Hawaii

Earlier this week, a family trapped amidst the raging wildfires in Maui was successfully rescued, thanks to the Emergency SOS via Satellite feature on Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) flagship smartphone iPhone 14. What Happened: As the wildfires intensified around them, five individuals found...

After monitoring another unmanned balloon seen off Hawaii’s coast over the weekend, U.S. officials have decided not to shoot it down.  What Happened: A Defense Department spokesperson on Monday said it, along with the Federal Aviation Authority, first spotted the object on April 28,...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, life expectancy in every state in the U.S. dropped by three years in 2020. During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. life expectancy dropped by 1.8 years, the biggest...

A resolution requesting that Hawaii forms a psilocybin working group to study the therapeutic potential of the substance was approved by a state House committee, Marijuana Moment reported Friday. With a 5-0 vote in the House Health, Human Services and Homelessness Committee, the resolution...

In Hawaii, senators approved two identical measures to form a psilocybin working group, Marijuana Moment reported. The goal of the group would be to explore the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic, but the resolutions were amended and patient access will be contingent on federal approval...

In Hawaii, the Senate Health Committee approved a bill to set up a state working group to study the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin mushrooms, reported Marijuana Moment. The committee unanimously passed the proposal in a 5-0 vote.  The text of the measure says that “because the State...

Amazon Air launched cargo operations in Maui and on Hawaii Island last week to help facilitate speedier deliveries for Prime customers. The retail giant's two newest regional gateways are at Kahului Airport and Kona International Airport, the company said in a news release shared with FreightWaves...

When the Hawaiian surf is up, the price to get to the waves goes down. Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) said starting Wednesday, Alaska Airlines is partnering with surf forecasting website Surfline to set airfares to and from Hawaii based on the size of the waves. When the waves are big, the...

Ongoing political tension and the threat of war with North Korea is reason enough for analysts at Buckingham Research Group to downgrade Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). The firm's Daniel McKenzie downgrades Hawaiian Holdings' stock rating from Buy to Neutral with a price target slashed from $...

California’s movement to secede from the nation, dubbed “Calexit,” is beginning to gain traction as it appears likely it will garner the half a million votes it needs to hit the gubernatorial ballot in 2018. Calexit Yes California Independence Campaign, a fringe political group,...

Although the Olympics are known to bring in hundreds of millions of viewers every four years, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) may have banked too heavily on promoting NBC programs throughout the competition. According to The New York Times, NBC will be unable to maintain its currently high ratings from the...