2005 Top Stories
- Tourist Record: 7.4 million
- Visitor arrivals on track to top 7 million
- Soldiers give Hawaiian goodbye
- Lingle proposes $20 million for homeless
- Hawai'i State Land Fund a Reality
- EMC sends report to Lingle
- Educate parents, state panel advises
- An alcohol and drug abuse education program for parents and a moratorium on the general excise tax for food and non-prescription medicine are among the final recommendations of the state Economic Momentum Commission presented to Gov. Lingle.
- Delegation gets first-hand look at diverse creatures
- Gov. Linda Lingle and state and federal officials visited Midway Atoll as part of a push by the Administration to establish a sanctuary in the federal waters surrounding the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
- State goes after sex offenders
- The state attorney general is cracking down on sex offenders who have failed to comply with registration laws.
- Cleaner lavatories coming to state parks
- Crews are using power washers to remove decades of dirt and grime from floors, walls and fixtures at state park restrooms as part of DLNR's ongoing effort to upgrade park facilities statewide.