Choose up to five for the top news stories of 2009 (Poll Closed)

• Saint Damien relic tours the Big Island
  8%
  8 votes
   
• Mayor Billy Kenoi completes first year in office
  5%
  5 votes
   
• The economy tanks, foreclosures, furlough Fridays
  25%
  26 votes
   
• County Council sued by West Hawaii Today for violating the Sunshine Law
  13%
  13 votes
   
• Thirty Meter Telescope picks the Mauna Kea for site
  13%
  13 votes
   
• Hulihee Palace re-opens after repairs from 2006 earthquake
  6%
  6 votes
   
• Japanese Emperor visits the Big Island
  8%
  8 votes
   
• Uncle George Naope passes away at age 81
  12%
  12 votes
   
• Saddle Road: Middle portion completed; Mile 18 section started
  7%
  7 votes
   
• H1N1 Flu pandemic reaches Hawaii with vaccines in short supply
  4%
  4 votes