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• Crowds marvel at Oahu North Shore waves

  -- Surf's up on Oahu's famed North Shore, where crowds have been flocking to watch the largest waves of the winter season.A high surf warning is in effect Wednesday for north and west facing shores across Hawaii.Waves along Oahu's North Shore were expected   Read more »

• Pearl Harbor at 70: good and bad films

  marks the 70th anniversary of one of our nation's defining tragedies: Japan's bombing of the Pearl Harbor U.S. naval station at Oahu , Hawaii, triggering America's entry into World War II .Over those 70 years, the attack has served as the backdrop for several   Read more »

• Pacific trade pact gets boost from US neighbors

  Trans-Pacific Partnership.The balmy weather for the annual APEC gathering at a resort on the west side of the Hawaiian island of Oahu contrasted with deepening pessimism over the economic outlook as the leaders sat down for a day of talks on how to spur growth   Read more »

• Disney's Aulani celebrates Hawaii culture

  leeward Oahu , it is 85 degrees and the trade winds are blowing. Beyond a towering volcanic outcropping, the Pacific Ocean , at a steady 70 degrees, beckons. Honeymooners sip tropical drinks under a thatched-roof hut as the afternoon sun begins its lazy descent.This   Read more »

• Find your bliss in waters off Kauai's Napali Coast

  shades of blue, stretched over the horizon to my left.Kauai is the northernmost of Hawaii's islands and gets fewer visitors than Oahu , the Big Island or Maui. Many of those who do visit see it only through the lens of a kitschy luau or a dinner theater production   Read more »

Around the web

• Affordable housing project underway in West Oahu

  on an affordable housing project in West Oahu is underway. But those working to build the 72 home subdivision aren't your typical construction workers. Homeowners themselves are turning dirt for a groundbreaking event and for good reason. "There is a group 2/3/12 from FOX-KHON 2 Hawaii Read more »

• Wanted Virginia fugitives captured on Oahu

  age 31 of Virginia on Wahane Street in Kapolei. Both fugitives had fled from authorities in Virginia and were hiding out on Oahu. Boisvert was wanted by local law enforcement on an outstanding arrest warrant for failing to comply with sex offender registration 2/3/12 from FOX-KHON 2 Hawaii Read more »

• HPA still alive in girls state soccer tournament

  players scored as HPA trounced Makua Lani on the way to the semi-finals in the girls Division II state soccer tournament on Oahu. No. 3 seed HPA takes on No. 2 seed Kauai in the semi-final match Friday. The other semi matches up No. 1 seed Mid-Pacific and 2/3/12 from Hawaii 24/7 Read more »

• Bring Todd’s Board Back to Hawaii!

  help bring it home! The cost to buy the board back is $150 and the shipping costs are around $200. Help is being lined up in the UK to retrieve and ship it. It’s a very special board and it needs to be back home on Oahu! Any help is greatly appreciated!   from Quality Peoples Read more »

• Hawaii students helping stop the spread of measles

  across Oahu are taking the "measles initiative" to stop the spread of the deadly, highly contagious virus in third world countries. Despite medical advancements and the measles vaccine about 450 people die from the virus everyday, which means more needs to   from FOX-KHON 2 Hawaii Read more »