Read more Hawaii stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6594/hawaii.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:10:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73290/on-calif-coast-great-whites-lurk-closer-than-you-think.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe great white shark population in the eastern Pacific Ocean has a more regimented migratory schedule than previously thought—and one which brings the predators much closer to shore than was previously believed. Researchers in California tracked 179 great whites over 10 years, using acoustic tags and satellite info. Rather...http://www.newser.com/story/73290/on-calif-coast-great-whites-lurk-closer-than-you-think.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 11:48:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72601/polanski-victim-wants-case-dropped.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe woman who was raped by Roman Polanski when she was 13 wants the charge against the fugitive director dropped. Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor but fled before sentencing. He's in custody in Switzerland and Samantha Geimer, who lives in Hawaii, is under...http://www.newser.com/story/72601/polanski-victim-wants-case-dropped.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 17:35:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71424/pope-canonizes-father-damien.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFather Damien, the Belgian missionary who ministered to leprosy victims on the Hawaiian island of Molokai before contracting and dying of the disease, was canonized today. The 19th-century priest, the founder of the Little Sisters of the Poor, and three others were elevated to sainthood in a ceremony that drew...http://www.newser.com/story/71424/pope-canonizes-father-damien.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Oct 2009 14:44:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70575/post-quake-tsunami-kills-34-in-samoa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck the area around American Samoa today, generating a tsunami that killed as many as 34 in the US territory and adjacent Samoa, an independent state. The waves at Pago Pago were 5.1 feet above normal—smaller than originally feared— but tsunami warnings went up...http://www.newser.com/story/70575/post-quake-tsunami-kills-34-in-samoa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 18:34:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69408/hawaiian-island-to-evict-over-friendly-seal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA seal pup that loves human company is facing deportation to hundreds of miles away from his Hawaiian home, the Wall Street Journal reports. Baby monk seal KP2, who often swims with people and even climbs on boogie boards, has become a much-loved local celebrity on Molokai since he showed...http://www.newser.com/story/69408/hawaiian-island-to-evict-over-friendly-seal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 4:29:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68528/honolulu-mulls-body-odor-crackdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHonolulu's city council has delayed voting on a measure to bar stinky people from public transit, reports the Advertiser . The ordinance would crack down on people with “odors that unreasonably disturb others or interfere with their use of the transit system.” Part of the reason for the delay is the...http://www.newser.com/story/68528/honolulu-mulls-body-odor-crackdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 11:17:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66159/how-to-refute-birther-myths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDo you have a birther in your life? Well Salon is here to help. Here’s their rundown of birther myths, and how to refute them: Barack Obama wasn’t born in America: Not only has Hawaii repeatedly authenticated his birth certificate, the newspaper birth announcements were placed by Hawaii health officials....http://www.newser.com/story/66159/how-to-refute-birther-myths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 12:34:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66088/kenyan-obama-birth-certificate-is-mine-aussie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s “Kenyan” birth certificate, posted online by lawyer Orly Taitz, has been debunked as a forgery, and the original document—an old Australian certificate—it was based on has even been discovered. The Australian Broadcast Channel tracked down David Bomford, the man whose genuine birth certificate was used for...http://www.newser.com/story/66088/kenyan-obama-birth-certificate-is-mine-aussie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 14:23:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65578/americas-best-national-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the recession, international air travel is down and national park attendance is way up. Forbes runs down the crème de la crème of America’s national treasures, but be warned: “It's been incredibly hard to get camping space at most national parks,” one travel agent says. Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii:...http://www.newser.com/story/65578/americas-best-national-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 18:20:02 CDT