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Hawaii News for Thursday, July 29th, 2010

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Woman Receives Sentence For Animal Abuse A woman who admitted leaving seven dogs alone without adequate food or water was sentenced to a fine and community service. But some say that is not enough. 7/28/2010.
Police: Denny's Cook Put Bleach In Drinks A Virginia man has been charged with 2 felonies after he admitted to pouring bleach into his co-workers' coffee and soda. (July 28)
Rod Tam Files For Mayor He's agreed to pay the city $13,700 to settle an ethics investigation that found he improperly treated himself, family and friends to meals with city taxpayers footing the bill. 7/28/2010.
Kalapana Lava Now Feeding Into Ocean And the flow creeping toward dozens of homes in Kapalana has, at least for now, slowed down. 7/28/2010.
Local Economist: Now Is Time To Buy House According to economist Paul Brewbaker, the end of the economic recession is near. He says this may be the best time to invest. 7/28/2010.
Many Residents Oppose Housing Project In Mililani  Mililani residents are vigorously opposing an affordable housing project in their neighborhood. They say they're upset because they were promised an arts center. 7/28/2010.
Electric Car Owners May Get Deals On Electric Bill Hawaiian Electric Company plans to roll out lower rates for hundreds of customers. 7/28/2010.
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Ranks Top For Breast Cancer Screening Those 3 little words: you've got cancer, are tough to take. But today, it's hardly a death sentence if you are diagnosed early. 7/27/2010.
Fire Completely Destroys Palolo Valley Home Neighbors say the fire erupted, engulfing the wooden structure in a matter of minutes. 7/28/2010.
Kalihi Valley Homes' Curfew Ends The curfew was an emergency measure that legally could not last for long. 7/28/2010.
2 Hawaii Designers Compete In 'Project Runway' The new season of the popular cable show "Project Runway" starts and KITV4's Catherine Cruz talked with one of them before he headed off to a red carpet premiere in New York City. 7/28/2010.
Home Style: Affordable Home Accents Kathy Lee share's unique and affordable style tips for your backyard BBQ, home or parties. 7/28/2010.
Social Wire: Google Alarm & Alltop.com Social Wire: Google Alarm & Alltop.com. 7/28/2010.
Cable Outage Reveals Hawaii's Dependency On Electronics  The outage threw thousands of Hawaii residents off their routine schedules and impacted local businesses whose communication lines were cut off for most of the day. 7/27/2010.
State Confronts Concerns About School Bullying Hawaii is one of the few states that does NOT have laws against bullying and harassment. 7/27/2010.
Residents Discuss Pros, Cons Of Fireworks Ban The debate over a proposed fireworks ban here on Oahu stands to only get louder as a final vote at the Honolulu City council is drawing closer. 7/27/2010.
Service Lost To Many Oceanic Cable Customers  Officials say something caused a break in the fiber optic cable beneath the ocean. 7/27/2010.
Man Who Murdered Mother, Aunt May Be Forced To Take Medication  Hospital officials say Micah White made threats that frightened staff and other patients at the state hospital. 7/27/2010.
Hawaii Places In Finals For 'Race To The Top' Program That gives the state a chance to win a share of the $3 billion in funding for public school reform. 7/27/2010.
No Internet, Phone, TV Services Throughout State The outage was so widespread customers were unable to call in to find out what was wrong. 7/27/2010.
New Technology Could Replace Military Mammals The U.S. Navy unveils new technology that could put military mammals OUT of a JOB. And local dolphin advocates couldn't be happier. 7/27/2010.
Grants For High Schools How teachers can get grants for their high schools through "Good Idea Grants." 7/29/2010.
Pearl City Students Walk The Walk Pearl City High School students are competing in a fashion show with Hurley brand fashions, called "Hurley's Walk the Walk." 7/27/2010.
Tips For Kindergarten Is your child ready to start kindergarten? It's an important and tough question that every parent faces before they decide to send their child off to school. 7/27/2010.
Social Wire: Jail-breaking iPhone is Legal & Mind Control Headset Social Wire: Jail-breaking and Unlocking iPhone is Legal & Mind Control Headset. 7/27/2010.
40 DOE Employees Lose Jobs A letter, sent to Department of Education employees, says the layoffs are caused by instability in global financial markets. 7/26/2010.
Woman Stung By 50 Bees, Husband Flees A beekeeping woman is swarmed by her bees, and when her husband runs to safety, the fire department responds.
Lohan Asks For Family Time Before Rehab The imprisoned Lindsay Lohan says she wants some family time before heading to rehab.
Are Pics By Ansel Adams, Or Uncle Earle? A California woman says so called Ansel Adams photos look almost exactly like her uncle's pictures.
Bear Rampage Kills 1, Hurts 2 In Montana At least one bear rampaged through a heavily occupied campground near Yellowstone National Park, killing one person and injuring two others.
Uncle: Police Say NBA Star Wright Dead The uncle of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright said Wednesday that police have told the family the athlete who had been missing for 10 days has been found dead.
Facebook Renews Lost Love After 50 Years A Louisiana couple reconnects on Facebook 50 years later, and falls in love all over again.
Cameras Go Backstage At White House Gig Musical affairs at the White House have changed since George W. Bush left office.
Chincoteague Ponies Make Annual Swim More than 100 ponies make the annual swim to Chincoteague Island, Va., an event made famous in Marguerite Henry's 1947 novel, "Misty of Chincoteague."
Blagojevich: My Fate Is In 'God's Hands' Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says his fate is in God's hands. Blagojevich is accused of trying to sell a nomination to President Barack Obama's former Senate seat.
Governor: Immigration Ruling 'Bump In Road' Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer calls a federal judge's ruling to block the state's crackdown on illegal immigration "a temporary bump in the road."
Judge Halts Parts Of Ariz. Immigration Law A judge blocks the most controversial sections of Arizona's new immigration law from taking effect, handing a major legal victory to opponents of the crackdown.
Woman Sees Mary Holding Jesus In Rocks A Texas woman says she sees the image of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus in a pair of rocks she found.
Wildfires Burn Calif. Homes Flames tearing through homes in a raging wildfire in central California, with the flames gobbling up at least 30 homes.
Pot Reviewer Paid To Get High It's a dope assignment. Literally. A Denver newspaper reporter is paid to test medical marijuana.
Wedding Experts Buzzing About Chelsea  The world is abuzz over Chelsea Clinton's upcoming nuptials, which some experts call "the wedding of the year."
Spectacular Truck Crash Caught On Camera Two huge trucks crash on a Brazilian raceway. Despite the destruction, both drivers walked away unharmed.
Tornado Sweeps By Boy Scout Camp A tornado rumbles along a crowded Boy Scout camp in North Carolina, where about 400 scouts took cover.
On Camera: Gator Feeding Frenzy Fisherman in Georgia stumble upon 300 hungry alligators dining on mudfish. Experts say communal hunts among gators happen every three or four years.
Single Mom Fights $100K Water Bill A Massachusetts woman wants to know what the local water company was thinking when it sent her a bill for $100,000.
How Much BP Oil Really Spilled? Since April, how much BP oil spilled into the Gulf? Getting it right will make a big difference to BP's bottom line.
Fence Across Mexico: Massive Failure? CNN's Gary Tuchman examines the ongoing debate about building a massive fence along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Lewd Act Rattles Pool Patrons The young victim of a disgusting act at a neighborhood pool in suburban Detroit is helping police find the perpetrator.
Rare Tornado Slams Montana Two people have died and one is seriously hurt after a rare tornado tore through a rural Montana ranch. The twister was caught on camera.
Cats That Look Like Hitler Amuse, Annoy A look at a website devoted to cat owners who think their felines are "kitlers" -- cats that look like Hitler.
Mom Drinks Poisoned Kool-Aid A teenager has been charged with poisoning her mother's Kool-Aid, possibly with Lysol.
Cheerleader Tackles Fleeing Thief At Mall Moore High School junior Kealey Oliver helped police catch a criminal by tackling a fleeing thief at the mall.
Boy, 3, Wakes Family: 'There's Fire In My Room' A 3-year-old boy alerts his family to a fire in his bedroom.
Man Walks, Dances For First Time In 10 Years An man paralyzed 10 years ago walks during his brother's wedding with the help of special braces.
Some Call Sign Outside Business Racist A business owner says his signs are all in good humor, yet some people find them offensive.
Actress Talks About Working With Zac Efron Actress Amanda Crew discusses working with Zac Efron in the new movie "Charlie St.Cloud."
Ad Implores Voters: 'Don't Vote For My Dad' A quarter-page political ad tells voters why they shouldn't vote for a judicial candidate.
6 To Ride 1 Bike Across State A family of six is using an extended tandem bicycle to ride across their state.
Runner Crossing State Barefoot For Charity Matt Jenkins is running across the entire state to raise money for charity.
Soldier Meets Infant Son For First Time SOLDIER HOMECOMING
Ponies Make Run For It, Get Caught On Highway Escaped Horses Lead To Round Up On 495

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Koloa Plantation Days Opens This Saturday 

The nine-day Koloa Plantation Days festival opens on the island of Kaua'i this Saturday, July 17, 2010. The festival, now in its 25 year, celebrates the history and people of the area of Kaua'i where Hawaii's first sugar plantation was founded in 1835.

The nine-day festival will feature music, dance, costumes and plenty of food with a number of family-oriented events to showcase the social and natural history of the south shore area of Kaua'i and the many ethnic groups that came to work on the plantations. The festival also celebrates the modern-day vitality of the area which today hosts many of the top visitor accommodations on Kaua'i. Most events are outdoors and are free of charge.

Over 20 events celebrate the plantation heritage and modern-day vitality of Kauai's south shore communities of Koloa and Poipu, during this family-oriented festival.

Find our more about the 2010 Koloa Plantation Days.

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Koloa Plantation Days Opens This Saturday originally appeared on About.com Hawaii / South Pacific Travel on Thursday, July 15th, 2010 at 15:05:43.

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