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Celebrities
Inside Zuckerberg’s Secret End-of-World Hawaii Bunker
Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building a sprawling $100 million Hawaii compound — complete with an underground bunker and its own food and energy sources — in a secret project.
The Facebook founder’s complex called Koolau Ranch is already partially constructed...
History
The Greek Immigrant Who Built a Hotel on a Hawaii Volcano
George Lycurgus created the Sans Souci Hotel and later ran the Volcano House Hotel on the edge of the Kilaeua volcano.
Greek News
Aloha-Opa! Greece Shows Off in Hawaii
Greece participated in the tourism congress held by the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) in Hawaii which celebrated at the same time its 40th anniversary. The event attracted more than 700 organizations, agencies, ministries and industries.
Greece was represented...
Greek News
Hawaiian Greek Offers Kidney to Save Friend’s Life
For 50 years, Alfred "Yoshee" Hamada has been helping the residents of Lihu'e, Hawaii, and now is having that kindness repaid with a kidney to be donated by his friend and godfather by adoption, George Veremis, known as “The...
USA
Hawaii icon set for display at St. George Greek Orthodox Church
Usually, we think of Hawaii as honeymoon central with its blue waters, sunny beaches, exotic wildlife and swaying palm trees. But the youngest state in the union has something that newlyweds or vacationers likely don't expect to see there:...
Greek News
As Kalomoira Honeymoons in Hawaii Rumors Surface of Pregnancy!
While the newly married Kalomoira Sarantis and George Bousalis are honeymooning in Hawaii, many celebrity media outlets in Greece speculate she might be pregnant!
The rumors started after pictures were uploaded on Kalomoira's official website by the singers herself.
Celebrity reporters commented on...
Greek News
Greeks in Hawaii and Their Festival
Greek sailors found their way to Hawaii Islands on whalers and trading vessels after 1830. Beginning in the late 1870s, some forty men from the small Mediterranean country migrated and settled on the Big Island and O‘ahu. They set...
Diaspora
Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks Honored by US Congress as Woman of Distinction
Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, President and CEO of ECOS®, was honored by the US congress with the 2024 Woman of Distinction Award.
Politics
Biden-Trump Rematch Is Official as They Clinch Nominations
US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump have both passed the delegate thresholds to clinch their parties' nominations for the election in November.
Both Biden and Trump won primary elections in Georgia, Mississippi, and Washington state on Tuesday....
Celebrities
Zuckerberg’s Cattle Business: Feeding Macadamia Nuts and Beer to Cows
The social media tycoon Mark Zuckerberg has established a new business venture with cattle producing expensive meat at his ranch in Hawaii.
He recently boasted of raising “world-class” beef cattle on his sprawling luxury Hawaiian hideaway.
The Meta billionaire posted a...
Health
The Healthiest States in the US
In a recent study by the Lighthouse Dental Centre, Colorado stands out as the number one state when it comes to the health and well-being of its residents.
This comprehensive research carried out during the summer, takes into account a...
Business
Taiwan Tells Elon Musk it is ‘Not for Sale’
Taiwan has told billionaire Elon Musk it is "not for sale" after he said the island was a part of China.
"Listen up, Taiwan is not part of the PRC & certainly not for sale!" Foreign Minister Joseph Wu...
Environment
Mysterious Lights Seen in California Sky
On Friday evening, residents of Northern California were treated to a spectacular light show as flaming space debris re-entered the Earth's atmosphere. According to the Associated Press, abandoned communication equipment from the International Space Station (ISS) was the source...
Diaspora
Thousands Celebrate Greek Music and Dance in Arizona Festival
Thousands of Greeks from the western states of the US gathered in Phoenix, Arizona for a festival of Greek music and dance, organized by the Orthodox Church of America.
The Festival (FDF), which was originally launched 46 years ago, was...
Military
US Insists Chinese Balloon was Spying
US intelligence sources insisted on Tuesday that the balloon shot down on Saturday was used by the Chinese military for spying.
Unnamed officials told the Washington Post they believed such balloons were used to collect intelligence on strategically relevant territories. They...