Five and a half years ago, I launched FLUX Hawaii during what’s now known as the Great Recession of 2009. Five and a half years later, we're taking it on the road. To celebrate this, we are partying on with an event during New York Fashion Week.
Society
This is the part in Cruising Along where I talk to city officials about the current mode of transportation I’m wrapping up on ... but this time, it didn't go quite as planned.
From the vehicle, Halle Nguyen, the owner of the Wild Bean trucks, beckons me to take a step inside, a smooth move she saves for girls with employee potential.
“I've been carpooling with my sister for four years now,” said Kaya. Depending on his sister’s work schedule, Kaya and his sister wake up around 5:30 or 6:30 a.m. each morning to make the commute to town.
I love the HOV. Yes, those lanes on the freeway that are only reserved for vehicles with two (sometimes three) or more passengers secretly make me feel like a rock star. Whenever there are people in my car, it’s like getting the VIP pass to the front of the line, bypassing everyone else.
Thirty middle-school Punahou students pitch proposals to homeless shelter IHS about how to use $25,000 for sustainable change.
As I began to familiarize myself with the bus system and hear feedback from passengers and general comments or perceptions people have about the bus, I decided it was time to turn to an official.