It won't solve Hawai'i's domestic-violence problem, but establishing a family justice center here likely would help reduce domestic-abuse-related murders, enhance delivery of victim services and bolster efforts to prosecute abusers, several experts endorsing the concept say.

A small group of demonstrators outside President-elect Barack Obama's vacation home had little effect on the neighborhood of upscale, multimillion-dollar homes. The pro-Palestinian activists marched yesterday morning and said that they want the incoming administration to take a fresh look at the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian territories, especially given the current fighting in the Gaza Strip.

As he did during his August vacation here, President-elect Barack Obama met up with former Punahou School teammates yesterday morning for some pickup basketball at the campus' auxiliary gym.