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Native Hawaiian tribal rights bill spurs row

Jan. 5, 2010
The next time President Obama vacations in his native Hawaii, there could be something new on the island: an Indian tribe. Two weeks ago, House and Senate committees approved the Native Hawaiian Reorganization Act, which would create a separate government for Native Hawaiians. The legislation,...
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HONOLULU, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- A species of bird introduced to Hawaii in the late 1920s as pest control is threatening the state's native and endangered birds, researchers said.

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WASHINGTON, March 31 (UPI) -- Native Hawaiians suffered a defeat in the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday with the justices ruling the state can sell land despite claims by natives.

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HONOLULU, May 1 (UPI) -- Protesters advocating native Hawaiian sovereignty Wednesday blocked access to the Iolani Palace grounds to tourists for several hours, officials said.

UH's Warriors, not native American

HONOLULU, May 17 (UPI) -- The University of Hawaii says its football and men's volleyball teams' nickname "Warriors" is not named after native Americans.

Hawaiian Air case brings two indictments

NEW YORK, April 6 (UPI) -- A New York federal grand jury has indicted two men for alleged conspiracy in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of Hawaiian Airlines. Paul Boghosian, 50, of St. Louis and William H. Spencer, 74, of Concord, Calif., both were charged with conspiracy, th

Arrest hampers airline reorganization

HONOLULU, March 10 (UPI) -- A key financial supporter in the reorganization of Hawaiian Airlines has been arrested on bribery charges, affecting an outside group's plan for the carrier.

Hawaiian sovereignty bill is introduced

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Hawaii's congressional delegation has introduced a bill that would give Native Hawaiians the same sovereignty now possessed by Native Americans.

Second Hawaiian airline goes bankrupt

HONOLULU, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Aloha Airlines has joined Hawaii's only other inter-island airline in filing for bankruptcy court protection, KITV-TV, Honolulu, reported Friday.

Hawaiian, Aloha Airlines merger called off

HONOLULU, March 17 (UPI) -- The planned $200 million merger between Hawaiian Airlines Inc. and Aloha Airgroup Inc. has been called off, a Hawaiian spokeswoman said late Saturday. Hawaiian Airlines spokeswoman Keoni Wagner said it became clear "the parties are not going to be able to

Hawaiian, Aloha Airlines to merge

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler