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New Pearl Harbor museum scheduled for 2010
A $33 million contract has been awarded for the construction of a new visitors center at the USS Arizona Memorial, which is getting nearly twice as many tourists as its facilities were designed to handle. The Navy on Wednesday announced that Watts...Tags: Contracts, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
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Alfred Shaheen, garment industry pioneer, dies at 86
Alfred Shaheen, a textile manufacturer who revolutionized the garment industry in postwar Hawaii by designing, printing and producing aloha shirts and other ready-to-wear items under one roof, has died. He was 86.
Shaheen died Dec. 22 of complications...Tags: Family, Plant Openings, Services and Shopping, Trips and Vacations, Elvis Presley
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Sake tasting in Hawaii
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJoy of Sake: The event is billed as the largest such tasting outside of Japan and features more than 250 newly released sakes. When, where: Aug. 23 at the Hawaii Convention Center, 1801 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu. Admission: $65. Info: (808) 739-1000,... -
Fuel fees pump up airfares
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFlying to Tokyo this spring? United Airlines last week offered a round-trip flight for as little as $400 -- plus $300 in fuel charges. With oil prices high, fuel surcharges on many international flights have climbed in recent months to nearly half the...Tags: Business Trips, Air Transportation, Economy, Business and Finance, Tickets, Japan
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Obama's peers didn't see his angst
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs a second-stringer for the Punahou high school basketball squad, Barack Obama would fire up his teammates with renditions from the R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire. In yearbooks, he signed his name with a flourishing O, for Obama, which he topped with an...Tags: Recreational Substance Use, Minority Groups, Interior Policy, John Jackson, Africa
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Ronald T. Takaki dies at 70; pioneer in the field of ethnic studies
Ronald T. Takaki, a prolific and controversial scholar who helped pioneer the field of ethnic studies and wrote animated histories about blacks, Asians, Latinos and other marginalized Americans during four decades on the UC Berkeley faculty, has died....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, History, Minority Groups, Immigration, Family
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When the going gets tough, the tough travel
The stock market is swooning. The economy is wobbling. An election is pending. The future is foggy. Sounds like a great time to take a vacation. What better way to relieve stress? In fact, tourists who scrape up the cash this fall and winter will find...Tags: Air Transportation, Hotels and Accommodations, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Stock Market, Trips and Vacations
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Pamper Fido at the Kahala in Honolulu
Times Staff WriterDogs that tire of directives like "come" and "sit" may find relief at the Kahala Hotel & Resort in Honolulu. With 345 rooms and suites that are all open to dogs, the hotel recently started a Pampered Paws program that includes a list of commands for...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Dog (animal)
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Aloha Airlines halts passenger service
From Times Staff and Wire ReportsLong-troubled Aloha Airlines, saying it was unable to find a buyer or financing to stay in business, will end passenger service today, grounding the only carrier offering nonstop flights from Orange County to Hawaii. The Honolulu-based carrier, which had...Tags: Business Trips, Air Transportation, Mountains, Economy, Business and Finance, Financially Distressed Companies
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ATA Airlines files for bankruptcy protection
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFlying to Hawaii may get more expensive for Southern California travelers. Low-fare carrier ATA Airlines Inc. said today it has filed for Bankruptcy Court protection, grounding all flights as it halted operations. Thousands of passengers were stranded at...Tags: Business Trips, Air Transportation, Financially Distressed Companies, Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation Industry
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Hawaii to bid adieu to Aloha Airlines
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHawaii bid aloha oe to an island institution last week, when the last Aloha Airlines passenger flight landed in Honolulu. The 61-year-old carrier, which had filed for bankruptcy protection, shut down service with just a day's notice after saying it had...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Bankruptcy
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Ex-crew member on ship diagnosed with TB
Times Staff WriterA former crew member on the Pride of America, which cruises the Hawaiian Islands, was diagnosed with tuberculosis, according to NCL America, which operates the ship. "There is no known risk to the public," the company said in a statement today. The TB...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Tuberculosis, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Labor Legislation
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