Facts & FIgures Archives - Living in Hawaii

Ultra Running in Hawaii

Peter Kay — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 12:21:24 +0000

There are people in Hawaii doing 100 mile 'races' with a cutoff time - meaning you must finish the race within 36 hours. Ultra running is something I've only recently thought of doing - in Hawaii, and my first one will likely be in Thailand in 2015. Pre-2014, I think the farthest I ever ran [...]

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Hawaii Veterans Services and Benefits

Peter Kay — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:22:22 +0000

If you're a veteran of the armed forces, you can rest assured that Hawaii state services have things covered. I served in the US Air Force beginning in 1984 and was actually stationed there at Hickam AFB. After I was discharged I moved into downtown Waikiki and visited the VA immediately to see what could [...]

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Hawaii Agencies on Aging and Other Social Services

Peter Kay — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:00:57 +0000

There are a lot of retirees in Hawaii - as you might imagine. Hawaii is pretty well prepared to take care of those that reach the age where they need special care - but, it's expensive. I know Hawaii residents that are paying $3,500 per month for care of their two parents in their home. [...]

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Some Interesting Facts About Hawaii

Peter Kay — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:42:27 +0000

Some Interesting Facts About Hawaii Hawaii is the only state of the United States that: is not located in the continent of North America grows coffee is completely surrounded by water is an archipelago has a royal palace does not have a straight line in its state boundary has no snakes Highest mountains? Mauna Kea [...]

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Hawaii Emergency Information

Peter Kay — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:32:58 +0000

Hawaii and parts of Antarctica are as isolated as places get. There are plenty of natural events that can wreak havoc on the state of Hawaii and this website provides help: Ready.gov. Be sure to visit the link to the left to see the "Hawaii Page" and click on: Earthquakes, Floods, Hurricanes, Landslide and Debris [...]

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Hawaii by the Numbers…

Peter Kay — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:46:29 +0000

Ryan Ozawa has an interesting post today that pulls together numbers from some different sources - all about Hawaii. Read his post, Hawaii by the Numbers and find out the details about: Hawaii topping the country in "well being" Hawaii ranking 2nd in "healthy behavior" Hawaii was one of two states to see large gains [...]

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