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Top 7 Beaches in North America

Top 7 Beaches in North America

I love beaches. I've only been to one of the beaches on the list. So I don't want to be prejudice. But Santa Catalina Island is one of the prettiest places, beaches included that I have ever been too. Here is a list of the Top 7 Beaches in North America, in no particular order. 1 Hapuna Beach in...

Hurricane Felicia Update

Hurricane Felicia Update

Hurricane Felicia may not hit the mainland of Hawaii after all and may be downgraded to a tropical storm. This is good news for Hawaii who was bracing for one of its bigger storms in the last century. "Hurricane Felicia updates were ominous earlier in the weekend, but the Hurricane Felicia update...

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Why Are You Not Supposed to Wear White After Labor Day?

Many etiquette books will say that it is not proper to wear white after Labor Day, which falls on the first Monday of September. Though the rule is not set in stone—and certainly there are no sanctions for the brave souls who decide to defy convention and wear white any day they actually...

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What States Have the Worst Roads?

We told you about the states with the best roads here, and The Reason Foundation's report also includes a list of the ten states with the worst roads. Some, like Vermont, are plagued with brutal winters; others, like Hawaii, make the list because of the cost to maintain roads and infrastructure....

100 Best Barack Obama Quotes

100 Best Barack Obama Quotes

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and present President of the United States. Born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Ann Dunham and Barack Obama, Sr., Obama spent his childhood in Witchita, Kansas. Obama's parents separated when he was a toddler at the age of two, and later divorced....

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Hawaii Pacific University Online

Hawai'i Pacific University, accredited by the Western Association for Schools and Colleges, a regional commission that specialize on school accreditation. The university is known for being excellent because of its outstanding rankings and reviews on its academic programs, pleasing location,...

10 Deadliest Tsunamis in Living Memory

10 Deadliest Tsunamis in Living Memory

The idea of the earth tearing itself apart is terrifying enough, but the devastation that earthquakes cause is only intensified by the huge waves that can follow a massive seismic disturbance in the ocean bed. Often, coastal inhabitants have just minutes to flee to higher ground, and any delay can...

10 Best Bruno Mars Songs

10 Best Bruno Mars Songs

Peter Gene Hernandez, best known as his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American recording artist, songwriter, and music producer. Mars was born on October 5, 1985 to Pete and Bernadette "Bernie" Hernandez in the Waikiki, Hawaii. Mars was one of six children raised within a family of musicians....

Owen Wilson and GF Jade Duell Welcome Son

Owen Wilson and GF Jade Duell Welcome Son

US Magazine was first to report that actor Owen Wilson and his girlfriend, Jade Duell, have welcomed a son. A source close to the couple revealed in an exclusive US interview that Wilson and Duell became parents on Friday in Hawaii. The secret pregnancy was first reported last Monday when...

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American Pacific University Online

American Pacific University (AmPac) was founded in 1994 in Honolulu, Hawaii.  From its inception, it has offered distance education courses through the correspondence method.  Now occupying a new campus in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, it has since 2007 incorporated two separate schools under its...