The bombing was like someone pulling a curtain down. I knew my life would never be the same.” So said town resident Nan Rubin to about 40 people who attended Thursday’s lecture at The Watermark At East Hill …

Gov. Linda Lingle has named veteran government executive and Maui attorney Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran to serve the two-year term of the late Democratic state Rep.

HM3 Nova Ignacio analyzes a specimen at the Naval Hospital Jacksonville Laboratory on Dec.

Army warrant officer Joseph Yip checks into the Hale Koa Hotel, his third time on a duty assignment to Hawaii in three years.

Sunday quiz: Although approximately 10,000 humpback whales are migrating to Hawaii for the winter, their scientific name refers to another part of the globe — where is that? Look for the answer Monday; I’ll …

The incoming commander in chief has spent nearly every morning of his Hawai’i vacation working out in the same gym as U.S. Marines and sailors - and the message isn’t lost on military veterans.

FROM ABC NEWS’ SUNLEN MILLER IN HAWAII: President-elect Obama stopped by the Marine Corps base in Hawaii Kaneche Bay where servicemen and -women were eating Christmas dinner in Kailua Thursday evening.

Many around the globe celebrated Christmas on Thursday. The holiday had special meaning for some Iraqis and U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

WEST OAHU - Two transitional facilities for homeless families and individuals along Oahu’s Leeward Coast, Kumuhonua in Kalaeloa and Ulu Ke Kukui in Maili, received a dedication and blessing on Dec.

To the Editor: I can’t believe The Times ignored one of the most important dates in our history: Pearl Harbor Day.