Ginanap ang taunang thanksgiving party ng Regal Films matriarch na si Mother Lily Monteverde sa kanyang bagong renovate na bahay sa Northeast Greenhills sa San Juan noong January 3, 2009.

Deputy Police Chief Harry Kubojiri can now remove the word “deputy” from his official title. Kubojiri was sworn into office this morning by Mayor Billy Kenoi as the Big Island’s new Chief of Police during ceremonies at the Hilo Public Safety Building.

HONOLULU, Hawaii — The Wasilla High boys basketball team pounded Hilo, Hawaii, Monday 72-48 to advance to the consolation finals at the Merv Lopes Holiday Classic. Wasilla coach Ryan Engebresten said team play was the key to WHS recording such a decisive victory.

College men, Western Athletic Conference, Louisiana Tech vs. Hawai'i, 7:05 p.m. at Stan Sheriff Center. High school girls, Interscholastic League of Honolulu. Division II: Kamehameha at Hawaiian Mission Academy, 7:30 p.m.

Pahoa High and Intermediate School south of Hilo is the winner of more than $60,000 in electronic equipment thanks to an essay on technology by food service and nutrition teacher Suzanne Nozaki.

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Cruise ship visitors to Kaua'i this year won't get the greeting they may be used to. After decades of meeting cruise ship tourists, Hawai'i officials banned greeters who work for private tour companies or even free shuttles from harbor property effective Jan. 1.

The land, sea and sky are unified in a new educational agreement among three Big Island-based institutions.

More than once she's found herself staring up a steep slope, cast in the shadow of a character-testing conundrum. Dad has always been there, a single parent providing a strong foundation for Amy Mahinalani DeGroot. But there are some things even a father can't control.

Tel Aviv/Gaza, Jan 5 : Israeli troops pushed further into the Gaza Strip Sunday, battling Palestinian gunmen and cutting the enclave in two as they deployed south of Gaza City and seized control of a major road.

Hawai'i golf will go prime time on Jan. 16 when the inaugural Hawai'i Golf Ho'olaule'a Awards will bring all the game's different faces together to "Celebrate Golf Excellence in the Islands."

Pat Summitt has been in all sorts of crazy games in her Hall of Fame career. She couldn't remember one quite like this.

DeJuan Blair knew that he was not the main focus of the two dozen or so NBA scouts or the national television audience. The featured attraction was supposed to be college basketball's latest flavor-of-the-month, Georgetown freshman Greg Monroe.

College women, Jack in the Box Rainbow Wahine Classic, Colorado vs. Hawai'i, 5 p.m. at Stan Sheriff Center.

Mercedes-Benz Championship — Daniel Chopra, Kapalua Plantation Course, Maui. Sony Open in Hawai'i — K. J. Choi, Waialae CC. MasterCard Championship — Fred Funk, Hualalai Nicklaus Course, Big Island.

Designed for a volunteer firefighter, the SC-1012 Volunteer 100-watt remote siren with light controls offers complete versatility. The siren provides flexible placement of the remote switch panel and amplifier.

Thousands of Israeli troops backed by tanks battled Hamas militants in Gaza on Sunday. At least 39 Palestinians were killed as families fled battlefield towns.

Describing the ground offensive in Gaza as unavoidable, Israel has pledged to extend and intensify the operation amid heavy exchange of fire between troops and the Hamas militants that have taken the death toll in the coastal territory beyond 500.

HONOLULU, Hawaii — The Wasilla High boys basketball team pounded Hilo, Hawaii, Monday 72-48 to advance to the consolation finals at the Merv Lopes Holiday Classic. Wasilla coach Ryan Engebresten said team play was the key to WHS recording such a decisive victory.

NCAA Division I wrestling is coming to Fort Myers.