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The Honolulu Advertiser
Articles for December 5, 2003

Breaking/PM Stories
 •  Aloha to sell commuter airline
 •  Police Beat
 •  $480M Damon land sale finalized
 •  Stocks retreat over slow U.S. job growth

Local News
 •  Army reaches agreement on limited Makua training
 •  Lingle won't release funds to purchase Paradise Park
 •  Flu arrives early, but it's not too late for a shot
 •  A second giant leap?
 •  POLICE/COURTS
Judge says words on videotape not clear
 •  Supreme Court orders resentencing for rapist
 •  Most of kumu hula's stolen jewelry recovered
 •  Kailua man faces retrial in death of wife in 1996
 •  Suspect in '87 rape attempt arrested in Tonga
 •  Man pleads guilty in providing false tax data linked to illegal donations
 •  OTHER TOP STORIES
Kamehameha settlement OK'd
 •  Police raises may be in jeopardy
 •  Bethany plans surfing demonstration
 •  BOE outlines 26 cases of firearms in schools
 •  OHA seeking sponsors to finance film
 •  2,800 still without phone service
 •  OTHER NEWS
Maui runoff to sea being investigated
 •  13 schools win appeals on 'No Child' law
 •  Amnesty offer in tortoise thefts
 •  Commemoration of Pearl Harbor attack begins today
 •  State receives insight on light-rail financing
 •  Hawai'i briefs
 •  ADVERTISER CHRISTMAS FUND
Life's rid of abuse, but full of needs
 •  Obituaries
 •  3 pianos a tribute to lesson days
 •  Corrections

Sports
 •  UH VOLLEYBALL
UH, BYU sweep openers
 •  UH FOOTBALL
Boise St. proves worth to WAC
 •  STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
ILH or OIA, the best teams will win
 •  'Aiea vs. Damien
 •  Kahuku vs. Saint Louis
 •  ISLE FILE
Hawai'i-Hilo basketball drops Hawai'i Pacific to 0-6 on year
 •  RECREATION
Pacing is key to success
 •  Coaches featured at Hawai'i's banquet
 •  Kailua Pee Wee team off to Orlando
 •  Sports Notices
 •  FERD LEWIS
Hawai'i, BYU was inevitable
 •  On the Air
 •  For the Record

Island Life
 •  Have a merry gizmo
 •  COMMENTARY
Awkward moments in age of uncertainty
 •  Sip, savor and shop at 'Mistletoe'
 •  All Christmas on KSSK radio
 •  Vitamin B12 touted for bones, heart
 •  HAWAI'I GARDENS
Yellow ginger, usually pau by now, going strong
 •  Home & Garden Calendar
 •  TV REVIEW
Comedy Central tries its own awards show
 •  Stars 'feast' on HBO epic 'Angels'
 •  THE LEFT LANE
Book spotlights 116 U.S. war heroes
 •  Tube Notes
 •  TGIF Weekend Calendar

Business
 •  Steel tariffs eliminated
 •  Costco gas competitors hold fast
 •  250 want to testify on bank merger
 •  How Hawai'i hotels are faring
 •  OTHER BUSINESS
Retailers worry holiday sales may not follow economy's lead
 •  Bush signs legislation on credit, ID theft
 •  FAO Schwarz owner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy again
 •  Investors yank $2 billion from firm
 •  Stocks climb modestly amid investor hesitance
 •  BUSINESS BRIEFS
Waikiki center chooses agency
 •  30-year mortgage rate climbs to 6.02%
 •  HAWAI'I REAL ESTATE REPORT
Honolulu single-family buy/sell indicator
 •  Mortgage rates in Hawai'i on the rise
 •  Neighborhood snapshots

Opinion
 •  EDITORIAL
Menor right to refine gasoline price caps
 •  EDITORIAL
'Weighted' budgets a tool, not basic reform
 •  ISLAND VOICES
Trustees should not have wavered
 •  Letters to the Editor

Entertainment/TGIF
 •  The shining: City ready to switch on the holiday lights
 •  MUSIC SCENE
There's noel place like home for the holidays
 •  Billboard hits
 •  STAGE SCENE
'Peter Pan' production lifts off tonight
 •  CUISINE ON A SHOESTRING
Follow your mood to Eastside or Chiyo's
 •  MOVIE SCENE
Cruise brings charisma, honor to complex portrayal in 'Last Samurai'
 •  Naturally sweet, yet sticky 'Honey' may appeal to hip-hop fans
 •  Surfing greats, wave action featured in weeklong series
 •  Screening room
 •  DVD SCENE
'Alien' fans' dream: 9 discs, lots of commentaries
 •  EVENT CALENDARS
TGIF Weekend Calendar
 •  Ongoing Events
 •  The Buzz
 •  What's Up!
 •  Neighbor Islands