Author: Audrey Mcavoy
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Jim Nabors, TV’s homespun Gomer Pyle and singer, dies at 87
HONOLULU — Jim Nabors, the shy Alabaman whose down-home comedy made him a TV star as Gomer Pyle and whose surprisingly operatic voice kept him a favorite in Las Vegas and other showplaces, died Thursday. He was 87. Nabors, who underwent a liver transplant in 1994 after contracting hepatitis B, died peacefully at his home…
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Photos: Honolulu high-rise fire that left 3 dead like ‘horror movie’
NOTE: Scroll to the bottom for a photo gallery. — HONOLULU — Karen Hastings was in her 31st floor Honolulu apartment when she smelled smoke. She ran out to her balcony, looked down, and saw flames five floors below her. “The fire just blew up and went flying right out the windows,” the 71-year-old Hastings…
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US soldier arrested after pledging loyalty to Islamic State
HONOLULU — An active duty U.S. soldier was arrested on terrorism charges after authorities say he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and said he wanted to “kill a bunch of people.” The FBI arrested Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang, 34, in a suburb of Honolulu over the weekend after a yearlong investigation involving…
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Hawaii’s last sugar plantation to stop growing sugar
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save HONOLULU — Hawaii’s last sugar plantation is getting out of the sugar-growing business. Alexander & Baldwin Inc. said Wednesday that it will phase out sugar by the end of 2016. Its 36,000 acre-Maui plantation will…
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Commander: Navy must improve female retention rate
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — The Navy retains female sailors at half the rate it holds on to men. One result is that it doesn’t have enough senior enlisted women on some ships stationed overseas, leaders of the Navy say. The Navy’s top commander for personnel said the service has repeatedly learned problems develop if…
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Pearl Harbor ceremony marks bombing anniversary
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – About 50 survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor paused Saturday at the site to honor those killed and remember the moment that plunged the U.S. into World War II. Alvis Taylor, 90, was serving as an Army medic when the attack began. His superiors, who were doctors, rushed to…
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Photo of WWII veteran casting vote captures hearts
HONOLULU (AP) — A photograph of a 93-year-old World War II veteran casting what will likely be his last ballot has captured the hearts of tens of thousands of Internet users. The photo shows Frank Tanabe lying in a hospital bed at home as his daughter Barbara Tanabe helps him fill out his absentee ballot.…
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Hawaii man’s military-secrets trial to begin
HONOLULU — A former B-2 stealth bomber engineer from Maui is due to face trial in federal court this week for allegedly selling military secrets to China. Noshir Gowadia has been indicted on 21 counts including conspiracy, violating the arms export control act and money laundering. The trial comes some 4½ years after Gowadia’s arrest…
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Hawaii worries ‘SNL’ skit might hurt its tourism
HONOLULU • Hawaii’s lieutenant governor and some in the U.S. state’s tourism industry aren’t laughing over a skit on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” that they fear could deter people from visiting the islands. The four-minute skit, an exaggerated portrayal of how annoying and frustrating it can be to deal with tourists, depicts a pair of…