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Hawaii Island Recovery expands addiction care in Kailua-Kona
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Hawaii Island Recovery is offering detox, residential and outpatient treatment in Kailua-Kona to help Hawaiʻi Island residents struggling with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.
Hawaiian Bros lands on WE tv with growth story and franchise push
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Hawaiian Bros will be featured on Life+Leisure on WE tv on Sept. 25, 2026, giving viewers a look at the fast-casual chain’s Hawaiian plate lunch menu, culture and expansion plan.
Katie Mecklenburg leads communications at Imua Family Services
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Katie Mecklenburg, director of communications at Imua Family Services in Maui, is using strategic storytelling, fundraising outreach and digital media to broaden awareness of the nonprofit’s clinical and early-intervention work.
Hawaii.com launches deals marketplace for local businesses
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Hawaii.com is opening a new deals marketplace in early September to connect Hawaiʻi travelers and residents with discounts across the islands.
Travel And Tour World names top solo travel destinations in the Americas and Caribbean for 2026
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Travel And Tour World has released a 2026 ranking of the top 30 solo travel destinations across the Americas and Caribbean, led by the United States, Canada and Costa Rica. The list highlights places the outlet says combine safety, transit access,…
Exclusive Hawaii Rehab expands integrated addiction and mental health care in Hawaii
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Exclusive Hawaii Rehab is offering private, personalized treatment on Hawaii’s Big Island for substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.
Premier Workspaces opens new Fashion Island office in Newport Beach
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Premier Workspaces opened a new 14,995-square-foot flexible office center at Corporate Plaza in Newport Beach’s Fashion Island area on August 26, 2026. The expansion adds more than 60 private offices and signals continued demand for serviced…
Berkeley Humane to welcome 125th Hawaii rescue dog at August 29 event
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Berkeley Humane will mark a milestone for its Aloha Dog Project on Aug. 29 in Berkeley, when Moke becomes the 125th dog transported from Hawaii for adoption.
Travel packages keep drawing strong bids at nonprofit auctions
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Travel experiences are still among the most popular items at nonprofit fundraising auctions as donors chase memorable trips over material goods.
Move Happy named a top-rated moving company in Hawaii
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Move Happy, a Kapolei-based moving and storage company, has been recognized as one of Hawaii’s top-rated movers after more than 250,000 completed moves since 1991. The honor highlights the company’s focus on transparent pricing, storage capacity…
Move Happy posts 4.9-star rating amid record Hawaii relocations
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Move Happy says customer ratings reached 4.9 stars during a record year for moves across Hawaii, including local, inter-island, mainland and international relocations.
Chase Logan’s new novel follows divorce, friendship and romance in Hawaii
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Chase Logan’s Six Hearts One Island: Second Chance Romances in Hawaii centers on a woman rebuilding after divorce, with friends, Navy sailors and a Hawaiian getaway driving the story.
Chase Logan’s new novel follows love after divorce in Hawaii
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Chase Logan’s Six Hearts One Island: Second Chance Romances in Hawaii is now available and centers on three women whose girls’ trip to Waikiki turns into friendship, romance and emotional reset.
Fall travel rewards gain momentum as employee incentives
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Employers are leaning harder into travel-based rewards as a way to recognize top performers, with autumn trips standing out for their scenery, weather and experience value.
Best Beach Bars tops 1,200 listings and launches certification badge
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Best Beach Bars says its beach-bar directory has passed 1,200 listings across the U.S., Hawaii and the Caribbean, and it is rolling out a new Beach Bum Certified badge for locations personally vetted by its founder or a trusted associate.
Auberge Collection wins big in Travel + Leisure’s 2026 World’s Best Awards
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Auberge Collection had 23 properties recognized in Travel + Leisure’s 2026 World’s Best Awards, the highest percentage of awarded hotels among luxury hospitality brands.
AI travel searches miss independent luxury hotels in category results
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Americas Great Resorts says a June 2026 study of eight independent luxury properties found AI platforms accurately described hotels when asked by name, but often omitted them from broad travel category searches.
Wendy Payne builds Travel with Wendy around personal, niche travel planning
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Travel consultant Wendy Payne, founder of Travel with Wendy & Associates in Huntsville, Alabama, is being recognized for turning decades of hospitality and tourism experience into customized trips across Europe, the Caribbean, Alaska and Hawaii….
MarketBeat names the best free fall events in every state
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MarketBeat surveyed 3,011 families to rank the best free seasonal experience in every state, as 65% said autumn traditions are becoming unaffordable.
Kosovo war survivors launch 50-state U.S. film tour to honor veterans
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Fitim and Farooq Krasniqi will take The Journalist’s Mission across all 50 states starting Oct. 20, with screenings planned for veterans homes, senior living facilities and theaters.
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