The Boba Tea Project: Jamba Juice Hawaii
Olivia and I are launching an ongoing series we’re calling The Boba Tea Project. She got me into liking boba
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Author: Diane Ako
Hawaii entrepreneur launches organic skin care line
With the plant-based movement building in popularity, it seems people are more conscious of what they put into their bodies
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Big Island Candies uses COVID-19 lockdown downtime to create new menu items
Big Island Candies recently released three additional locally-inspired treats. In addition to the dark chocolate-covered coffee brownie, pina colada shortbreads,
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The Kindness Rocks Project in Honolulu
If you see bright, painted rocks with positive messages lying around public spaces in metro Honolulu, it may be the
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Flex on this
Nearly two weeks ago, we thought Hurricane Douglas hitting Hawaii would be the biggest news of the weekend. Little did
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31st Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival Goes Virtual
For the first time in its 31 year history, the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival is going virtual, hosting an online
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The Incredible Journey of Plants
When we’re able to understand plants as a form of life that’s fundamentally different from animals and its own unique life form, a new and fascinating world opens to us.
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The Universe is Calling You
As I write this, the world’s in crisis from the coronavirus pandemic, and tensions and fear run high. In my
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I became a reiki practitioner during COVID-19 quarantine
Something unexpected happened to me during this coronavirus lockdown: I became a reiki practitioner. It wasn’t something I was planning
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Bread making and a museum-quality yeast starter
This is a story about a 25-year-old bread yeast starter that sits in a museum in Belgium, found its way
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