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10 Hawaii stories you might have missed in November 2018

By Star-Advertiser Staff

Dec. 5, 2018

ASSOCIATED PRESS Duane "Dog" Chapman, right, and Beth Chapman present the award for CMT performance of the year at the 2013 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Bounty hunter Beth Chapman — the matriarch of the family featured in the Hawaii-based television reality show “Dog the Bounty Hunter” — was rushed into emergency throat surgery in Los Angeles on Nov. 27, multiple media outlets reported. Read more: Beth Chapman undergoes emergency surgery in Los Angeles .
BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Sears Holdings Corp. listed four Hawaii outlets to be sold or auctioned off as part of its bankruptcy. Read more: Sears to sell off most of its Hawaii stores.
PHOTO COURTESY FLORENT DECHARD Bruno Mars blows past the great expectations with a concert that combines high energy with high emotion. Review: Bruno Mars makes his homecoming special for fans
ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2001 Hawaii's Vince Manuwai, left, has words with Brigham Young University's Justin Ena during a game on Dec. 8, 2001. Vince Manuwai, who was widely regarded as one of the top offensive linemen in University of Hawaii football history, died Nov. 4, according to a family spokesman. Read more: .
BLOOMBERG Daiso, one of Japan’s most popular discount retailers, is opening its first store in mid-December at the Pearl City Shopping Center. Read more: Japanese discount retailer Daiso coming to Hawaii.
JAMES GARRETT / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Six months of hard work paid off for Lacie Choy as she was crowned Miss Hawaii USA 2019 Sunday night at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Competing as Miss Waikiki USA, the 20-year-old University of Hawaii at Manoa student beat 24 other contestants to become the 57th woman to hold the title of Miss Hawaii USA since 1962. Read more: Lacie Choy crowned Miss Hawaii USA 2019.
COURTESY PHOTOSFormer state Rep. Tommy Waters, left, and incumbent City Councilman Trevor Ozawa. Honolulu City Councilman Trevor Ozawa pulled off a 22-vote victory over former state Rep. Tommy Waters to win reelection to the Council District 4 (East Honolulu) seat, according to a final summary report issued by the state Office of Elections at 4:11 a.m. Nov. 6. Read more: Incumbent Trevor Ozawa pulls off win over Tommy Waters in City Council rematch.
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM Local 5 union president Gemma Weinstein reacts with fellow hotel workers after ratification of a new contract negotiation at the Ala Moana Hotel. Hotel owner Kyo-ya offered striking hotel workers $6.13 per hour in pay and benefit increases over four years in a new contract that ended a 51-day-old strike on Nov. 27. Read more: Hotel workers ratify contract to end 51-day strike
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COMLilly Geyer reaches for her daughter on Nov. 23 after a state jury found her not guilty in connection with the death of 3-year-old Finley Boyle. Read more: Former Kailua dentist Lilly Geyer found not guilty in child’s death.
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM Hagadone Hawaii, which calls itself Hawaii’s largest commercial printer, will close its commercial printing operations in January after more than 26 years. Read more: Hagadone Hawaii to close print operations in January; 93 losing jobs.
ASSOCIATED PRESS Duane "Dog" Chapman, right, and Beth Chapman present the award for CMT performance of the year at the 2013 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Bounty hunter Beth Chapman — the matriarch of the family featured in the Hawaii-based television reality show “Dog the Bounty Hunter” — was rushed into emergency throat surgery in Los Angeles on Nov. 27, multiple media outlets reported. Read more: Beth Chapman undergoes emergency surgery in Los Angeles .
BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Sears Holdings Corp. listed four Hawaii outlets to be sold or auctioned off as part of its bankruptcy. Read more: Sears to sell off most of its Hawaii stores.
PHOTO COURTESY FLORENT DECHARD Bruno Mars blows past the great expectations with a concert that combines high energy with high emotion. Review: Bruno Mars makes his homecoming special for fans
ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2001 Hawaii's Vince Manuwai, left, has words with Brigham Young University's Justin Ena during a game on Dec. 8, 2001. Vince Manuwai, who was widely regarded as one of the top offensive linemen in University of Hawaii football history, died Nov. 4, according to a family spokesman. Read more: .
BLOOMBERG Daiso, one of Japan’s most popular discount retailers, is opening its first store in mid-December at the Pearl City Shopping Center. Read more: Japanese discount retailer Daiso coming to Hawaii.
JAMES GARRETT / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Six months of hard work paid off for Lacie Choy as she was crowned Miss Hawaii USA 2019 Sunday night at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Competing as Miss Waikiki USA, the 20-year-old University of Hawaii at Manoa student beat 24 other contestants to become the 57th woman to hold the title of Miss Hawaii USA since 1962. Read more: Lacie Choy crowned Miss Hawaii USA 2019.
COURTESY PHOTOSFormer state Rep. Tommy Waters, left, and incumbent City Councilman Trevor Ozawa. Honolulu City Councilman Trevor Ozawa pulled off a 22-vote victory over former state Rep. Tommy Waters to win reelection to the Council District 4 (East Honolulu) seat, according to a final summary report issued by the state Office of Elections at 4:11 a.m. Nov. 6. Read more: Incumbent Trevor Ozawa pulls off win over Tommy Waters in City Council rematch.
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM Local 5 union president Gemma Weinstein reacts with fellow hotel workers after ratification of a new contract negotiation at the Ala Moana Hotel. Hotel owner Kyo-ya offered striking hotel workers $6.13 per hour in pay and benefit increases over four years in a new contract that ended a 51-day-old strike on Nov. 27. Read more: Hotel workers ratify contract to end 51-day strike
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COMLilly Geyer reaches for her daughter on Nov. 23 after a state jury found her not guilty in connection with the death of 3-year-old Finley Boyle. Read more: Former Kailua dentist Lilly Geyer found not guilty in child’s death.
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM Hagadone Hawaii, which calls itself Hawaii’s largest commercial printer, will close its commercial printing operations in January after more than 26 years. Read more: Hagadone Hawaii to close print operations in January; 93 losing jobs.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Duane "Dog" Chapman, right, and Beth Chapman present the award for CMT performance of the year at the 2013 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Bounty hunter Beth Chapman — the matriarch of the family featured in the Hawaii-based television reality show “Dog the Bounty Hunter” — was rushed into emergency throat surgery in Los Angeles on Nov. 27, multiple media outlets reported.

Read more: Beth Chapman undergoes emergency surgery in Los Angeles .

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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Sears Holdings Corp. listed four Hawaii outlets to be sold or auctioned off as part of its bankruptcy.

Read more: Sears to sell off most of its Hawaii stores.

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PHOTO COURTESY FLORENT DECHARD

Bruno Mars blows past the great expectations with a concert that combines high energy with high emotion. Mars spent the entire 100 minutes of his first of those concerts showing how much Hawaii means to him.

Read the review: Bruno Mars makes his homecoming special for fans

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ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2001

Hawaii's Vince Manuwai, left, has words with Brigham Young University's Justin Ena during a game on Dec. 8, 2001. Vince Manuwai, who was widely regarded as one of the top offensive linemen in University of Hawaii football history, died Nov. 4, according to a family spokesman.

Read more: Former Hawaii football star Vince Manuwai dies at 38.

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BLOOMBERG

Daiso, one of Japan’s most popular discount retailers, is opening its first store in mid-December at the Pearl City Shopping Center.

Read more: Japanese discount retailer Daiso coming to Hawaii.

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JAMES GARRETT / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER

Six months of hard work paid off for Lacie Choy as she was crowned Miss Hawaii USA 2019 at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Competing as Miss Waikiki USA, the 20-year-old University of Hawaii at Manoa student beat 24 other contestants to become the 57th woman to hold the title of Miss Hawaii USA since 1962.

See more photos: Lacie Choy crowned Miss Hawaii USA 2019.

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COURTESY PHOTOS

Former state Rep. Tommy Waters, left, and incumbent City Councilman Trevor Ozawa. Honolulu City Councilman Trevor Ozawa pulled off a 22-vote victory over former state Rep. Tommy Waters to win reelection to the Council District 4 (East Honolulu) seat, according to a final summary report issued by the state Office of Elections at 4:11 a.m. Nov. 6.

Read more: Incumbent Trevor Ozawa pulls off win over Tommy Waters in City Council rematch.

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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Local 5 union president Gemma Weinstein reacts with fellow hotel workers after ratification of a new contract negotiation at the Ala Moana Hotel. Hotel owner Kyo-ya offered striking hotel workers $6.13 per hour in pay and benefit increases over four years in a new contract that ended a 51-day-old strike on Nov. 27.

Read more: Hotel workers ratify contract to end 51-day strike.

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Lilly Geyer reaches for her daughter on Nov. 23 after a state jury found her not guilty in connection with the death of 3-year-old Finley Boyle.

Read more: Former Kailua dentist Lilly Geyer found not guilty in child’s death.

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Hagadone Hawaii, which calls itself Hawaii’s largest commercial printer, will close its commercial printing operations in January after more than 26 years.

Read more: Hagadone Hawaii to close print operations in January; 93 losing jobs.

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