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The Honolulu Advertiser
Articles for December 29, 2002

Breaking/PM Stories
 •  Kaua'i drowning victims were from Pennsylvania

Local News
 •  Federal money flow to Kaho'olawe to cease in '03
 •  SPECIAL ELECTION
Low turnout expected in election for Congress
 •  OTHER TOP STORIES
Seas scrub Moloka'i port call
 •  Queen's nurses talk strategy at meeting
 •  Inspectors to leave North Korea
 •  POLICE/COURTS
BYUH's crime reporting inaccurate, group says
 •  Police searching for suspect in Ala Wai slaying
 •  47-year-old visitor, teenage son drown at Kaua'i beach
 •  Puna crash victim was Papa'ikou woman
 •  High court sticks to order for trial in Big Island killings
 •  OTHER NEWS
Roth has 'why-can't-we-do-it' attitude
 •  Kailua dreading traffic woes
 •  Three rescue captains retiring from HFD
 •  Hawai'i briefs
 •  Obituaries
 •  Awards & appointments
 •  Community Calendar
 •  BOB KRAUSS
Gratitude fills heart at end of year
 •  What's open and closed New Year's Day

Sports
 •  RAINBOW CLASSIC
Bulldogs have their way against Texas-Pan Am
 •  'Bows' Akpan comfortable in backup role
 •  UH VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball Warriors deep, talented
 •  ISLE FILE
Hilo hoops team wins on road, 82-64
 •  Sports Calendar
 •  Jones has earned pay raise
 •  For the Record

Island Life
 •  'Millennials' search for solutions in religions
 •  Sean Penn only the latest celebrity to wade into politics
 •  BOOKS
British author, dead 60 years, makes a comeback
 •  ART REVIEW
'Committed Generosity' a wondrous gift for Hawai'i
 •  Art Calendar
 •  ISLAND SOUNDS
Falsetto favorites fine additions to collections
 •  ANIMAL COMPANIONS
Keep pets safe and happy during chaotic, noisy time of year
 •  TGIF Weekend Calendar
 •  Tube Notes
 •  'OHANA
'Charlie Brown' Christmas tree gains favor after 37 years
 •  Help kids take responsibility
 •  Bond with your children through play
 •  Births
 •  Reunions
 •  Deb Aoki's Bento Box

Business
 •  Hope and uncertainty
 •  ECONOMY
One family's hopes for the year
 •  Islands' economic recovery to continue
 •  World economic growth forecasts revised downward
 •  BY THE NUMBERS
Small decisions, broad impacts
 •  TOURISM
Rising costs affect supplier, customer
 •  Reason for hope, reason to worry
 •  Business travel to remain flat in '03
 •  AGRICULTURE
Help from healthier sectors of economy
 •  Coffee seedlings further diversify local ag industry
 •  Tourism, construction appear stronger as year winds up
 •  REAL ESTATE
Couple places hopes on housing market
 •  Hawai'i housing market likely to continue record sales pace
 •  Residential building will be key to economic expansion in 2003
 •  Office-space glut won't end, but investors may make things happen
 •  JOBS
Preparing for an uncertain future
 •  Hawai'i to add jobs; skilled applicants scarcer
 •  Banks expected to have plenty of money to loan
 •  AIRLINES
Airlines continue belt-tightening with few bright spots for Hawai'i
 •  TECHNOLOGY
Few options for tech companies in tight market
 •  Battered Bay Area senses start of a turnaround
 •  LABOR/UNIONS
Government worker contracts end June 30
 •  NON-PROFITS
Local charities bracing for another difficult year
 •  MILITARY
Defense industry helping strengthen state's economy
 •  RETAIL
McInerny, Penney void isn't likely to last
 •  UTILITIES
Demand for power, telephone service to increase
 •  DIVERSIFICATION
Lingle to step up efforts to invigorate economy
 •  UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I
University of Hawai'i launching major upgrade
 •  INSURANCE
Consumers in Hawai'i can expect to pay more for most insurance
 •  FINANCE
Wall Street can't agree on where stocks will go in 2003
 •  Tech crisis lingers in California
 •  Slow business spending, threat of war keep economy sluggish
 •  Global initial offerings may show muscle in 2003

Opinion
 •  EDITORIALS
Advertiser endorses Ed Case for Congress
 •  Retiring council goes out with good and bad
 •  FOCUS
North Korea unlikely to launch a suicide war
 •  COMMENTARY
Will traces of the past color our future?
 •  THE RISING EAST
Let Japan teach Muslim world about modernization
 •  AFTER DEADLINE
More attention to detail in the new year
 •  Editorial board enjoys lively debates
 •  Letters to the Editor