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Zero visibility on Highway 52

By Garrison Keillor — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

Why do people complain about winter, which is really quite magnificent?

An unexpectedly popular papaya protest

Andrew Leonard — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

Thais in Bangkok know a bargain when they see one: Free genetically modified papayas, courtesy of Greenpeace

Hawaiian punch

By Neal Milner and Alex Koppelman — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

A moderate Democrat is trying to unseat one of the islands' iconic senators by calling him a far-left liberal. Sound familiar?

"Blue Latitudes"

Read by Daniel Gerroll — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

In his latest book, Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Horowitz retraces Captain James Cook's epic journeys onboard a replica of Cook's 18th-century ship.

Letter from Hawaii

By Janelle Brown — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

On Oahu and up to my eyeballs in coco-surf, sloppy-flora, roasted-pig chic.

What's the rush?

By David Greenberg — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

Florida shouldn't worry about blowing its electoral vote deadline; Hawaii did it as recently as 1960.

The bugs crawl in, the bugs crawl out

By Christopher Kemp — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

What kind of man lurks in dark, steamy jungles studying the insects he finds on corpses? It's all in a night's work when you're a forensic entomologist.

Hawaiian putsch

By Barry Raine — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

Sex, drugs, sunshine and suicide: How an esteemed philanthropic estate -- and one of Goldman Sachs' biggest outside shareholders -- wound up in the sewer.

The best hotel in Honolulu

By Don George — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

When money doesn't matter, here's the place to stay.

The Whitney Houston rules

By Carina Chocano — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

The hypocrisy of America's marijuana laws is highlighted by the glamorous singer's non-arrest after she's found with a half-ounce of pot in an airport.

U.S. stoners buy Canadian

By J.A. Getzlaff — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

Manitoban pot reaches a new high.

Lassie, get lost

By David Goodman — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

When relationships go to the dogs, they go to the dogs.

Surfzilla vs. the Banzai Pipeline

By Cintra Wilson — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

Hobnobbing with the Pipe Masters at Oahu's G-Shock Triple Crown of Surfing.

Bill Belew, the man who dressed the King

By Mike Thomas — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

The creator of the glorious "Burning Flame of Love" and other sartorial extravaganzas recalls what it was like to design costumes for the messiah of Memphis.

A-list extravaganza!

By David Goodman — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

A birthday bash with George Lucas, Mike Myers, Trey Parker and Jewel. Plus: Ron "The Hedgehog" Jeremy, Joey Buttafuoco, a white supremacist and a baffled Japanese guest dine at Jerry's Famous.

The luau wars

By Robert Ito — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

Dartmouth Greeks tried to improve their reputation with a non-offensive Hawaiian luau. The leis never even made it off the rack.

Is it safe to visit China now?

By Donald D. Groff — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

Our expert offers info on Vietnam tours, Christmas condos in Hawaii and Puerto Rico's weather patterns.

A heart's breath

By Anne Lamott — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

For my birthday this year, God gave me the gift of grace.

Where the hula goddess lives

By James D. Houston — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

Far off the beaten path, James D. Houston discovers that the sources of hula, Hawaii's sensual dance, still sway in a sacred Kauai site.

Why Israel shouldn't trust Yasir Arafat

By David Horowitz — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:02:00 PST

The Nobel Laureate is a sadistic dictator and shameless liar who has just one wish for the Jewish state: That it cease to exist.

Respect, yes;
equivalence, no