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How to experience the real Honolulu, according to a local lei maker Credit: Alamy Meleana Estes has been called the "curator of modern aloha". It celebrates what makes Hawai'i unique – or "modern aloha" – so her inclination to explore Honolulu has the city's unique culture at the forefront. "Hawaiian culture is more than an aesthetic or channel for inspiration …

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There’s a mountain on Oahu named for the Greek myth of Tantalus, for whom satisfaction was always just out of reach. “In Hawaii, of course, that’s all rooted in Native Hawaiian culture, local building materials.” Builders often looked to the past for inspiration, she says. “Hawaii has exceptionally high land value and so there’s often pressure to redevelop — anything …

Three people were taken to hospital after a flight from Honolulu to Sydney was hit with "severe turbulence" on Friday night. Key points: The Hawaiian Airlines flight was carrying 163 passengers and 12 crew members The airline says the aircraft is undergoing a thorough inspection More than 100 domestic flights leaving Sydney Airport were cancelled due to strong winds Hawaiian …

San Jose man drowns during Hawaiian honeymoon

A San Jose couple’s Hawaiian honeymoon ended in tragedy this month on the island of Oahu. A spear fisher pulled Phan to shore, and bystanders performed CPR before first responders arrived, according to KITV in Honolulu. “People, they don’t have the decency, integrity, it’s just morals, I guess,” John Titchen, chief of Honolulu’s Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division, told …

King David La'amea Kalākaua: The first king to travel around the world Jeffrey Isaac Greenberg 11+/Alamy King David La'amea Kalākaua: The first king to travel around the world He had tea with the Queen, was blessed by the Pope and spread Hawaiian culture across the globe – while also reviving it back home. The week-long Merrie Monarch Festival has been …

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HONOLULU — A luxury yacht that ran aground in waters off the Hawaiian island of Maui accidentally pumped diesel fuel into the ocean after a failed attempt to remove it Tuesday, its owner said. Jim Jones told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that seawater entered the engine room of the 94-foot yacht, which made the ship’s bilges pump out diesel fuel. The …

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Native Hawaiians flock to Las Vegas for affordable living

KAPOLEI, Hawaii — Kona Purdy never wanted to live anywhere but Hawaii. “There’s no Hawaii without Hawaiians,” said Honolulu City Council Chair Tommy Waters, who is Native Hawaiian. His five siblings have all moved to the continental U.S. “That’s just incredibly sad to me, that Hawaiians cannot afford to live in Hawaii.” Las Vegas was desirable to the Purdys because …

HONOLULU — Severe turbulence rocked a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu Sunday, seriously injuring 11 people in what an Hawaiian Airlines official called an isolated and unusual event. Jon Snook, the airline’s chief operating officer, said the airline hasn’t experienced “an incident of this nature in recent history.” The flight was full, carrying 278 passengers and 10 crew members, he …

Queen’s Medical Center, where some who were injured by turbulence on a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix to Honolulu were taken Sunday. A flight from Phoenix to Honolulu carrying many passengers traveling for the holidays encountered severe turbulence shortly before landing, sending some unrestrained people and objects flying about the cabin and seriously injuring 11, officials and passengers said. In …

HONOLULU — More than 500 years ago, Hawaiians placed four boulders on a Waikiki beach to honor visitors from the court of Tahiti’s king who had healed the sick. She said the healers were revered for their skill and hopes their story will show children in Hawaii that “proper Hawaiian culture” doesn’t pass judgment against those “who have elements of …

The Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, where two men suspected of murder in Honolulu were last seen Tuesday before their arrests Wednesday by federal marshals and L.A. police in Southern California. Juan Tejedor Baron, 23, was taken into custody by federal marshals and Los Angeles police around 4:18 p.m. on a Greyhound bus in Anaheim that was bound for …

CNN — Hawaiian officials are tightening restrictions after a surge in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations statewide – with majority of the cases on the island of Oahu. It’s been very disappointing.” Ige announced that a 14-day inter-island travel quarantine will be in place starting August 11 to stop further spread to other islands. Hospitals could be overwhelmed by the end …