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The Honolulu Advertiser
Articles for December 26, 2004

Local News
 •  Firework permit sales up, signaling a noisy New Year's Eve
 •  Soldier reconnects with family
 •  IN COURT
Unity House ties to politics examined
 •  Unity House probed in 1990 assets transfer
 •  OTHER NEWS
Christmas, aloha style
 •  'Treecycling' offered in all four counties
 •  Trust closing in on Maui deal
 •  ADVERTISER CHRISTMAS FUND
Recent donations
 •  LEE CATALUNA
Homegrown Norfolk may beat Mainland trees
 •  OUR HONOLULU
China site may be tie to Hawai'i
 •  Obituaries

Sports
 •  ALL-STATE FOOTBALL TEAM
Kamemehameha leads way on All-State football team
 •  Tokuda orchestrated Leilehua's turnaround
 •  UH FOOTBALL
All-State lineman commits to Hawai'i
 •  Hawai'i Bowl date to be reviewed
 •  UH BASKETBALL
'Bows take day off, then prepare for rigors of WAC
 •  Tulsa coach Phillips resigns
 •  UH VOLLEYBALL
Wilton wants to retain fan interaction
 •  So many unhappy returns

Island Life
 •  Unseen moments from 2004
 •  ISLAND SOUNDS
From paniolo to hapa-haole, these collections are keepers
 •  BOOKS
Enticing thriller is set on Maui
 •  Lit Beat
 •  MOMENTS OF LIFE
Scene season
 •  ART
The decorated people of the Pacific islands
 •  Art Calendar
 •  OHANA
Maybe spirit of Christmas is getting through
 •  A case of attraction between two opposites
 •  Births
 •  Weddings
 •  FAITH
Your gift to God is what you can truly be
 •  Weekly Thoughts
 •  Faith Calendar
 •  Animal Companions
 •  Deb Aoki's Bento Box

Business
 •  PROPERTY TAX
Appeal can lower property tax bill
 •  Reforms may bring tax relief
 •  FUNERAL PLANS
Prepaid funeral plans profiting from defaults
 •  Prepaid funeral plans popular, but interest-earning trust may be better
 •  OTHER HAWAI'I BUSINESS
Charities say new law will deter car donors
 •  Financial issues in elderly care varied, complex
 •  Kona brewery taps micro trend
 •  NATION BUSINESS
Safety issue may alter pill-popping U.S. culture
 •  Vegas gambled on luxury retail — and won
 •  Charities rely on unpredictable giving
 •  NONPROFITS
Director-board teamwork key

Opinion
 •  EDITORIALS
Release money for teen drug treatment
 •  Fun 'n' sun image both a curse and a blessing
 •  COMMENTARY
Centennial a chance for new ideas
 •  AFTER DEADLINE
Reporter proud of not having an opinion on issues
 •  Letters to the Editor