Hawaii ranks high in happiness in Poll
Hawaii residents had the highest well-being rate in the United States in 2009, pulling ahead of 2008 leader Utah, Gallup Poll results indicated
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HMAA set to become 2nd largest health Insurance in Hawaii
Hawaii Medical Assurance Association announced it plans to buy the fully insured health insurance membership of Summerlin Life and Health Insurance Hawaii. If the deal is approved state Insurance Division, the aquisition will create the state’s second-largest preferred-provider health insurer.
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First Lady Obama says “Let’s Move It” for healthy kids
THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON – First Lady Michelle Obama today announced an ambitious national goal of solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation so that children born today will reach adulthood at a healthy weight and unveiled a nationwide campaign – Let’s Move – to help achieve it.
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Honoring Pioneers of Integrated Medicine in Hawaii R. CYRUS W. LOO / 1918-2010
R. CYRUS W. LOO / 1918-2010Dr. Cyrus W. Loo was a Renaissance man, a doctor who integrated Eastern with Western medicine, who was athletic, played and wrote music and was a certified handwriting analyst, said friends and family.”He was unusual — a real thinking-outside-the-box kind of guy,” said his daughter, Dr. Chalsa Loo.The 91-year-old Honolulu dermatologist, noted for practicing holistic medicine and an advanced form of acupuncture, died Jan. 27 2010
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Mardi Gras Carnaval 2010 in Hawaii
On Fat Tuesday, February 16, 2010 from 5:30pm to 10:30pm, the Arts District Merchants Association will present “Mardi Gras Carnaval 2010,” the tenth anniversary downtown celebration of Mardi Gras.
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February 14 – Welcome the Year of the Tiger
A poetic conjunction of events celebrates Valentines Day and Tibetan/Chinese New Year ushering in the year of the metal Tiger. Those in the know describe this Tiger time as a mood swinging, vigorous and hard-working year.
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Healthy Chocolate in Hawaii
Did you know that cocoa is actually a FRUIT and that it grows in Hawaii?”Chocolate nourishes and preserves health entire, yet causes a pleasant and natural sleep and rest,” wrote Dr. William Hughes, an English physician in 1672.Need to an excuse to eat more chocolate? Cacao is one of the most healthy fruits commonly eaten. Here are some tips on enjoying the health benefits of cacao.
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Avocado Festival - Big Island Style
Learn all about the avocado—which is known to lower bad cholesterol while packing potassium, B vitamins and fiber— at the fourth annual Hawai‘i Avocado Festival 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. The free community, Zero Waste event is at the Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden on Hwy. 11 and offers a wealth of activities for attendees of all ages. Opening Pule by Kumu Keala Ching.
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Midway Island Lead a deadly mix for Albatross chicks
Despite being located in the National Wildlife Refuge, the Laysan Albatross nesting grounds at Midway are a lethal nesting ground for over 130,000 Laysan Albatross chicks since jurisdiction of Midway was transferred from the Navy to the Department of the Interior (DOI) in 1996. The chicks are dying from lead exposure.
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