The purported victim in a $100 million criminal fraud case now pending in federal court here is actually a convicted con man who has worked for the FBI since 2002 in undercover investigations around the country, according to court documents filed in four different states.

Advertisements aimed at linking local anti-rail groups to Mainland special interests are generating their own controversy.

Aha Hipuu, which comprises the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Na Wahine Hui O Kamehameha I, Ahahui Kaahumanu, Hale O Na Ali'i O Hawaii and Daughters and Sons of Hawaiian Warriors - Mamakakaua, recently presented the Kalani Ali'i Awards, which acknowledge the creative spirit of the people who preserve Native Hawaiian culture.