All posts tagged "Hawaii"

  • In this photo taken Tuesday Jan. 26, 2016, Kent Terada shows the shaka or "hang loose" sign while sitting at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu. A new study looking at the five elements of a well ordered life, such as financial security, sense of community and purpose, ranks Hawaii just ahead of Alaska. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
    Sleepless in Hawaii: The Aloha state leads nation in getting too little sleep

    NEW YORK (AP) — Tired of hearing that more than a third of U.S. adults don’t get enough sleep? Here’s something new: a government report about which states get the most sack time. It says South Dakota...

    • Posted February 18, 2016
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    Woody Harrelson applies for Hawaii marijuana dispensary

    HONOLULU (AP) — Actor and marijuana advocate Woody Harrelson was one of nearly 60 applicants to apply to open one of Hawaii’s first medical marijuana dispensaries. Harrelson applied for a license in Honolulu County under his company,...

    • Posted February 5, 2016
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  • In this photo taken Tuesday Jan. 26, 2016, Kent Terada shows the shaka or "hang loose" sign while sitting at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu. A new study looking at the five elements of a well ordered life, such as financial security, sense of community and purpose, ranks Hawaii just ahead of Alaska. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
    Want to feel better? Move to Hawaii, Alaska

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — If you want to improve your sense of well-being, leave the Lower 48. A new report ranking all 50 states based on residents’ sense of well-being puts Hawaii at No. 1, followed by...

    • Posted January 28, 2016
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    Korea Times project: Honolulu, first home of Korean immigrants

    By Lee Hae-gwang Early Korean immigrants to the United States — including those who arrived in Honolulu onboard the SS Gaelic on Jan. 13, 1903 — worked on Hawaii’s sugar cane plantations as contract laborers for 69...

    • Posted December 30, 2015
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    Low-cost Korean carrier Jin Air to begin flights in Hawaii this month

    South Korean low-cost airline Jin Air’s arrival in Hawaii, with Seoul-Honolulu flights beginning Dec. 19, is drawing excitement from the local tourism industry. Although the state’s Korean population is eclipsed by its Japanese population, the Korean tourism market...

    • Posted December 10, 2015
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    Hawaii Korean population falls slightly

    Although the overall Korean population in the United States rose by 11.3 percent from 2009 to 2014, it fell slightly in Hawaii, according to American Community Survey data taken from the U.S. Census Bureau. The state’s Korean...

    • Posted December 8, 2015
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  • The 5th Hawaii-Korea Inter-Tourism Forum was held Friday inside the Waikiki Resort Hotel.
    Hawaii-Korea inter-tourism forum pushes for more

    By The Korea Times Hawaii staff A Hawaii-Korea inter-tourism forum last week pushed for increased exchange between the two areas. In recent years, South Koreans have been buying up Hawaiian property — golf courses, hotels, luxury condos...

    • Posted November 24, 2015
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