http://www.mail.com/locations/13154-hawaii.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/13154-hawaii.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154046-ap-impact-snowdens-life-surrounded-spycraft.html FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — In the suburbs edged by woods midway between Baltimore and the nation's capital, residents long joked that the government spy shop next door was so ultra-secretive its initials stood for "No Such Agency." But when Edward Snowden grew up here, the National Security Agency's looming presence was both a very visible and accepted part of everyday life. ... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:13:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154046-ap-impact-snowdens-life-surrounded-spycraft.html 2013-06-15T15:13:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2140358-report-nsa-contract-worker-surveillance-source.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A 29-year-old intelligence contractor who claims to have worked at the National Security Agency and the CIA allowed himself to be revealed Sunday as the source of disclosures about the U.S. government's secret surveillance programs, risking prosecution by the U.S. government. The leaks have reopened the post-Sept. 11 debate about privacy... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:44:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2140358-report-nsa-contract-worker-surveillance-source.html 2013-06-10T04:44:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2129950-magnitude-53-earthquake-strikes-hawaii.html PAHALA, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey is revising the magnitude of an earthquake off the southeast coast of Hawaii to 5.3. Tuesday afternoon's earthquake was centered about 34 miles southeast of Pahala on the Big Island, at a depth of about 25 miles. Officials say it's not expected to generate a tsunami. Hawaii County Civil Defense Director Dar... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:45:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2129950-magnitude-53-earthquake-strikes-hawaii.html 2013-06-05T02:45:49Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2129400-godzilla-movie-to-feature-oahu-scenes.html HONOLULU (AP) — Oahu will be the backdrop this summer for movie scenes of a large, damage-prone star. Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures on Monday said filming for its new Godzilla movie is planned for the island starting July. Studio officials have picked several locations and filmmakers should be easy to spot, Hawaii film commissioner Donne Da... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:45:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2129400-godzilla-movie-to-feature-oahu-scenes.html 2013-06-04T19:45:52Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2125428-trade-winds-drop-hawaii-muggy.html HONOLULU (AP) — Part of what makes living in Hawaii so pleasant is the gentle breeze. Arriving from the northeast, it's light enough that it is barely noticeable but strong enough to chase away the humidity. It's a natural draw to the outdoors. It is not uncommon to show up at a house to find its residents relaxing out in the covered porch or in the car p... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 02:27:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2125428-trade-winds-drop-hawaii-muggy.html 2013-06-04T02:27:08Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2124174-ap-source-bruno-mars-mother-dies-age-55.html NEW YORK (AP) — The mother of Grammy-winning pop star Bruno Mars has died in Hawaii. Bernadette Hernandez died Saturday of a brain aneurysm, according to a publicist for Mars' label, Atlantic Records, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak on the record. Hernandez was ... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 05:34:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2124174-ap-source-bruno-mars-mother-dies-age-55.html 2013-06-02T05:34:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2117010-panda-express-settles-hawaii-sex-harassment-suit.html HONOLULU (AP) — A Chinese fast-food chain is paying $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit claiming sexual harassment at a Hawaii restaurant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday. Panda Express is settling a lawsuit alleging a male supervisor at the Kauai eatery sexually harassed at least three female employees who were 17 to... Thu, 30 May 2013 01:37:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2117010-panda-express-settles-hawaii-sex-harassment-suit.html 2013-05-30T01:37:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2111038-honoring-veterans-monuments-decay-funds-dry-up.html HONOLULU (AP) — On the shoreline of Hawaii's most famous beach, a decaying structure attracts little attention from wandering tourists. A few glance curiously at the crumbling Waikiki Natatorium, a salt water pool built in 1927 as a memorial to the 10,000 soldiers from Hawaii who served in World War I. But the monument's walls are caked with salt and rust... Sun, 26 May 2013 14:07:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2111038-honoring-veterans-monuments-decay-funds-dry-up.html 2013-05-26T14:07:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2103708-am-samoa-to-flier-miles-govt-travelers.html PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory and use the loyalty points to help medical patients and students travel off the islands when necessary. Hawaiian Airlines agreed to the plan that takes effect on June 1, American Samoa Gov. Lolo Matalas... Thu, 23 May 2013 01:40:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2103708-am-samoa-to-flier-miles-govt-travelers.html 2013-05-23T01:40:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2092046-2nd-degree-murder-conviction-honolulu-shootings.html HONOLULU (AP) — A jury on Thursday convicted a Wahiawa man of second-degree murder and other charges in a 2011 shooting rampage through Honolulu that killed a mother of 10 and wounded two other people. Jurors deliberated for about 13 hours over three days before delivering a verdict in the case of Toby Stangel, 30. They also found him guilty of two of sev... Fri, 17 May 2013 02:27:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2092046-2nd-degree-murder-conviction-honolulu-shootings.html 2013-05-17T02:27:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2073018-ntsb-investigating-honolulu-helicopter-crash.html HONOLULU (AP) — The president of a helicopter company whose small copter crash-landed on a downtown Honolulu street praised the pilot Thursday, while the National Transportation Safety Board leads an investigation. No one was badly hurt when the two-seater helicopter lost power, forcing the crash landing Wednesday afternoon. The NTSB is not sending anyone... Thu, 09 May 2013 20:21:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2073018-ntsb-investigating-honolulu-helicopter-crash.html 2013-05-09T20:21:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2061504-fishermen-want-humpback-whales-endangered-list.html HONOLULU (AP) — A group of Hawaii fishermen is asking the federal government to remove northern Pacific humpback whales from the endangered species list, saying the population has steadily grown since the international community banned commercial whaling nearly 50 years ago. Hawaii Fishermen's Alliance for Conservation and Tradition Inc., a coalition of f... Fri, 03 May 2013 20:55:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2061504-fishermen-want-humpback-whales-endangered-list.html 2013-05-03T20:55:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2055204-woman-who-reported-finding-baby-beach-arrested.html HONOLULU (AP) — A day after a woman reported finding an abandoned newborn crying in the sand on a Hawaii beach, police arrested her and revealed she's the baby's mother. Keala Simeona, 21, of Honolulu, was arrested Tuesday for filing a false police report. Police don't expect to pursue additional offenses at this time. She posted $250 bail and was release... Wed, 01 May 2013 05:45:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2055204-woman-who-reported-finding-baby-beach-arrested.html 2013-05-01T05:45:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2050494-pacific-searched-british-man-ailing-boat.html HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard plane from Hawaii and a Navy warship diverted from its journey home searched a remote area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean for a British man many hours after he was reported overboard from a troubled sailboat. The search about 500 miles west of the Midway Atoll, where one British citizen was rescued from the boat and ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:20:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2050494-pacific-searched-british-man-ailing-boat.html 2013-04-29T09:20:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2047832-south-park-creator-skips-kauai-court-hearing.html HONOLULU (AP) — Trial has been delayed for a man accused of burglarizing "South Park" co-creator Trey Parker's home on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, after Parker didn't show up for a recent hearing. Parker was subpoenaed to testify in the first-degree burglary case against former Kauai police officer Joseph Bonachita, who's accused of breaking into Parker... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:21:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2047832-south-park-creator-skips-kauai-court-hearing.html 2013-04-26T22:21:04Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2032704-suzann-pettersen-maintains-lead-hawaii.html KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — Suzann Pettersen shot a 4-under 68 on Friday at wind-swept Ko Olina to maintain a one-stroke lead after the third round of the LPGA Lotte Championship. The 32-year-old Norwegian, a 10-time LPGA Tour winner ranked sixth in the world, had a 14-under 202 total. "There's too many good players to start stepping on the brake," Pettersen s... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:12:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2032704-suzann-pettersen-maintains-lead-hawaii.html 2013-04-20T03:12:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2029774-suzann-pettersen-takes-lead-windy-hawaii.html KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — Suzann Pettersen rebounded from her lone bogey with three back-nine birdies Thursday at wind-swept Ko Olina to take the second-round lead in the LPGA Lotte Championship. The 32-year-old Norwegian, a 10-time LPGA Tour winner ranked sixth in the world, shot a 3-under 69 in the challenging conditions in her afternoon round to reach 10-... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:05:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2029774-suzann-pettersen-takes-lead-windy-hawaii.html 2013-04-19T05:05:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2024388-marathon-officials-better-security-difficult.html A marathon course runs 26.2 miles along an open road. Much tougher to secure than an arena with doors and walls. Yet across the U.S. and around the world, from West Bend, Wis., and London this weekend, to Nashville, Tenn., next week and Copenhagen, Denmark, next month, organizers of road races are trying to figure out how to improve security after the Bos... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:32:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2024388-marathon-officials-better-security-difficult.html 2013-04-17T07:32:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2017114-hawaii-land-board-approves-thirty-meter-telescope.html HONOLULU (AP) — A plan by California and Canadian universities to build the world's largest telescope at the summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano won approval from the state Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday. The decision clears the way for the group managing the Thirty Meter Telescope project to negotiate a sublease for land with the Universi... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:09:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2017114-hawaii-land-board-approves-thirty-meter-telescope.html 2013-04-13T04:09:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2014630-honolulu-court-screeners-find-pet-duck-bag.html HONOLULU (AP) — Security screeners at a Honolulu courthouse noticed something moving inside a defendant's bag as it passed through an X-ray machine earlier this week. After initially refusing to open it, the bag's owner reluctantly revealed that his pet was inside. When he opened the bag, screeners found a live duck and a bottle of beer, Department of Pub... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:30:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2014630-honolulu-court-screeners-find-pet-duck-bag.html 2013-04-12T05:30:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2014950-hawaii-fisherman-up-close-with-hungry-shark.html WAIANAE, Hawaii (AP) — A Hawaii fisherman has an unbelievable fishing tale: a close encounter with a 9-foot shark that jumped dangerously near his kayak. But, he has the video to prove it. Isaac Brumaghim, 37, was kayak fishing off the Waianae Coast Sunday when the shark sprang up and chomped on the tuna he was fighting to reel in for a tournament. "He ex... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:22:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2014950-hawaii-fisherman-up-close-with-hungry-shark.html 2013-04-12T04:22:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2012272-apnewsbreak-coast-guardsman-desertion-charge.html HONOLULU (AP) — A veteran rescue swimmer has been charged with desertion after he went missing for three months and triggered a massive search, the Coast Guard said Wednesday. Petty Officer 1st Class Russell Matthews faces three other charges including being absent without leave, wrongful use and possession of a controlled substance, and causing the Coast... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:12:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2012272-apnewsbreak-coast-guardsman-desertion-charge.html 2013-04-11T03:12:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2011908-air-force-general-actions-aim-to-deter-nkorea.html JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — The United States sent its most powerful airplanes to the Korean peninsula in recent weeks in part because it wants North Korea to know what the American military is capable of doing, the top U.S. Air Force commander in the Pacific said. B-2 stealth bombers, F-22 stealth fighters and B-52 bombers have recently... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:25:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2011908-air-force-general-actions-aim-to-deter-nkorea.html 2013-04-11T00:25:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2000834-off-duty-calif-cop-helps-airport-agent-honolulu.html HONOLULU (AP) — An off-duty California police officer who came to the rescue of a security agent being assaulted at the Honolulu airport was praised by federal authorities as video of the incident was released. Corporal Justin Rogers of the Pinole Police Department was on vacation and had just taken off his shoes to go through security on March 30 when he... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:20:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2000834-off-duty-calif-cop-helps-airport-agent-honolulu.html 2013-04-05T21:20:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994772-hawaii-spot-sun-surf-spies.html HONOLULU (AP) — Clandestine agents. Foreign spies. Intelligence. Hawaii is better known for sunbathing on the beach or surfing than high-stakes sleuthing. But the case of a 59-year-old civilian defense contractor accused of giving military secrets to his much younger Chinese girlfriend is a reminder of the state's little-known identity as a prime target f... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:58:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1994772-hawaii-spot-sun-surf-spies.html 2013-04-03T09:58:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1970120-apnewsbreak-steven-tyler-stalls-hawaii.html HONOLULU (AP) — The future is looking bleak for a celebrity privacy bill in Hawaii known as the Steven Tyler Act. The proposal pushed by the Aerosmith lead singer would allow people to sue others who take photos or videos of their private moments. But after sailing through the Senate earlier this month following testimony from Tyler at a February hearing,... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:10:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1970120-apnewsbreak-steven-tyler-stalls-hawaii.html 2013-03-22T01:10:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1966730-woman-center-spy-allegations-enigma.html HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. officials say the 27-year-old university student from China started a relationship with a civilian defense contractor more than twice her age and then found out classified information on U.S. nuclear weaponry, missile defenses and war plans. But is she a spy? It is clear the Justice Department believes the woman's boyfriend broke the ... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:57:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1966730-woman-center-spy-allegations-enigma.html 2013-03-20T13:57:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1966036-man-accused-espionage-worked-deterrence.html HONOLULU (AP) — A civilian defense contractor accused of giving his Chinese girlfriend military secrets worked on developing military plans to deter potential U.S. enemies when the two began their romance, according to his online professional profile and court documents. The LinkedIn profile of Benjamin Bishop, 59, says he worked as a planner on "extended... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:11:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1966036-man-accused-espionage-worked-deterrence.html 2013-03-20T03:11:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1959162-campaign-obama-library-full-swing.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Where will President Barack Obama put his presidential library? Four years from the end of his presidency, Chicago and Honolulu are ramping up major campaigns to build the center that will house the records of America's 44th president. In Illinois and Hawaii, the two states Obama calls home, universities and community groups are drafting... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:49:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1959162-campaign-obama-library-full-swing.html 2013-03-16T07:49:22Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1954952-maine-school-laptop-contract-to-open-to.html PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The only state to provide laptops to public school students statewide said Thursday the contract it's negotiating for new devices can be used by other states if they're interested in following suit. Maine has zeroed in on five different laptops and tablets as it prepares to replace more than 35,000 Apple laptops in middle schools an... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:36:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1954952-maine-school-laptop-contract-to-open-to.html 2013-03-14T18:36:23Z