Hawaii

7 Nov 2012

The mainland has its "Chinese Hawaii" - the tropical, palm-fringed Hainan Island - but Hongkongers and mainlanders are developing a taste for the real deal. Hawaii is expected to have 96,000...

Curiosity discovers soil on Mars is like sand in Hawaii

1 Nov 2012

In the first inventory of minerals on another planet, Nasa's Mars rover Curiosity found soil that bears a striking resemblance to weathered, volcanic sand in Hawaii, scientists said.

Tsunami alert for Hawaii after quake off western Canada

29 Oct 2012

A magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada, with residents in parts of British Columbia evacuated, but the province appeared to escape the biggest quake in Canada since 1949...

Tsunami warning for Hawaii downgraded

28 Oct 2012

A tsunami warning for Hawaii has been downgraded to an advisory on Sunday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said.

Evacuation orders were also lifted for coastal areas, a Hawaii civil...

Curiosity finds Mars rock similar to Hawaiian stone

13 Oct 2012

When scientists selected a rock to test the Mars rover Curiosity's laser, they expected it to contain the same minerals as rocks found elsewhere on the red planet, but learned instead it was more...

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Investors ride the Hawaii appreciation wave

Hawaii has long been a favourite destination for Asian travellers and property investors. The recent addition of direct flights from Shanghai and Beijing has doubled the number of Chinese visitors...

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Go nuts

The macadamia is one of the most luxurious of nuts. Large, round, sweet and extremely rich and fatty, the macadamia is also one of the most expensive, largely because the smooth, seamless shell...

Island life isn't always a breeze

The word aloha has always had a certain mystique about it. Its most common usage today is as a greeting, similar to hello and goodbye. Originating from proto-Polynesian language, the word, in fact...

Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua

What is it? Situated away from the hustle and bustle of Hawaii's popular tourist areas, such as Wailea and Lahaina, the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua is a 463-room luxury resort covering 22 hectares of a...

Hawaiians on a financial fast track

A new wave of young financial minds is set to roll in from Honolulu to Hong Kong under a training scheme to propel disadvantaged Hawaiians from poverty into the financial hubs of Asia.

On the shelf

I love sake that has been infused with seasonal fruit and flowers, such as plum and sakura - the latter is available only when cherry blossoms are in bloom.