Natural Environment: Saving an Essential Part of Hawaiʻi
Here are five stories on how we can prepare for the present and the future, and what individuals, businesses, nonprofits and governments are doing to protect our natural environment.
Author: Natalie Schack
A New Locally Owned Hotel Company
Ben Rafter, who previously ran Aqua, wants to turn OLS Hotels & Resorts into “the next great Hawaii hotel operator” In an era when Hawaii’s hotel industry is dominated by offshore owners and operators, Ben Rafter wants to build Hawaii’s…
Voluntourism in Hawaiʻi
The opportunities for tourists to volunteer are growing along with the demand for those opportunities. From beach cleanups to cultural exchanges, forest conservation to farm stays, visitors are looking for experiences that are authentic, intimate and altruistic.
Technology Lets You Postpone Motherhood by Freezing Your Eggs
Is your biological clock ticking but you’re not ready to become a mom? Today’s technology makes it much more viable than before to freeze your eggs for use later to get pregnant. But be prepared to shell out $10,000 or…
ABC Stores Takes its Next Step into the Restaurant World with Lineage on Maui
"Sorry, I have work,” says Basalt chef Keith Kong, jokingly excusing himself from the conversation. He takes a thoughtful taste from a delicately plated cremeux-stuffed chocolate cake, adorned with artful smears of filling and drippings of raspberry coulis. It’s a…
Bike Revolution
These cyclists buck conventional commutes in favor of bikes. Their varied stories may inspire you to try it too. https://vimeo.com/279161571 A Bicycle Built for Two Tennessee Idol is as seasoned a bike commuter as they come. He’s been making the…
Big Island Hui Offers Big Prize for Entrepreneurs
The HIplan business plan competition provides a $25,000 grand prize while helping to build an islandwide entrepreneurial network. It was a morning in the fall of 2017, and Dr. Shallon Craddock was catching a few precious minutes of sleep in…
One-Fourth of Diabetes Patients Lose Limbs. These Doctors Are Trying to Prevent That
In Hawai‘i, diabetes-related complications are worse for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Can limb salvage help reduce amputations?
How Rail Got to $12.45 Billion and 11 Years Late
We sorted through more than a decade of cost overruns, audits and reports to explain how the price soared and why completion fell behind schedule.
All of Hawaii's Eight Gecko Species are Nonnative
Geckos are iconic in Hawaiʻi, as much as pineapples or ukuleles, and, like them, are not native to the Islands. The Polynesians brought them here about 1,500 years ago along with other plants and animals.
