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New bill has beekeepers buzzing

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

It’s a honey of a bill for local beekeepers.

Starting today, small beekeepers can produce up to 500 gallons of honey a year and sell it to retail establishments as well as directly to the...

<p>JOHN BURNETT/Tribune-Herald</p><p>Daniel Taka Sr. and his wife, Charlotte, survey the remains of their Waiakea Uka home after a fire destroyed it Saturday night.</p>

Retired couple loses home in fire

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 10:02am

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Macadamia company fires CEO

Updated: Jun 17, 2013 12:11am

By HUNTER BISHOP

Tribune-Herald staff writer

About six months after leading the launch of a new company name and major new product line for Royal Hawaii Orchards, formerly ML Macadamia...

Vital statistics for June 17

Updated: Jun 17, 2013 12:11am

BIRTHS

Micah Mana Wells, boy

Blake Hokuonalani Mei Guang Tuvera Young, girl

Colbie Marley Kaimalie Alcoran, girl

Temmy-Rose Kailihulalionalani Puaokekoolau Alcosiba, girl...

<p>Shinto priests lead a Japanese couple under a parasol during a wedding ceremony at Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo. Boasting the nation’s largest wooden “torii” gate, the shrine was built to commemorate Emperor Meiji, who reigned as Japan opened to the rest of the world after centuries of isolation.</p><p>Associated Press</p>

Tokyo: 5 freebies from shrine to ‘cool’ Japan

Updated: Jun 16, 2013 12:06am

By MARI YAMAGUCHI

Associated Press

TOKYO — Finding free things in one of the world’s most expensive cities may sound impossible. Surprisingly, Tokyo offers a wide range of museums,...

<p>Associated Press</p><p>This photo shows a man running in a tunnel along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in downtown, Anchorage, Alaska, while others admire Cook Inlet. Anchorage offers more than 135 miles of multi-use trails in the city.</p>

Cruising Alaska? Alternatives to pricey excursions

Updated: Jun 16, 2013 12:06am

By BECKY BOHRER

Associated Press

JUNEAU, Alaska — It’s cruise season in Alaska, with more than 1 million cruise passengers expected between April and September in port towns from...

<p>Associated Press</p><p>This 2012 photo shows the ferry to Mackinac Island, Mich., and the Round Island Lighthouse, which dates to the 1890s but is no longer a functioning lighthouse. The picturesque lighthouse once marked the channel between Round Island and Mackinac. The ferry brings visitors to Mackinac, a vacation destination known for Victorian charm in modern times.</p>

Mackinac Island:

Updated: Jun 16, 2013 12:06am

By ANICK JESDANUN

Associated Press

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. — Producers of the 1980 movie “Somewhere in Time” didn’t need to build elaborate sets to depict the tale of a playwright who...

Vegas visitor tally flat, room rates up in April

Updated: Jun 16, 2013 12:06am

Vegas visitor tally flat, room rates up in April

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tourism officials say they counted 3.34 million visitors to Las Vegas in April, up a slight 0.5 percent from the same month...

Dud artillery shells left above Yellowstone pass

Updated: Jun 16, 2013 12:06am

Dud artillery shells left above Yellowstone pass

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — An unknown number of dud artillery rounds litter the slopes above a remote pass inside Yellowstone National Park, but...

Officials: NSA programs broke plots in 20 nations

Updated: Jun 16, 2013 12:06am

By KIMBERLY DOZIER

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Top U.S. intelligence officials said Saturday that information gleaned from two controversial data-collection programs run by the...

Tourists regain access to Grand Canyon Skywalk

Updated: Jun 16, 2013 12:06am

Tourists regain access to Grand Canyon Skywalk

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Tourists who had been denied access on the main road to the Grand Canyon Skywalk now have a way to get to the glass...

<p>Karen Eoff</p>

Kohanaiki park closer to reality

Updated: Jun 16, 2013 12:06am

By NANCY COOK LAUER

Stephens Media

The County Council’s planned acceptance Tuesday of the Kohanaiki coastal park is a landmark event for Kohala Councilwoman Karen Eoff.

“I pretty...