“Never in a million years did I think I’d have fake grass,” said Simone Harouche, a fashion stylist who lives in Los Angeles. A passionate green thumb, Harouche tends a lush property of climbing roses ...

At top, overgrown weeds could be seen last month on Kilauea Avenue in Kahala. A carpet of synthetic turf has been installed in the median at 92-1300 Panana St., fronting Mauka Lani Elementary School ...