Surfboard
Early polynesian peoples were the first to ride ocean waves on surfboards, but no one knows which particular group of islanders invented them. At the time, there were two types of boards: th...
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Hayden Panettiere and some fellow animal rights activists drew angry shouts and some shoving from fishermen in Japan when they tried to interfere with a dolphin hunt, according to video footage sho...
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The owners of an art gallery like the outdoor sign they inherited at their new location, even if it does advertise McCully Chop Sui. But the city says the sign has to go.Mauna Kea Galleries, owned ...
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A woman snorkeling off Maui was bitten by a shark Monday, about an hour after a nearby beach was closed because of a shark sighting.The woman, believed to be in her 60s, suffered injuries to her fo...
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Beijing (dpa) - China plans to expand its use of animated police
figures into a virtual force symbolizing the government's monitoring
of all major websites and online forums...
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" dominated the seventh-annual Teen Choice Awards Sunday, taking honors for Choice Movie: Action Adventure.The movie's stars Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley an...
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The company that runs the first passenger-vehicle ferry service between the Hawaiian Islands suspended operations indefinitely Tuesday after two days of emotional protests and legal setbacks.Hawaii...
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Officials with the first passenger-vehicle ferry between major Hawaiian Islands canceled plans to resume service to Kauai, despite a partial court victory and an announcement by Gov. Linda Lingle t...
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HONOLULU _ Visitors to Hawaii are paying record-high hotel rates despite a sharp drop in hotel occupancy this year. The softening has prompted many hotels to offer deals and incentives _ from compl...
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A Kyoto-based tofu maker is poised to make inroads into the U.S.
market on the back of the strong popularity of its products in Japan
and health-conscious American consumers.
A brand of to...
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Surfboard
Panettiere protests Japan dolphin hunt
