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Daily island life, entertainment, events calendar, health and business news in the islands.
Entertainment/TGIF
TGI Sunday - Fri, 05 Mar 2010
The 4 indicates admission is $5 or less, or free. Full-price admission is listed; the * denotes discounts (or free) for students, seniors, military, members, children and/or advance purchase. Call venue for details.
Island Life
Getting a kick start in life - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
The kids who participate in Kick Start Karate do not simply learn martial arts. They also learn discipline, self esteem, traditional values, character development and study and communication skills.
2 types of doctors differ in training - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
Both naturopathic doctors and medical doctors are licensed physicians who diagnose and treat disease. The difference between the two begins with their training. Both are required to study the same core medical sciences and diagnostic techniques, but their training diverges sharply when it comes to the study of therapeutics — methods of treating disease and restoring health.
Move aside Elle, D.C. now has Michelle - Thu, 11 Mar 2010
Actress Reese Witherspoon says her "Legally Blonde" character Elle Woods has been ousted as the most stylish woman to come to the nation's capital by first lady Michelle Obama.
Money may trump women for some men - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
Some men may be hard-wired to favor money over the sight of a pretty face, Duke University neuroscientists have demonstrated.
Forum to address health care reform - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
HONOLULU — Briefs: Health care issues and proposed reform legislation now before Congress will be discussed Tuesday at a town hall meeting at the University of Hawaii-Manoa. The American Diabetes Association will hold its annual Step Out Walk to Fight Diabetes fundraiser March 20.
Health calendar - Wed, 10 Mar 2010
CANCER RESEARCH INFORMATION DAY, sponsored by Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i,with cancer researchers and clinical specialists to speak, information booths, and health and cancer-related organizations represented; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (registration, 8 a.m.), March 13, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i; free; reservations by March 11, 441-7710; information, 586-3010, www.crch.org.
StarBulletin Features
Virtual museum debuts with aloha
If you like to go snooping in other peoples' closets, the University of Hawaii Apparel Product Design and Merchandising Program has the show for you.
Some birds make better pets than others
QUESTION: My daughter wants a pet bird. Does the Humane Society have a recommendation on what kind?
Sidelined no more
Colin Nishida, chef-owner at the popular Side Street Inn, survived a life-threatening medical battle last year that left him unconscious in the hospital for two months. Now he has five bellybuttons.
Local Business News
Hawaii foreclosures drop
Hawaii foreclosures dipped in February for the second month in a row since problems began ramping up, but double-digit year-over-year gains suggest that there are still plenty of distressed isle homeowners.
Lingle seeks jobless relief
With Hawaii's jobless rate still rising and a higher unemployment tax about to take a bigger bite out of employer coffers, Gov. Linda Lingle urged lawmakers yesterday to pass legislation that would create new jobs and preserve existing ones.
House seeks to ban earmarks
House Democratic leaders said yesterday they will ban the much-criticized practice of using annual spending bills to direct pet projects to private companies that often return the favor with campaign contributions.
Tapping into aloha -- for safe drinking water
More than a dozen Hawaii restaurants have signed up for Tap Project Hawaii, part of the global Tap Project 2010 effort to provide clean, safe drinking water to children around the world.
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