ARTICLES BY MARK NIESSE

Hawaii law bars release of Obama birth information

HONOLULU - A privacy law that shields birth certificates has prompted Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie to abandon efforts to dispel claims that President Barack Obama was born outside Hawaii, his office says.

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US, allies complete Pacific military training

HONOLULU - Monthlong military drills in the Pacific, which conclude this weekend, were intended only as training exercises to combat terrorism and piracy - and were not meant to send a message to North Korea, the commander of the drills says.

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Big Island launching publicly funding elections

Hawaii is moving forward with its test run of publicly funded political campaigns this election year, despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling against a similar setup in Arizona.

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