Plans to preserve, share Honouliuli gain traction

An archaeological survey has found new evidence of a piece of Hawai'i history that many would rather forget. About 300 people of Japanese ancestry were held at the Honouliuli internment camp during World War II. That piece of Hawai'i's past had all but disappeared after the camp was demolished at the end of the war.

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Driver very drunk in deadly Hawaii highway tunnel crash

The driver of a car involved in a crash at the Wilson tunnel that killed three people had a blood alcohol level almost three times the legal limit. Driver James Krzywonski's blood alcohol level was .225; .08 is considered legally drunk. Krzywonski, 30, Keone Cardenas, 25, and Amelia Albertsen, 22, died in the early Thursday morning crash after a night out celebrating a friend's birthday.

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Kamehameha Schools trustees take 10% pay cut, reject raise

Trustees of Kamehameha Schools have taken a 10 percent pay cut, citing the charitable estate's weakened financial condition. Trustees Douglas Ing, Corbett Kalama, Robert Kihune, Diane Plotts and Nainoa Thompson also rejected a controversial plan, approved yesterday by state Probate Judge Colleen Hirai, that would have increased their maximum pay by as much as 69 percent.

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