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Seabird safety nixes Hawaii Friday night football (AP) 20100726082903
AP - High school football games on Hawaii's Kauai island will be held on Saturday afternoons instead of Friday nights this year to protect threatened seabirds.
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Check In,Check Out: Hotel Review: Koa Kea Hotel & Resort in Kauai 20100709195015
This hotel is a small, sophisticated, quiet change of pace from the kitschy tiki-bar scenes at nearby mega-hotels. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e2bb56e92713392656f386010e3d34ea&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e2bb56e92713392656f386010e3d34ea&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.triggit.com/px?u=pheedo&rtv=Travel&rtv=p29518&rtv=f18648"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Travel.18648,cat.Travel.rss"/>
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Journeys: Finding Hawaiiana To Take Home, on Kauai 20100618194935
On Kauai, boutiques and shops specialize in handcrafted Hawaiiana — items that recall the culture and history of the islands. <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=55a3c4a8e0841b8c12307a7836f049f2&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=55a3c4a8e0841b8c12307a7836f049f2&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://a.triggit.com/px?u=pheedo&rtv=Travel&rtv=p29518&rtv=f18648"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Travel.18648,cat.Travel.rss"/>
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Iron man in Hawaii - how busy does it get ? 20100426072323
Thanks for the advise ! SO far we only have the plane-tickets so all options are open but maybe it's a better idea indeed to avoid Big Island this days. Don't hesitate if you have more tips about Hawaii (accomodation that you liked or so). At this stage we're thinking of visiting Big Island, Oahu and Molokai (the last one because of father Damian, he's from near where we live to we won't miss the opportunity to see where he lived and died). Kauai is not on our list yet but I'm sure you'll have arguments to talk us into visiting it too.... :D.
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48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing (AP) 20100311182628
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_on_re_us/us_kauai_endangered_species"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100311/capt.56cfe6d576cd4b6b834756d24cd545e5.kauai_endangered_species_ny131.jpg?x=118&y=130&q=85&sig=vvfohxD_.in7ZrMnQ25JOw--" align="left" height="130" width="118" alt="In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an akikiki or Kauai creeper is seen in Kauai, Hawaii. The federal government added the akikiki and 47 other plants and animals to the endangered species list Wendesday, March 10, 2010. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Dr. Eric VanderWerf.)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the plants and animals to flourish. 
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Can't decide where to stay on Kauai 20091201072309
Since you will be visiting Kauai during the winter months you have already picked places to stay that will probably have the best weather. Kapa'a will offer more choices in closeby shopping and restaurants but Poipu will offer better ocean conditions, less traffic and in my opinion, more of a tropical feel. I highly recommend you do NOT swim in the ocean off of Kapa'a as surf and rip tides can be dangerous with the exception of Lydgate Beach further south. The south shore (Poipu) offers beautiful and much safer beaches. Please don't miss the North Shore--make a day of it. (Check the weather before you go north as it does tend to be rainier during winter months). Stop at the Hanalei Valley Lookout across from the Princeville Shopping Center for photos that will wow your friends back home! Continue down to Hanalei Town, walk around and enjoy. If you don't mind curvy narrow roads, continue past Hanalei to the end of the road for tropical paradise views that capture the heart.
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Hawaii's famed white sandy beaches are shrinking (AP) 20091116182834
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091115/ap_on_re_us/us_shrinking_beaches"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091114/capt.5c74d559ec47427f9edebe38f2228f6b.shrinking_beaches_hiet105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=7lWL8EvNOS7gl92n2kXTzg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This Nov. 6, 2009 photo shows David Graner, a resident of Kailua, jogging past some old ironwood tree stumps and roots that have been exposed due to the erosion of Kailua Beach in Hawaii. Geologists say more than 70 percent of Kauai's beaches are eroding while Oahu has lost a quarter of its sandy shoreline. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jenn Boneza remembers when the white sandy beach near the boat ramp in her hometown was wide enough for people to build sand castles. 
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Man indicted in death of Hawaiian monk seal (AP) 20090806082814
AP - A federal grand jury has indicted a 78-year-old Kauai man in the shooting death of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal in May.
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Latest US missile defense test in Hawaii a success (AP) 20090731081611
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090731/ap_on_re_us/us_hawaii_missile_defense"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090731/capt.bb4ab66e26f74c5c9ec969aaa3861ac6.hawaii_missile_defense_ny116.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=65_6igfS8aiVHHTa1Lrzdg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows a Standard Missile - 3 (SM-3) being launched from the USS Hopper Thursday July 30, 2009 in the latest Missile Defense Agency test in conjunction with the U.S. Navy. The missile intercepted a short-range ballistic missile target launched a few minutes earlier from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. It was the 19th successful intercept in 23 at-sea firings by the Missile Defense Agency's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program, the sea-based element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System. AP (Photo/US Navy)" border="0" /></a>AP - The latest U.S. missile defense test, conducted Thursday evening in Hawaii waters, was deemed a success as tensions continue with North Korea over that country's missile program. 
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Which island did you travel or would like to travel? 20090719073255
In Hawaii Islands, I've been to Maui, Oahu, and Kauai, but nothing beats Kauai. All islands have plenty to do, including hiking, sailing, surfing, snorkeling, etc. But Kauai's beauty is unsurpassed. For that reason, no Hawaiian island has been filmed for movies more than this one (South Pacific, Jurassic Park series, etc.). Waterfall? There are many, including a popular waterfall filmed in Jurassic Park and a TV series, Fantasy Island..
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'Dr. Beach' picks Hanalei Bay nation's No. 1 beach (AP) 20090523182925
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewed/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20090522/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_best_beaches"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090522/capt.1f39fe96f1eb4b1e8811e5640fc973c0.best_beaches_ny593.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=3xlKWQRwdf_qKxxgLgWXtw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this photo taken on May 19, 2009, a couple of surfers head home after spending the day at Hanalei Bay in Hanalei, Hawaii. Hanalei Bay was named the nation's No. 1 beach in 'Dr. Beach' Stephen P. Leatherman's annual rankings. Located on Kauai's scenic north shore, the 2-mile crescent-shaped beach was selected based on 50 criteria, including water and sand quality, safety, facilities and environmental management. (AP Photo/Jaymes Song)" border="0" /></a>AP - If life is a beach, Hanalei Bay must be heaven. 
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Would you recommend Hawaii 20081211072245
dabby: There are beaches other than Waikiki. The other islands (Kauai, Hawaii, Lanai and to a lesser degree Maui) have some less touristed beaches..
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Hawaii dam break leads to 7 manslaughter counts (AP) 20081122081611
AP - A Kauai grand jury on Friday indicted an 82-year-old landowner on seven counts of manslaughter in connection with the deadly failure of dam on Kauai two years ago.
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US missile chief to Obama: anti-missile system 'is workable' (AFP) 20081112182003
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081112/pl_afp/uspoliticsdefensemissile"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20081112/capt.cps.oer61.131108000112.photo00.photo.default-382x512.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=glMup47UM7LTJQYi2a31ZA--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="This 2008 handout image courtesy of the US Missile Defense Agency (USMDA) shows a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) being launched off the island of Kauai in Hawaii. The Pentagon's missile defense chief Trey Obering said Wednesday he looked forward to reporting to Barack Obama that the US anti-missile system is "workable," and to setting the president-elect's mind at ease.(AFP/HO USMDA/File/Ho)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The Pentagon's missile defense chief Trey Obering said Wednesday he looked forward to reporting to Barack Obama that the US anti-missile system is "workable," and to setting the president-elect's mind at ease. 
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US Navy intercepts missile shot from Hawaii base (AP) 20081103081612
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081102/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/missile_defense_test"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081102/capt.49dc5b60ada246eaa222bf8e661f4e75.missile_test_ny110.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=QEfxPK4x6ob7wcjgCf42.w--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="In this image provided by the US Navy a Standard Missile - 3 (SM-3) is launched from the Pearl Harbor-based guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton enroute to an intercept over an open ocean area northwest of Kauai, Hawaii Saturday Nov. 1, 2008. The SM-3 successfully collided with a ballistic missile target launched from the Pacific Missile Range Test Facility at Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. However a second threat target missile was not successfully destroyed by the USS Hopper according to the Navy. (AP Photo/US Navy)" border="0" /></a>AP - U.S. Navy officials say one of two short-range ballistic missiles shot from a military facility in Hawaii in a defense system test was hit by an interceptor missile fired from a Navy ship. 
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Hawaiian Cave Reveals Ancient Secrets (LiveScience.com) 20081028182520
LiveScience.com - From the moment we saw it, we knew the place held many great secrets. We had been looking for new fossil sites on the south side of the Hawaiian island of Kauai in 1992 with our colleagues, Helen F. James and Storrs L. Olson of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., along with their children, Travis and Sydney, and our own, Mara and Alec.
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Feds propose listing 48 Hawaiian species at once (AP) 20081001182222
<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080930/ap_on_sc/endangered_species"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080918/capt.37edb9f7b5014102aebffc09a0ec70fa.interior_oil_scandal_dcsw102.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=dUspXqqXQ9XfOcknRZf0XA--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, before a House Natural Resources Committee oversight hearing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>AP - The federal government took a new, ecosystem-based approach to the endangered species list on Tuesday, proposing an all-at-once addition of 48 species, including plants, two birds and a fly, that live only on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. 
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How to get from Kauai to Honolulu 20080908072034
There is no ferry (now - hopefully the super ferry will head there eventually). You'll have to fly on Go! or Hawaiian. It will take maybe 30 minutes for flight time and 2 hours total (checking in, waiting, etc)...
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Property Values: What You Get for ... $10 Million 20080822193020
A five-bedroom carriage house in Newport, R.I.; a four-bedroom house in Kauai, Hawaii; and a four-bedroom house in Whitefish, Mont. <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=f8a616b146d2490d87a68d6079fcc6df&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/greathomesanddestinations/13gh-what.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=f8a616b146d2490d87a68d6079fcc6df&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/greathomesanddestinations/13gh-what.html" border="0"/></a>
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Kauai moped crash victim critically injured 20080812073711
Kaua&#039;i police said Gary Craft lost control of his moped while a left turn from Ulu Maika Road onto Nuhou Road at 8:20 a.m. and struck a concrete wall. He was taken to Wilcox Hospital and later medevac... [in <a href="http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/">Honolulu Advertiser</a>] [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/18061/>Hawaii Telegraph: Hawaii News</a>]
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Feds give $2 million for health care 20080808072456
HONOLULU (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $2 million grant to address Native Hawaiian health care needs on Kauai. [in <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/">Associated Press</a>] [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/18061/>Hawaii Telegraph: Hawaii News</a>]
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Protestors Disrupt Construction On Kauai Burial Site 20080808072456
HONOLULU -- Protestors shut down a Kauai construction site Thursday because they said the state is allowing desecration of a sacred burial ground.About two-dozen people marched on the site of a home b... [in <a href="http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/">The Hawaii Channel</a>] [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/18061/>Hawaii Telegraph: Hawaii News</a>]
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Coast Guard helicopter rescues fishermen off Kauai 20080719072458
Search-and-rescue controllers from the Coast Guard&#039;s Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Honolulu received a distress signal from the 15-foot fishing vessel, Dauntless, at about 9 a.m. A Coast Guard H... [in <a href="http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/">Honolulu Advertiser</a>] [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/18061/>Hawaii Telegraph: Hawaii News</a>]
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Man injured in Kauai fight dies 20080718072523
Kaua&#039;i police identified the man as Jerry Walto, 56, of Hanapepe and formerly of Murrieta, Calif.Walto was injured in a 2:30 p.m. fight with a 46-year-old man in a parking lot behind Bank of Hawai&#039;i i... [in <a href="http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/">Honolulu Advertiser</a>] [in <a href=http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/18061/>Hawaii Telegraph: Hawaii News</a>]
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Burglars hit Kauai middle school 20080716072414
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