Articles for December 30, 2009

Breaking News
•	Rush Limbaugh 'resting comfortably' in Honolulu hospital
•	Karl Rove to appear at Hawaii GOP event
•	Lingle aide, BOE, DOE meet on furloughs, no decision made
•	Honolulu airport officials catch man trying to board with fireworks
•	Trash-shipping to Mainland delayed until February
•	Two acquitted of charge they brought in undocumented workers
•	More than 127,000 in Hawaii have received H1Ni vaccine
•	Obama visiting high school friend on North Shore
•	Hawaii elections office staffer selected as interim chief
•	Sashimi prices should be reasonable
•	Light winds, little rain in forecast for New Year's Eve
•	Hawaii County police seek man for questioning in shopping center robbery
•	Honolulu police conducting impaired-driving checkpoints
•	Health department offers tips for coping with fireworks smoke
•	Six hikers rescued from Maunawili Demonstration Trail
•	Blood Bank teams with Cookie Corner to address holiday shortage
•	Two hikers airlifted out of Kalalau Valley
•	Man charged with kidnapping in Waimanalo incident
•	Texas Tech fires football coach Leach
•	Rainbow Wahine beat Kent State, 63-60
•	Ex-Warrior Tinoisamoa hopes to remain with Bears
•	CFB: Huskers harass Cats in first Holiday Bowl shutout
•	Idaho stuns Bowling Green 43-42 in Humanitarian Bowl
•	NBA: LeBron scores 48, Varejao hits winning 3 for Cavs
•	Boxing: Pacquiao files suit against Mayweathers
•	NFL: 212 players would have lesser free agency if no cap
•	NFL: Woodley predicts Patriots, Bengals will lay down
•	NFL: Panel on head injuries adds Johnson, Turley, Sharpton as witnesses
•	Prep soccer standings
•	NFL: Bengals' Ochocinco: Jets' Revis can't cover me
•	Hockey: Crosby, Brodeur lead Canada Olympic team
•	Texas Stadium implosion could get a sponsor
•	CFB: Bowden's final FSU practice has arrived
•	Time Warner Cable offers arbitration in fee dispute with Fox
•	Hockey: Linesman's neck cut in Canada junior game
•	Hockey: Finland's Teemu Selanne headed to his 5th Olympics
•	CFB: Admissions exemptions aide athletes
•	On this date: 1956 — N.Y. Giants win the NFL title with a 47-7 rout of Chicago Bears
•	State seeking lessees for ag lots on Oahu and Kauai
•	Public must rally against illegal fireworks

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Local News
•	Tactics weighed for rat fight
•	Future of infrared telescope unclear
•	Margaret K. Machado gave art of lomilomi to the world
•	Hawaii fireworks sales still hot in recession
•	Hawaii BOE chief not giving up on plan to end furloughs
•	Kaloko payouts to be revealed
BIG ISLAND
•	3 brushfires in Kona contained
KAUA'I
•	Tourist having panic attack mobilizes helicopter rescue
MY COMMUNITIES
•	Man charged with felony in attack on woman in park
•	Fatal moped crash Oahu's 54th traffic death of 2009
•	Residents seek police probe of land dispute incident
•	HPD setting up checkpoints to stem impaired driving
•	Blood Bank, Cookie Corner giving donors free fruit bars
OTHER NEWS
•	'Human, systemic failures' cited in air plot
•	Obama family, friends make quiet visit to Hanauma Bay
OBITUARIES
•	Service scheduled for cancer crusader Pablo
•	Obituaries
JERRY BURRIS
•	Stalled talks sign of bigger problem

Sports
•	'Bows' Kanekoa hits game-winner
•	Masoli, Oregon took fast track to Rose Bowl berth
•	Dynamic Dydasco lifts Kamehameha girls
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
•	Dynamic Dydasco lifts Kamehameha girls
•	MPI tops Punahou in OT, 34-31
•	Prep schedule
FOOTBALL
•	Favre, Manning heading to Miami
•	No. 24 Wisconsin wins, 20-14
•	Maui's Pico off to Las Vegas after his on-target tiebreaker
•	Leach will take case to court
•	DWI charge for Saints' McCray
BASKETBALL
•	Cavaliers clip Hawks, 95-84
•	West Virginia pulls out victory on Butler's late bucket, 63-62
OTHER SPORTS
•	20 million viewed hoops, bowl
•	Bay, Mets reach agreement sportswire
•	On the Air
•	For the Record
FERD LEWIS
•	Boise State is cashing in on success

Island Life
PEOPLE
•	Woods scandal cited in Letterman case
OTHER LIFESTYLE
•	Dekoden craze has Japan's cell phones blinging loudly
•	Energy efficiency labels targeted
TASTE
•	New Year's ease
•	'Matchmaker' for farmers, shoppers
•	Culinary calendar
RAISE A GLASS
•	Enjoy a bubbly New Year's Eve — minus champagne
RECIPE DOCTOR
•	Enjoy quiche in a healthful pastry crust
WANDA A. ADAMS
•	The lessons of Sister Ambrose Irene still apply

Business
•	State temporarily loses access to $1B
•	Changes may spell end to free television
•	Big Island ranch land donated
BUSINESS BRIEFS
•	General Growth shares fall 4.5 percent
•	Consumer confidence rises for 2nd consecutive month

Opinion
•	Lingle should break impasse in union talks
COMMENTARY
•	Environmental review will extend beyond ocean cable
•	Keep chasing the wildebeest
DAVID SHAPIRO
•	Words to the wise, or otherwise
JERRY BURRIS
•	Stalled talks sign of bigger problem
•	War spending