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The Honolulu Advertiser - Local News Local News articles for Friday, March 03, 2006

Local News
•	Bills aim to shield teacher positions
•	Flooding paralyzes Windward O'ahu
•	Rain-making Kona systems behind persistent downpours
•	Few are covered for flood damage
•	Help on the way for flood victims
•	Hokuli'a settlement mirrors 2005 offer
•	Meth boom crowding drug treatment clinics
CITY GOVERNMENT
•	Manoa to discuss options for Paradise Park
HIGHER EDUCATION
•	Appointment set for McClain
EDUCATION
•	States' proficiency tests raise doubts
•	Hawai'i's scores closer than most other states
•	State Library will open for sixth day
COURTS
•	Ruling protects gays at youth facility
POLICE
•	Arrest linked to Holloway robbery
POLICE BEAT
•	Girl, 6, killed in SUV, bus crash
SCIENCE
•	Robotic underwater gliders revealing secrets of the sea
BIG ISLAND
•	Big Isle cesspools closing
OTHER NEWS
•	Hats passed for Red Cross
•	Propane shutdown leads to plea for conservation
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
•	Abandoned boat runs aground
OBITUARIES
•	Garry Smith of 'Bounty Hunter'
•	Obituaries
LEE CATALUNA
•	Baby birds need your help now