Move over, Sid Fernandez. You've got company. Meaning that Maui's Shane Victorino won't be coming home to Hawai'i next week. He's headed to St. Louis as an all-star.

Despite her own admission that wrestling "is not a girl thing," Teshya Alo is doing her best to start changing some minds. The Honolulu native, who has already propelled herself into the national spotlight at the age of 11, went

Joy Monahan of 'Aina Haina will defend her title at the ASP Women's World Longboard Championships, which is scheduled to start this weekend at Biarritz, France. Monahan, 23, won her first world championship last year at Biarritz.

Lane Nogawa netted the top prize at the Wai'anae Boat Fishing Club's Ahi Fever Tournament. Nogawa, captain of Lur-Ker, won $10,000 for catching the largest 'ahi of the two-day tournament. His 232.4-pound catch was made June 21.

Former long-time Kailua High football coach Alex Kane called him "one of the top (athletes) he's ever seen." Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts, who was his college teammate and later a more-than-worthy adversary in the NFL, said he was

Quiksilver Waterman Collection will hold its biennial Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction next week. The July 18 event at the Blaisdell Center is expected to lure a record number of serious collectors from around the world, organizers say.

Less than six weeks after filing for protection from its creditors, General Motors Corp. is expected to emerge from bankruptcy today as a leaner, greener company, but saddled with doubts as to whether it can turn a profit for its

The number of workers testing positive for marijuana use is on the rise, according to a new report from the state's leading workforce drug-testing company.

The state collected $8.4 million from taxpayers during its monthlong amnesty program as the Hawai'i Department of Taxation offered people a chance to come clean without having to pay a penalty. The state said some 870 taxpayers came forward with

A company headed by local businessman Clyde Kaneshiro has acquired 146 acres of former pineapple land in Central O'ahu from the George Galbraith Trust. Kaneshiro's Cedar Grove Hawaii LLC paid more than $3.8 million for the property in March, state

Check out "Slava's Snowshow" Aug. 12-23 at the Hawaii Theatre. The Waikiki Aquarium's summer concert series returns Thursday with Kaumakaiwa Kanakaole. The Curators of Hawaiian Music series kicked off this week with slack-key phenom Makana.

It's time for the 8th Annual Korean Festival at Kapi'olani Park. The traditional festival takes place tomorrow, but it has a special kickoff tonight at Sunset on the Beach with "Lump of Sugar," a Korean film from CJ Entertainment about

Scenes from our kaiseki encounters: We're in Japan, and we're staring at the delicacy at the end of our chopsticks: blood-red sheets of horse sashimi. We psych up and eat. Still in Japan, a summer splurge: Our waitress kneels at

Byron Furukawa and Malika Dudley of KGMB9 TV list their Top 9 things to do this week.

Synth pop duo MGMT is slated to perform Thursday at Pipeline Café. One half of the two-man team, Andrew VanWyngarden, spoke to us over the phone from Brooklyn about stumbling into stardom, making stupid music and a little-known band called