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New Autobiography Urges Mentorship and Participation

Mililani, Hawaii (Vocus) August 5, 2010 -- The destruction and despair felt in the wake of Hurricane Katrina galvanized many communities and put a spotlight on the disenfranchised of the United...

More Tourists Scheduling Visits to Waimea Canyon, According to HawaiiTours.com

Phoenix, AZ (Vocus/PRWEB) October 25, 2009 -- HawaiiTours.com is seeing an influx of vacationers to the Hawaiian Islands. This is not surprising since the recession left many pinching pennies during...

New Google Gadget Delivers a Daily Dose of Hawaii

Honolulu, HI (PRWEB) October 4, 2009 -- Nothing lifts the spirits like a daily dose of Hawaii. Now Google users can get a daily fix of Hawaii delivered straight to their iGoogle home page. My Daily...

Actor caught kids' hearts as 'Pogo Poge'

No one quite expected that the lyrics of the "Checkers & Pogo" theme song — " Here comes Checkers, here comes Checkers, Checkers ... and Pogo Poge!" — would be quite so prescient. Three actors eventually played Mr. Checkers in the KGMB-TV children's show, but to his Hawaii fans, there could be only one Pogo.

Thomas praised for improving shipyard

In 2005, when the Pearl Harbor shipyard was threatened with closure by the Pentagon, it was rated fourth out of four Navy yards for quality of work, cost and getting work out on time. Now it's rated No. 2, and Hawaii officials want to make it No. 1 in 2012.