Despite a series of intense December storms, most rainfall totals throughout the state came up short in 2008, according to year-end data from the National Weather Service.

Olelo Community Television will officially open a new Community Media Center located on the campus of Leilehua High School on Oahu on Thursday, January 15, 2009.

The 158 students at Kaaawa Elementary School would likely transfer to Hauula or Waiahole schools under a plan to close the 104-year-old Windward facility.

The 158 students at Kaaawa Elementary School would likely transfer to Hauula or Waiahole schools under a plan to close the 104-year-old Windward facility.

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Folks from Wai’anae to Windward O’ahu dug out and dried off yesterday following Thursday’s cloudbursts that brought on some of the island’s worst flooding in years.

Norton, Clark. “Hawaii Scenic Drive: Kamehameha Highway.” 22 March 2006. HowStuffWorks.com. 12 December 2008.

Due to inclement weather, three Windward Oahu libraries will remain closed today Kahuku Public and School Library, Kailua Public Library, and Waimanalo Public and School Library.

The University of Hawai’i Centennial Campaign is on track to meet its initial goal of $250 million with some six months left in the fundraising effort, the University of Hawai’i Foundation said.

This year’s Kaneohe Christmas Parade will definitely have a ‘homegrown’ flavor when Meredith Maeda leads more than 5,000 marchers through the streets of Kaneohe’s business district as the parade’s 2008 Grand …