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Hustle and foam key to fire training KAHULUI - When firefighters train at Kahului Airport, it's hard not to notice. From Paia to Upcountry and Central Maui, people can see a towering plume of black smoke rising from the Kanaha Beach Park side of the airport. www.mauinews.com
Al Qaeda a year after Osama bin Laden's death Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by US Navy seals in a raid on his compound in Pakistan. www.radioaustralia.net.au
US-China scramble to resolve issue of Chinese dissident The issue of a Chinese activist believed to be under US protection in China, has threatened to overshadow a visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. www.radioaustralia.net.au
Burma's parliament reconvenes without opposition Burma's parliament has reopened without the newly elected opposition NLD members taking their seats. www.radioaustralia.net.au
Maui has lost more than four miles of sandy beach in past century - report HONOLULU - Eighty-five percent of sandy beachfront has eroded and 4.2 miles has been lost on Maui in the past century, according to a U.S. Geological Survey and University of Hawaii report released this week. www.mauinews.com
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