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Ward Centers boutique wins $25K in national retail contests
The votes are in and a Honolulu boutique is number one. Eden In Love, located in Ward Centers, won first place in the National Retail Federation's "This Is Retail" video contest. Weeks of public voting helped the store claim the top spot and the $25,000 grand prize. The National Retail Federation said owner Tanna Dang's story is one of philanthropy
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Junior Seau's garage burglarized
OCEANSIDE , Calif. (AP) - Police say a thief burglarized the garage of Junior Seau's Oceanside , Calif. , home days after the former NFL star's suicide. A burglar crawled through a doggy door into Seau's garage at about 2 p.m. on May 7. Lt. Leonard Mata tells the North County Times (http://bit.ly/IWuGZe) that the crook rummaged through cabinets
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Hawaii surfer John John Florence wins first ASP World Championship Tour contest
Hawaii surfer John John Florence won the Billabong Rio Pro competition. It’s Florence ’s first ASP World Championship Tour win. The 19-year-old surfer from Oahu ’s North Shore took the title over Joel Parkinson in barreling three-to-four foot waves at Barra de Tijuca. This is Florence ’s rookie year in the ASP World Championship Tour. He now sits at No.
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USS Carl Vinson sailor arrested for burglary
A sailor on the USS Carl Vinson was arrested for allegedly breaking into a Waikiki apartment. It happened early Wednesday morning. Police say the 20-year-old broke the louvers of a window to an apartment just after midnight . The residents confronted him and the suspect became aggressive. Police say the residents went back inside the apartment and the suspect followed
