Thursday, April 7, 2016

Honolulu Penthouse Hopes To Sell for a Record $36 Million and other top stories.

  • Honolulu Penthouse Hopes To Sell for a Record $36 Million

    April 7, 2016 11:20 a.m. ET An under-construction penthouse in Honolulu is going on the market for $36 million, which would set a record for Hawaii condos if it fetches its asking price, according to the developers. The unit is on the 36th floor of Waiea, a condo tower being built in the 60-acre Ward Village master planned community, according to Nicholas Vanderboom and Bill Pisetsky of Howard Hughes Corp., HHC -4.52 % the developer. The five-bedroom is the highest-pric..
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  • Creative fundraising keeps Honolulu Aquarium afloat

    WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow) - At 112 years young, the Waikiki Aquarium is still attracting over 300,000 visitors a year. But those numbers are declining, and state funding has remained at $600,000 per year since 2004. That's led the aquarium, the second-oldest in the nation, to get creative with how it attracts new revenue."Almost half of revenues are from gate receipts. Still, that leaves a sizeable hole to fill in the $3.2 million annual operating budget," said Aquarium Director Andre..
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  • Bombardments likely enhanced conditions for life on Mars, study finds

    Bombardments likely enhanced conditions for life on Mars, study finds
    By Chandrika Narayan CNN (CNN) -- It could be another tantalizing clue in the search for life beyond Earth. Picture this:It's some 4 billion years ago. Earth, and Mars, which formed around the same time in the solar system, have been in existence for roughly 500 million years.Mars is pummeled by gigantic comets and asteroids hundreds of kilometers wide -- some as big as West Virginia or Latvia. The collisions generate tremendous heat, melting subsurface ice on the cold, dry planet and enhancing..
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  • GET surcharge might not provide enough funding for rail

    GET surcharge might not provide enough funding for rail
    The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is at risk of running out of money ... includes the eight stations through Downtown Honolulu to Ala Moana Center ...
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  • Honolulu affordable highrise would include shelter for at-risk youth

    HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It's not much to look at now, but the current home of Honolulu's juvenile detention center is poised to become a first-of-its-kind housing development.Under a plan that still requires key taxpayer funding, the state would construct a 19-story highrise on the one-and-a-half acre plot, with the first three floors being set aside for the juvenile court system. The space would include services for troubled youth and a shelter.The rest of the Alder Street build..
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  • Scientists are trying to reveal mysterious circles of Australia ...

    Scientists are trying to reveal mysterious circles of Australia ...
    Australia Fairy circles’ have been baffling researchers since a long time. Until now, researchers were trying to understand the scattering and patterns of Africa’s puzzling circles, but now Australia’s outback has revealed some of these strange and barren patches. Australia Fairy circles are circular patches of land, measuring anywhere from between seven to 50 feet (2 to 15 meters) in diameter Fairy circles are circular patches of land, measuring anywhere from between seven to 50 feet (2 to ..
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  • Coffee beans deemed hazardous to workers' health

    Coffee beans deemed hazardous to workers' health
    Coffee beans are placed into a hand crank grinder prior to brewing pour over coffee at Honolulu Coffee Company's flagship store in Waikiki. PrevNext.
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  • HART breaks ground on Honolulu stations, marks arrival of rail cars

    << Rail News Home: Passenger Rail 4/7/2016 Rail News: Passenger Rail HART breaks ground on Honolulu stations, marks arrival of rail cars The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) last week broke ground on the West Oahu Station Group for its 20-mile passenger-rail project.The ceremony took place at the future site of the University of Hawaii West Oahu Station in Kapolei. State and city officials attended the event, HART officials said in an emailed newsletter.The st..
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  • Introducing kids to the ocean ... and a career in science

    Introducing kids to the ocean ... and a career in science
    By Allie Torgan CNN SAN DIEGO (CNN) -- When most of us think of San Diego, we envision its vast beaches, lush parks and near-perfect weather. But for thousands of school-age children here, life is not paradise. Nearly one in five children in San Diego County lives in poverty. One of its poorest communities, City Heights, sits just 7 miles inland, yet many residents have never seen the ocean. "Kids in City Heights are often exposed only to ... a 10-block radius. So their world can be very small,"..
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  • Tour the Food Offerings at Kualoa Ranch

    Tour the Food Offerings at Kualoa Ranch
    Tour the Food Offerings at Kualoa Ranch Get O‘ahu-raised beef, oysters and more at this historic ranch on the Windward Side. By Catherine Toth Fox Published: 2016.04.07 09:00 AM Two years ago, Kualoa Ranch started growing oysters in the 800-year-old Mōliʻi Fishpond by the ocean. Oysters are just one of several food products for sale that are grown, farmed and raised here. Photos: Catherine Toth Fox   Kualoa Ranch is two things to me: the place where I rode my first horse and the site of Kōku..
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Walk with aloha at the Honolulu AIDS Walk .Honolulu church's $25 million project to honor 2 saints .
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