FILE – Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Honolulu, Jan. 27, 2022. Caleb Jones/AP Photo/Caleb Jones When Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi decided he wanted pandas at the Honolulu Zoo, he approached the Chinese Consulate-General in Los Angeles, who gave him some advice: Go to China. The trip, a…
While Luckin Coffee’s Manhattan debut in June 2025 drew wide coverage, signaling the arrival of a Chinese model for discount specialty coffee in the United States, another rapidly growing Chinese chain with an intertwined backstory had already been spreading throughout the country for more than a year, with less media fanfare. Cotti Coffee, which claims…
Even the most advanced aircraft radar systems cannot fully detect high-altitude turbulence, aviation experts have said, as Cathay Pacific Airways investigates an incident that injured 10 people on a Hong Kong-bound flight from Brisbane last week. Hong Kong’s flag carrier revealed on Tuesday that it had launched the probe following calls for an inquiry into…
Courtesy of: Alikaleo Park HONOLULU (Island News) — For Alex and Sarah Kawakami, raising children and raising a business have gone hand in hand. Out of the day-to-day rhythm of parenthood—bedtime routines, family play, and moments of inspiration—came the idea for Alikaleo Park, a children’s clothing brand rooted in creativity, culture, and family legacy. The…