On Saturday, with the start of October, Hawaii minimum wage workers were pleased that their pay increased from $10.10 to $12 per hour. Although they are also disappointed about the effectiveness of the increase.  Minimum wage had been at $10.10 for four years and with inflation increasing, workers...

It took only seven days to break my cell phone addiction. Just seven days without internet into what became a four-month, 13-country Semester at Sea, I broke my addiction. Turns out having no internet will do that. The sudden disconnect was exactly the kind of interruption I needed. Gone were the...

I will never look at coffee the same after moving to Hawaii. Being from Kentucky and having lived for three years in California, I tried plenty coffee spots but never got attached to any. I'll confess, Starbucks used to be a nice pit stop to make for my daily caffeine. After living in Hawaii for a month,...

The athletic training department at the Chaminade University of Honolulu welcomed its third full-time member in July, 28-year-old Kean De Luna. “I think he’s really interpersonal with a lot of his athletes,” said Jordhan Kieres, a junior on the women’s soccer team. “You’re able to have...

Chaminade University is expanding its counseling center department with two new programs being offered. Leilani Riahi, the new counseling services director, and Elisabeth Mather, a licensed Mental Health Counselor, will start Let’s Talk and Vibe sessions by the end of September.  Let’s Talk and...