Maui divers fear effects of beach restoration (The Maui News) bi2332469 SPRECKELSVILLE - Donald Okuda has been diving off Maui's north shore he was 13 years old - 64 years ago. Sand replenishment on beaches worries him. Even the sand clean, "when you dredge over it, buries the life underneath the sand. You get a chain reaction." Norm Ham, also a diver, says the disturbance of the crustaceans that are food for fish affects the fish. That affects the oc..

West Maui emergency traffic plan group OK'd, but consultant vetoed (The Maui bi2332469 Gov. Linda Lingle exercised a line-item veto Thursday to cut funding for a consultant but signed a bill creating a working group to develop an emergency transportation plan for West Maui. In her veto message, Lingle said the appropriation of $50,000 was not the state's financial plan and skirted state procurement laws. But she said she supported the intent of the measure to "facilitate an open..

Surfers ?hang loose' during annual competition at Road's End State Park (Newp bi2332469 Surfers from around Lincoln County rode out for top prizes at the Christian Surfers of Oregon Open past Saturday and Sunday

News Maui Paniolo: Wilfred Souza talks about life as a cowboy (Haleakala Times) bi2332469 ?In 1838, at the request of Kamehameha III, Spanish-Mexican vaqueros came from California to teach Hawaiians how to manage the wild herds. The vaqueros became ?paniolo?, a word derived from ?espanol? or ?Spanish?. The name was also given to the new Hawaiian cowboys

Canters find gentle people Myanmar; Fredericksburg celebrates German herit bi2332469 WISH YOU WERE HERE..

AAA: Rising fuel costs to blame for likely drop July Fourth travel (The Wa bi2332469 For the first time decade, AAA Mid-Atlantic predicting a decrease travel for the July Fourth holiday, and they put the blame on skyrocketing gas prices

Scorpius shows how mythology shaped night sky (The Oklahoman) bi2332469 Look at the star chart. Due south lies Scorpius, the scorpion, one of the oldest constellations the sky. It sits on the ecliptic, the celestial pathway of the sun over the course of a year. These ecliptic constellations, sometimes called the Zodiac, are used by astrologers (not astronomers!) to determine your horoscope sign. Your sign the constellation the sun at the moment of your ..

N.Va. man charged selling stolen gasoline for $2 a gallon (The Washingto bi2332469 An enterprising Northern Virginia man may have figured out a way to pump a bundle of cash out of climbing gas prices

Car washes staying afloat despite frugal drivers (Baltimore Examiner) bi2332469 A tight economy and rising gas prices have caused many drivers to cut trips and curb costs. But downtown Baltimore, operators of garage-based premium car-wash services say they're not having trouble staying above water

Canters find gentle people Myanmar; Fredericksburg celebrates German herit bi2332469 WISH YOU WERE HERE..

Pony ?special team? off to states (The Garden Island) bi2332469 The Protect Our Nation?s Youth teams are Hilo to play the State Pony Baseball Championships today

News Annual Makawao Paniolo Rodeo and Parade (Haleakala Times) bi2332469 Every year thousands of people arrive Maui?s upcountry cowboy town, Makawao, early the morning to get a good seat and watch the annual Rodeo Parade. It?s been 43 years the parade was first held, and the uniquely Hawaiian rodeo that inspired marks 53rd year

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