Ala Moana Center will hold a two-month celebration as it commemorates the shopping mall’s 60th anniversary. The 60-day celebration kicks off in July. Festivities include anniversary-themed events, special offers, gift with purchase promotions and 60th anniversary products. Ala Moana first opened its doors on Aug. 13, 1959. “As we commemorate this significant milestone, we’d like […]

Plastic is an ever-growing problem on the environment. Humans have produced 9.1 billion tonnes of plastic since 1950 when mass production started. That is enough to cover Hyde Park in a layer of waste 216km (about 134miles) deep.  Or, to put it another way, that’s the weight of 1.2 billion African Elephants or 90,000 Eiffel […]

The Princess made efforts to eliminate waste at her wedding With so many things to consider while wedding planning, the environmental impact of your choices may not even enter your mind. But let’s face it, as wonderful as weddings are, they can be incredibly wasteful affairs when you factor in the amount of food waste, […]

Creating worldwide change isn’t done with just one person; it has to involve everyone. In order to involve more people in the efforts to help the environment, it’s important to get younger generations involved in the effort. By fostering a concern for the environment and sustainable habits early, parents can raise children who will be […]

WHAT BEER WANTS to know is, why do you hate America? How can you just sit in front of the game on Super Bowl Sunday, ice cold domestic lager close to hand, and not consider the future of that great institution? No, not the Super Bowl—the beer. Beer is America. Americans drank 2.9 billion cases […]

“Being a Paradise for the nature-lovers Hawaii is considered to be the worst state to drive in, according to a study released by @WalletHub. Panos D.Prevedouros, PhD, Professor of Transportation Engineering at UH-Manoa is sure that this issue could be solved in just 10 steps “ “””Can we solve Honolulu’s pervasive traffic problem? Yes! There […]

Ride-hailing company Uber says it has suspended its services in the Spanish city of Barcelona because of new regulations. The decision comes after the Catalan government insisted on imposing a 15-minute delay before passengers could be picked up. Uber has been the target of protests by taxi drivers in Barcelona who say their business is […]

“Waking up in the morning, taking your breakfast, kissing your loved ones and rushing to work – simple routine day everyone has, isn’t it? And here comes a big “but”: how many hours do you spend to get to your workplace every day? How does traffic congestion affect your life? Did you ever regret the […]

At least eight people have died in the US Midwest as the region shivers in the grip of its worst cold snap in decades. An Iowa student found dead outside a college building is among victims of the deadly freeze. Hospitals have been treating patients reporting frostbite as life across a swathe of the nation […]

Some scientists say historically cold temperatures in the Midwest are a result of Arctic warming, but the view is far from universal. AN UNCHARACTERISTIC deep freeze sweeping across the Midwest and the Northeast this week has renewed a long-simmering scientific debate – even among those who acknowledge climate change – about whether global warming is […]