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AFTERNOON EDITION MOfj, starbulletin.com Thursday, November 2, 2006 50 cents MAKES A ME ISAM szotffcf reopen ftxqy for Kailua-bound traffic Sunnier weather forecast this weekend i i 1 i o. CM i 1 tat I A ft CRAIG T. KOJIMA CKOJIMASTARBULLETIN.COM By Rosemarie Bernardo and Gregg K. Kakesako rbernardostarbulletin.com gkakesakostarbulletin.com FT Skies clearing as storm system moves northeast A A Pali Highway landslide on the townside of the tunnels closed the highway into the night About 80 truckloads of mud and debris were removed as of last night The two Kailua-bound lanes were opened this morning for Honolulu-bound traffic. By Craig Gima a fr'V hi I- 1 A Klonaole li State highway inspectors were to spend most of today assessing the stability of a hill that was the source of a major mudslide that closed Pali Highway yesterday.

Scott Ishikawa, state Department of Transportation spokesman, said afternoon commuter traffic to Kailua was to be allowed starting at about 1 p.m. The decision whether to open the townbound lanes was to be made after the hillside had been inspected and if it was determined that the slope has stabilized, Ishikawa said. If the townbound lanes were to remain closed, Windward motorists would have to use the H-3 freeway, Likelike Highway or Kalanianaole Highway through Waimanalo and Hawaii Kai to get into town. However, Ishikawa said that generally the traffic going into Please see Pali, A6 COURTESY OF KITV4 NEWS Road PallTunnel Highway 1 JCJ Area of detail cgimastarbulletin.com The first major storm of the rainy season should soon be history. "Overall weather should be good this weekend," National Weather Service forecaster Kevin Kodama said this morning.

"There should be a light wind pattern. It should be pretty nice." The weather system located southwest of Kauai and Oahu which was responsible for the heavy showers this week is moving to the northeast. A flash flood watch remained in effect for all islands, except for the Big Island, through this afternoon, raising the possibility of heavy showers in some areas. Please see Weather, A6 Townbound motorists on the Pali Highway found themselves trapped In the tunnel yesterday after heavy rain caused a landslide. WINDWARD OAHU DRENCHED Rainfall totals, in inches, for the 24- and 72-hour period that ended at 5 a.

m. today. 24 HOUR 72 HOURS 24 HOUR 72 HOURS STAR-BULLETIN Maunawili 2.45 18.86 St. Stephens 7.51 20.02 Waihee 2.48 13.07 Ahuimanu 4.02 14.28 Luluku 8.03 16.35 Wilson Tunnel ...4.60 10.79 SOURCE: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Maintenance costs suppress HEI earnings A. iSUMMERLINCLto i A A I 3 ri Rxi You WHAT'S NEWS TODAY Say good-bye to seafood, study says If current trends of overfishing and pollution continue, the populations of just about all seafood face collapse by 2048, a team of ecol-ogists and economists warns in a report in tomorrow's issue of the journal Science.

But the damage is reversible. NEWS, PAGE A8 INDEX Business CI Comics D8 Editorials Entertainment D7 Movies D5 NationWorld Obituaries Sports Bl Today Dl Weather A4 Volume 126Number2164sectlons Copyright 2006 All rights reserved Subscriptions 529-1848 Classifieds 524-STAR Classified advertising. C10 Statecounty government notices C8 dirty rat! For Information Contact Your Broker or Call Ph: 808-95 1-4645 or Neighbor Islands 866-262-1803 Fax 866-206-5689 www.imxlnc.com HEI's net income was 13.8 percent lower than the same time last year, primarily due to investments that yielded $3.8 million less than a year earlier, and declining earnings of $2.4 million by its subsidiary American Savings Bank. HEI said "other operation" and maintenance expenses were $7.2 million higher for the utility last quarter than the same time a year ago, and that generation reserve margins during peak periods continued to be strained. "As a result," HEI said, "existing units are running harder, resulting in more frequent and more extensive maintenance.

The rising cost and increased scope of generating unit overhauls and Please see Electricity, A7 The company's net income falls 13.8 compared with the same time last year By Dave Segal dsegalstarbulletin.com Hawaiian Electric Industries forced to step up maintenance work on its electrical utility system last quarter to keep it "working reliably," said those costs may increase in the future as a result of the Oct. 15 earthquakes that rattled the state and caused a blackout on Oahu. The company warned of the possible additional costs yesterday in releasing its third-quarter financial results. The figures showed Digital imagery disguises AndySerkis akaGollumand KingKong in "Flushed Away" Z4 ilili "00001" 03781.