Hawaii Star Wire, Author at Hawaii Star

UH team studies physics through Japan particle collider

March 16, 2019March 16, 2019Hawaii Star Wire Comment

Successfully circulating the electron beam marks the beginning of the phase three of the SuperKEKB project, Japan’s largest electron-positron collider, built 11 meters underground on the KEK Tsukuba campus. [...]

HPU unveils new logo, designed by Sig Zane

February 15, 2018Hawaii Star Wire Comment

Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) unveiled its new logo today, designed by the legendary Hawaiian artists and storytellers of Sig Zane Designs, during a [...]

State Department enlists Hawaii Open Data for Tunisia project

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018Hawaii Star Wire Comment

The U.S. Department of State is funding a project to improve the use of open data in Tunisia, and has tapped local non-profit Hawaii [...]

King Tides, Supermoon returning for New Year’s Day

December 23, 2017December 23, 2017Hawaii Star Wire Comment

Shortly after 2018 begins, we’ll experience an exceptionally rare and noticeable King Tide. It peaks at 3:54 a.m. Jan. 1 in Honolulu when our New Year’s Eve champagne buzz has worn off. [...]

Hawaii firm harnesses WeChat to target Chinese visitors

September 17, 2017September 17, 2017Hawaii Star Wire Comment

Hawaii-based iTravLocal has set its sights on the growing Chinese travel market, hoping to connect local vendors with visitors who are accustomed to buying [...]

New massage style launched in Honolulu

August 24, 2017August 24, 2017Hawaii Star Wire Comment

Honolulu massage therapist Charisma Koffman has introduced a new type of bodywork called “Sarga Bodywork,” which puts a new spin on an ancient [...]

Firms partner to ship Ikea products to Hawaii

August 19, 2017August 19, 2017Hawaii Star Wire Comment

Local freight forwarding company Ship To Hawaii has partnered with software development firm Sudokrew Solutions to make it easlier for Hawaii residents to ship Ikea [...]

Veteran newscaster Diane Ako launches PR firm

June 1, 2017June 1, 2017Hawaii Star Wire Comment

Longtime Island newscaster Diane Ako has opened her own public relations firm, “Diane Ako PR.” She specializes in media placements for traditional media as well as online articles, but will handle a scope of public relations tasks that include media-training, crisis communications, producing company videos, and more. [...]

Energy accelerator program announces latest cohort

February 10, 2017February 10, 2017Hawaii Star Wire Comment

Energy Excelerator, the national clean energy program dedicated to helping solve the world’s systems challenges, announced its fifth cohort of 12 companies. Ranging [...]

Report: Hawaii’s Startup Community Shows ‘Remarkable Growth’

January 5, 2017January 5, 2017Hawaii Star Wire Comment

The number of startups in Hawaii has increased from 18 in 2013 to 145 in 2016 and total capital (revenue and funding raised) [...]