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Local designer advances on Project RunwayFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:17PMAn Oahu designer has advanced on the hit fashion design show, Project Runway. Season eight kicked off...

HECO Wants Rate Increases Of 5.4%Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:03PMOahu's electrical utility asks for two increases for 2011 to cover costs of projects and maintenance.

Hawaiian Electric seeking 3.1 percent rate hikeFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:02PMHawaiian Electric has asked the state Public Utilities Commission to approve a 3.1 percent rate increase...

Whale carcass washed ashore near HanaFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:32PMA huge whale carcass first seen on Tuesday washed ashore near Hana. It was found floating off...

Trash shipment to Washington state blockedFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:03AMOahu's trash shipping plan has hit another snag. A court in Washington state, where the trash is set to be...

Dela Cruz quits mayoral run, joins Senate raceFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 7:04AMCiting a lack of money to run a viable mayoral campaign, Donovan Dela Cruz opted yesterday to instead run for a vacant state Senate seat on Oahu's North Shore, the area he has represented for the past eight years on the City Council.

Tests, arrests hint at rise in drug useFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:50AMA jump in methamphetamine-related arrests on Oahu and a significant increase in positive results in workplace drug tests statewide suggest a surge in meth use -- even by people trying to find jobs in Hawaii's struggling economy.

Business leaders form APEC support firmFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:50AMA private nonprofit made up of Hawaii business leaders formally announced plans yesterday to help host the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation conference at the Hawai'i Convention Center Nov. 12-13, 2011.

Federal order puts on hold shipments of Oahu's trashFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:49AMA federal judge's order has delayed shipment of Oahu's municipal trash to a landfill in Washington state for at least a month.