieldTurf surface at Aloha Stadium.
Mental health office selects acting chief Dr. Bill Sheehan, medical director of the state Health Department's Adult Mental Health Division, assumed another responsibility Wednesday as the division's acting chief.
Isle YWCA celebrates work of 11 women The YWCA of Oahu honored 11 outstanding women to honor as community leaders at a luncheon recently, and is encouraging the public to contribute their thoughts about them via a Web site.
Firm fixing anti-bird nets at Stadium Park pavilion Question: More than a year ago, thousands of tax dollars were spent to install a large net at the pavilion at Stadium Park, at Isenberg and King streets in Moiliili, to prevent the pigeons from roosting on the narrow ledges inside.
Bright, efficient LEDs taking bulb limelight The hottest lights on the market today are cool light-emitting diodes, or LEDs.
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Sizzling Kim off to record start at Tiger's tourney Anthony Kim is regaining a lot of his strength and a little of his swagger. He can only hope his record start yesterday at the AT&T National will allow him to get rid of some frustration built up from a year of not winning.
Wie fires best pro round at Jamie Farr Morgan Pressel was paired with the world's top two players in the opening round of the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.

Then she outplayed them both.
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Mailani's solo makeover Mailani Makainai has never presented herself as a Madonna-style entertainer, but with her first solo album she shows a similar skill of reinventing herself -- or, from another perspective, revealing an entirely different side of her musical repertoire.
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Slack key reopens classic showroom Ever since its grand opening in 1927, the Royal Hawaiian Hotel has been something special in the heart of Waikiki.
Craftsmen get fired up Thirty-three years after founding Hawaii Craftsmen's annual Raku Ho'olaule'a beach event, ceramist David Kuraoka is the guest artist and juror of the 2009 Raku Ho'olaule'a Juried Exhibition.
Top songwriters will teach how it's done Hawaii-based songwriters will have a rare opportunity next week to learn from some of the best and brightest in both the local and mainstream music industries.
Playwrights maximize minimalism It sounds like a challenge, and in some ways it is: Write a play or create a dance piece that can be presented on an empty stage while incorporating three black theater cubes.
Makainai steps out with her solo debut More than a decade after getting her start as one half of the island contemporary duo Keahiwai, singer-songwriter Mailani Makainai returns to her Hawaiian roots this week with the release of her self-titled solo debut album.
Big man gives big time Naleisha Pelekai-Wai never imagined a celebrity would befriend her - let alone become a mentor.