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Local News
•	Late tree shoppers rejoice
•	5.5% less spent on academic plans
•	Depression worsens destitution
•	Stabbing on Ewa bench might not have been intended victim
•	Hawaii economy may start to see slow upturn within a few months
•	Hawaii revenue drop expected to add another $40M to deficit
STATE GOVERNMENT
•	Senate panel OKs amended Akaka bill
COURTS
•	Cameras approved in federal courts
POLICE
•	Boy, 13, hurt in random shooting
ENVIRONMENT
•	Maui water plan deferred
HEALTH
•	UH athletes inoculated against H1N1 swine flu
BIG ISLAND
•	Police identify man, 60, shot and killed after standoff
MAUI
•	Maui water plan deferred
MY COMMUNITIES
•	Man, suspected of beating grandmother, 85, arrested
•	Pine agrees to pay fine over campaign sign photos
•	Toddler killed after being struck by SUV identified
•	Law firm, with friends' help, collects half a ton of food
OTHER NEWS
•	Chinatown hit hard by rat concerns
•	Turtle Bay traffic at core of appeal
•	Obituaries
LEE CATALUNA
•	Party's over before it begins
ADVERTISER CHRISTMAS FUND
•	Depression worsens destitution