Uyesugi goes on trial April 24 in the Nov. 2 shooting deaths of seven co-workers at Xerox. Richard Ambo - The Honolulu Advertiser Gill narrowly defeats Rutledge in labor vote After serving for 14 years as head of the union that represents about 10,000 Hawaii hotel and restaurant workers, labor leader Tony Rutledge has been turned out of office by 39 votes. The jury that will decide Byran Uyesugi's fate during his trial this year will visit the Xerox building where he is accused of murdering seven co-workers Nov. 2. A federal judge declined yesterday to expand on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down Hawaiians-only voting for trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Quarantine changes proposed Service dogs will be included in Hawaii's animal quarantine rules governing guide dogs under proposed amendments scheduled for public hearings at the end of April.
Service dogs assist people who are deaf or in wheelchairs.
Federal agency to regulate park flights President Clinton this week signed a bill that requires the Federal Aviation Administration to cooperate with the National Park Service in creating rules that could limit air tours over Haleakala and Hawaii Volcanoes National Parks. A committee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs directed staff members yesterday to continue researching what OHA's policy should be on repatriation of ancient Native Hawaiian remains and burial artifacts. Planetary cluster graces Astronomy Day skies Saturn, Jupiter and Mars are clustered around the crescent moon on this day and night, which the star-gazing community celebrates as Astronomy Day. Hawaii ranked third in the nation on a per-capita basis for damage from extreme weather during the 1990s, according to a report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Bob Krauss A challenge to 'awaken' old land Leihua and Aimoku Pali believe that age 60 isn't too old to start over.