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A large asteroid discovered this month using a University of Hawaii observatory on Maui will make a close pass to Earth on Halloween, but astronomers say there’s no need to get spooked.

For nearly 100 years the Buddhist temple bell at Papaaloa Hongwanji Mission has sounded before morning services. But on Wednesday there was silence. Thieves had stolen the relic.

A state judge says Moses Henry committed misdemeanor assault, not manslaughter, when he delivered a single punch to the face of another man, leading to the man’s death.

Honolulu City Council members, saying they are frustrated that Oahu’s homeless situation has not eased in recent months, have introduced seven resolutions hoping to make a difference.

Attorneys for the city and the Ko Olina Community Association told the state Land Use Commission on Thursday that they want an additional 18 months to settle a long-running dispute involving the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill at Kahe Point.

More than 100 people who were swept out of the Kakaako homeless encampment this month have simply moved next door and set up tents and tarps on state land in Kewalo Basin Park, Point Panic Beach Park and Kakaako Waterfront Park — the area neighboring the University of Hawaii Medical School.

The University of Hawaii announced Wednesday that a third observatory will be taken down from Mauna Kea — a move that fulfills the governor’s request to remove 25 percent of telescopes from the mountain, considered sacred by many Native Hawaiians.

Hula teacher charged with boys’ sex assault • Kauai inmate fails to check in

Ige nominates pair to circuit court posts • Fletcher tapped for St. Andrew’s Schools • Maioho replaces dad as mausoleum curator • Big surf forecast for Big Isle, Maui

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