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☆ Billionaire Larry Ellison gets speeding ticket on island he owns while driving Corvette, told cop there's 'no excuse'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Billionaire Larry Ellison was given a speeding ticket while driving on his Hawaiian island Lana'i. Ellison told the officer he was on his way to dinner with his kids, but "there's no excuse." The officer told Ellison he was pulled over for running through a stop sign and that he was "kind of speeding." Ellison apologized and told the officer he was trying to get home to have dinner with his kids. Ellison bought nearly 98% of the 141-square-mile island of Lana'i in June 2012 for an estimated $300 million.

What are credit card and bank rewards points worth? One great feature of the program is that all points are equal, so any account that earns Membership Rewards points has access to transfer partners. If you're a Bank of America Preferred Rewards customer, you'll earn 25% to 75% more points, depending on how much you have on deposit, but your rewards points are still worth 1 cent apiece. You can transfer points from Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards, and Citi ThankYou to JetBlue, but the ratio varies depending on the rewards program. However, those miles expire after 36 months regardless of your account activity, so only transfer miles when you have immediate plans to redeem them.

Airline credit cards tout many flashy perks in order to entice new customers and maintain existing ones. However, one of the most underrated airline credit card benefits might just be a companion ticket. First, only a handful of airline credit cards actually offer them, which means consumers might not even be aware they exist. Let's look at the best credit card companion certificates by airline. What to know about airline credit card companion certificatesCompanion tickets offered by airline credit cards are amazing benefits that can save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars each year — if you know how to maximize them.

☆ Silicon Valley layoffs go from bad to worse
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

At Amazon and other tech companies, the second half of last year was marked by hiring freezes, layoffs and other cost-cutting measures at a number of household names in Silicon Valley. Rising interest rates also dried up the easy money tech companies relied on to fuel big bets on future innovations, and cut into their sky-high valuations. While there have been some layoffs recently in the consumer goods sector and hints of more to come elsewhere, the situation in Silicon Valley remains in stark contrast to the economy as a whole. And despite the robust overall labor market, there are growing concerns that tech layoffs could spread elsewhere. In that sense, at least, Silicon Valley may once again be ahead of the curve, but not in the way it wants.

☆ In One of Maui’s Biggest Deals, Waterfront Home Sells for $32.67 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Sarah Paynter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. A waterfront home on the Hawaii island of Maui has sold for $32.67 million in one of the island’s priciest-ever deals, according to listing agent Chelsea Dimin of Compass.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: World Wrestling Entertainment, Bed Bath & Beyond, Costco and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

World Wrestling Entertainment — The wrestling entertainment stock surged 21% after WWE announced that founder Vince McMahon is returning to its board of directors and that the company is exploring strategic moves. R1 RCM — Shares of the healthcare technology firm soared more than 11% after the company raised its revenue outlook for 2023. Costco Wholesale — Shares of the big-box retailer jumped more than 6% after it reported solid sales numbers for December. First Solar — Shares of First Solar rose more than 4% after Wells Fargo upgraded it to overweight, saying Europe's energy crisis and the Inflation Reduction Act in the U.S. will boost demand for solar energy. Bed Bath & Beyond — Shares plunged 20% after the retailer warned it was running out of cash and was considering bankruptcy.

☆ Hawaii's Kilauea volcano eruption resumes, alert level raised -USGS
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] A rising lava lake is seen within Halema'uma'u crater during the eruption of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, U.S. January 5, 2023, in this still image provided by the USGS surveillance camera. The volcano alert level was raised to 'Red' after an evaluation of the eruption and associated hazards, the notice said. USGS said the volcanic gas, which consists of sulphur dioxide and other gases, could produce a visible haze of volcanic smog, known as 'vog', which has been observed in the downwind of Kilauea. Known to be the younger and more active neighbor of Mauna Loa, which erupted in November for the first time since 1984, the Kilauea volcano has been erupting since 2021. However, Mauna Loa's eruption has had no impact and remains quiet, USGS said.

Wynn's 2 properties in the special administrative region of Macao, China, had generated roughly 70% of the company's total revenue pre-Covid-19. Both Wynn and Estee Lauder are down more than 30% year-to-date, while Honeywell has risen more than 3% this year. The Club take China's latest move to reopen its economy should be a catalyst for multiple Club holdings. For Estee Lauder, a leader in luxury skin care, makeup and fragrances, China represents a key driver of growth. Relaxed quarantine restrictions should also boost the aerospace industry, which still hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic.

☆ Top Wall Street analysts say buy these stocks in a challenging 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

related investing news Analysts' favorite growth stocks for 2023 include two electric vehicle charging companies expected to double Goldman Sachs unveils its top buy-rated stocks for 2023 A long-term focus allows investors to tune out the noise from daily volatility and focus on building a strong portfolio. Here are five stocks chosen by Wall Street's top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. "While a softer 2023 is expected, Nova expects to once again outpace WFE spending," said Miller. MetaComing to yet another one of White's favorite stocks, Meta Platforms (META), the analyst remained bullish with a buy rating and a $150 price target. The company is wrapping up a difficult year full of challenges, which are expected to carry over into 2023.

These buys come as our favorite technical analyst Larry Williams suggested earlier in the week that a Santa Claus rally was in the play. We are adding to an oil position, Devon Energy . With this backdrop, we're adding to Devon Energy, a position we've trimmed much higher and have been slow to build back up. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

☆ Native Hawaiian women and girls experience sex trafficking and violence at alarming rates, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Native Hawaiian women and girls experience disproportionate levels of violence, and those inequities have long been insufficiently addressed, new research shows. “It’s the collision of hatred of Native Hawaiians and hatred of women that just makes it harder for women’s pain and specifically Native Hawaiian women’s pain to register,” Jabola-Carolus said. Military occupation remains an enduring structure of the U.S. colonization of Hawaii, which researchers point to as the basis for the inequities Native Hawaiian women and girls experience today. Inequities for Native women and girls are also intertwined with the failures of those with legislative power to recognize these Native Hawaiian issues, the report said. But services allocated to specifically help Native Hawaiian survivors of gender-based violence were inadvertently excluded from that funding.

☆ Turbulence causes injuries on two flights, prompts U.S. safety board probe
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Meanwhile, two passengers and three crewmembers on a United Airlines (UAL.O) flight from Rio de Janeiro were injured early on Monday by turbulence en route to Houston, Texas. Medical personnel brought them to a local hospital with "minor injuries," United Airlines said in a statement. It reported that the flight hit turbulence while passing over Cancun, Mexico, citing air traffic radio scanners. Of the 20 people hospitalized after the Hawaiian Airlines flight, 11 were brought to emergency rooms in serious condition, according to Honolulu Emergency Medical Services. Hawaiian Airlines said in its statement on Monday that it was conducting a thorough inspection of the Airbus A330 aircraft before returning it to service.

☆ Mauna Loa alert level lowered as scientists say 'eruption may end soon'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Officials downgraded the alert level for Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano from a warning to a watch on Saturday as they predict that the eruption of the world's largest active volcano could soon end. "High eruption rates will not resume based on past eruptive behavior and current behavior suggests that the eruption may end soon," the U.S. Geological Survey said in a bulletin issued Saturday. The new alert level reflects "the limited hazards associated with the current activity," the latest update states. Its eruption began Nov. 27, marking its first eruption since 1984 and prompting warnings from officials that residents stay alert. Before the most recent eruption, geologists had recorded 33 eruptions since 1843, making Mauna Loa among the world’s most active volcanoes.

☆ Founder of Proud Boys' Hawaii chapter, Texas man sentenced to 4 years in Jan. 6 riot
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The founder of Hawaii's Proud Boys chapter and a Texas man were sentenced Friday to four years each in prison for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Nicholas DeCarlo and Nicholas Ochs inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. DeCarlo’s defense team argued he didn’t participate in the events of Jan. 6 with “glee” and didn’t coordinate with other members of the far-right group Proud Boys. Several Proud Boys members have been indicted on charges in connection with the Capitol attack. More than 280 people prosecutors have connected to the attack have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney's office said.

☆ A rioter who assaulted police officers at the Capitol gets 5 years in prison
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Authorities say “boogaloo” referred to to civil war. On Jan. 6, prosecutors say Sandlin led the mob’s charge against officers at two points at the Capitol, shoved officers and tried to rip the helmet off of one of them. Authorities say DeCarlo scrawled the words on the door. Video shows them throwing smoke grenades toward a line of police trying to keep the mob from the stage set up for Biden’s inauguration, authorities say. DeCarlo also rummaged through a Capitol police officer’s bag and stole a pair of plastic handcuffs, prosecutors said.

For decades, searching for such hard-to-reach plants and collecting samples was carried out by intrepid botanists who rappelled by rope down dangerous cliffs to hunt for what was lost. Now, we may have a little more time before extinction.”DIRE SITUATIONToday, two in five plant species globally are threatened with extinction. Kauai has 250 plant species that can be found only on the island. To protect species in the long run, botanists need to collect samples — seeds and genetic material — which they can cultivate in greenhouse nurseries. They might even use drones to bomb down collected seeds, packing them into sticky fertilizer balls that can adhere to steep cliffs.

☆ Search underway for missing snorkeler in Hawaii amid fears of possible shark attack
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Authorities in Hawaii are searching for a woman who went missing in the waters of South Maui on Thursday while snorkeling with her husband. Officials began their search after the woman's husband called 911 just before noon local time (5 p.m. Rescuers search for a missing snorkeler at Keawakapu Point in Kihei, Hawaii on Dec. 8, 2022. Data from the Hawaii Land and Natural Resources shows that there have been six recorded shark incidents this year, one of which occurred in Maui, not including yesterday's incident. The most recent incident that occurred in Maui prior to yesterday's incident took place in September, when a snorkeler lost their left arm and two fingers on their right hand after encountering a shark, the data shows.

☆ Air Travel Begins to Return to Normal: A Q&A With a Flight Attendant
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Kathryn Kranhold | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Kimberly Burckhalter joined United Airlines as a flight attendant in New York City in 1993, nearly 30 years ago. She is now based in Los Angeles and serves as an international purser on flights between Los Angeles and London, Sydney and the Hawaiian Islands. Ms. Burckhalter’s love for flying comes largely from her grandfather, a longtime TWA employee who started off as a luggage handler and retired as a sales manager.

☆ Tulsi Gabbard's one-time Democratic colleagues are both perplexed and unsurprised by her far-right pivot: 'An Elise Stefanik kind of turn'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard left the Democratic Party before campaign with far-right Republicans. "Nope," Sanders said when Insider asked if he'd like to talk about former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, an early supporter of his 2016 presidential campaign. "I'm not surprised," said Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia, another former Armed Services Committee colleague of Gabbard's. Hawaii's two Democratic senators — Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz — both declined to speculate about what may be driving Gabbard's political movement, despite serving with her in the Hawaii delegation. "I think she's home," Hirono said repeatedly when asked what she thought had happened, referring to Gabbard's political home.

☆ Hawaii Home Asks $24 Million
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( E.B. Solomont | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A newly built house on the Hawaiian island of Kauai is coming on the market for $24 million. The sellers are former film producer Scott Sloan and his wife, Brittany Sloan, who live primarily in California.

☆ In Hawaii, locals fear impacts of Mauna Loa eruption as lava oozes closer to main highway
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

People watch lava from the Mauna Loa volcano on Dec. 1, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. If lava does cross the highway, the Hawaii National Guard can help plan for alternatives and try to set up bypass routes, the governor said. Cars wait in traffic along Saddle Road, with occupants waiting to view the Mauna Loa volcano on Thursday. Mauna Loa, which means “Long Mountain,” covers half the island, according to the USGS. It is one of six volcanoes in Hawaii, according to the agency.

☆ The incredible true story of the time an astronaut played golf on the moon
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

The resulting creation, a Wilson Staff Dyna-Power 6-iron head, was tucked away in Shepard’s space suit for launch, with a few balls hidden in a sock. “Miles and miles and miles,” the jubilant astronaut remarked as the ball sailed out of his view, swallowed by the infinite blackness of space. What does any of that have to do with an astronaut playing golf on the moon? Saunders believed Shepard’s “miles and miles” remark to have been made tongue-in-cheek, an almost instinctive reflex of his hyper-competitive, “fighter-jock” nature. “We always talk about getting to the moon, landing on the moon, returning back to Earth – that’s how we think of the moon,” Odom said.

☆ The political and spiritual symbolism of Mauna Loa’s historic eruption
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

For many in the Native Hawaiian community, it carried a larger cultural and political symbolism and a message to respect Indigenous communities and land. Many Native Hawaiians are drawing from their mythology around Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of fire and creator of the islands, to help assign meaning to the historic eruption. “You don’t have authority to shape our sacred lands.”The eruption, Ing said, “is Pelehonuamea saying, ‘They’re right. And Pele’s lava flow, ho’omanawanui said, is associated with a cleansing that the Native Hawaiian community receives with gratitude rather than fear. So now Pele is coming in.”The symbolism around the eruption can also be applied to another lasting colonial force on the island: the tourism industry, Ing said.

☆ Factbox: Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano erupts
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Mauna Loa’s summit region glows during an eruption as viewed by a geologist of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in Hawaii, U.S. November 28, 2022. USGS/Ken Hon/Handout via REUTERSNov 29 (Reuters) - Hawaii's Mauna Loa began erupting on Nov. 27 for the first time in nearly four decades. * Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on the planet, rising some 13,679 feet (4,169 meters) above the Pacific Ocean and dominating the Island of Hawai'i, also known as the Big Island. Geologists estimate that Mauna Loa first erupted on the sea floor between 600,000 and 1 million years ago, and emerged above sea level about 300,000 years ago. * Mauna Loa has previously erupted 33 times since modern record-keeping began in 1843, according to the USGS.

☆ Here's what Pele's hair and the other volcanic terms you're hearing mean
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Lava: Lava is what scientists call magma that breaks through the Earth’s surface – like during a volcano eruption. Lava flows: Lava flows describe both the moving masses of lava that spew onto the earth’s surface during an eruption and the solidified deposit they leave behind once they cool down. Pele’s hair: This term describes long, thin strands of volcanic glass that form from lava fountains and fast lava flows, the USGS says. Volcanic ash: Volcanic ash isn’t the same as the ash produced after burning a piece of paper. Volcanic ash, a finer form of tephra, consists of tiny, sharp pieces of rock and glass.

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