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Local News
•	Teachers may get to keep some planning days
•	More Christmas trees on way
•	New trial ordered in 'cold case' murder
•	Hawaii governor opposes Akaka bill revisions
•	Oahu property tax assessments down 6.7% - less than predicted
•	Downturn hit Kamehameha Schools with $2.2 billion loss
•	Police nab 80 traffic scofflaws in Mo'ili'ili
MY COMMUNITIES
•	UPW gets restitution in Rodrigues fraud case
•	Hawaii earns middling rank in health disaster readiness
•	Head of Kennedy Center to speak on arts management
OTHER NEWS
•	Beethoven's Ninth will go on after all
•	Obituaries
ADVERTISER CHRISTMAS FUND
•	Turn of fortune leaves them poor
JERRY BURRIS
•	Hawaii's health care model not perfect