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  • Morning vog makes a special Kaaawa dawn

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    Ian Lind
    23 May 2013 | 10:58 am
    There was a layer of vog hanging over our side of the island this morning. It combined with the calm weather to produce a wonderful Kaaawa dawn. The WWII-era pipeline remnants in the photo below seem to stretch to the horizon, drawn to the warm glow of the morning sun. So just click on the photo to see a few more images from our early morning walk.

  • Hawaii GOP seeks probe of Senate president, Stryker Brigade to stay in Hawaii, Maui raises property taxes, clams coming to Kauai, Honolulu's Ala Wai studied, quiet hurricane season predicted, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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    Nancy Cook Lauer
    23 May 2013 | 9:28 am
    Ala Wai (c) 2013 All Hawaii News Ala Wai Canal: A $100 Million Problem. Complete series on the history and future of the Ala Wai. Civil Beat. The Central Pacific, which includes the Hawaiian Islands, probably will experience another season of below-average tropical cyclone activity, the Central Pacific Hurricane Center announced Wednesday. Star-Advertiser.Hawaii’s hurricane forecasters are calling for a relatively quiet tropical cyclone season for the Central Pacific Ocean Basin. West Hawaii Today.Hawaii’s wet season, which runs from October through April, was the driest wet season in 30…

  • Fatal crash attributed to 'error' and speed

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    Star-Advertiser staff
    23 May 2013 | 9:35 pm
    The Medical Examiner's Office said a 76-year-old man who was killed in a Pali Highway crash Wednesday died from blunt force injuries to the chest.

  • Schatz Carries On Inouye Dream For Native American Memorial

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    Kery Murakami
    24 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — As memorials for veterans of the Vietnam and other wars have gone up around the National Mall over the years, Native American veterans say they have felt excluded. None of the figures of service members have looked like them. Robert Holden, deputy director of the National Congress of Native Americans, said the group was told a Hispanic figure in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was supposed to represent not only Hispanics but Native Americans. But that wasn’t satisfying, he said.

  • DC808: On the Wire — Sailing On Without Inouye

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    Chad Blair
    24 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    The U.S. Navy names a destroyer for the late Sen. Daniel K. Inouye and the delegation begins to make its own mark, scoring some legislative successes in Congress this week. Civil Beat's Chad Blair talks with our D.C. correspondent Kery Murakami to get the latest on the delegation, the Washington scandals and the peculiar habit of referring to elected officials by their title but not by name. Additional photos courtesy of the Department of Defense, Tulsi Gabbard, TEA Party Maui. DISCUSSION: Will the naming of a ship for the late Sen. Inouye help America finally learn how to pronounce his name…
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  • Governor Names Shawn Tsuha as Deputy Director of Law Enforcement, Department of Public Safety

    tyler
    23 May 2013 | 7:38 pm
    HONOLULU – Gov. Neil Abercrombie today announced the nomination of Shawn H. Tsuha to deputy director of law enforcement for the state Department of Public Safety, effective June 1, 2013. “Shawn’s leadership has been tested over two decades with the Public Safety Department, abroad in service to our country, and, more recently, as part of [...]

  • Governor Releases $48.3 Million for Public Housing Statewide

    keith
    22 May 2013 | 7:50 pm
    HONOLULU – Continuing to invest in capital improvement projects (CIPs) that improve state facilities and infrastructure while strengthening Hawaii’s economic and employment environment, Gov. Neil Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $48.3 for public housing CIPs across the state. “These investments will have long-term benefits, providing homes for island families while further stimulating [...]

  • Governor Enacts New Traffic Safety Laws to Save Lives, Reduce Injuries

    keith
    20 May 2013 | 6:35 pm
    HONOLULU – With representatives of the state Departments of Transportation (DOT) and Health (DOH), county police departments and traffic safety advocates standing in support, Gov. Neil Abercrombie today signed into law two significant traffic safety bills that will save lives and reduce serious injuries from motor vehicle crashes in Hawaii. “Hawaii is putting safety first [...]

  • Governor Nominates Genevieve Salmonson to Interim Director, Office of Environmental Quality Control

    keith
    16 May 2013 | 6:50 pm
    HONOLULU – Gov. Neil Abercrombie has nominated Genevieve Salmonson to the position of interim director of the state Department of Health (DOH) Office of Environmental Quality Control, effective today. The nomination is subject to state Senate confirmation. “Genevieve is experienced in working across public and private sectors toward resolution and environmental compliance,” Gov. Abercrombie said. [...]

  • Flags to Fly at Half-Staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day

    keith
    14 May 2013 | 2:05 pm
    HONOLULU – In recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day, Gov. Neil Abercrombie has ordered that all State of Hawaii flags be flown at half-staff alongside the flags of the United States at state offices and agencies as well as the Hawaii National Guard from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. “The people of [...]
 
 
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  • Missing woman's body found in Waianae

    Leila Fujimori
    23 May 2013 | 9:35 pm
    A body found on the Wai­anae Coast has been identified as that of 29-year-old Ivanice "Ivy" Harris, who was last seen early Thursday morning in Waikiki.

  • Bill to kick the boot awaits governor's move

    Marcel Honoré
    23 May 2013 | 9:35 pm
    Car wheel boots may soon be banned in Hawaii — depending on whether Gov. Neil Abercrombie signs into a law a bill to outlaw the devices.

  • Great white was all ride, no bite

    Rosemarie Bernardo
    23 May 2013 | 9:35 pm
    Hawaii spearfisher Kimi Werner experienced a rare encounter in the ocean off Mexico: swimming hand in fin with one of the world's most feared creatures, a great white shark.

  • Ollie Mitchell: Trumpeter made isles his home

    staradvertiser.com
    23 May 2013 | 9:35 pm
    Oliver "Ollie" Mitchell, a big-band trumpet player who performed and recorded with such stars as Elvis Presley and B.B. King before moving to Hawaii in the 1980s and launching successful bands on Oahu and Hawaii island, died May 11 at his home in Puako, Hawaii. He was 86.

  • Fatal crash attributed to 'error' and speed

    Star-Advertiser staff
    23 May 2013 | 9:35 pm
    The Medical Examiner's Office said a 76-year-old man who was killed in a Pali Highway crash Wednesday died from blunt force injuries to the chest.
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  • 'Little Voice' Overcomes Lobbying To Limit Access To Care Home Records

    Nathan Eagle
    24 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    Pressing yellow Post-it notes on their shirts, roughly a dozen middle-aged women found seats in a conference room at the state Capitol Building just a few days before the legislative session ended. Handwritten on the little pieces of paper was a simple, direct message to the lawmakers sitting at a table across from them: “Kill HB120!” It was an 11th-hour rally among adult care home operators to defeat legislation that will require the Department of Health starting Jan. 1, 2015, to post online the annual inspection reports of the state-licensed facilities they run.

  • Schatz Carries On Inouye Dream For Native American Memorial

    Kery Murakami
    24 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — As memorials for veterans of the Vietnam and other wars have gone up around the National Mall over the years, Native American veterans say they have felt excluded. None of the figures of service members have looked like them. Robert Holden, deputy director of the National Congress of Native Americans, said the group was told a Hispanic figure in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was supposed to represent not only Hispanics but Native Americans. But that wasn’t satisfying, he said.

  • Should Honolulu Council Restore TheBus Or Spend More Money On Charities?

    Nick Grube
    24 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    One of the biggest gripes the Honolulu City Council has about Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s operating budget was that it didn’t do enough to restore bus service. While he included an extra $3.5 million in his budget for this endeavor, some council members thought that was short of the full restoration he promised during his 2012 campaign. Now Honolulu City Councilman Breene Harimoto is picking up where Caldwell left off with a new proposal that he says will virtually eliminate the bus service cuts that were made in the twilight of the Carlisle administration. But as with any budgetary maneuver…

  • DC808: On the Wire — Sailing On Without Inouye

    Brad Watanabe
    24 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    The U.S. Navy names a destroyer for the late Sen. Daniel K. Inouye and the delegation begins to make its own mark, scoring some legislative successes in Congress this week. Civil Beat's Chad Blair talks with our D.C. correspondent Kery Murakami to get the latest on the delegation, the Washington scandals and the peculiar habit of referring to elected officials by their title but not by name. Additional photos courtesy of the Department of Defense, Tulsi Gabbard, TEA Party Maui. DISCUSSION: Will the naming of a ship for the late Sen. Inouye help America finally learn how to pronounce his name…

  • DC808: On the Wire — Sailing On Without Inouye

    Chad Blair
    24 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    The U.S. Navy names a destroyer for the late Sen. Daniel K. Inouye and the delegation begins to make its own mark, scoring some legislative successes in Congress this week. Civil Beat's Chad Blair talks with our D.C. correspondent Kery Murakami to get the latest on the delegation, the Washington scandals and the peculiar habit of referring to elected officials by their title but not by name. Additional photos courtesy of the Department of Defense, Tulsi Gabbard, TEA Party Maui. DISCUSSION: Will the naming of a ship for the late Sen. Inouye help America finally learn how to pronounce his name…
 
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  • Oklahoma tornado brings memories of 1947 Woodward storm

    Ian Lind
    24 May 2013 | 10:40 am
    It’s especially hard for us to read about the mother and 4-month old infant who were among the victims of the tornado that ripped through Moore, Oklahoma on Monday. That’s because Meda was the 3-month old infant who made the news after she and her mother survived when their house collapsed around them during the great 1947 tornado that swept through Woodward, OK in early April 1947. We’re fortunate to have a letter written by Meda’s mother describing the tornado and it’s aftermath. The scenes in the old newsreels and her family pictures show scenes of devastation…

  • Morning vog makes a special Kaaawa dawn

    Ian Lind
    23 May 2013 | 10:58 am
    There was a layer of vog hanging over our side of the island this morning. It combined with the calm weather to produce a wonderful Kaaawa dawn. The WWII-era pipeline remnants in the photo below seem to stretch to the horizon, drawn to the warm glow of the morning sun. So just click on the photo to see a few more images from our early morning walk.

  • Silverman’s coming home

    Ian Lind
    22 May 2013 | 4:51 pm
    Silverman is coming home later this afternoon after spending two days with his favorite vets at VCA Animal Hospital in Kaneohe. He was, it appears, the victim of cascading medical events, all likely complicated by his diabetes. When Silverman was examined yesterday morning, Dr. Nagata found a lesion of unknown origin under his tongue. It was clearly painful, hidden by his tongue, and very hard to see since Silverman does not take kindly to humans sticking fingers into his mouth. This painful injury appears to account for his reduced appetite. I haven’t heard if there’s any more…
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  • Who are the world's most powerful women?

    Hdicus
    22 May 2013 | 9:55 pm
    Forbes Magazine says the most powerful woman in the world is Angela Merkel, 58, the chancellor of Germany and the single most powerful government leader in the Eurozone. Originally trained as a chemist and knowledgeable about quantum physics, Merkel was a spokesman for the government of East Germany before reunification. Her father was a preacher, her mother an English teacher. Merkel herself speaks fluent Russian. She has been the single most important force in pressuring debtor nations to endure some pain in return for bailouts. Forbes lists Dilma Rousseff second. Rousseff, 65, is president…

  • Yen stops falling after minister's remark

    Hdicus
    19 May 2013 | 10:38 pm
    In currency markets, officials can sometimes make their own brand of money rise or fall simply by hinting it ought to. Traders make the assumption that a given remark signals policy action to come and they buy or sell now rather than play catch-up later at a less favorable price. That's what happened to the yen Monday. Economic Minister Akira Amari, appearing on a Sunday talk show not unlike the ones we have in America, remarked that "people say the excessively strong yen has corrected quite a bit," and added, "if the yen keeps weakening from here, there could be negative…

  • Music Post: Blasts from the past

    Hdicus
    18 May 2013 | 12:36 pm
    In 1970, the year I started working in radio and the year I started my senior year in high school, George Harrison came out with his debut solo album "All Things Must Pass," a double album containing "My Sweet Lord" and "Isn't It a Pity?" and "What is Life?" Years later we learned that Harrison had so much great material because he had trouble getting Lennon and McCartney to record his songs as Beatles tracks, so for a few years he had been hoarding what he considered his best stuff. In 1978, I had a musical and social epiphany one night, reporting…

  • Music Post: He composed, she composed

    Hdicus
    17 May 2013 | 9:49 pm
    There is a saying in the classical music world that "Anonymous was a woman," the implication being that many works attributed only to "Anon." may indeed have been composed by females during centuries in which a woman's place was not thought to be at the piano, composing. Practically no classical music is attributed to women before the 1800s, when Robert Schumann's wife Clara and Felix Mendelssohn's sister Fanny wrote some excellent piano pieces. Even the Mendelssohn family, so educated, so broad minded, so open to new ideas, repressed Fanny Mendelssohn's…

  • Behind the curtain: Shaping the Benghazi message

    Hdicus
    15 May 2013 | 8:52 pm
    The only fair statement that can be made about the content of 100 emails released by the White House on Wednesday is that they support the longtime allegation that administration officials purged the written guidance for State Department spokesmen after the Benghazi attack, to leave out the part where the CIA warned something bad could happen. This, we now know, is the truth. "The emails show that after an interagency meeting at the White House, Obama administration officials crossed out sections of the initial narrative provided by the CIA to be disseminated to the public," writes…
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  • Eisa Drum Festival celebrates Okinawan culture

    Hawaii Star Wire
    9 May 2013 | 4:56 pm
    Kapiolani Community College is hosting the 3rd Eisa Drum Festival on Saturday, May 11 from 5:30 to 9 pm on the Great Lawn at the center of campus. The outdoor festival brings together food prepared by KCC’s culinary program and the spectacular art form of taiko performed in the shadow of Diamond Head and under the stars. The program begins at 6 pm. The event is free and open to the public, with ample parking on campus. Performers include Chinagu Eisa Hawaii, Hawaii Okinawa Creative Arts, Hawaii Taiko Kai, Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate and Urizun Minyo Group. This year’s festival also…

  • Founder Institute Launching in Hawaii

    Hawaii Star Wire
    8 May 2013 | 4:32 pm
    The Founder Institute, the world’s largest startup accelerator with over 800 graduate companies, is announcing its launch in Honolulu. After testing demand in the market for several months, the Founder Institute was able to recruit enough candidates interested in launching a technology company with the program. In order to celebrate the launch, the Honolulu Founder Institute has scheduled several free events where attendees can meet local entrepreneurs and learn more about the program. May 15th, 6:30 p.m.: Making the Leap from Employee to Entrepreneur May 29th, 6:30 p.m.: Startup Founder…

  • Early Childhood Education Discussed Using Google+ Hangout

    Hawaii Star Wire
    23 Mar 2013 | 12:40 pm
    Early childhood education providers and stakeholders from across the State, along with lawmakers, Early Childhood Coordinator Terry Lock and Governor Neil Abercrombie, participated in a roundtable discussion on early childhood education in Hawaii yesterday. Stakeholders from Maui, Kauai, Waimea, Kona and Hilo participated in the discussion via Google+ Hangout, hosted by Senate Committee Education Chair Senator Jill Tokuda. U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono’s Chief of Staff Betsy Lin also linked in, via Google+ Hangout from Washington, D.C. Participants discussed early childhood education program…

  • Guy Toyama Memorial Fund to support sustainability, entrepreneurship

    Hawaii Star Wire
    19 Mar 2013 | 12:11 am
    A new memorial fund seeks to raise $1 million to honor the life and legacy of Hawaii visionary, Guy Toyama. Sustainability grants and scholarships will foster positive change worldwide, and advance innovation and entrepreneurship in areas of environmentally sound practices in Hawaii and around the world. The Guy Toyama Memorial Fund will provide scholarships for students interested in sustainability and entrepreneurship. In addition, the fund will provide grants for non-profit projects focused on innovation and sustainability integration. The fund will create positive outcomes for future…

  • World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird Hatches Another Chick

    Hawaii Star Wire
    11 Feb 2013 | 10:36 am
    A Laysan albatross known as “Wisdom” – believed to be at least 62 years old – has hatched a chick on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) for the sixth consecutive year. Early morning on February 3, 2013, the still-wet chick was observed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Pete Leary, who said the chick appears healthy. Wisdom was first banded in 1956, when she was incubating an egg in the same area of the refuge. She was at least five years old at the time. “Everyone continues to be inspired by Wisdom as a symbol of hope for her species,” said Doug Staller, the…
 
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  • No tsunami generated by 6.8M quake in Russia

    Baron
    24 May 2013 | 9:56 am
    A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED BASED ON EARTHQUAKE AND HISTORICAL TSUNAMI DATA. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. - visit Hawaii 24/7 to read the full story -

  • Flood advisory due to heavy rains in Kawaihae area

    Baron
    24 May 2013 | 2:47 am
    The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a flood advisory for the Big Island until 1:45 a.m. Friday (May 24). At 11:30 p.m. weather radar showed heavy rain near Kawaihae, or about 30 miles North of Kailua-Kona. This area of heavy rain was nearly stationary. People should stay away from streams, drainage ditches and low lying areas prone to flooding. The rainfall and runoff will cause hazardous driving conditions due to ponding, reduced visibility and poor braking action. - visit Hawaii 24/7 to read the full story -

  • Kona filmmakers present ‘The Land of Eb’

    Karin
    24 May 2013 | 12:41 am
    Big Island Film Festival screening Friday evening at The Fairmont Orchid Plantation Estate - visit Hawaii 24/7 to read the full story -

  • Severe earthquake in Russia, no tsunami threat to Hawaii

    Baron
    23 May 2013 | 11:37 pm
    A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED BASED ON EARTHQUAKE AND HISTORICAL TSUNAMI DATA. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. - visit Hawaii 24/7 to read the full story -

  • Police are searching for Pahoa teen reported missing

    Baron
    23 May 2013 | 4:42 pm
    Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 17-year-old Pāhoa girl who was reported missing. Monica Carvalho has been missing since Sunday evening (May 19). She is described Caucasian, 5-foot-2, 110 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. Police ask that anyone with information on her whereabouts call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311. - visit Hawaii 24/7 to read the full story -
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  • Hawaii Energy Energy Efficiency Workshop Series

    6 May 2013 | 9:09 pm
    Hawaii Energy is again presenting a series of workshops by Mark Jewell of the Efficiency Sales Professional Institute that will help efficiency professional/building owners adopt energy efficiency strategies that will boost bottom lines/save costs. The cost per workshop is $20 for Honolulu/Maui/Hawaii County folks (regular registration fee is $200), subsidized by Hawaii Energy. It includes food. Here are the workshop descriptions: Using Efficiency to Build Your Business (May 16 – Honolulu, May 20 – Kona) Emphasizing how your products or services could enhance your customers’ energy…

  • Green financing bill advances to floor vote at the legislature

    26 Apr 2013 | 12:20 pm
    SB1087, which estabishes a green financing loan program that can help fund on-bill financing, passed out of conference committee and is headed to the floor for a final vote. Learn more about the program here or read the Star-Advertiser article here. Our program director, Richard Wallsgrove, was there at the legislature fighting for it all the way. Go Richard! "It's a game-changer, that's the best way to put it," said Richard Wallsgrove, program director at the Blue Planet Foundation. "It's innovation because we're taking all of these pieces that people have figured out — rich guys in suits…

  • Keep solar growing

    18 Apr 2013 | 1:37 pm
    Here's our editorial that will run in tomorrow's Honolulu Star-Advertiser: By replacing oil with sunshine, we’re keeping $1.13 billion in Hawai‘i that would otherwise be spent on importing fuel for electricity. that’s a significant sum of money—not just to afford frivolous things, but enough to fund big pieces of a better future for the next generation: early childhood education for nine years, healthcare for a year for every child under 14, or a two-year scholarship to UH for every high school student. Solar energy has been a bright spot in Hawai‘i’s drive toward energy…

  • How much impact does the renewable tax credit have on PV purchase decisions?

    11 Apr 2013 | 11:00 pm
    Enquiring minds and legislators want to know, so we asked. Here are findings from our market research on consumer attitudes toward solar and the solar tax credit. The quantitative study was conducted in March 2013. HAWAI‘I RENEWABLE ENERGY TAX CREDIT: WHY IT MATTERS | Create infographics

  • 2013 Legislative Priorities, House Bills

    5 Mar 2013 | 1:58 pm
    As the bills for the 2013 legislative session make their first crossover, here's a look at the House bills Blue Planet is tracking: HB 856 HD2: Green financing program On-bill financing—currently being developed at the Public Utilities Commission—overcomes the biggest hurdle to energy efficiency and clean energy: the up-front cost. By eliminating the initial cost and enabling ratepayers to pay off the investment directly from energy savings over time, adoption of efficiency and clean energy will accelerate. This measure establishes a regulatory financing structure to enable low-cost…
 
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  • SUBTRACTION BY ADDITION

    Andy Parx
    15 May 2013 | 4:25 pm
    SUBTRACTION BY ADDITION: As much as our secret life is one of a devoted sports fanatic, this space has had a decided dearth of athletics-related material over the years. And today is really no different.Yes, our subject de jour is this week's 180 performed by new University of Hawai`i Athletic Directer Ben Jay who, after banning the use of the name "Rainbows" by UH men's teams shortly after his arrival earlier this year, decided this week to once again allow UH teams to use the beloved moniker. But while it's a sports story everywhere else in the Hawai`i media, let us be the first to remind…

  • For my Mommy on Mothers' Day 2013

    Andy Parx
    12 May 2013 | 2:03 pm
    For my Mommy Amy Dunis Parks nee Maime Dunefsky (1917-1970) on Mothers' Day 2013I remember how I sat on the floor at my Mommy's feet because I couldn't stand yet. And I remember how much I loved my Mommy. I remember feeling wobbly just sitting up but my Mommy was right there, sitting at the sewing machine and wearing a long dress and I felt adventurous and brave. And I remember I loved my Mommy. I sat in a conical beam of light that came through the same window where I sometimes watched the boats go by and I was mesmerized by all those sparkly specks of dust dancing in the light and I looked…

  • THE LONELY GURGLE

    Andy Parx
    29 Apr 2013 | 4:11 pm
    THE LONELY GURGLE: Anyone who has perused this space recently would think that the spate of 11 drowning on Kaua`i this year and the tourism industry's tepid response is an obsession of ours worthy of Melville novel.Well, dial 1-800-Ishmael. It's apparently been left to us to point out the less-than-in-your-face visitor industry tactics that have not only failed to make tourists sit up and take notice of the fact that DEATH AWAITS YOU OFFSHORE- or even on the edge of it in a few cases- but have actually obscured the dangers that await visitors in the water, fearing that an effectively alarming…

  • IF YOU CAN BELIEVE YOUR EYES AND EARS

    Andy Parx
    17 Apr 2013 | 5:09 pm
    IF YOU CAN BELIEVE YOUR EYES AND EARS: If you've read either Joan Conrow's recap of yesterday's council budget hearings, where her thus-far twelve chapter "Abuse Chronicals" were front and center during a grilling of Planning Director Mike Dahilig, or amazingly enough the local newspaper story about it, you know that something, as usual, stinks at the Lihu`e Round Building and vicinity. Despite long repeated sessions over the past few years between the council and the planning department assuring the latter that the former would provide all the resources necessary to make sure that Transient…

  • GETTIN' FRISKIES

    Andy Parx
    13 Apr 2013 | 12:10 am
    GETTIN' FRISKIES: Here kitty-kitty. Here kitty-kitty. Come and get it.Come and get your newObama Cat Food Tax.Yes, let's call the so-called "chained CPI"- the most regressive of all possible taxes- exactly what it is... the tax that will provide the purrrfect meal for the poorest of the elderly poor. Because if you're not eating cat food because it's all you can afford now Grandpa, you will be soon.Under the proposed creative math in the President's new budget, those who live solely on Social Security- sometimes receiving as little as $710 a month to for pay rent, utilities, food and…
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  • Hawaii County Economic Forecast: Growth Accellerates Statewide

    University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization
    24 May 2013 | 9:53 am
    Honolulu Skyline (Photo courtesy of UHERO) REPORT FROM UHERO - 2012 was another year of strong tourism gains for Hawaii’s counties, and a year when significant growth spread to much of the broader economy. Oahu continues to be further along in recovery, but the Neighbor Islands are catching up fast. This year, economic growth will quicken, with an impetus from construction, which has turned the corner and is poised for a strong pickup in activity. The broadening recovery together with modest inflation will drive growth in real incomes across the counties over the next several years. Visitor…

  • Hawaii Approved for $400 Million in Military Construction

    Guest Contributor
    24 May 2013 | 9:43 am
    Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa (HI-01) announced today that the House Armed Services’ Subcommittee on Readiness passed its portion of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.   This year’s version of the bill would provide Hawaii with more than $400 million in military construction (MILCON) funding for continued upgrades to critical infrastructure and training assets in the state.   The MILCON funding will contribute to various projects at military installations, including:   Fort Shafter - $65,000,000 Marine Corps Base Hawaii -…

  • Former Maui Resident Indicted for Operating Ponzi Scheme

    Guest Contributor
    24 May 2013 | 9:41 am
    Prince Kuhio Federal Building (Photo: Emily Metcalf) HONOLULU - A federal grand jury in Honolulu, Hawaii today returned a 17-count indictment of GEORGE LINDELL, age 65 , and HOLLY HOAEAE, age 39, for operating an alleged pyramid or “Ponzi” scheme between January 2005 and November 2010. The indictment charges LINDELL and HOAEAE, who were Maui residents at the time of the alleged offenses, with 13 mail fraud and three wire fraud violations and one count of money laundering conspiracy, each of which carry a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment. The indictment also seeks a forfeiture of…

  • "NO BETTER FRIEND, NO WORSE ENEMY" - Corporal Charles G. Abrell, USMC, Korean War, Medal of Honor (1931- 1951)

    Duane Vachon
    23 May 2013 | 11:57 pm
    Corporal Charles Gene Abrell, USMC, Korean War Medal of Honor BY DUANE A. VACHON, PH.D.  The 1st Marine Regiment's motto is "No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy". Abrell's fellow Marines observed the former, and there is clearly no doubt that the communist enemies who had the misfortune of coming up against Abrell in battle felt the latter. Corporal Charles Gene Abrell, 19, of Terre Haute, Indiana, earned the Medal of Honor in Korea for sacrificing his life while leading an assault on enemy positions. He did what Hoosiers are known for, he became a quiet achiever, when the time came to be…

  • Hawaii Island Wide Real Estate Report

    Guest Contributor
    23 May 2013 | 2:50 pm
    Prudential Locations recently released their updated Hawaii real estate report, recapping the total number of property sales and median prices in Hawaii for April 2013. Stats are for both single family homes and condos on Oahu, Maui, Big Island, Kauai, and statewide. Source: http://www.prudentiallocations.com/real-estate-reports-embed.aspx  
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  • CREATIVE RECYCLING: PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON FOUR ISLANDS receive gently used science equipment from JABSOM, KCC researchers

    sheltont
    21 May 2013 | 1:39 pm
    A great teacher can ignite a passion for learning, but a student’s interest in science might wither without the modern, sophisticated and costly equipment that allows a true revelation to occur. We’re talking about compounding microscopes that allow Baldwin High School Students to examine tissues and bacteria at a cellular level; laboratory benches eagerly accepted [...]

  • VIDEO: JABSOM helps get science equipment to Hawai`is public schools on four islands

    sheltont
    20 May 2013 | 8:31 pm
    Dr. Rachel Boulay has had two awesome ideas that have resulted in Hawai`i’s local public schools getting much-needed laboratory equipment and expertise. First, during the time when public school teachers were furloughed to ease the state budget, Dr. Boulay competed for U.S. American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (stimulus) funds to offer the teachers training days [...]

  • “WE’RE ALL PAU NOW,” MD 2013 Class President tells touching story in her Convocation speech

    sheltont
    20 May 2013 | 1:22 pm
    By Krista Kiyosaki, President of the MD Class of 2013 On behalf of the JABSOM class of 2013, I want to welcome our faculty, administrators, and guests to our special day. Also, thank you to our families and friends for your support and happy Mother’s Day to all the moms. As we prepare to move [...]

  • TOP OF THE CLASS: Gold Humanism Honor Society established at JABSOM with 10 honorees

    sheltont
    20 May 2013 | 1:14 pm
    On April 26, 2013 the University of Hawai`i John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Gold Humanism Honor Society inducted its inaugural class. Members of the third-year MD Class of 2014 who were inducted into JABSOM’s newest honor society include: Jenny Chan Trevor Grace Benjamin Greidanus Jon Ishii Jodi Kagihara Jennifer Lee Ryder Onopa Malia [...]

  • DEAN’S PHOTO ALBUM: Moloka`i’s Puni Ke Ola Community Celebration

    sheltont
    19 May 2013 | 7:17 pm
    By Susana Helm, PhD The Puni Ke Ola project on Moloka`i celebrated youth drug prevention through a Community Celebration on May 9, 2013.  Invited guests included the Dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) at the University of Hawai`i, Dr. Jerris Hedges, along with island-based and State-wide professionals and kūpuna in the [...]
 
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    Honolulu Pulse

  • PICS: ‘Hawaii Cocktail Sessions’ at the Kahala

    Jason Genegabus
    24 May 2013 | 4:42 am
    PICS: ‘Hawaii Cocktail Sessions’ at the Kahala ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 105 PHOTOS BY KAT WADE / Special to the Star-Advertiser Jim Beam master distiller Fred Noe was on hand to judge the “Hawaii Cocktail Sessions: Battle for the Ali’i Cup” at the Kahala Hotel & Resort on Thursday, May 23. Ten local bartenders competed for a VIP trip to Kentucky, $1,000 cash and a six-month reign as holder of the coveted Ali’i Cup.

  • Aiko lives on his terms

    Jason Genegabus
    24 May 2013 | 3:31 am
    Aiko lives on his termsGary Aiko performs with the Royal Hawaiian Band at Iolani Palace on May 10. (Star-Advertiser photo by Cindy Ellen Russell) BY JOHN BERGER / jberger@staradvertiser.com Seen on stage, Gary Aiko looks the part of a traditional Hawaiian singer. And, yes, he is a cultural icon who represents a grand era in island music. He is one of the great Hawaiian baritones of the 20th century and, with the evolution of Hawaiian and hapa-haole music in recent decades, perhaps the last. Aiko, who turns 78 next month, is certainly the last great Hawaiian male singer whose career began in…

  • This Week in TGIF: Of Montreal

    Online
    24 May 2013 | 3:10 am
    This Week in TGIF: Of Montreal MAY 2013 FRI 24 / SAT 25 / SUN 26 Of Montreal’s creator opens up to collaboration It’s been a little more than seven years since Kevin Barnes and his flamboyant musical project Of Montreal first performed in Honolulu, when he and his band did two nights at a now-defunct Chinatown venue. The Sounds of Aloha Chorus celebrates USS Missouri legacy Pau Hana Patrol: Tropics finds inspiration in ‘Five-0′ drinks Quick Bites: Dining in season at Hiroshi, more Pulse Top 5: Champions’ Fifth Anniversary, ‘Today’ in Waikiki, more At…

  • Of Montreal opens up to collaboration

    Online
    24 May 2013 | 3:09 am
    Of Montreal opens up to collaboration(Courtesy Polyvinyl Records) By Gary Chun / gchun@staradvertiser.com It’s been a little more than seven years since Kevin Barnes and his flamboyant musical project Of Montreal first performed in Honolulu, when he and his band did two nights at a now-defunct Chinatown venue. The theatrical stage show in celebration of an eternal party reflected Barnes’ creative sense at that time. With Of Montreal’s 2005 album “The Sunlandic Twins,” Barnes’ said his music was the expression of “my foray into 21st century A.D.D.

  • Sounds of Aloha celebrates USS Missouri

    Online
    24 May 2013 | 3:08 am
    Sounds of Aloha celebrates USS Missouri(Courtesy Sounds of Aloha Chorus) By Steven Mark / smark@staradvertiser.com You could head out to Pearl Harbor, walk beneath the bright, hot sun and learn about the Mighty Mo, the historic USS Missouri battleship docked there. Or you can sit in the cool, comfy confines of the Leeward Community College Theatre on Saturday evening and take a cruise down memory lane with “USS Missouri: A Musical Tribute,” the latest show by the Sounds of Aloha Chorus. ‘USS MISSOURI: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE’ The Sounds of Aloha Chorus Where: Leeward…
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    Nonstop Honolulu

  • Do this! May 23-29

    Tracy Chan
    23 May 2013 | 12:08 pm
    ◄ Back Next ► Art & Flea: Vintage Flight (1 of 16) There's a retro party about to take off at Art & Flea this month, with more vintage and handmade art vendors than ever and a vintage flight attendant/pilot theme. Shop locally and check out the lively scene, featuring art by Andy Lee, typists from Universal Babel Service, music by Applecore and Streetlight Cadence and DJ sets by Ross Jackson and Jetboy. The after-party is Kaleidoscope at thirtyninehotel, featuring Honolulu indie acts Clones of the Queen and Anton Glamb. Fresh Cafe; Thursday, May 23 from 5-10 p.m.; $3, $2 in theme;…

  • Chad Owens’ Power-Up Menu

    Melissa Chang
    23 May 2013 | 10:16 am
    Chad Owens and Jason Kim How often do you get the chance to have a restaurant customize their menu to what you like to eat? That’s what happened for pro football player Chad Owens, who developed a special menu to fuel his workouts (and yours) at Good to Grill. The menu launches today. Owens, a longtime customer at Good To Grill, eats there almost every day because their grilled fish and healthy sides were ideal for his strict low-carb, lowfat, high-protein diet. At one point, he suggested a variety of menu items that were even more customized to match his diet, and owner Jason Kim (who…

  • Nightscene

    Tracy Chan
    23 May 2013 | 9:09 am
    ◄ Back Next ► New to the Scene: The Fix Sports Lounge and Nightclub (1 of 8) The former SoHo is officially reopened as a sports-bar focused lounge, complete with eight beautiful new giant flatscreens, a pool table, dart board, happy hour and special event deals and a full food menu that includes burgers ($7 standard), wings and a huge build-your-own-salad ($10) that allows you to pick your own toppings and dressing. The staff, headed up by co-owner Mikey Tsuchiya (also the owner of Big Kahuna's in Waikiki and the Ilikai Bar) and his bar manager Al, may be new faces to Chinatown,…

  • Nonstop eats

    Nonstop Honolulu
    22 May 2013 | 10:03 am
    The Nonstop Honolulu crew eats out a lot, at restaurants, take-out places, events and pretty much anywhere there’s good food. Here’s a look at some of the recent food reviews and adventures. On to more feasting… The feast I’ve been waiting for: beef 7 ways All beef, all Mama Le — Pig and the Lady’s bringing back a classic Read story               Artisanal beer dinner at 12th Avenue Grill 12th Avenue Grill celebrated American craft beer week with a tasting dinner and the launch of their beer society Read story    …

  • Truly must-see TV: ‘Family Ingredients’

    Diane Seo
    21 May 2013 | 9:16 am
    I expected to be modestly entertained when I went to a screening of the pilot episode of “Family Ingredients,” which airs Thursday, May 23, at 9 p.m. on PBS Hawaii. I assumed it would be yet another food-focused travel show, a genre I appreciate, but have grown weary of after so many renditions. But as the hour-long episode unfolded, a thrill came over me, the feeling you get when you realize you’re experiencing something truly worthy. “Family Ingredients,” produced by Juniroa Productions and hosted by TOWN owner/chef Ed Kenney, surprised me with its depth. It’s an ode, in a way,…
 
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    The Cat Dish

  • Why don’t more people bike?

    Catherine Toth
    23 May 2013 | 5:57 pm
    We complain a lot about the traffic on our roadways. (Me, included.) Yet, we don’t seem to want to give up our cars. Why is that? I thought about this recently because May is Oahu Bike Month, a challenge by the Hawaii Bicycling League to get residents to bike 100 miles or more in a month. (This is part of the National Bike Challenge, which runs from May 1 to Sept. 30.) So far, the league has held several events including Bike to School Day (May 8), Hele on Kakaako (May 12) and Bike to Work Day (May 17). Coming up are Bike to Shop Weekend (May 24-26), where bicyclists can show their…

  • Buckle up or pay up

    Catherine Toth
    22 May 2013 | 1:00 am
    I’m all for safety, especially when it comes to driving and hurting others. But I’m not so sure about a new law regulating back-seat passengers. On Monday Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed two new safety laws, one that makes it mandatory for adults sitting in the backseat of a vehicle to wear a seat belt. (The other one, I get. It makes the ban on using a mobile device while driving a statewide offense. Distracted drivers can hurt others.) It’s not that I don’t support people making smarter decisions about personal safety. I just think this is a choice that doesn’t…

  • Foodies, you’ll love this show!

    Catherine Toth
    20 May 2013 | 1:26 am
    It’s not everyday you get to go to the premiere of a new TV show. And it’s not every show that makes you both hungry and inspired to travel. But that’s how I felt watching “Family Ingredients,” a new one-hour pilot airing on PBS Hawaii on May 23. The show follows the origins of a featured guest’s favorite dish and the family roots associated with it. In this case, it was renowned chef Alan Wong who shared two of his childhood favorites: tamago kake gohan (rice with egg) and miso soup (see recipe below). These two simple dishes took him to his hometown of…

  • Sharing my life online

    Catherine Toth
    19 May 2013 | 12:19 pm
    Today I’m going to talk about sharing my life online at the annual Hawaii Books & Music Festival on the civic grounds in downtown. I’m on a panel called “Lives Online: Truth and Truthiness.” An interesting title consider what I do for a living — write — and how that may not be perceived as truth. (The panel starts at 11 a.m., in case you’re around.) I thought about what I’m going to say for a couple of days now. It forced me to think about whether what I post about myself is really the truth or a construction of the truth from my…

  • Hey, ‘TODAY’ producers! Don’t miss this!

    Catherine Toth
    17 May 2013 | 2:27 pm
    Well, word’s out. Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie and the rest of NBC’s “TODAY” crew will be in town next week, as part of the morning show’s “Great American Adventure.” In fact, show staffers have been in the Islands for the past few days, shooting b-roll and figuring out just what the anchors and correspondents of the national show will do. Hawaii is the first destination of the five U.S. destinations for the show’s “Great American Adventure” — it will be shot on the beach fronting the luxurious Royal Hawaiian Hotel — and…
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    So Much More Hawaii

  • Hike Through a Bamboo Forest to a 400 Foot Waterfall

    RPang
    7 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    -Courtesy of David Chatsuthiphan There’s a hiking trail in southeast Maui called the Pipiwai Trail. I believe is one of the finest in Hawaii. The hike takes between 2 to 3 hours and covers 4 miles (roundtrip). In that relatively short amount of time you’ll be treated to some amazing views of the Kipahulu area [...]

  • Horseback Riding and Talking Story in Hana

    RPang
    30 Apr 2013 | 10:09 am
    By Catherine Sweeney  Among the many varied experiences during our recent trip to Maui, one of the most memorable was horseback riding in Hana, on the island’s eastern coast. Though Sweeney had done some English style riding years earlier, my experience had been a few rides on a friend’s horse; in that the goal there [...]

  • Spotlight: Hawaii (The Big Island)

    RPang
    16 Apr 2013 | 7:54 pm
    [trip style = beach + sun] As my flight descends towards the Kona airport over an 1890s lava flow, I’m welcomed by Hawaii Island’s bubbling beginnings. This is not your average sandy beach vacation; it’s so much more. At 11:50 a.m. I settle into my sweat box of a rental car and open my TomTom [...]

  • Cradled in West Maui

    RPang
    1 Apr 2013 | 2:12 pm
    Article and photos by Virginia Miller Stunning rainbows were a daily occurrence, viewed from our Napili Kai deck Nestled in the cove of Napili Bay, swimming with the sea turtles and gazing out at the islands of Molokai and Lanai, Napili Kai Beach Resort was my favorite stay in Maui. First driving up to the [...]

  • Beach Baby Bliss On Hawaii, The Big Island

    RPang
    27 Mar 2013 | 7:17 pm
    As a new mom I had resigned myself to the fact that a vacation would never be relaxing again. Between surprise public meltdowns, the copious amount of equipment required to feed, bathe dress and transport our baby, and the fact that we were relegated to a hotel room for naps twice daily, I was certain [...]
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    Star-Advertiser headlines

  • Obama decries military sexual assault in address to Navy grads

    Radley Kanda
    24 May 2013 | 11:34 am
    ANNAPOLIS, Md. » With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates today to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth."

  • Trucking company says it has permits to cross 'functionally obsolete' bridge

    MediaSpan Upload
    24 May 2013 | 11:13 am
    MOUNT VERNON, Wash. » A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span into a river below as the driver watched the structure collapse in his rearview mirror.

  • Illinois judge charged with heroin, gun posession

    Radley Kanda
    24 May 2013 | 11:01 am
    ST. LOUIS » A southwestern Illinois judge whose colleague died of a cocaine overdose while the two were on a hunting trip together has been charged with possession of heroin and guns.

  • Kaneohe Bay sandbar going dry Saturday

    Radley Kanda
    24 May 2013 | 10:51 am
    The state land department reminds boaters and other recreational users that an alcohol ban at the sandbar in Kaneohe Bay will take effect Saturday and will be enforced through Monday during this year’s Memorial Day weekend.

  • Strong earthquake off Russia poses no tsunami threat

    Radley Kanda
    24 May 2013 | 10:42 am
    A strong earthquake off the coast of Russia this morning does not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii, according to officials at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
 
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    Nonstop Honolulu » Urban Mix Plate

  • Chad Owens’ Power-Up Menu

    Melissa Chang
    23 May 2013 | 10:16 am
    Chad Owens and Jason Kim How often do you get the chance to have a restaurant customize their menu to what you like to eat? That’s what happened for pro football player Chad Owens, who developed a special menu to fuel his workouts (and yours) at Good to Grill. The menu launches today. Owens, a longtime customer at Good To Grill, eats there almost every day because their grilled fish and healthy sides were ideal for his strict low-carb, lowfat, high-protein diet. At one point, he suggested a variety of menu items that were even more customized to match his diet, and owner Jason Kim (who…

  • Behind the scenes of the Today Show in Hawaii

    Melissa Chang
    21 May 2013 | 5:11 am
    As many of you know, the Today Show kicked off its “Great American Adventure” yesterday in visiting Hawaii, Yellowstone, Chicago, Orlando and the Jersey Shore — starting with us, of course, and working their way back east. (Note to viewers, due to the disaster in Oklahoma, the Today Show has changed travel plans and will be broadcasting live from Oklahoma City on May 21 instead of Yellowstone.) The live broadcast was from 1 to 4 a.m. on Monday morning, and the news of the day was mixed in with pre-taped accounts of their visit here as well as live commentary and demos by Tihati…

  • Women and wine: St. Francis winery

    Melissa Chang
    16 May 2013 | 7:56 pm
    Wine for breakfast? It’s not a bad idea, especially if you’re with other women, talking business. Christa Wittmier of Young’s Market Company, the alcohol distributor, invited me to a women’s breakfast this morning at the Beach House at the Moana, featuring winemaker Kate Madigan of St. Francis Winery in Sonoma. It was nice to chat about business, leadership, and, of course, food and wine. One of the neat things about having Kate there is the fact that there aren’t many female winemakers in the world. There are a lot in California, of course; but the alcohol…

  • Na Hoku Hanohano all stars

    Melissa Chang
    13 May 2013 | 8:10 pm
    As you may know, Mele Mei — the monthlong celebration of Hawaii’s music leading up to the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards — is my client. This means that, for an entire month (and a little more), I get to experience many of Hawaii’s top musicians up close. Every genre, from up-and-comers to the industry legends, become my life. My instagrams of food are shelved for photos of local entertainers and my desk is covered with CDs instead of snacks. It’s kind of cool, actually. This last weekend was a whirlwind of entertainment, and you can see a sample of some videos I shot at my…

  • Hawaii: In Real Life ~ Eisa Festival

    Melissa Chang
    8 May 2013 | 10:05 am
    I love that Honolulu always has something going on — and always a wide range of events, as you see on our website. This weekend is the third annual Eisa Festival, taking place at Kapiolani Community College’s great lawn from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The public can attend, since admission is free, and not only take in Eisa drumming from all over the world, but eat Okinawan food, as well. For those unfamiliar, Eisa is the name of an Okinawan dance style that uses various kinds of drums. You usually see Eisa at bon dances, and although the bon festival is a time to welcome and send off ancestral…
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    Nonstop Honolulu » Baker’s Hours

  • Artisanal beer dinner at 12th Avenue Grill

    Ed Morita
    16 May 2013 | 9:00 am
    12th Avenue Grill celebrated American craft beer week with a tasting dinner featuring brews from Maui Brewing Co. Ballast Point, Brewery Ommegang, Deschutes, Sierra Nevada and FiftyFifty. Also on the menu were locally grown meats, including Maui Cattle Co. beef, rabbit from Shinsato Farms, Molokai venison, and Big Island wild boar. In addition to the beer dinner, guests were able to sign up for 12th Avenue Grill’s newly launched Beer Society, which would enable them to learn about future beer tasting events at dinners. Here’s a look at an evening of great beers. ◄ Back Next…

  • Weekend in Hana

    Ed Morita
    14 May 2013 | 9:00 am
    This past weekend, I had a great opportunity to stay at the Travaasa Hana hotel and cover the first ever Spring Harvest dinner featuring Travaasa chef, Barry Villiarimo, guest chefs, Sheldon Simeon and Mark Noguchi, along with barman, Dave Power. Neither heavy rains nor cancelled flights over the weekend, prevented us from experiencing what Hana had to offer. Here’s a look behind the scenes of the inaugural Hana Harvest and some of the activities we did before and after the special event. ◄ Back Next ► Cookout at Hana Bay (1 of 41) The first day we arrived, Mark Noguch,…

  • Hana Harvest dinner

    Ed Morita
    13 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    Chefs Sheldon Simeon, Mark Noguchi and Barry Villiarimo shared their combined their creative cooking talents for a tasting dinner held at Travaasa Hana’s turn-of-the-century Plantation Guest House. The event, which benefited Mahele Farm and the Hana Youth Center, featured six course dinner paired with cocktails by Dave Power of the Feral Pig on Kaua‘i. After an amazing day gathering inspiration at Mahele Farm, Simeon, Noguchi, Villiarimo and Power pretty much tossed the menu they had planned out the window in favor of one that utilized ingredients harvested that day at the farm like…

  • Harvest day at Mahele Farm

    Ed Morita
    11 May 2013 | 10:00 am
    Wet weather didn’t discourage Sheldon Simeon of “Top Chef: Seattle,” Mark Noguchi of Pili Hawaii and Dave Power of the Feral Pig from visiting Mahele Farm in Hana, Maui. Farm manager, Mikala Minn guided Simeon, Noguchi and Power through an eclectic variety of herbs, vegetables and edible flowers growing on the property. Students from the Hana Youth Center helped the chefs harvest ingredients for the Hana Spring Harvest dinner being held Saturday evening at the Plantation House. Once we arrived at the farm, the menu for the Spring Harvest dinner was in a constant state of…

  • Countdown to the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival

    Ed Morita
    6 May 2013 | 10:00 am
    Tickets are now on sale for the third annual Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival, with an amazing lineup of chefs and events for September. From now until Aug. 23, event tickets are available at a discounted rate, so be sure to get your tickets before you have to pay full price. Once again, I’ll be blogging for the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival. There’s a lot in the works for the next few months, so be sure to follow my blog at hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com for photos, videos, interviews with chefs and more. Here are 10 events to look forward to. ◄ Back Next ►…
 
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    Nonstop Honolulu » Night Lights

  • Do this! May 23-29

    Tracy Chan
    23 May 2013 | 12:08 pm
    ◄ Back Next ► Art & Flea: Vintage Flight (1 of 16) There's a retro party about to take off at Art & Flea this month, with more vintage and handmade art vendors than ever and a vintage flight attendant/pilot theme. Shop locally and check out the lively scene, featuring art by Andy Lee, typists from Universal Babel Service, music by Applecore and Streetlight Cadence and DJ sets by Ross Jackson and Jetboy. The after-party is Kaleidoscope at thirtyninehotel, featuring Honolulu indie acts Clones of the Queen and Anton Glamb. Fresh Cafe; Thursday, May 23 from 5-10 p.m.; $3, $2 in theme;…

  • Nightscene

    Tracy Chan
    23 May 2013 | 9:09 am
    ◄ Back Next ► New to the Scene: The Fix Sports Lounge and Nightclub (1 of 8) The former SoHo is officially reopened as a sports-bar focused lounge, complete with eight beautiful new giant flatscreens, a pool table, dart board, happy hour and special event deals and a full food menu that includes burgers ($7 standard), wings and a huge build-your-own-salad ($10) that allows you to pick your own toppings and dressing. The staff, headed up by co-owner Mikey Tsuchiya (also the owner of Big Kahuna's in Waikiki and the Ilikai Bar) and his bar manager Al, may be new faces to Chinatown,…

  • Party pics: Tiki Tomba @ Mercury

    Tracy Chan
    18 May 2013 | 4:09 am
    Mercury Bar celebrated the Tiki in Hawaii’s history with a night of surf rock and tropical mystique, with music by local surf rock bands Men in Gray Suits and Dr. Zaius, accompanied by DJ Mr. Nick and burlesque by Violetta Beretta. It was also the opening exhibition for artists Shemp and 2 Crows, who adorned the walls with strange and colorful images. ◄ Back Next ► Tiki Tomba @ Mercury (1 of 15)

  • Do this! May 16-22

    Tracy Chan
    16 May 2013 | 8:15 am
    ◄ Back Next ► Exposure Photography Exhibition (1 of 14) CoXist Studio kicks off the weekend with a juried photography exhibition by 10 chosen photographers, with over 80 pieces on the walls. If you like browsing photos, come down for the art and stay for the full craft cocktail bar and a free photo raffle giveaway. CoXist Studio, 331 Keawe St.; Thursday, May 16 at 5 p.m.; free; all ages

  • Party pics: Three Walls Music Festival

    Tracy Chan
    12 May 2013 | 8:55 am
    A new music festival, hosted by Casea Collins (CoXist Studio) and Enrique Zender (Mi Casa Entertainment), took over the parking lot of CoXist studio in Kakaako Saturday, with food booths, drinks made with local liquors and music and dance performances inside the studio and outside. The stars of the show, Capoeira Besouro, Taimane, Sing the Body, Tavana, Mano Kane, Erika Elona, Shakti Dance Movement and several other musicians and dance groups, rocked the stage as the stars came out and fans of all ages enjoyed the cool evening. ◄ Back Next ► Three Walls Music Festival (1 of 45)
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    Nonstop Honolulu » Inside Nonstop

  • Truly must-see TV: ‘Family Ingredients’

    Diane Seo
    21 May 2013 | 9:16 am
    I expected to be modestly entertained when I went to a screening of the pilot episode of “Family Ingredients,” which airs Thursday, May 23, at 9 p.m. on PBS Hawaii. I assumed it would be yet another food-focused travel show, a genre I appreciate, but have grown weary of after so many renditions. But as the hour-long episode unfolded, a thrill came over me, the feeling you get when you realize you’re experiencing something truly worthy. “Family Ingredients,” produced by Juniroa Productions and hosted by TOWN owner/chef Ed Kenney, surprised me with its depth. It’s an ode, in a way,…

  • Thanks, readers for showing the way

    Diane Seo
    25 Feb 2013 | 9:01 am
    It’s been awhile since I’ve blogged from behind the scenes of Nonstop Honolulu, not because of lack of activity, but because there’s been a tornado of changes, ups and downs, periods of great enthusiasm followed by moments of doubt about whether an independent upstart like Nonstop can succeed in a corporate-dominated media world. But I felt compelled to write last week, specifically after Mari Taketa’s piece about “Top Chef” finalist Sheldon Simeon. I learned a lot not just about Sheldon from Mari’s post, but about the power of writing from the heart,…

  • Nonstop on board for ‘Inspired in Hawaii’

    Diane Seo
    19 Jan 2012 | 8:12 am
    Since last fall, Nonstop Honolulu has been helping the Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation with its second-annual “Inspired in Hawaii” contest, which yesterday awarded more than $10,000 in cash prizes to some 75 Hawaii students at a ceremony at Ala Moana Centerstage. The foundation tapped Nonstop Honolulu as a partner for this worthy statewide contest, which received more than 850 entries and awarded prizes ranging from $25 to $1,000. Students from kindergarten through grade 12 entered videos, essays and posters that offered thoughtful solutions to Hawaii’s problems. The photo…

  • Thanksgiving greetings

    Diane Seo
    24 Nov 2011 | 9:26 am
    Just a quick note to say thank you for reading Nonstop Honolulu and supporting our team of writers, bloggers, photographers and videographers. We’re grateful that you’ve come with us on this digital journey, and we truly appreciate you being part of and supporting our online community. My personal thanks to the tireless Nonstop crew: Tracy Chan, Melissa Chang, Myong Choi, John Garcia, Jerome Koehler, Cory Mitsui, Ed Morita, Doc Rock, Mari Taketa, Catherine Toth, Dallas Nagata White and Ed White, as well as to the many talented people who’ve contributed to the site, including…

  • Nonstop Kaka‘ako: Entertainment lineup

    Diane Seo
    13 Oct 2011 | 8:49 am
    Nonstop Kaka‘ako is shaping up to be one of the coolest food, retail and entertainment block parties Honolulu has ever seen. The first annual Nonstop Kaka‘ako takes place on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 4 to 10 p.m. along Coral, Keawe and Auahi streets, which are being closed for the event. (Free parking is available at 555 South St.) The event, which helps commemorate the first anniversary of Nonstop Honolulu, will feature entertainment on two stages by Anuhea, Yoza, Lost at Sea and Kainalu. There will also be a Women’s Lounge, with a beauty bar, sweets bar, martini and champagne bar…
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    Nonstop Honolulu » Deliriyum

  • The feast I’ve been waiting for: beef 7 ways

    Mari Taketa
    20 May 2013 | 2:59 am
    Before I knew where Vietnam was, before I knew I would live there, I knew what bo bay mon was. And if you remember a Vietnamese restaurant at the corner of Maunakea and Pauahi called A Little Bit of Saigon, you might know too. They had this, they were the only ones in town, and since that bit of Saigon closed in the ’90s I haven’t seen it at all. Bo bay mon is beef seven ways, and I mean ways you’ve never seen. I remember sitting in that sunny restaurant and marveling at all the ways you got it: grilled, poached, minced and rolled in smoky leaves, rolled in fresh leaves…

  • Eat here … or here … or here

    Mari Taketa
    20 Mar 2013 | 1:48 am
    Forgive me if I’m missing something, but dang, these popups just keep coming. I’m in the midst of confirming a spate of three choice popups this week when one more I’m keeping an eye on comes through, as in hot off the Facebook messages, so I’m leading with that: Pig and the Lady does Studio Ghibli, next weekend Menu inspired by “Spirited Away,” the Hayao Miyazaki anime movie about the little girl whose adventure in the woods turns into a desperate quest to save her parents. This menu, THIS MENU earned Andrew Le a standing ovation from the South by…

  • Naked Cow bringing back cheese dinners

    Mari Taketa
    14 Mar 2013 | 4:52 pm
    You read right: Eight months after debuting locally sourced gourmet dinners featuring its homemade cows’ milk cheeses in Waianae’s Lualualei Valley, Naked Cow Dairy is back with more farm dinners. Even better, starting with next week’s series, the dinners will be monthly and feature a pantheon of guest chefs. If you were at the first dinners on the farm last July, or if you saw the photos, you’ll recall the French-themed midsummer spread featuring local beef, rabbit, veggies, bread — and cheese, glorious cheese, made onsite by Gida Snyder, Naked Cow’s cheese…

  • Why I’m going to Fatboy’s

    Mari Taketa
    12 Mar 2013 | 3:33 pm
    For the longest time it was hard just passing Kapiolani. Most people know the medical center as a giver of life; for me it’s the place that cushioned the slow ride to the end of my mom’s. I don’t even remember, from those last three years, how many times she was hospitalized, in the regular wards when there was space, in the wards with new mothers, in intensive care two or three times. I do remember how much the kindness of doctors and nurses like Suzanne and Chris and Brenda and Lisa O. and Rick meant to us, and how one Fourth of July, when we couldn’t get to the…

  • It’s tomorrow: Aloha, Byron’s Drive-In

    Mari Taketa
    27 Feb 2013 | 4:24 am
    Whoosh, what a ride. Forty-eight years, countless shrimp burgers and deep-fried Oreos, Saturday lunches and late-night runs later, Byron’s Drive-In closes tomorrow night, and it’s a sad good-bye. Byron’s opened by the airport May 10, 1965. It’s the last restaurant of the Andy Wong family, starting with Leon’s at Kailua in 1955 and running through Andy’s Drive-In; Wong’s Okazu-ya, Byron II Steak House and Fishmonger’s Wife, all at Ala Moana Center; Chowder House and Orson’s at Ward Warehouse, and a dozen more. Did you know all that? Now…
 
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    Leslie Wilcox Blogs

  • Molokai Fish Ponds

    lwilcox
    21 May 2013 | 10:18 pm
    I flew over Molokai in a small commuter plane and got a bird's eye view of Hawaiian fish ponds along the coastlines. A lot of work was put into these ponds over many years. The coastal waters along here are beautifully clear, but at other places, dirt run-off chokes the water.

  • THURSDAY: Family Ingredients

    lwilcox
    21 May 2013 | 10:01 pm
    Did  you know that talented Hawaii chef Alan Wong was born in Japan? In fact, he's half-Japanese.  And he's featured in a new show making its broadcast  premiere at 9:00 pm Thursday, May 23, 2013 on PBS Hawaii.  With this program,  Wong's fellow Isle chef Ed Kenney (TOWN Restaurant) makes his debut as a TV host. Blending food, travel and genealogy, PBS HAWAII PRESENTS Family Ingredients traces Wong from his roots in Japan to  the rural Oahu town where he grew up, Wahiawa. With Wong,  Kenney introduces us to organic farmers, tofu makers, sushi chefs and others who help to connect…

  • Happiest Dog I Know

    lwilcox
    21 May 2013 | 9:14 pm
    What's not to be happy about? Here's Zara, a German shepherd/chow mix,  beating the heat on a slope of Kapalua, Maui, in her owners' swimming pool. And here's her daily view. She's a much-loved dog in the Valkirs family, with the run of her owners' organic farm, and happiness seems to run through her veins.

  • TONIGHT: My 12 Seconds on Hawaii Five-O

    lwilcox
    20 May 2013 | 1:21 pm
    Here I am, in front of a TV "green screen" for insertion of visuals, ready for filming of my small role in tonight's (Mon., May 20, 2013, 9:00 pm) season-ending episode of Hawaii Five-O on CBS/KGMB Honolulu. I play a San Francisco news anchor reporting on a thwarted bomb attack at Fisherman's Wharf.  I'll be on camera for a couple of seconds, and then you'll hear my voice for 10 or so more seconds as the action shifts to the crime scene. This is  the dressing room assigned to me in the parking lot of the old News Building on Kapiolani Boulevard. I was only in here for 10 minutes, quickly…

  • TOMORROW: We can dream of Venice...

    lwilcox
    17 May 2013 | 4:49 pm
    A trip to Europe  is costly  in time and money, so instead,  board your virtual flight on PBS Hawaii to Venice: City of Dreams.  On RICK STEVES' EUROPE (Sat., May 18, 2013, 7:30 pm), we'll  sort through the monuments of a powerful past and trace the city's decline from Europe's most powerful city to a center of hedonism. We'll cruise the Grand Canal, luxuriate in a café, savor fresh fish and ride a gondola under the moonlight.  All within a half-hour and without getting our toes wet.
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    Hawaiimagazine.com | HAWAII Today

  • Ten Hawaii visitor sites offer free admission to active-duty military families this summer

    23 May 2013 | 5:34 am
    Ten Hawaii visitor sites offer free admission to active-duty military families this summer Ten Hawaii institutions will be offering free admission to all active-duty military personnel, including National Guard and Reserve, and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day as part of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense.Among the participating venues is Honolulu Museum of Art. The museum is closed on Mondays. (Because the Honolulu Museum of Art is clo...

  • Your amazing Hawaii photo could win a free Maui vacation from HAWAII Magazine

    23 May 2013 | 5:23 am
    Your amazing Hawaii photo could win a free Maui vacation from HAWAII Magazine Do you have a stunning Hawaii photograph? One that captures the breathtaking beauty of our lush landscapes and shorelines. Or a memorable moment depicting people and culture in the Islands. How about an artistic abstract shot?If so, enter your best photos in HAWAII Magazine’s 15th annual Photo Contest. Your photography could win you a grand-prize six-day/five-night stay at The Kapalua Villas on Maui’s west side, airfare and various other goodies, such as a chic digital camera fitted with a powerful 5x…

  • Kauai Polynesian Festival spotlights Tahitian, Maori, Samoan and Hawaiian dancing, culture

    22 May 2013 | 6:29 am
    Kauai Polynesian Festival spotlights Tahitian, Maori, Samoan and Hawaiian dancing, culture The 12th annual Kauai Polynesian Festival, which features Tahitian, Maori, Samoan and Hawaiian entertainment as well as group and solo dancing competitions, will be held this weekend at Vidinha Stadium in Lihue. The competitions will spotlight hula — ancient (kahiko) and modern (auana)  — hula as well as fireknife dancing.The fireknife dance’s origins are tied to the Samoan ailao (warrior's knife dance) performed...

  • Lantern Floating Hawaii to launch 5,000 glowing memorials on Oahu’s south shore

    21 May 2013 | 5:51 am
    Lantern Floating Hawaii to launch 5,000 glowing memorials on Oahu’s south shore At sunset on Memorial Day, more than 5,000 glowing lanterns will illuminate the waters edging Ala Moana Beach Park’s Magic Island on Oahu.Inscribed with messages to loved ones who have passed away and prayers for a peaceful future, the lanterns—perched atop miniature floating boards—will be launched during the 15th annual Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony before a large shoreline crowd. If you’ve never taken part in Honolulu's version of Toro Nagashi, a Japanese Buddhist tradition,…

  • Big Island Film Fest to honor “Mad Men” actor, “Saturday Night Live” cast member

    20 May 2013 | 6:52 am
    Big Island Film Fest to honor “Mad Men” actor, “Saturday Night Live” cast member This year’s Big Island Film Festival celebrity honorees are Vincent Kartheiser, “Pete Campbell” on the award-winning drama Mad Men, and Kate McKinnon, a featured player on the legendary Saturday Night Live, known for her impressions of Ann Romney, Ellen DeGeneres and Penelope Cruz. (Both honorees pictured above.)Now in its eighth year, the five-day fest is set to get under way on Thursday on the Big Island’s Kohala Coast. The screenin...
 
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    LITERARY LOTUS

  • Book Review: Pushed to the edge by a new baby

    literarylotus
    8 May 2013 | 7:44 pm
    What the characters of Thea Goodman’s debut novel, The Sunshine When She’s Gone, desire most is not money or sex or even the iPhone5, but sleep: “Sleep — for both of them — had become a precious commodity, worthy of fetish. They discussed sleep. They were always counting the consecutive hours of sleep they’d had or calculating the few they could hope for.” These self-absorbed Manhattanites are not shift workers or CEOs but first-time parents of a 6-month-old. Goodman, herself a parent, has evoked the raw emotion of this predicament in a farcical exploration of how the couple…

  • Book Review: What do women really want?

    literarylotus
    27 Feb 2013 | 6:00 am
    A woman walks down a grocery store aisle, and a man stops in his tracks and stares. She — and you — might never think of this fleeting encounter in the same way after reading Betsy Prioleau’s Swoon: Great Seducers and Why Women Love Them, a witty and well-researched investigation into the true nature of the ladies’ man. Instead, up rise visions of Prince Aly Khan staring uninterrupted at a would-be love during an Ascot horserace or bullfighter Juan Belmonte pursuing women with the same intensity he deployed to conquer bulls. There’s no shortage of examples, past and present, that…

  • Pride and Prejudice, Re-told

    literarylotus
    8 Feb 2013 | 6:46 pm
    I just got a note from the PR folks at Knopf putting the word out about a new novel that retells Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice from the servants’ point of view. A bit skeptical, I read on about English author Jo Baker’s Longbourn: “LONGBOURN will reveal what Jane Austen did not: the constant chaos swirling downstairs, the preparation for lavish balls, the housekeeper’s real thoughts about the family patriarch. But it will also reveal the tragic consequences of the Napoleonic Wars and focus on a romance between a newly arrived footman and a housemaid, the…

  • Myths with a Modern Twist at MIA 1/21

    literarylotus
    20 Jan 2013 | 9:42 pm
    Spend your MLK evening at Honolulu’s Fresh Cafe hearing what happens when contemporary Hawaii authors take a Hawaiian myth and rewrite it for a modern audience. In this free M.I.A. Art & Literary Series event, Timothy Dyke will read from his story “No Look Back,” inspired by the legend of Maui pulling up the Islands; J. Freen will read from his humorous modernization of “Oahu Nui the Cannibal King”; and I will read from my re-imagining of the legend of Halemano called “Places of Entry.” You can check out some excerpts of these contributions online here. Books will be…

  • The Illusion of Choice

    literarylotus
    31 Dec 2012 | 6:00 am
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    KauaiEclectic

  • Musings: Don't Struggle

    Joan Conrow
    24 May 2013 | 11:16 am
    Found a Newell's shearwater late yesterday afternoon, being guarded by a friend's Golden Retriever, who wasn't biting or mouthing, but just keeping watch. I crawled beneath the house and wrapped it in a towel: no blood, wings intact. I have no idea why it came down, or if it was leaving the burrow, having been relieved from egg-sitting duty by its mate, or heading in to take its turn.It spent the moonlit night in a cardboard box, where it didn't want to be — who would? — scratching at times to get out, but responding always to a soothing voice: don't struggle. Words we all can live…

  • Musings: Damage Control

    Joan Conrow
    23 May 2013 | 3:02 am
    Planning Director Mike Dahilig was a no show at the County Council, and the Council wasn't pleased.“The Administration has decided to say let's do damage control and not give anyone an opportunity to expose more,” Councilman Mel Rapozo said. “That's what it is. It's clear and plain.”The Council was scheduled to question Mike about about his plans for TVR enforcement — a presentation Mike cut short two weeks ago when he dashed off to catch a plane. Instead, the Council got County Attorney Al Castillo, who said he had advised Mike to skip the session. If Mike did attend, Al said, he…

  • Musings: Abuse Chronicles 17

    Joan Conrow
    21 May 2013 | 12:40 pm
    There's a certain sense of entitlement expressed by many vacation rental wannabes — an attitude that is fed by the attorneys who serve them. Which leads us to Pulelehua, a story that again underscores how lawyers who previously worked for Kauai County have inordinate influence on the TVR approval process.In this case, it's Lorna Nishimitsu, who successfully appealed — stretching the truth and threatening “a taking” in the process — when the planning department quite properly denied her client's application for a TVR certificate. Her client was William Morgan, a Realtor from Del…

  • Musings: Abuse Backstory 1

    Joan Conrow
    19 May 2013 | 11:56 am
    It occurred to me, while reading the article “TVR probe stalls” in today's edition of The Garden Island, that we need another series to run concurrently with the Abuse Chronicles. This new series will include the backstory that helps people understand how and why this vacation rental mess came to be.Let's start with County Attorney Al Castillo. As TGI reports, Al raised concerns about costs, legalities and jurisdiction in his attempt to derail the Council's proposed investigation into the abysmal failure of the 2010 TVR law. So where was Al when the Council passed the 2010…

  • Musings: Yellow Light

    Joan Conrow
    18 May 2013 | 12:40 pm
    The sun rises in an explosion of pink and gold and already bees are working the beach heliotrope blossoms. Turtle tracks on the wet sand speak to an overnight visitor, who rose even earlier than I. The sea invites me to swim in her salty shimmer and I accept, gratefully. It's the best time of year, when the days start early and everything is fresh and green and bursting with new life.In the midst of all this busting out all over, the EPA approved Dow's new systemic insecticide, sulfoxaflor, which it acknowledges is highly toxic to honey bees. Seems the feds aren't concerned because they don't…
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    The Maui News

  • State AG seeks end to nonprofit WMSA

    23 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    The Wailuku Main Street Association Inc./Tri-Isle Main Street Resource Center appears to be on the verge of ceasing to exist as a nonprofit entit.

  • Federal grand jury charges Maui father, daughter in Ponzi scheme

    23 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    A federal grand jury charged a Maui father and daughter The Mortgage Store owners George Lindell, 65, and Holly Hoaeae, 39 with bilking more than $.

  • A lesson in saving lives

    23 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    First photo: Paramedic Andrea Moller watches Kula Elementary School 5th-grader Gabriel Frampton, 11, practice his cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques Thursday during a "Kids Teaching Kids to Save Lives" presentation in the school cafeteria.

  • County sees 'strong recovery year' in 2012

    23 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    University of Hawaii economists report 2012 was a "strong recovery year" for Maui County's economy, and they predict "further robust expansion" over the next several years.

  • Aloha Council supportive of policy revision

    23 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    Hawaii's Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America released a statement Thursday supporting a national resolution by the Boy Scouts of America to revise its membership policy and lift a ban on gay Boy Scouts.
 
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    Big Island Chronicle

  • Hilo News — June 7 ‘First Friday Night Market’ To Have Circus Theme

    Tiffany Edwards Hunt
    22 May 2013 | 10:28 am

  • Puna News —Register for Pahoa Nikkei Jin Kai June 8

    Tiffany Edwards Hunt
    22 May 2013 | 2:34 am
    Logo crafted by Cary Tanoue. (Media release) — A logo has been selected for Pahoa Nikkei Jin Kai to celebrate the 50th anniversary since the non-profit community organization’s incorporation. Crafted by graphic artist Cary Tanoue, the design incorporates English and kanji spelling out the organization’s name along with an anthurium. “If it’s representing Pahoa, it’s got to be an anthurium,” said long time resident Glenn Watarida, a former president of the organization. According to the late Pahoa historian Hiroo Sato, an active member of Pahoa Nikkei Jin Kai, “The first…

  • Hawaii News — Big Island Press Club Slams Sen. Clayton Hee

    Tiffany Edwards Hunt
    22 May 2013 | 2:27 am
    (Media release) — The Big Island Press Club has given state Sen. Clayton Hee the dubious honor of this year’s Lava Tube Award for his leadership role in overturning Hawaii’s shield law, which protected news reporters’ sources and unpublished notes. Reporters consider a shield law crucial in encouraging news sources to provide public-interest information that newsmakers may want to keep secret. The Lava Tube Award is given annually to an individual or organization that has obscured the public’s right to access information. The Big Island Press Club has awarded its…

  • Puna News — Nanawale Murder Victim Identified; Suspect Is A Registered Sex Offender

    Tiffany Edwards Hunt
    22 May 2013 | 1:58 am
    Mateo Balinbalin Jr. Today police identified the victim of yesterday’s shooting in Nanawale as 40-year-old Mateo Balinbalin Jr..  Balinbalin and his family frequented Pohoiki Beach Park; he was considered an impressive bodyboarder. The suspect is Balinbalin’s shooting is Seon Aki, who is being held in the Hilo cellblock while police investigate the case.  Sources say Aki was a neighbor of Balinbalin’s, and recently was released from prison. Seon Aki’s mug shot taken upon his arrest yesterday. Seon Aki’s photo on the state’s sex offender registry site Aki…

  • Puna News — About Today’s Fatal Shooting In Puna

    Tiffany Edwards Hunt
    21 May 2013 | 1:29 am
    Media Release Hawaii Island police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the Puna District and left one person dead. Monday afternoon (May 20) at about 2:19 p.m., police responded to a call of a shooting victim found in a home on Maui Street in the Nanawale Estates subdivision. Police and Hawai?i Fire Department medics responded to the location. Upon their arrival, the body of a male victim was found within the residence. Police secured the scene and detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section responded to the location to further the investigation. Detectives learned…
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    Bytemarks Cafe

  • Episode 249: Makerspaces – May 22, 2013

    admin
    23 May 2013 | 12:29 am
    First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Leigh-Ann Miyasato from the Entrepreneur Foundation to tell us about the upcoming Pupus and Pitches. Finally, right off the plane from San Francisco’s Maker Faire we’ve invited Marion Ano from Hi Capacity and Ross Mukai from Oahu Makerspace to find out about the Maker movement and plans for organizing a mini Maker Faire in Hawaii. We also had Don Kosak from Nalukai and Hawaii Tech Works, Neil Scott from the Makery and Jerry Isdale from Maui Makers call in. If you are…

  • Episode 248: Culture of Innovation – May 15, 2013

    Burt Lum
    16 May 2013 | 12:50 am
    First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Mike Prasad from Kinetiq Labs to tell us about the upcoming Wetware Wed. Finally, we find out how a school in Waipahu and a company on Bishop St. are building a cuture of innovation. We’ll talk to Keith Hayashi, Principal at Waipahu High School and John Komeiji Sr. Vice President from Hawaiian Telcom about thinking different. As an added note upcoming Design Thinking events include this workshop hosted by HTDC and the Design Thinking Bootcamp on June 18, 2013 Download…

  • Episode 247: Ulu’ulu, Digital Film Archive – May 8, 2013

    Burt Lum
    9 May 2013 | 12:07 am
    First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Wayne Lewis from Honolulu Community College to tell us about the upcoming PCATT IT Summit. Finally, we get an update on the Henry Ku’ualoha Giugni digital archive project from Heather Giugni and Robby Omura. Download MP3 | Subscribe in iTunes

  • Episode 246: Post Session Tech Roundup – May 1, 2013

    admin
    2 May 2013 | 1:18 am
    First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Ron Albu from HMAUS to tell us about the upcoming Springfest. Finally, we invited Sen Glenn Wakai, Rep Angus McKelvey and Karl Fooks from HSDC to find out how tech bills fared in this latest legislative session, and look ahead to next year. Which bills are likely to return, and what does the tech community need to do to be prepared? Download MP3 | Subscribe in iTunes

  • Episode 245: Digital Citizenship – April 24, 2013

    admin
    25 Apr 2013 | 12:49 am
    First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Aaron Rosa from UH Future Studies to tell us about the upcoming Governance Futures Lab. Finally, we talk to curriculum developer and specialist Dr. Truc Nguyen and Brendan Brennan, respectively, from the University Lab School to find out about preparing students for life online and what it means to be a digital citizen. Download MP3 | Subscribe in iTunes
 
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    Everyone's Blog Posts - TechHui

  • What Drives You to Innovate or Be Productive?

    Tzyh Ng
    17 May 2013 | 5:57 pm
    A firestorm erupted after chief Yahoo Marissa Mayer banned working from home in an effort to shock the moribund company culture back to life. The resulting debate over whether working from home was good for corporate innovation and productivity is, to me, not all that interesting. I don’t know of anyone who doesn’t work from home even after putting in a full day at the office -- at the very least, they check and respond to office emails and make work-related calls during off-hours. Most companies have been happily benefitting from telecommuting for a long time so for some businesses to…

  • My Experiences with Windows Phone 8

    Douglas Ching
    10 May 2013 | 2:36 pm
    Last winter I bought a Lumia 920 which runs Windows Phone 8.  Windows Phone 8 is a large overhaul of Windows Phone 7 because now it uses the same kernel as Windows 8.  It also added support for better hardware and a more flexible development framework. Previously I have used the original iPhone, the iPhone 4 and the Galaxy Nexus Google Android phone. I have never seen anyone with a Windows Phone and I thought it looked neat so I decided to try it out.  Here are my experiences and opinions about Windows Phone 8 over the last 6 months. User Interface and Performance The first thing anyone…

  • "What! You have revenue?!" Surprising high points along the way to launch.

    Douglas Levin
    9 May 2013 | 8:30 pm
    So last week I flew over to Oahu and had brunch with Daniel Leuck (whom you all know if you read TechHui). It was a great trip, but one of the highlights of it for me was his absolute surprise we had revenue. Apparently this is a big deal. He had to explain it to me, because I was clueless. Daniel is of course one of the most (if not the most) connected tech guys on Oahu, and he admitted it was extremely rare that local startups achieve any level of revenue - and absolutely non-existent on Maui. Yet here we are, 2.5 years after raising $651,000 on the very last day of Hawaii QHTB availability…

  • You don't have to be at the same desk (or even the same continent) to pair program with someone

    Chris Sass
    26 Apr 2013 | 5:45 pm
    In case you are not super familiar with pair programming here are the core essentials of how it works.  Two programmers sit in front of the computer they are working on and slide the keyboard/mouse back and forth. The person with the controls is called the driver the other is navigator or observer.  To those that have never done it before it can sound kind of stupid but when it's done right it can actually be one of the most intense, focused and rewarding activities a programmer can do.   Pair programming isn't for everyone and communication becomes even more important while pairing.

  • Tech Visa Update

    John Robert Egan
    22 Apr 2013 | 12:20 am
    Political junkies (like me) and immigration stakeholders (including many technology employers) have been watching as the immigration reform process moves forward in the current congressional session. After much watching and speculation (see for example, earlier posts here) about what impact this will have on the high tech industry, there is now a bill being offered in the U.S. Senate.  Presented by the so-called "Gang of Eight" - a bi-partisan group of Senate leaders, it is notable for covering pretty much everything the tech community has asked for.  A summary from last week's New York…
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    SusHI | Sustainability in Hawai`i

  • wot he said: Ehrenfeld pushes sustainability as flourishing

    Ken
    19 May 2013 | 5:03 pm
    He had me at the lede: "No grist for the mill". Turns out, John. R. Ehrenfeld, too, is having a hard time finding inspiration in the sustainability conversation, thus far. Yes, at first (say, 5 years ago), there was a rush of insight and innovation setting out in new directions. Today, as Ehrenfeld opines, "So [...]

  • weak end reading: sustainability thinking on energy

    Ken
    9 Jan 2012 | 1:24 pm
    John Thackara posted an annotated reading list for those interested in new thinking about energy (via doors of perception). Thackara spent the last couple of weeks immersed in a pile of texts on what actuaries, physicists, and mathematicians have to say about the relationship between the economy and energy. Turns out he's prepping for a talk [...]

  • season’s exhortations! on Ben’s last Board meeting

    Ken
    20 Dec 2011 | 9:15 pm
    I don’t often attend public meetings of our island’s various Boards and Commissions...on the theory that our sitting reps know what they’re doing and don’t want to hear from me, anyway. Today was an exception as I presented an exhortation to the KIUC Board, meeting for the last time with Ben Sullivan at the table. [...]

  • island energy comparison: rates and demand trends

    Ken
    9 Nov 2011 | 4:58 pm
    Don't count on Kauai's electricity demand jumping back up to meet KIUC's official load forecast, shown here in grey. Like so many other economic indicators these days, energy use is moving sideways or down. My TGI letter last week refers to the data on island households energy demand going down, which is here. Also, the [...]

  • here comes “Sun”: Hadley on farmworker housing

    Ken
    25 May 2011 | 12:04 pm
    Kauai's guru of organic growing, George "Sun" Hadley, is leading by example at his "One Song" Moloa`a farm and by training a new generation of growers at his bio-intensive seminars. (See Sun in this video by Darrel Jarmusch, and read Anne O'Malley's feature.) Now, he wants to see Kaua`i modify its zoning and building codes [...]
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    HAWAIIAN LAVA DAILY

  • Hawaiian molten lava continues from crater to sea

    30 Apr 2013 | 12:41 am
    Above: In the pre-dawn magic time light, molten rock rivers bust out on a newly forming delta and over the edge into the ocean. Not much has changed along the ocean lava entry points in recent weeks; some new black sand beaches have come and gone and there is a slowly growing lava delta bench forming, as seen in the above image and the photo below: Other small changes have to do with the volume of molten lava being sent down from Pu`u O`o crater as magma pressures beneath Kilauea Volcano fluctuate fairly regularly. (Above: At dusk yesterday: Looking west from Kalapana Gardens: degassing…

  • Fairly consistent eruptions from Kilauea Volcano

    17 Apr 2013 | 11:52 pm
    Above: A crescent moon sets into the upper slopes of the Pulama Pali, with numerous lava breakouts next to it.  Besides the huge molten lava lake within the Halema`uma`u crater floor vent that broils on, the Pu`u O`o crater continues feeding two lava flows: the Kahaualea flow running through tubes, which now reaches about 5 km (3 mi) northeast from the crater USGS/HVO status page  , and the ocean entry lava 10 km (7 miles) south east of the crater. Current Pu`u O`o lava flow map, courtesy USGS/HVO maps page Shows the active portions of both lava flows: red indicating…

  • Pu`u O`o crater sends lava two directions thru March

    26 Mar 2013 | 10:40 pm
    Lava continues entering the ocean seven miles downslope of Pu`u O`o crater on the south side of the Big Island. The daytime ocean entry steam plume and evening lava glow can be viewed from the Hawaiian County Lava Viewing Area located  off the very end of Highway 130 near Kalapana.Here are a couple more early morning photos taken this week.And this one with a lava spout at the ocean surface:Click on any image for larger image sizes of all photos.Meanwhile, up on the other side of Pu`u O`o lava continues slowly advancing northeastward. This could still become a potential new hazard either…

  • Video footage of ocean entry lava flow Hawaii

    6 Mar 2013 | 11:45 pm
    A long stretch of coastline now has lava finding the sea.I put together some clips of the molten lava pouring into the ocean for a short video of the action out there, and also a few still images from this week.Below are a few more from recent days:~~Click on any still image for larger view window of all of them.

  • Pu`u O`o continues sending lava to the coast, and elsewhere

    27 Feb 2013 | 11:06 pm
    Above: (Nearly) Full moon night rainbow taken last evening around 10:00 PMWe are looking west across Kalapana Gardens. The text on the photo describes more of the scene. You can click on it for a larger view window.The surface lava tube breakout in the middle, just overtop the houses, was new to the overall scene we have usually had these past weeks. It was a bright and intense breakout and had ignited some forest sending balls of yellow flames into the air. This forest kipuka would be very near to where Jack Thompson's place was located until it was consumed by lava on March 2nd last…
 
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    Honolulu Business News - Local Honolulu News | Pacific Business News of Honolulu

  • Maui owners of The Mortgage Store charged with operating Ponzi scheme

    24 May 2013 | 10:30 am
    The father-and-daughter owners of The Mortgage Store on Maui have been charged by a federal grand jury with bilking unsuspecting investors of more than $8.6 million in a Ponzi scheme over a five-year period. The 17-count indictment agains George Lindell, 65, and Holly Hoaeae, 39, includes 13 counts of mail fraud, three counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering conspiracy, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Honolulu. Hawaii district U.S. Attorney Florence T. Nakakuni said Lindell…

  • Guilty plea in Ponzi scheme from former head of Hawaii-based J2 Marketing Solutions

    24 May 2013 | 10:28 am
    Former Kaneohe resident Jason Pascua has pleaded guilty to using his business, J2 Marketing Solutions, in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded dozens of Hawaii families of $1.5 million. The Associated Press reports Pascua pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges on Thursday in U.S. District Court. Pascua, 39, who lives in Arizona, was charged in March of allegedly defrauding 31 families in Hawaii.

  • Oahu Sizzlers rebranded as GoKo Steak & Salad Bar Restaurants

    24 May 2013 | 10:13 am
    GoKo Restaurant Enterprises LLC, which was the franchise owner for the Sizzler restaurants in Kailua, Aiea, Kapalama and Waipahu for the past 10 years, said it has also "revamped its menu to emphasize local tastes and more local products." "We're aiming to offer our customers great value and ono taste," GoKo owner Clinton Goo said in a statement. The four restaurants have a total of about 120 employees. GoKo filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in April.

  • Hawaii's Neighbor Islands finally seeing economic growth

    24 May 2013 | 10:04 am
    The Neighbor Islands are quickly catching up to the economic recovery that Oahu has been seeing, according to the latest forecast from the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization. UHERO’s county forecast predicts that economic growth will speed up this year, with construction driving that growth. The broadening recovery, paired with modest inflation, will drive growth in real incomes across the counties over the next several years, UHERO said in the report released Friday. The record…

  • Strong room rate gains, mixed occupancy for Hawaii hotels

    24 May 2013 | 9:46 am
    Hawaii hotels had strong average daily room rate increases and mixed occupancy lats week, in comparison to the same week last year, according to the latest report from Hospitality Advisors LLC and Smith Travel Research. The statewide average daily room rate at Hawaii hotels increased by 10.4 percent during the week of May 12 to May 18, when compared to the same week last year, reaching an average rate of $205.64 for the week. Statewide occupancy, however, decreased by 1.1 percentage points to 73.8…
 
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  • Doodle 4 Google

    22 May 2013 | 12:49 pm
    Roadtrip to Paradise by Alan Perreira Good luck to Alan Perreira, a 4th grader at Haaheo Elementary School in Hilo, in the national Doodle 4 Google competition for his drawing titled “Roadtrip in Paradise.” The company asked for drawings from students across the country that depicted each artist's best day ever.  More than 130,000 students submitted entries, and Google narrowed it down to

  • Full Episodes of "An Oral History: The Life of Calvin Say"

    14 May 2013 | 4:57 pm
    Olelo has produced and will be airing "An Oral History: The Life of Calvin Say," a 6-part documentary series about Speaker Emeritus Calvin Say.  The episodes in this series include: 1. Childhood and Adolescent Years 2. College Years and Early Adulthood 3. Life as a Legislator 4. Contemporary and Reoccurring Issues 5. Personal Life of Calvin Say 6. Legacy Episode The episodes can

  • Kauai Capital Improvement Funding 2013

    13 May 2013 | 12:31 pm
    $52 MILLION FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ON KAUAI  Funding Includes Money for Significant Highway Improvements Kauai legislators secured $51,884,000 in Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funding for various projects across the island.  The largest amount of funding was provided for a significant amount of highway improvements

  • Maui CIP Appropriations 2013

    10 May 2013 | 5:15 pm
    $294 MILLION FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ON MAUI Funding Includes Monies for Kihei High School and Kahului Airport Honolulu, Hawaii – Maui legislators secured almost $300 million in Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funding for various projects across the island. The largest single item by far was $130 million over the next two years for construction of the new Kihei High School.

  • Education Chairs to Participate in National Early Learning Initiative

    8 May 2013 | 12:55 pm
    Rep. Takumi in attendance at the Early Childhood Education Rally House and Senate Education Chairs Roy Takumi and Jill Tokuda Tapped to Participate in Program Sponsored by National Conference of State Legislatures Honolulu, Hawaii – Representative Roy Takumi (Pearl City, Manana, Waipio) and Senator Jill Tokuda (Kāne‘ohe, Kāne‘ohe MCAB, Kailua,He‘eia, Āhuimanu) are among legislators from
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  • The Paradigm Shift (The Quantum Leap)

    Mike Hu
    21 May 2013 | 12:45 pm
    The major worry, as the Baby Boomers head into the 21st Century, is not that their hearts will fail, but that their senses will, while their vital signs of heart beat and breathing, continue long after -- causing many to expend the rest of their lives and fortunes, in that nearly persistent vegetative (non-responsive) state -- which surely, is the worst of all possible worlds.Not only is it disastrous for those individuals so afflicted, but it will also impact and drag down all the lives around and associated with them -- because many lives have to be dedicated and sacrificed to keep a person…

  • Time Is On Your Side

    Mike Hu
    12 May 2013 | 7:50 pm
    One of the biggest difference makers, is whether one believes time is on one's side or against them: If the game is long enough, one could still conceivably, improve and win -- no matter what the score is, and how far behind one is.  If the game never ends, then one has not lost -- but has all the time in the world to get better.  If one lives that way their entire life, then there is no losing, or winning definitively for that matter, but simply working on one's game -- always improving.But some get to the point in life, when they think there can be no improvement -- but only…

  • Standing the Test of Time

    Mike Hu
    4 May 2013 | 9:52 am
    "Old age" is the time when all the problems one has not solved in life, comes home to haunt them.Increasingly, it becomes apparent that the problems of "aging," are much more the problems of life, than they are of "time."Because with that same time, some look and function better, while others do not -- all the way to the extremes, where some seem prematurely old at 20, while a rare few (now) at 80, look "ageless," so the concept of age, is not one's primary quality one would use to describe such a person -- because that would be largely meaningless to do so, and one wants a better description…

  • Survival of the Fitness

    Mike Hu
    23 Apr 2013 | 12:57 pm
    The recent passing of "fitness" luminaries Joe Weider and Sergio Oliva, brings home to all involved during the heyday of their years since the 1960s, that we all succumb to time -- even though there'll always be some new rising star impressing us with what is now possible -- for those in their competitive prime of roughly 20-40.After that period in their lives, results are a lot more uncertain -- and then by age 60 and beyond, there are the unmistakable markers of decline -- often even very rapid, and sometimes even premature, for those who previously were the very picture of health and…

  • The Worst Preparation (Education) in the World

    Mike Hu
    13 Apr 2013 | 12:42 pm
    We educate ourselves to prepare ourselves to live successfully (effectively) in the world of challenges we expect to face -- rather than in the denial that we ever have to face that world, and deal with it -- as successful, mature, responsible human beings.That is the real meaning and purpose of an education -- and not as it has been hijacked by a few, to serve themselves exclusively at the expense of everybody else, so they can live in the lifestyles they believe they are entitled to -- in the claim that they are "sacrificing" themselves so that everybody else can have those…
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  • The Key to Life is Being Healthy

    Mike Hu
    14 May 2013 | 12:38 pm
    Many people confuse young as "healthy," and old as "dying," when that is not necessarily true.  One can be "unhealthy" at any age -- and healthy at any age as well, which doesn't necessarily mean one will live forever.  In fact, the best way to ensure that one will not be exposed to any risks that might jeopardize their life (and health), is to lock them up so that they will never ride in a car, ride a bike, or swim in the ocean -- which is to eliminate the risks of living a life of experiences -- in favor of just being kept safely, so one will live as long as possible -- without…

  • A Crisis of Confidence

    Mike Hu
    8 May 2013 | 12:12 pm
    A decision like this, anywhere else in the world, would be a slam-dunk.The fact that it is just the beginning for more contentious and costly discussions/litigation, is testament to the total failure of self-government in Hawaii -- where nothing can ever make common sense anymore.There is nothing inherently natural about the Natatorium that would require an "environmental impact study," to restore it to its natural condition as a beach.  Nature has already put in her vote in tearing it down piece by piece, bit by bit -- and would be the same if restored, just as that $10 M a decade ago…

  • Choosing Change

    Mike Hu
    2 May 2013 | 10:38 am
    Contrary to what the mass media would have us believe, the outcome and quality of our lives has less to do with what we all must do and think, than it does the individual choices every person makes for themselves alone.  So we don't have to convince everybody else of the rightness of any action, before we ourselves choose to follow that path -- and accept those consequences, good or bad.  Life really is that simple -- if we allow it for ourselves.  Imposing that choice on everybody else, is unnecessary -- even if it were possible.A healthy person would assume that it is the…

  • "Regular" Exercise Won't Do It

    Mike Hu
    17 Apr 2013 | 1:24 pm
    Everyone who's ever been involved in athletics or exercise, recognizes that there comes atime when what "used to" work, no longer does, and they have to modify or cut back drastically on what they had been doing -- just to not risk or aggravate further injury.  That's usually what causes even the most successful people in such activities to stop -- because they can obviously not go on in that way.Pain and injury is not the objective, or the desire of any activity -- but rather the cessation and freedom from such agony -- that is the improvement in the quality of that life.  Like all…

  • Doing Anything, Is Not the Same as Doing the Right Thing

    Mike Hu
    6 Apr 2013 | 2:11 pm
    Many are conditioned to believe that doing "anything," is better than doing "nothing" -- without considering for a moment, that the very thing they are doing, might be the source of all their problems and difficulties -- to which doing nothing to create them in the first place, would be a huge improvement.It's not the case that people who do nothing (but hopefully observe), are beset with problems, so much as it is that those who aggressively do what they have been doing, invariably find themselves in deep trouble -- because they did not proceed cautiously and thoughtfully through every step…
 
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    Hawaii Legal News

  • Putting Teeth in the Right to (Retained) Counsel

    6 May 2013 | 4:27 pm
    State v. Cramer(HSC April 29, 2013)Background. Stephen Cramer was charged with up to seven drug-related offenses and entered the Maui Drug Court Program. He participated in the program for about 18 months before the prosecution filed a motion to terminate him. The circuit court granted the motion and terminated Cramer from the program. At a “stipulated-facts” trial, the prosecution presented an admission to the offenses from Cramer’s petition into the program. Cramer was found guilty.At the sentencing hearing, Hayden Aluli appeared for Cramer on the condition that he be “given the…

  • How to Dismiss With (or Without) Prejudice

    5 Apr 2013 | 11:51 am
    State v. Hern& State v. Ledbetter (ICA March 27, 2013)Background. In January, Dennis Hern was charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Hern filed a series of pretrial motions including a motion to compel discovery and a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. At a hearing, the motion to compel was granted and the motion to dismiss was denied. In August, Hern filed a motion to dismiss for violation of speedy trial rights and a violation of HRPP Rule 48. The district court found a rule 48 violation and dismissed the case without prejudice. Hern moved to reconsider the…

  • Park Factors Fall Out of Favor in Assessing De Minimis Infraction

    29 Mar 2013 | 12:43 pm
    State v. Pacquing(HSC March 22, 2013)Background. Chester Pacquing was driving a black Acura when he was pulled over by the police on North King Street in Kalihi one night for driving with an expired tax emblem. The police asked for his license, registration, and proof of no-fault insurance. Pacquing didn’t show them the documents, but said he was Michael John Jose and provided a birthdate and residential address. Two citations were generated under that name. One was served on Pacquing, but the police served the other citation at the address he provided. The real Jose was served the citation…

  • The Plain Error Problem Persists . . .

    28 Mar 2013 | 11:08 am
    State v. Metcalfe(HSC March 19, 2013)Pretrial Background. Kevin Metcalfe was charged by way of complaint of one count of murder in the second degree (HRS § 707-701.5) and carrying or using a firearm while in the commission of a felony (HRS § 134-21). About a month later, the prosecution filed an amended complaint with nearly the same charges, but the complaint was dated June 25, 2009. Metcalfe moved to dismiss the amended complaint based on Double Jeopardy and collateral estoppel. Metcalfe argued that the prosecution could not charge him for this case once the grand jury returned a “no…

  • Two Different Bites at the Same Apple

    26 Feb 2013 | 12:20 pm
    State v. Spearman (February 21, 2013)Background. Sarah Spearman was charged with operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant. The complaint advanced two theories: driving with an amount sufficient to impair her normal mental faculties or ability to care for her person and guard against casualty and with .08 or more grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath. HRS § 291E-61(a)(1)&(3). The complaint did not state the state of mind for the first theory. At the arraignment, Spearman moved to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that no mens rea was included. The motion was…
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  • Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeal Rejects Pro Se Insured's Appeal

    Tred Eyerly
    22 May 2013 | 3:01 am
       The Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeal agreed that the insured had entered an enforceable settlement with his insurer regarding a coverage dispute. Flowers v. United Services Automobile Assoc., No. 30085, Summary Disposition Order (Haw. Ct. App. May 17, 2013). [Order here].    The insured made a claim under his renter's insurance policy with USAA when certain household items were lost during the insured's move to Australia. The parties could not reach agreement on the adjustment of these claims. The insured sue for breach of contract and bad faith. The trail court granted…

  • Group Builders' Presentation

    Tred Eyerly
    21 May 2013 | 5:03 pm
       Today, I spoke with the HSBA Litigation section about construction defect coverage in Hawaii and the Group Builders' cases. Thank you to all who attended and participated in the discussion. Here are my power point slides from the presentation. Group Builders Update - Tred Eyerly, Esq. www.insurancelawhawaii.com from inversecondemnation

  • Insurer and Agent Liable for Failure to Obtain Flood Insurance

    Tred Eyerly
    20 May 2013 | 3:01 am
       The Louisiana Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's finding of liability on the part of the insurer and the agent for their failure to properly procure flood insurance for the insureds. Barnett v. Fid. Nat'l Prop. & Cas. Co., 2013 La. App. LEXIS 856 (La. Ct. App. May 1, 2013).    The plaintiffs' home was destroyed in 2005 by Hurricane Rita. After the hurricane, Travelers refused to continue providing flood insurance because the property was located within a Coastal Barrier Resource System (CBRS).     The plaintiffs contacted an agent at Insurance Unlimited of…

  • Upcoming Presentation on Group Builders, Coverage for Construction Defects Update

    Tred Eyerly
    17 May 2013 | 8:23 pm
       Robert Thomas, my blogging colleague at Damon Key, has posted about his presentation Monday, May 20, 2013, to the Hawaii State Bar Association's Appellate Section. Robert will be speaking on amicus briefing from 12 to 1 p.m. at the HSBA conference room.     Which reminds me, I will be making a presentation to the HSBA Litigation section the next day, May 21, 2013, also from 12 to 1 p.m., at the HSBA conference room. I will focus on updating the Group Builders' litigation and the continuing dispute over insurance coverage in Hawaii for construction defects. The discussion is…

  • Owned Property Exclusion Bars Coverage

    Tred Eyerly
    15 May 2013 | 3:01 am
       Recovery for the cost of stabilizing and then demolishing a building were excluded from coverage by the owned property exclusion. Clarinet, LLC v. Essex Ins. Co., 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 7922 (8th Cir. April 22, 2013).    In 2005, Clarinet purchased a building in St. Louis which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A windstorm on July 19, 2006, caused damage to the building, destroying parts of two exterior walls and part of the roof. Debris and bricks fell and damaged nearby city property.     After the storm, Clarinet sought to stabilize the building with aluminum…
 
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  • Tex App: TransCanada Keystone Pipeline Is Common Carrier With Eminent Domain Power

    Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
    24 May 2013 | 11:06 am
    At a recent ABA conference, we suggested during our presentation that cases involving pipelines (petroleum, natural gas, etc.) would be "hot topics," and here's the latest: in In re Texas Rice Land Partners, Ltd., No. 09-12-00484-CV (May 23, 2013), the Texas Court of Appeals (Ninth District) held that TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. is a "common carrier" that has the power of eminent domain, and can condemn an easement for its pipeline. The Keystone Pipeline is a 2,151 mile petroleum pipline from Hardisty, Alberta in Canada, to Port Arthur, Texas, via…

  • Eminent Domain And Condemnation Law Conference (Honolulu, Aug. 21, 2013)

    Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
    24 May 2013 | 12:01 am
    Mark your calendars: on August 21, 2013, The Seminar Group is putting on the 2d Annual Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Conference, in Honolulu (Hilton Waikiki Beach). Our Damon Key partner Mark M. Murakami is the Planning Chair, and the rest of the faculty is pretty good, too.  We'll be speaking at two of the sessions: "Honolulu Rail Litigation Update – EIS and Acquisitions," and "The Evolving Process of Eminent Domain – Condemnation Update; Recent Court Decisions of Interest." These topics will also be covered: Contractor Licensing Update Planning Update…

  • Final Briefs In Arkansas Game Remand (Flooding As A Taking)

    Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
    23 May 2013 | 12:26 am
    Here are the latest (and last, presumably) briefs in the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. United States case, now in the Federal Circuit after remand by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court earlier reversed the Federal Circuit's conclusion that government-induced flooding could not be a taking unless it was "permanent," and remanded the case to the Federal Circuit for more. The Federal Circuit ordered supplemental briefing, with each party filing a brief simultaneously (initial briefs posted here), and now these, their respective briefs responding to the initial briefs:…

  • Audio Of HSBA Appellate Section CLE On Amicus Briefing

    Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
    22 May 2013 | 9:27 am
    Earlier this week, I spoke to the Hawaii State Bar Association's Appellate Law Section about amicus briefing, along with Daniel Gluck, Senior Staff Attorney at ACLU Hawaii. I appeared by videoconference, and we were able to record my remarks. The handout and links I mention are posted here. Stream it here: HSBA-appellate-amicus-briefing-thomas-5-2013 Or download it here (right-click, "save as" - 27 minutes, 12mb mp3)

  • One More Law Review Article: "Rethinking the Federal Eminent Domain Power"

    Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)
    21 May 2013 | 12:02 am
    A lot of interesting law review articles published lately, and here's the latest: William Baude, Rethinking the Federal Eminent Domain Power, 122 Yale L.J. 1738 (2013). As the title suggests, the author argues that for 75 years, the original view was that the federal government lacked eminent domain power, because it was not expressly granted and it "was too great of a power to be granted only by implication." While this view has not prevailed, he argues this history should be reexamined. Here's the summary: It is black-letter law that the federal government has the power to…
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  • Can You Do This in 2.2 Seconds?

    Gee Why
    23 May 2013 | 2:00 pm
    Can you run from the NBA three-point line to the rim and make a left handed layup in 2.2 seconds? That’s roughly 23 feet of distance to cover while being (lightly) guarded. If you’re 6-8, you can cover that span in about 4 strides like this. Maybe you also need these Oreo-inspired shoes for that 2.2-second burst. LeBron X “Oreo”Similar Posts: Winter Oreos Oreo Gone Gimmicky Kobe is Still Clutch

  • Considering LEGO Batman the Movie DC Super Heroes Unite

    Gee Why
    23 May 2013 | 12:10 pm
    At Walmart, I happened to see this animated LEGO movie, Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite. Got some good reviews on Amazon, and I don’t have the video game so the scenes and storyline will be new. Might be a good one to have for the in-car DVD player. Oh and it comes with a LEGO minifigure of Clark Kent. Why Superman’s alter ego while this is a Batman movie baffles me. But maybe LEGO is banking on the Man of Steel hype?Similar Posts: Fresh Reading Material Suggestions for Batman Graphic Novels? First DWTS Casualty is Gone Gone

  • Today’s Google Doodle

    Gee Why
    23 May 2013 | 11:27 am
    Go to Google.com today and check out the artwork doodle from the theme “My Best Day Ever…” This doodle was created by Sabrina Brady, a high school senior. Here’s part of her story.Similar Posts: Google Making the World a Smaller Place Google’s a Growin’ Did Sabrina Get Pwned Again?!

  • Psy’s Favorite Ramen?

    Gee Why
    23 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    Korean gentlemen who like sexy ladies must love this Shin Ramyun Black Premium instant noodles. I mean music-superstar Psy endorses it, and that’s reason enough to buy a case of this stuff right? Similar Posts: Belkin Grip Candy Sheer Black and Green Picked Belkin Grip Candy Sheer Case iTunes Most Downloaded Songs of All Time

  • So What Happened to Gregg Hammer?

    Gee Why
    23 May 2013 | 12:34 am
    Gregg Hammer has been missing from the 98.5 Wake Up Crew for a long, long time. I thought he was on a break, but it’s been way too long so something must have happened. What, I don’t know, but I do know I hardly tune in without Hammer. Slick Vic ain’t bad, but he’s just not Hammer and doesn’t have that chemistry with Rory. While you didn’t want Gregg Hammer as the lead DJ, you needed him for his comedic genius and fast wit mixed with local style. The morning drive just isn’t the same without Hammer. Two Voice Tuesdays, no more? Good thing I have some…
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  • Welcome!

    Dan Seto
    14 May 2013 | 10:38 am
    Welcome to everyone coming from fellow Daynoter Brian Bibrey’s site. Brian’s link to my humble neck of the Internet is much appreciate. A friendly note to all who come here, this site began along time ago in a different format and covered whatever fancied my attention at the time. Now, it is focused on religious issues, especially those relevant as the history of this world draws to a close. Hence, if you are offended by such posts, please read no further. For those continuing, my site switched from hard coded HTML to using WordPress. The site lost a lot in the translation but…

  • The Christian Home

    Dan Seto
    1 May 2013 | 11:36 pm
    A few paragraphs from E. G. White’s “The Adventist Home” Wonderful Possibilities Are Ours Our time here is short. We can pass through this world but once; as we pass long, let us make the most of life. The work to which we are called does not require wealth or social position or great ability. It requires a kindly, self-sacrificing spirit and a steadfast purpose. A lamp, however small, if kept steadily burning, may be the means of lighting many other lamps. Our sphere of influence may seem narrow, our ability small, our opportunities few, our acquirement’s limited;…

  • The 10 Commandments: What Do They Mean for Modern Man?

    Dan Seto
    7 Feb 2013 | 10:01 pm
    From The Beginning of the End by E.G. White God intended to make the event of speaking His law a scene of awe-inspiring grandeur. Everything connected with the service of God must be thought of with the greatest reverence. The Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. … For on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.” Everyone was to spend the time in solemn preparation to appear before God. Their bodies and their clothing must be free from impurity. They were to devote…

  • End Times: The Cause of Evil Falsely Identified

    Dan Seto
    7 Feb 2013 | 12:29 am
    And then the great deceiver will persuade men that those who serve God are causing these evils. The class that have provoked the displeasure of Heaven will charge all their troubles upon those whose obedience to God’s commandments is a perpetual reproof to transgressors. It will be declared that men are offending God by the violation of the Sunday Sabbath; that this sin has brought calamities which will not cease until Sunday observance shall be strictly enforced; and that those who present the claims of the fourth commandment, thus destroying reverence for Sunday, are troublers of the…

  • If a Man Be Just

    Dan Seto
    25 Jan 2013 | 8:32 pm
    But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, 18:6 And hath not eaten  upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, 18:7 And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; 18:8 He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true…
 
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    Kam Family Blog

  • TODAY Show Goes Live From Oahu’s Royal Hawaiian on Monday at 1 a.m.

    Nathan Kam
    19 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    It’s been an incredibly fun week traveling to Kauai and Maui with the TODAY Show crew to shoot the opening travelogue introducing the Hawaiian Islands. All done on behalf of my client, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau. The show goes live tomorrow, Monday, May 20 at 1 a.m. from The Royal Hawaiian in Waikiki. […]

  • Good Morning from Hawaii, the Big Island

    Nathan Kam
    27 Apr 2013 | 12:05 pm
    So many incredible bays and beaches along Kona’s Alii Drive. Life is short. Take a moment to stop and enjoy the scenery. -NGK Filed under: Hawaii, the Big Island, Hawaiian Islands, Travel Tagged: beaches, Hawaii Island

  • Beautiful and Fun Aulani, a Disney Resort on Oahu

    Nathan Kam
    18 Apr 2013 | 8:00 am
    The Kam Family enjoyed a much needed “staycation” at Aulani, a Disney Resort this past weekend. We used the occasion to celebrate Avery’s 3rd birthday and took full advantage of most of the resort’s amenities. It was a wonderful two-night stay gifted to us by my awesome mom. More on all of this in a […]

  • Meet Ron Finley: Guerilla Gardner in South Central L.A.

    Nathan Kam
    14 Mar 2013 | 9:00 am
    “Growing your own food is like printing your own money,” just one of the great lines Ron Finley delivered during his inspiring TED talk. The other one that I vividly remember was at the end of this presentation when he told the crowd to “Go grow some shit!” If you’re looking for a fresh perspective […]

  • Eat This: Country and City Loaves by Breadshop’s Chris Sy

    Nathan Kam
    22 Feb 2013 | 1:30 am
    As I was preparing to write about local baker Christopher Sy’s incredible Breadshop sourdough breads (country loaf pictured above), it dawned on me that was a foolish idea. Why? Because my post would have said pretty much what HONOLULU Dining Editor Martha Cheng wrote in her detailed Biting Commentary column last year titled “The best […]
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  • Venerable Maui Seafood Eatery to Launch Sustainable Fishing Practices Aid

    bberusch
    18 May 2013 | 4:33 am
    mamas.jpg Mama's Fish House in Ku‘au, Maui, has always led the charge in giving credit where credit is due. Long before "Farm-to-Table" was a trend, the venerable culinary attraction located on the slopes of Haleakala was printing the names of vessels and captains who were responsible for getting fresh-caught fish from the ocean to your table. Now, the eatery's owners and executive chef, Perry Bateman, have announced that they will sponsor the deployment of a new fishing buoy in waters 30 miles off the northeastern coast of Maui. Mama's Fish House has been buying fish directly from…

  • Memorial Day: A Moment of Reflection

    bberusch
    18 May 2013 | 3:51 am
    lanterns.jpg For many, Memorial Day weekend is the official kick-off to summer. Whether it's extra long hours at the beach, or a "freebie" night to fire up the BBQ and imbibe with friends, it's become just that—an extra day of no work. Yet for the more contemplative, Memorial Day is indeed a way to reflect on people (and ideals, habits, so on) that we have lost in recent years. There is simply no more eloquent way to do so than the annual Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony at Magic Island on Oahu. After all lanterns are set adrift in the waters, they are then collected and repurposed for use…

  • Hawaii Polo Life Magazine to Launch in Mokuleia Sunday, May 19, 2013

    bberusch
    17 May 2013 | 3:42 am
    B_polo_cover.jpg Brand new Hawaii-based lifestyle magazine covers travel, fashion, philanthropy, gear and sport... with a healthy dose of equestrian and polo imagery.  Dawson Media Hawaii is proud to announce the launch of Hawaii Polo Life magazine, which will be lauded in epic style on O’ahu’s North Shore on Sunday, May 19th, 2013. Guests and attendees—clad in all-white garb—will be treated to elegant cocktails and light canapes from Hawaii’s leading chefs, mixologists and distillers. An informal fashion show will showcase couture summer wear from a number of the magazine’s…

  • Rabbit, Boar, Elk and more! Tiki's Vintner Pairing Dinner

    bberusch
    24 Jan 2013 | 2:09 pm
    nasuti.png Anyone who hasn't partaken in one of Chef Ronnie Nasuti's high-flyin', out-of-the-box specialty dinners is missing some flavor in their life. Some say Nasuti has "the best job in Hawaii," serving consistent, creative fare to masses of visitors in Waikiki at Tiki's Grill & Bar while enticing locals with his culinary "chops" during these signature, one-off events. Well, get your knives sharpened…   On Monday, March 11, 2013 at 6:00 pm, Where most chefs might plateau or tone down with a fish dish here, Nasuti takes you over the falls in a barrel with...

  • Paella, Rabbit Stew... Maui's Passport Wine Dinners Launch

    bberusch
    5 Nov 2012 | 1:21 pm
    paella.jpg Byline (if not Brian):  Culinary Correspondent Upstart eatery 100 Wines, located in the Lahaina Gateway Center on Maui, has launched a bold food and wine pairing program this fall, with hopes of “transporting” guests around the globe without having to leave The Valley Isle. Aiming  to attract Valley Isle oenophiles, This December (7th) Chef Honda will churn out warming French cuisine, just in time for the start of our (ever so slightly cooler weather); January swings through South America and in February Link:  http://www.100winesmaui.com
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  • A Visit to Brisbane, Australia

    Kailani
    23 May 2013 | 1:17 pm
    On my first trip to Brisbane, Australia I had no idea where to go or what to do. Luckily, some of my flight attendant friends helped me out with great suggestions. Here are some of them: A visit to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary Where I got to hold a real live Koala Bear! And feed a very sleepy kangaroo Rode the free ferry to South Bank Parklands To check out the man-made inland beach Wish I had brought my swimsuit! It was the perfect day to jump into the water! Then walked along the pathways and enjoyed some very beautiful landscaping. Have I told you lately how much I love my job?

  • The Clorox Ick-tionary

    Kailani
    20 May 2013 | 12:52 pm
      “This blog post is part of a paid SocialMoms and Clorox blogging program. The opinions and ideas expressed here are my own. To read more posts on this topic, click here.” Ever used a made-up word that made perfect sense to you and thought that the world should know about it? Well, Clorox knows exactly how you feel. Recently, they contacted a group of bloggers and asked them to share their creative words and its’ meanings to be included on the Clorox Ick-tionary website. So, what exactly is an Ick-tionary? It’s a collection of made-up words that describe the various…

  • Angry Birds Star Wars AT-AT Attack Battle Game

    Kailani
    19 May 2013 | 7:33 pm
    If you haven’t yet heard of the mega popular game, Angry Birds, you must have been living under a rock for the last couple of years. Even my parents, who don’t own a single smart phone or tablet has heard of these flying attack creatures. So it was only a matter of time until the game expanded into other areas like clothing, memorabilia, and of course tangible games. So when we had the opportunity to review Angry Birds Star Wars AT-AT Attack Battle Game ($34.65) the girls were so excited! The Angry Birds Star Wars app comes to life! This line of Hasbro toys captures all the…

  • Bathtime with Caillou (Giveaway)

    Kailani
    19 May 2013 | 3:33 pm
      Kacie grew up watching Caillou and his daily adventures with his family. It was a simple storyline that focused on family and every day activities. So when we had the opportunity to review the Caillou bath toys and DVD screener it really brought back fond memories of Kacie’s childhood. About Caillou Growing up is the greatest adventure and with Caillou your preschooler will learn how to manage everyday adventures like tying shoes, composting, how to be healthy and much more! Discovery, learning, growing.  In Caillou’s world, these things are paramount. Being 4 years old means…

  • Exploring the Island of Hokkaido, Japan

    Kailani
    11 May 2013 | 5:11 pm
    Hokkaido is Japan’s second largest island and is also the largest and northernmost of Japan’s 47 prefectures. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu,although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaido is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city. Landed at the New Chitose Airport Dinner was a seafood buffet at Nanda. They had ready made dishes as well as items you can cook on your personal grill. Most of the food was delicious but I did stay away from these. Jumped on the JR train and…
 
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    Honolulu Museum of Art Blog

  • Remembering Lawrence J. Stupski

    Lesa Griffith
    22 May 2013 | 2:18 pm
    The museum is saddened to learn of the passing of Lawrence J. Stupski, who, with his wife Joyce, has been a friend and supporter of the Honolulu Museum of Art’s education programs since 2004. Most recently the former president of the Charles Schwab Corp. created the Honolulu Museum of Art School Free Day with a generous grant of $300,000 from the Stupski Family Fund. Free Day, which debuted in March and is held the first Sunday of each month, is designed to create a meaningful difference in the lives of children from low- and moderate-income families in the museum’s neighborhood by…

  • Call to filmmakers: ‘Oiwi Film Festival 2013 submissions

    Lesa Griffith
    14 May 2013 | 7:37 pm
    The museum, with filmmaker Ann Marie Kirk, launched the ‘Oiwi Film Festival in 2010 as a venue for native Hawaiian filmmakers. This winter, we hold the third one November 8 to 10. (Pictured above is a scene from a 2012 selection, The Sweepstakes by Jamie Poliahu.) But to have something to show, filmmakers need to share their latest (and greatest) work with us. We will be accepting submissions beginning May 22 for three and a half months. Here are all the details you need to know: ‘Oiwi Film Festival Films Directed by Native Hawaiians November 8-10, 2013 Film submissions period:  May…

  • A glimpse into a day in the life of a curator

    Clarke Reilly
    8 May 2013 | 10:37 pm
    From Curator of Contemporary Art James Jensen, who had a break from everyday curatorial duties: Usually an art museum curator’s job encompasses working on exhibitions and the permanent collection, doing research and writing, and lots of meetings and emails. Once in a while, an opportunity comes along to do something different, and I had such an opportunity on Friday, May 4, at Punahou School’s Omidyar K-1 Neighborhood. I received an invitation from the Punahou Explorers’ Kindergarten class through museum trustee Stephanie Hee, whose grandson is in the class, to visit them and see their…

  • We ♥ our volunteers

    Lesa Griffith
    2 May 2013 | 3:42 pm
    The museum is grateful to its volunteers—a cadre of dedicated people from all walks of life who bring with them skills and knowledge. On Feb. 24, the museum held its annual Volunteer Appreciation Brunch and Recognition Ceremony to humbly thank this tireless group of people—the museum wouldn’t be what it is without them! Stephan Jost gave certificates for years of service those who have supported the museum for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years, then everyone enjoyed a brunch buffet. Our milestone makers: 30 years: Kevin Chang, Bette Takahashi, Patricia Li, Phyllis Nakasone (pictured…

  • Put art on your envelope: USPS’s new Modern Art in America stamps

    Lesa Griffith
    25 Apr 2013 | 2:18 pm
    Do you still use stamps? If yes, next time you’re at the post office, get a sheet of the new Modern Art in America series featuring iconic American works by Stuart Davis, Charles Demuth, Aaron Douglas, Arthur Dove, Marcel Duchamp, Marsden Hartley, Georgia O’Keeffe, John Marin, Gerald Murphy, Man Ray, Charles Sheefer, and Joseph Stella. The series marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the landmark Armory Show held in New York. At the bottom of the sheet is a 1915 quote from Marcel Duchamp: America is the country of the art of the future. Almost 100 years later, looks like…
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  • Art & Flea: Vintage+Flight

    Lisa Yamada
    22 May 2013 | 10:00 am
    Art & Flea happens takes off this Thursday with a super fun theme of Vintage+Flight! Wear your captain’s hat, don those flight pins or just come to scope the 60+ vendors selling vintage and handmade items + art, music and more!

  • A Benefit for Hands in Helping Out

    Lisa Yamada
    20 May 2013 | 7:54 pm
    This Sunday, Hands in Helping Out will be hosting an fundraiser featuring Paula Fuga and Jake Shimabukuro. “Volunteers make it possible for non-profit organizations to help better our communities,” says Shimabukuro. “I believe service-minded people build and strengthen communities, which is why I support HIHO.” Hands in Helping Out is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and facilitating volunteerism on the island of O‘ahu. The volunteerism rate for the state of Hawai‘i is 21 percent, nearly 6 percent less than the national average. Yet, Hawai‘i’s nonprofit…

  • Kamakakehau Fernandez’s Falsetto

    Lisa Yamada
    15 May 2013 | 1:09 pm
    Check out this video of Kamakakehau Fernandez singing an impressive falsetto. He’s also nominated for best “Hawaiian Language Performance” at this year’s Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards.

  • Ukulele Slack Key & Steel Jam

    Lisa Yamada
    15 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    In conjunction with Mele Mei 2013, a month-long celebration highlighting the signature sounds, diverse talent and genre of Hawai‘i music, the Ukulele Slack Key & Steel Jam takes place this Sunday, May 19 at Kapiolani Bandstand. The event happens from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and is FREE! To check out the full schedule of events and concerts, visit melemei.com.

  • [ART]iculations: Little Worlds

    Carolyn Mirante
    7 May 2013 | 2:11 pm
    MICROCOSMIC ORGANISMS: Little Worlds, Video Sculptures by Tony Oursler On schizophrenia and the future of video art in light of Tony Oursler’s exhibition at the Honolulu Museum of Art.   “Artworks often speak in a foreign language, but they always try to tell us something about our own surroundings: they open up potential worlds that strangely resemble the ones we live in. Juxtapose one artwork with another, and you will have a miniaturized universe, a portable solar system- a refraction of the present, and a vector to the future.” -Massimiliano Gioni, Your Now Is My…
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  • 05/24/2013 - Live Music

    24 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    <p>Come join us every Tuesday through Saturday for FREE LIVE MUSIC with Special Guests nightly from 6-9pm including the BEST in local Hawaii talent!  Note:  No Chris Salvador, Special guests on Thursday, May 2 Jesse & GJ and Thursday, May 9 Hana Hou with Gigi Lee.  Hula's Cafe open M-F from 330pm-930pm, Saturday 11am-930pm, Sunday 12pm-930pm.    Also featuring Hula's longest happiest hour (cuz size matters) from 10am-9pm M-F, and all day Wednesdays and stay on for VJ Racer-X or VJ KSM for dancing and more great music!</p>

  • 05/24/2013 - Ben Vegas & Maila

    24 May 2013 | 8:30 pm
    <p>Ben Vegas & Maila ~ Contemporary music</p><p>Catch them performing live at Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant at Aloha Tower Marketplace.</p>

  • 05/24/2013 - South America, Here We Come

    24 May 2013 | 8:30 pm
    <p><span><span class="fsl">TLC is heading to South America! And you are all invited! To our tasting, that is. On the table:<br /> <br /> 2011 La Yunta Torrontes Argentina<br /> 2011 Finca La Amalia Sauvignon Blanc "Dos Fincas" Argentina<br /> 2010 Finca La Amalia Malbec Reserva "Vina Amalia" Argentina<br /><span class="text_exposed_show"> 2010 Finca La Amalia Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva<br /> "Vina Amalia" Argentina<br /> <br /> And for dessert- <br /> 2010 Vina Tabali Muscat Reserva Late Harvest Lima Valley…

  • 05/24/2013 - Myron B. Thompson Academy Graduation

    24 May 2013 | 8:30 pm
    <p><span>Myron B. Thompson Academy 2013 Graduation</span></p><p>Congratulations to the 2013 Graduates of Myron B. Thompson Academy from HNLnow.com.  The commencement ceremony will be held on May 24,2013, at 5:30 PM.  The ceremony will take place at <strong>Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall</strong>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Share your graduation announcements, comments or wishes with us below and with your friends on Facebook.</p>

  • 05/24/2013 - Kaleo Del Sol Duo

    24 May 2013 | 8:00 pm
    <p>"Kaleo's music stands on its own merit."</p> <p>John Berger, Honolulu Star Bulletin</p> <p>5pm-7pm</p><p>No Cover</p><p>21+</p> <p> </p> <p>"He's different, he's yesterday…he brings pleasure to the ears."</p> <p>Wayne Harada, Honolulu Advertiser</p> <p> </p> <p>"His style is reminiscent of some of the great music of Hawaii's past."</p> <p>John Kitakis, Luthier, Ko'olau Guitar & Ukulele Co.</p> <p> </p> <p>Quickly becoming one of…
 
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  • Ten Hawaii visitor sites offer free admission to active-duty military families this summer

    23 May 2013 | 5:34 am
    Ten Hawaii visitor sites offer free admission to active-duty military families this summer Ten Hawaii institutions will be offering free admission to all active-duty military personnel, including National Guard and Reserve, and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day as part of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense.Among the participating venues is Honolulu Museum of Art. The museum is closed on Mondays. (Because the Honolulu Museum of Art is clo...

  • Your amazing Hawaii photo could win a free Maui vacation from HAWAII Magazine

    23 May 2013 | 5:23 am
    Your amazing Hawaii photo could win a free Maui vacation from HAWAII Magazine Do you have a stunning Hawaii photograph? One that captures the breathtaking beauty of our lush landscapes and shorelines. Or a memorable moment depicting people and culture in the Islands. How about an artistic abstract shot?If so, enter your best photos in HAWAII Magazine’s 15th annual Photo Contest. Your photography could win you a grand-prize six-day/five-night stay at The Kapalua Villas on Maui’s west side, airfare and various other goodies, such as a chic digital camera fitted with a powerful 5x…

  • Kauai Polynesian Festival spotlights Tahitian, Maori, Samoan and Hawaiian dancing, culture

    22 May 2013 | 6:29 am
    Kauai Polynesian Festival spotlights Tahitian, Maori, Samoan and Hawaiian dancing, culture The 12th annual Kauai Polynesian Festival, which features Tahitian, Maori, Samoan and Hawaiian entertainment as well as group and solo dancing competitions, will be held this weekend at Vidinha Stadium in Lihue. The competitions will spotlight hula — ancient (kahiko) and modern (auana)  — hula as well as fireknife dancing.The fireknife dance’s origins are tied to the Samoan ailao (warrior's knife dance) performed...

  • Lantern Floating Hawaii to launch 5,000 glowing memorials on Oahu’s south shore

    21 May 2013 | 5:51 am
    Lantern Floating Hawaii to launch 5,000 glowing memorials on Oahu&rsquo;s south shore At sunset on Memorial Day, more than 5,000 glowing lanterns will illuminate the waters edging Ala Moana Beach Park’s Magic Island on Oahu.Inscribed with messages to loved ones who have passed away and prayers for a peaceful future, the lanterns—perched atop miniature floating boards—will be launched during the 15th annual Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony before a large shoreline crowd. If you’ve never taken part in Honolulu's version of Toro Nagashi, a Japanese Buddhist tradition,…

  • Big Island Film Fest to honor “Mad Men” actor, “Saturday Night Live” cast member

    20 May 2013 | 6:52 am
    Big Island Film Fest to honor &ldquo;Mad Men&rdquo; actor, &ldquo;Saturday Night Live&rdquo; cast member This year’s Big Island Film Festival celebrity honorees are Vincent Kartheiser, “Pete Campbell” on the award-winning drama Mad Men, and Kate McKinnon, a featured player on the legendary Saturday Night Live, known for her impressions of Ann Romney, Ellen DeGeneres and Penelope Cruz. (Both honorees pictured above.)Now in its eighth year, the five-day fest is set to get under way on Thursday on the Big Island’s Kohala Coast. The screenin...
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    A Songwriterʻs Journey in Mo‘olelo and Mele

  • Back In The Saddle

    admin
    24 May 2013 | 12:35 am
    I spent a few days in Seattle taking in the sights, doing an ‘ukulele workshop and playing a solo house concert. What a fun time. I gotta do this again. A major mahalo to Jean Smith, Gregg Porter, Don “Cookie” Yoder and the gang at SUPA.

  • What?

    admin
    24 May 2013 | 12:28 am
    You have got to be kidding me. I have been so busy that I didn’t have time to keep up with my postings. A big apology to everyone. I’ll be posting this weekend because it’s Nā Hōkū time.

  • Water Project Recap

    admin
    27 Mar 2013 | 3:38 pm
    Last year I did chaplaincy work at Mid Pacific Institute and fell in love with the passion and technology of the school and its students. One such group of students were under the tutelage of Mrs. Melvina Kurashige. Read through this link to learn about what we did throughout the year to help prepare the students for their presentation during the next school year.

  • Seattle Workshop and Concert in April

    admin
    27 Mar 2013 | 1:30 am
    Seattle Workshop and Concert Kenneth Makuakāne `Ukulele Workshop & House Concert Thursday & Friday, April 11&12, 2013 If you are in the Seattle area, please come learn and listen with singer/songwriter and 14­time Nā Hōkū Hanohano award winner Kenneth Makuakāne live in Bellevue. Thursday, April 11: `Uke workshop 6:30-8:30pm Friday, April 11: Potluck 6:30, concert 7:30 Cost: $20 donation for each, $30 for both Register with Jean: neeej@aol.com or 425-747-7655 https://www.facebook.com/events/568290719862584/ https://www.facebook.com/events/166881436803021/

  • Ke Ala O Ka Hua Mele

    admin
    24 Mar 2013 | 8:32 pm
    The Mission Houses Museum is presenting a series of talks and performances entitled Ke Ala O Ka Mele. I felt so fortunate to attend this wonderful event last night. The information is listed below. Hula Kahiko & Oli: Pre-contact Hawai`i Mele (Song), Oli (Chant) and Hula Saturday, March 23 Featuring: Kalena Silva, Noenoe Zuttermeister, Sam Ohu Gon and Nā Wa`a Lālani Kāhuna o Pu’ukoholā, Kalani Akana, Kumu Hula Pohai Souza and Hālau Hula Kamamolikolehua. Please press on the link above to see when the next event is being held. It is a great experience to hear the mana‘o of the…
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    Ukulele Underground

  • Uke Lesson 65 – Wagon Wheel (Darius Rucker / Old Crow Medicine Show)

    anaka
    1 May 2013 | 2:16 am
    Play along with Aldrine on the “Wagon Wheel” Ukulele Play-Along! Hey UUers! Another month is rollin’ on in and, with it, another episode of Uke Lessons! This time we bring you the awesomely fun tune, “Wagon Wheel“ by Old Crow Medicine Show (though ours is a little closer to the cover version by Darius Rucker). Check out the video for a step-by-step tutorial on how to hold the Chords, strum the Strumming Pattern, and pick the Picking for this song on your trusty ukulele! For the Play-Along, we’ve enlisted the help of our good friend and UU Forum mod…

  • Uke Lesson 64 – Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi)

    anaka
    2 Apr 2013 | 2:30 am
    Play along with Aldrine on the “Wanted Dead or Alive” Ukulele Play-Along! Hey UUers! THANK YOU to everyone who played along with (and liked on Facebook) our utterly ridiculous April Fools’ Day prank yesterday. And now for this month’s real episode of Uke Lessons – “Wanted Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi! This one comes complete with a pretty fun picking interlude that happens throughout the song. It may take a little while to memorize and get it down, but practice and you’ll have it in no time! Check out the video for the chords, strumming pattern,…

  • APRIL FOOLS 2013 – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Ukulele)

    anaka
    1 Apr 2013 | 2:31 am
    Play along with Aldrine on the “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” Ukulele PLAY-ALONG! >>>*This was an April Fools’ Day joke – Thank You to everyone who liked it and played along! HERE

  • Uke Lesson 63 – Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)

    anaka
    1 Mar 2013 | 12:52 am
    Play along with Aldrine on the “Landslide” Ukulele Play-Along! Hey UUers! A couple of weeks ago, on Aldrine’s Facebook Page, he asked, ‘What song would YOU like to learn for this month’s lesson?’ On it, we saw a lot of great suggestions and one of the repeat responses was “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac. So here it is! Check out the video above for a complete tutorial for the song, with a break down of the chords, fingerpicking pattern, and picking. And once you’ve got them down, don’t forget to play along with Aldrine’s version…

  • Ukulele Whiteboard Request 6 – Paint it Black (Rolling Stones)

    rayan
    16 Feb 2013 | 2:01 pm
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  • The Beatles Jamming ‘Ukulele

    Brad Bordessa
    14 May 2013 | 12:13 pm
    I thought this was cool to see the Beatles themselves strumming along.

  • Variations on the C Scale

    Brad Bordessa
    2 May 2013 | 4:23 pm
    Lately I have began to appreciate the advantages of teaching many little things around one simple concept. It lets students feel familiar with some of the material while introducing new things that would seem complex if learned separately. Teaching ‘ukulele like this seems to help beginners see the possibilities of music instead of just notes on a fretboard while reinforcing the basics of the simple concept at the core. One such thing is as simple as a C major scale, which I like to introduce to beginners fairly early on. Here is a chart I made showing several things you can do with…

  • RIP Bob Brozman

    Brad Bordessa
    25 Apr 2013 | 1:32 pm
    The world is darker today. Bob Brozman has died. Santa Cruz news article Bob was a legend here in Hawai’i. I’ve never heard of any outsider who was more respected by local musicians. We all looked up to him and were constantly floored at the sounds he could extract from a guitar or ‘ukulele. The stuff he played wasn’t supposed to be possible! But somehow he did it and he did it with heart and humor. I met Bob during Uncle George Kahumoku’s Slack Key Guitar Workshop last year. And while I was only in his presence for a week, the things that he played, said, and…

  • One Day by Matisyahu – Video and Song Sheet

    Brad Bordessa
    23 Apr 2013 | 5:26 pm
    I’m always looking for songs to play and teach that are stupid simple, but still great pieces of music that work well on the ‘ukulele. They can be a challenge to locate and when you do finally find one it tends to get old because everyone plays it (I’m Yours). But I’ve got a new track that fits the “simple” criteria – One Day by Matisyahu. I first heard this song covered by Barry Flanagan from Hapa, but shortly after saw a beautiful video that featured the original. The gifts of kindness and true potential of people portrayed in that video stuck with…

  • Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards 2013

    Brad Bordessa
    19 Apr 2013 | 3:25 pm
    The final ballots just went out for the 2013 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards (Hawai‘i’s version of the Grammys). May 29th is the day of the awards show so we’ve got some time to speculate over who might snag the top spots. Here are some of the ‘ukulele players who made it onto the final ballot for each category. ‘Ukulele Album of the Year: Grand Ukulele - Jake Shimabukuro Redefined - Kalei Gamiao Tell U What - Brittni Paiva ‘Ukulele Dance - Taimane ‘Ukulele Legacy - Ohta–San & Herb Ohta Jr. Instrumental Composition of the Year: “Moon” – by…
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  • Maui Lavender Farm A Treat for All Senses

    AlohaBruce
    24 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
    Stop by and smell the lavender!  Ali‘i Kula Lavender Farm is definitely one of my favorite stops on Maui, as a unique backroads adventure in agritourism. Located on Haleākala Crater, the farm takes visitors beyond the beach and into nature, where it's a treat for all senses. Breathe in the lovely lavender scents or tickle your taste buds with lavender tea and scones.  Known for relaxation and serenity, lavender has an earthy scent that will put anyone in meditation mode. Visitors can stroll through the gardens on their own or take a tour. Best thing about the tour is that…

  • Lava Chasers – Nick Selway & CJ Hale

    AlohaBruce
    24 May 2013 | 11:43 am
    Camping on the edge of volcanoes, braving 110 degree waters, getting dangerously close to molten hot lava pouring into the ocean- these are just a few of the risks CJ Kale and Nick Selway take in order to get the shot. And they astounded the world with the first ever photographs of lava meeting ocean from this perspective. Capturing images of the explosive moment by way of water, these two photographers innovated a new standard of photography. Seeking an image of red-hot lava meeting the ocean through the barrel of a crashing wave is the shot they were after. And from seeing their gallery…

  • Another Hawaii Fireworks Show Smothered

    AlohaBruce
    23 May 2013 | 4:21 pm
    There'll be one less fireworks show when America celebrates her birthday this July 4th, and it's all thanks to those darn budget cuts. Kaua‘i's Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) canceled its annual tradition but hopes to bring it back next year. We already told you about both the Kane‘ohe Bayfest and Kailua fireworks show fizzling out of the holiday festivities. Even Pearl Harbor had to say "nay" to their traditional show in the skies.  Not surprisingly, each Fourth of July event in the islands will draw thousands of people every summer.

  • West Side Oahu Not for City Slickers

    AlohaBruce
    23 May 2013 | 11:36 am
    The only reason I'd imagine visitors wanting to stay on the west side of O‘ahu would be to get away from the city. It's more than 45 miles from Waikīkī (about an hour of driving one-way), so it's likely you'll want to do things on that side of the island. Mākaha is probably the farthest and most secluded you'll get from the city life. There's a resort in the back of the valley and vacation condos on the beach. We stayed at the Makaha Beach Cabanas once as kids and loved how it was literally just steps from the ocean. Every night, we'd fall asleep to the…

  • Improved Airport Screening for Wounded Vets

    AlohaBruce
    22 May 2013 | 3:00 pm
    Airline travel can be an especially challenging experience for wounded service members and veterans. Having to take off a belt or jacket can be a major inconvenience for them, as a lengthy and even humiliating process at the airport. A new policy would change that. The Helping Heroes Fly Act would allow severely disabled service members and veterans to undergo "sensitive screening" at airports, according to a release. The measure would improve a current Transportation Security Administration (TSA) program called the Wounded Warrior Screening Program and require all screeners to be…
 
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  • Aloha Friday Photo: Friendly Puffer Fish

    Sheila Beal
    24 May 2013 | 8:21 am
    Mahalo to Susan Sims for sharing this puffer fish photo from her Hawaii travels. Actually, Susan’s husband snapped this photo. This puffer is an adorable little guy, isn’t he? He looks so friendly and curious. I wonder what he’d have to say if he could talk? Mahalo again to Susan for sharing this great Hawaii underwater photo with us! © Go Visit Hawaii – Republication of this entire post is prohibited without prior permission. Using extracts of less than 100 words is permitted with full attribution and link back to GoVisitHawaii.com. Under no circumstances may any…

  • Memorial Day 2013 on Oahu

    Sheila Beal
    22 May 2013 | 12:03 pm
    Oahu is a great place to go to observe Memorial Day. Wondering what’s happening in Honolulu and Oahu for Memorial Day weekend? We’ve got the scoop! Memorial Day Events on Monday May 27 Punchbowl- National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific The annual Honolulu Mayor’s Memorial Day Ceremony with a performance by the Royal Hawaiian Band begins at 8:30am at Punchbowl, the National Memorial Cemetary of the Pacific. The ceremony continues until 10am. This event is free and open to the public. Parking may be difficult to find, so I recommend you consider taking The Bus. See this…

  • Hawaii Vacation Deals & News: May 22, 2013

    Sheila Beal
    22 May 2013 | 9:36 am
    - The Environmental Working Group just issued their 2013 guide to sunscreens. I’m using that list to continue my quest to find a mineral-based (coral safe) sunscreen that doesn’t make me look ghostly white. Have you found a good coral safe sunscreen? - Unless you live by the coast, it’s difficult to find rash guards in local stores. (See my post on why rash guards are excellent to use on a Hawaii vacation.) Lands’ End currently has a nice selection for all ages. Their sales seem to vary from day to day, but at the moment it appears they’re offering free…

  • 10 things you may not already know about the Hawaiian Hula dance

    Andy
    21 May 2013 | 9:39 am
    A trip to Hawaii is incomplete without enjoying at least one Hawaiian hula performance. The hula dance is one of Hawaii’s oldest traditions and is often accompanied by either Hawaiian music (mele) or a traditional Hawaiian chant. While the Hawaiian hula dance has become a popular source of entertainment for visitors to Hawaii, its role in Hawaiian culture is to visually portray the story of the chant or song. While you may already think you know about the Hawaiian hula dance, we wanted to share 10 facts that we hope will enlighten and educate you about this beautiful dance. 1.

  • Organic farm-to-table tour at O’o Farm on Maui

    Sheila Beal
    20 May 2013 | 9:40 am
    In the Waipoli (misting forest) area along the gentle slope of Haleakala, we found O’o Farm for a tour and al fresco luncheon. This 3.5 hour tour includes short walks around a few of the of the gardens nestled in 8.5 verdant acres. Along the way, guests are invited to help pick greens for the day’s truly fresh salad with lunch. Guests touring O’o Farm picking salad greens This diverse organic farm was created to supply fresh, locally grown produce for two Maui restaurants, Pacific’O and I’o, as well as the luau Feast at Lele — all located at 505 Front…
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  • Sunday Photo: Ho’okipa Beach

    Kris
    5 May 2013 | 11:50 am
    Order Prints Ho’okipa BeachHo’okipa Beach along Maui’s North Shore, just before the road to Hana begins. This week’s Sunday Photo comes from Maui’s North Shore and is an image of the popular windsurfing spot, Ho’okipa Beach. Depending on your itinerary for a trip to Hana, this might be one of your first stops on the way there, or it could be one of the last stops on the way back. Of course, if you’re a kite surfer or spending the day in Paia or Makawao, you don’t need the road to Hana as an excuse to stop by. Bonus Photo As I mentioned the road…

  • Sunday Photo: Sunset Scene

    Kris
    28 Apr 2013 | 11:31 am
    Order Prints Sunset SceneA gorgeous Maui sunset featuring palm tree silhouettes and a dinner cruise ship out on the water at that special moment. This week’s Sunday Photo is one of the last sunsets we saw on Maui, back from our August ’11 trip for the Maui Photo Festival. It’s not uncommon to see great sunset scenes like this on a visit to Maui. When you look at this view, it seems like it has just about everything: Clouds and sun rays…check, Palm tree silhouttes…check, Dinner cruise ship out on the water…check. The only thing this image didn’t…

  • Sunday Photo: Heavenly Hana

    Kris
    21 Apr 2013 | 10:00 am
    Order Prints Heavenly Hana A serene look at a cottage in Hana with Haleakala in the distance. This week’s Sunday Photo comes from our stay in Hana back in 2009. You may have heard the term Heavenly Hana used before, and often times it’s associated with swimming in natural pools under towering waterfalls or gorgeous sunrises. As with beauty, I suppose the term heavenly can also rest with the beholder. Our Heaven in Hana Our ’09 visit to Hana included an overnight stay at what was then called Hotel Hana-Maui. If your heart is open, there’s just something magical about…

  • Sunday Photo: Ocean Views

    Kris
    14 Apr 2013 | 5:00 am
    Order Prints Ocean Views The ocean views seen along the road to Hana are breathtaking to say the least. As with last week’s photo, I’m bringing you another one of my favorites from my new road to Hana eBook as this week’s Sunday Photo. The photo used to create the image above was taken during our overnight trip to Hana back in 2009. If it looks a little familiar, the cliffs in the very background of the photo is of the popular Honomanu Bay, which is one of the photo ops many of the tour companies stop at (at least the two we took did). Our trip in 2009 was the one we drove…

  • Sunday Photo: Red Sand

    Kris
    7 Apr 2013 | 5:00 am
    Order Prints Red SandThe stunning red sands of Koki Beach at Hamoa, East Maui. Another Sunday, and another Sunday Photo to get you ready for the week ahead. This week’s image comes from the gorgeous red sands of Koki Beach near Hana, and is also featured in my latest free Maui eBook, which was just released yesterday. About the eBook You can read the release announcement for the new Road to Hana eBook here and find the download options below. eBook Download Options The new eBook features 60+ styled images from along the road to Hana, created from photographs I’ve taken during our…
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  • After the rain...

    Barbara Uechi
    17 May 2013 | 7:49 pm
    After several days and nights of rain here in Kona, it feels as though everything is hanging out to dry. The ti plants stretch out and upward. The steep driveway is no longer a river of water and new plants are confidently sprouting. Even the clouds look as though they've been bleached and tumble dried on high. You're looking good, Kona. I can see and hear the surf at Lyman's and also see an occasional high splash up and down the coast so it looks like a promising weekend for ocean fun. What will you be doing? Keauhou Farmers Market starts at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday at the…

  • Thank You Thursday

    Barbara Uechi
    25 Apr 2013 | 4:35 pm
    It's Thursday and I'm feeling particularly thankful for my surroundings as I scroll through the photos on my iPhone. There are red ti leaves, a shock of yellow from a tree on Kuakini, a blazing Kona sunset, and a mysterious morning moonset. I feel as though I should write a Thank You note to someone. Wouldn't that be a novelty?  Thank You Notes by Famous People. Related articles So that your life just gets better...

  • Kona Coffee Cultural Festival Art Contest

    Barbara Uechi
    19 Feb 2013 | 11:59 pm
    The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival, the organization responsible for preserving, perpetuating and promoting Kona's nearly 200-years of unique coffee heritage, is excited to announce the launch of the 2013 Festival art contest. Centered around the 2013 Festival theme, "Kona In Your Cup", the winning design will be the feature on all 2013 official festival merchandise including the entry button, poster, t-shirt, website, magazine cover and other promotional materials, giving the winning artist great exposure among the thousands of festival-goers. The Festival has received some magnificent…
 
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  • Geothermal Talk at the Democratic Party Convention

    leslielang
    22 May 2013 | 7:39 pm
    Richard Ha writes: On Saturday, I was on a geothermal panel at the Hawai‘i Island Democratic Party Convention, which was held at the Volcano Art Center. Senator Brian Schatz speaking Also on the panel were State Senator Russell Ruderman and former Big Island Mayor Harry Kim.  It went very well and I'm very optimistic. I think most of us just want to do the best for all of us. I made it a point to tell the audience that I went to O‘ahu on behalf of the Big Island Community Coalition and testified in favor of four geothermal bills. What the four bills had in common is that they…

  • About To Throw the Switch on our Hydro

    leslielang
    20 May 2013 | 3:14 am
    Richard Ha writes: Our hydro is all hooked up and we are ready to throw the switch. HELCO is meeting with whoever they meet with on O‘ahu on Tuesday, and we will get instructions for the Standard Inter Connect. We cannot wait. We will have stable and low-cost electricity. This will give us the ability to refrigerate and consolidate produce for area farmers. We plan to expand the number of farmers and type of crops growing on our land. We are looking into growing portabello mushrooms, and are in the process of growing our first batch. When we get into commercial production, we will end up…

  • Will Home-Grown Bananas Become a Memory?

    leslielang
    17 May 2013 | 4:31 pm
    Richard Ha writes:  Incidents of Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) have been increasing in this past year. Fortunately, the Department of Agriculture has filled the slot that became open when Kyle Onuma retired. Kyle did an incredible job with the resources he had. Now Kamran Fujimoto has been placed in Kyle’s slot. He is good! It’s been just a few weeks since Kamran came on board, and he’s already treated 14 BBTV sites in the Hilo area, consisting of 38 banana clumps and 167 infected plants. This video describes the disease, and the method of control. "Three Minutes on Banana…

  • Farmer: "I'm Tired of Defending My Life's Work"

    leslielang
    15 May 2013 | 3:16 pm
    Richard Ha writes: Yesterday I testified before the Hawai‘i County Council. I was testifying against Act 79, which would prohibit GMOs not already growing on the Big Island.  Note: We do not grow any GMO on our farm. But the point I was wanting to make is that farming used to be an honorable profession where you could make a living. Now farmers are losing money right and left, wondering whether they will continue to farm, and they are not encouraging their children to do so. If we farmers are going to survive, we are going to need access to the most modern techniques and technologies.

  • TMT Offers High School Students Course on Observatory Careers

    leslielang
    13 May 2013 | 1:01 pm
    Richard Ha writes: The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) people are offering a summer "Observatory Career Exploration" session for West Hawai‘i high school students to learn about the range of observatory and other technical careers available here on the island. It will be held at Kealakehe High School in June.  2013 Akamai Observatory Career Exploration Looking for West Hawaii High School Students TMT, in partnership with Akamai Workforce Initiative (AWI) and Hawaii Community College, encourages high school students to sign up for this summer's Akamai Observatory Career…
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    Andi's Blog

  • 28 Apr 2013 | 7:31 pm

    28 Apr 2013 | 7:31 pm
    This temporary lifeChris and I recently listened to an excellent sermon by our favorite Bible teacher, Jack Crabtree, in which he discussed this parable from the 12th chapter of Luke:      "The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be…

  • 25 Apr 2013 | 12:33 am

    25 Apr 2013 | 12:33 am
    AdzChris and I have gone up Mauna Kea twice looking for the adz quary that we are told lies somewhere near 11,000 feet. Apparently, lava broke out under a sheet of ice during the ice age and cooled very quickly, forming a dense, non-porous rock great for making tools. I am told rocks from this spot have been found throughout the Hawaiian islands. We thought it was be interesting to see the site and evidence of chiseling. We did find pretty dense rock and some evidence of human disturbance, but Chris doesn't think it was "the spot." We also hiked up this puu near Onizuka Center at around 9,000…

  • 25 Apr 2013 | 12:10 am

    25 Apr 2013 | 12:10 am
    UhuFolks might get tired of seeing dead fish pictures, but I have to show off this nice uhu I shot with my speargun off the Kona Coast a couple of weekends ago. It's the nicest uhu I have ever shot and these fish are pretty wise to divers so they're not easy to get.I dove down to make my move on the fish and he started moving away, but my husband helped herd him back toward my direction. So I placed a rock between me and where I hoped the fish would swim so he wouldn't see me, and when the uhu came around the other side of that rock I shot him. We ate half of it for dinner and the other half…

  • 10 Mar 2013 | 10:45 pm

    10 Mar 2013 | 10:45 pm
    The pomellos of PololuA few weeks ago Chris and I drove up to Pololu Valley in Hawi and hiked back into the valley through thick jungle. About a mile in we found a pomello tree just loaded with fruit. Pomello is a giant sized Hawaiian grapefruit with a thick rind and light colored flesh. Wow, they were yummy. We hauled a couple home. Two fruit filled our backpack and were heavy enough for the steep slog back up to the car.This dry creek bed led us back down the valley.Part way down the trail into the valley we posed for this photo wearing t-shirts from our favorite Lake…

  • 10 Mar 2013 | 10:31 pm

    10 Mar 2013 | 10:31 pm
    Midnight MantasMy co-worker Melanie and I took four YWAM students out to swim with the manta reys last night. The Sheraton in Keauhou shines bright lights on the ocean which attracts plankton which attracts mantas that eat the plankton. Our group had limited snorkeling experience and high onshore winds all day made the water a bit rough, but we went anyway and everyone had a great time, although one girl got a bit sea sick and had to palu. They also used borrowed, unfamiliar and old, untested gear, including the most ghetto wetsuit you have ever seen, owned by my husband when he…
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    Hilo Living Blog

  • Hawaii Cost of Living and Solar Panel Maintenance

    Hilo Living
    7 May 2013 | 7:08 pm
    Easy to clean on the ground panel In Hawaii, a solar energy system can reduce the cost of a Kilo Watt Hour from 44 cents to about  6 cents.  Although solar panels are widely advertised as a way to cut the cost of the monthly electric bill, there is rarely anything said about the need and cost of maintaining the system and keeping the solar panels clean. Industry reports say lack of solar panel cleanings can cause a loss of up to 25% of the power efficiency.  A typical residential installation in Hawaii costs $25,000 to $30,000, so a 15% to 25% drop in power translates to a loss…

  • Hawaii Tourism

    Hilo Living
    29 Apr 2013 | 12:37 pm
    2013 Visitor Stats from Hawaii Tourist Authority Recently, the Hawaii Tourism Authority released some good news about the increase in visitors to Hawaii in March.  The 769,047 tourists that visited the islands was an increase of 7.6% from last March.  The majority of the visitors came from the Western US states but the number of visitors from the rest of the US, Canada, Japan, and cruise ships were all up.  There was also an increase in visitors from Oceania, China, Korea, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Latin America.   Our take is that a lot of people from…

  • High value house design in Hawaii

    Hilo Living
    22 Apr 2013 | 2:58 pm
    We recently calculated that running an air conditioner every day to keep a small 2 bedroom home cool that was not designed for Hawaii’s tropical climate would cost between $450 to $1000 a month for electricity.   That extra monthly expense is the equivalent to an additional $100,000 to $225,000 that could have been used toward a mortgage at 3.5% interest.  If this monthly expense for electricity was income generated from a savings account paying 0.2% interest (sadly a common interest rate these days) it would take a savings account of $2.7 million to $6 million just to…

  • Is Hawaii where to Retire?

    Hilo Living
    11 Apr 2013 | 1:27 pm
    Every day 11,719 “baby boomers” (Americans born between 1946 and 1964) turn 65.  Many of the 77 million “boomers” are planning to retire soon and consider living in a warm, tropical environment ideal.  In the past two years, Hawaii has seen a surge in the number of visitors, due in part to the spreading violence and political unrest in many other tropical destinations.  We suspect that many of the visitors are boomers looking at Hawaii as a place to retire. We know personally how wonderful it is to live in Hawaii.  The year round warm weather, the amazing local…

  • 2013 Merrie Monarch Festival

    Hilo Living
    29 Mar 2013 | 6:49 pm
    This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Merrie Monarch hula festival which started in Hilo in 1963. The hula festival was named for King David Kalakaua, the Merrie Monarch who brought hula and chants back into fashion after being banned by the powerful Queen Ka’ahumanu, the favorite wife of the first Monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha I.   Although the Merrie Monarch hula competitions are Thursday through Saturday, events celebrating hula and Hawaiian culture take place all week in Hilo. The Ho’olaule’a (music festival), which starts the week of events, is on…
 
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    Sonia Tastes Hawaii

  • Our newest edible garden project

    Sonia
    15 May 2013 | 8:01 pm
    I have written several posts in the past about our edible garden... how we started it, how it changed through the years and the challenges of getting it back into shape after wild pigs decided to turn it into their own private buffet.   It has been very discouraging, to say the least, starting over several times, almost from scratch....but we love to garden...we love to grow edibles...and we love to cook and eat them...so....we're back to growing edibles!   An edible garden takes care and time.  You can decide what to plant, but the location and conditions will decide…

  • 3 May 2013 | 3:27 pm

    Sonia
    3 May 2013 | 3:27 pm
      One of the perks of living on our island are all the truly wonderful little spots where you can drop by for a few minutes or a few hours just to let go and become one with your surroundings. We recently attended the 7th Annual Avocado Festival in Kona and spent a couple of nights on that side of the island. You can see more about the festival by clicking on links below. After a leisurely breakfast on our last day, which we ate in our room balcony (we took our coffee pot and mugs with us and had bought some pastries the night before) we left the hotel to do a Costco run, mainly for…

  • Making your own vanilla extract

    Sonia
    22 Apr 2013 | 1:52 pm
      (Photo) My latest batch of homemade vanilla is in a bottle almost 11 inches tall and has about 16 vanilla beans in it.  I used a full bottle of dark Jamaican rum in it.  There is a combination of Madagascar and Hawaiian vanilla beans in this batch.   Homemade vanilla extract is one of the easiest things to make and guarantees that you have pure vanilla and not imitation vanilla that might be 'laced' with coumarin (*) or vanillin (**).  Most recipes for homemade vanilla call for using vodka or bourbon. Basic recipe for homemade vanilla…

  • 7th Annual Avocado Festival - Recipe for Avocado Kim Chee Potsticker

    Sonia
    17 Apr 2013 | 2:02 pm
      Saturday, April 13th was the day for the yearly awaited 7th Annual Avocado Fest presented by the Sanctuary of Mana Ke'a Gardens.  As it has grown through the years, this event has been held in different places in the Kona area, and this year it was held on the front lawn of the Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa in Kona.  In this contest there are only 1st place winners in each of three categories: Guacamole, Entrée and Dessert, but there is an award for the Best Overall entry and the People's Choice which is voted on by the public in the tasting after the…

  • The 7th Annual Avocado Festival on the Big Island

    Sonia
    16 Apr 2013 | 6:30 pm
    This past Saturday we attended the 7th Annual Avocado Festival presented by the Sanctuary at Mana Ke'a Gardens.  This year the event was located on the front lawn of the Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa A potpourri blend of vendors, music, hula, food, agricultural demonstrations and panel discussions, as well as a recipe contest, and lots of visitors all stirred together to contribute to a fun day dedicated to one of our most versatile fruit...the amazing avocado! Following is the list of winners in the 7th Annual Avocado Festival presented by…
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    The Warrior Beat| UH football, University of Hawaii athletics | staradvertiser.com | Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Payback time

    Stephen Tsai
    24 May 2013 | 11:21 am
    It will be a happy (fiscal) new year for many UH employees. On July 1, employees who "voluntarily" accepted 5 percent pay cuts will have their pay rates restored. What's more, many of the HGEA employees will receive an additional 4-percent pay bump. That should ease the money forfeited, which won't be recouped. These still are not the best of financial times for the university. But things could have been worse if not for the "volunteers." Na Koa are staging a fund-raiser for the UH football team at Ige's Restaurant on Saturday, June 15. It's a heavy-pupu buffet, with musical performances by…

  • Allen starts anew

    Stephen Tsai
    23 May 2013 | 10:51 am
    Fifteen months after signing a letter of intent, former Dominguez High (Calif.) lineman Dejon Allen arrived in Honolulu. "It's a good feeling," Allen said. "I'm proud to be on the island." Allen's arrival was postponed a year while he tried to earn an NCAA-qualifying score on the ACT. UH coach Norm Chow reserved a scholarship for Allen. "Norm Chow told me to keep fighting, don't give up," Allen said. "I listened, and now I'm here. It took me a while to get here, but I'm here, and I'm ready to fight for a position, and get ready for (season-opening opponent) SC." Allen will compete at…

  • Wednesday ramblings

    Stephen Tsai
    22 May 2013 | 10:46 am
    It's Wednesday. This is what I think: • If you're going to complain about the lack of coverage of the good things about your university, why then waste 30 minutes of commercial-free television time talking so much about the "least significant thing that has happened" in the past four years? It should be no surprise that the ride was bumpy considering the number of people thrown under the bus. • Perceived success elsewhere doesn't equate to success here. • Former UH punter Alex Dunnachie is making the right career choice in moving to the mainland to train. He has no tryouts in place. But…

  • Higgins gets scholarship

    Stephen Tsai
    21 May 2013 | 10:28 am
    For quarterback Jeremy Higgins, the reward for an impressive spring training is a football scholarship. "I'm very thankful to coach Chow," Higgins said. Chow said: "He kept thanking me. I said, 'Jeremy, I don't do favors. You earned this.'" Indeed, Higgins proved deserving during the past spring training. Higgins, who started one game as a third-year sophomore in 2012, had been told that Taylor Graham and Ikaika Woolsey would get the majority of snaps during spring ball. Higgins took advantage of his opportunities, repeatedly leading scoring drives during scrimmage-like drills. Graham exited…

  • Naval route

    Stephen Tsai
    20 May 2013 | 10:38 am
    During this past weekend's meetings with Under Armour officials, head coach Norm Chow worked on the "Rainbow" Warriors' travel itinerary for the Nov. 9 game against Navy in Annapolis, Md. The "Rainbow" Warriors, who play at Utah State on Nov. 2, will stay in Salt Lake City through Wednesday, Nov. 6. They will travel by charter flight to the East Coast that day, then check into a Maryland hotel bordering Washington D.C. Chow said tentative plans call for three excursions to D.C., with stops at the Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial and Capitol building. There are people trying to schedule a…
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    SportsHawaii.com

  • Online Media Guide by Bigwave96744 : Taylor Graham

    scott
    29 Apr 2013 | 12:19 pm
    Check out the best Hawaii Football Online Media Guide in the world! *** 2013 SportsHawaii.Com Online Media Guide *** Meet Taylor Graham.

  • Warrior Practice in Kauai

    scott
    22 Apr 2013 | 4:32 pm
    Warrior Practice in Kauai Thank you Nisei! QB Taylor Graham – Looking sharp. Nice tight spirals, even on deep balls. He was picked off twice during the practice (from what I remember). One pick came off of a deflection, the other, I listed below. QB Sean Schroeder – Did not participate in practice. WR Trevor Davis – Quick and shifty off the line, couple good catches. TE’s Craig Cofer, Clark Evans, and Harold Moleni – They are looking solid as pass-catchers. #38 RB Marcus Langkilde – Got perfect blocks from the offensive line on a running play and zipped…

  • G/F, Negus Webster-Chan commits to UH.

    scott
    15 Apr 2013 | 1:04 pm
    Here is info on UH Basketball’s new commit, thanks Sportsbow! PG/SG/SF, 6-7, 200 lbs. (University of Missouri – Columbia, MO) (Committed to UH) (Have received his release from Missouri. He will have to sit out a year because of the transfer rule, and will have 3 years to play 3 remaining starting 2014.) (Visited UH on 4/12/2013.) Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zt3PUh_QEM4#! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_7rst8yIng Star Advertiser: http://www.staradvertiser.com/sportspremium/20130414__Rainbows_lose_2_freshmen_add_transfer.html?id=202904821…

  • 2013 Spring Camp Practice Schedule (w/revised start times)

    scott
    14 Apr 2013 | 1:52 pm
    Thank you Bigwave96744 for sharing the link! http://www.sportshawaii.com/sh/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=44099  

  • UH finally get a punter, Ruben Guzman signs with UH

    scott
    7 Mar 2013 | 1:58 pm
    Thanks for the info Sportsbow!  UH lands a left legged 5 star punter from Riverside, CA.  Welcome to the Warrior Nation Ruben! View links and videos of him in thread below. Join the Discussion:  UH finally get a punter. Ruben Guzman signs with UH.
 
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  • Hawaii Prep, Kapolei, Roosevelt and ‘Iolani moves up the bracket

    7 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    HHSAA GIRLS WATER POLO Hawaii Prep, Kapolei, Roosevelt and ‘Iolani moves up the bracket Posted (Tue) May 7, 2013 In the first round matches of girls water polo, Hawaii Prep, Kapolei, Roosevelt and ‘Iolani moved up to quarterfinals... more

  • Punahou defeats Waipahu, 6-1

    7 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    HHSAA DIVISION I SOFTBALL Punahou defeats Waipahu, 6-1 Posted (Tue) May 7, 2013 In a division I softball first round game, Punahou defeated Waipahu, 6-1... more

  • Moanalua defeats Kapolei, 7-4

    7 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    HHSAA DIVISION I SOFTBALL Moanalua defeats Kapolei, 7-4 Posted (Tue) May 7, 2013 In a division I girls softball first round game on Tuesday evening, Moanalua defeated Kapolei, 7-4... more

  • 2013 Division II Softball All-Tournament Team Announced

    3 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    SOFTBALL 2013 Division II Softball All-Tournament Team Announced Posted (Fri) May 3, 2013 2013 DataHouse / HHSAA Division II all-tournament team is announced... more

  • Punahou sweeps girls golf championship titles

    1 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    HHSAA GOLF Punahou sweeps girls golf championship titles Posted (Wed) May 1, 2013 Punahou freshman Mariel Galdiano shot a second-round 2-under-par 69, for a two-day total 137 at the Royal Kaanapali Course to earn her the individual crown... more
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    MMA HAWAII - Hawaii Mixed Martial Arts News Source and MMA Magazine

  • The Legacy of Robert Banis

    16 May 2013 | 2:24 pm
    By: King Eddie    20 year old, Robert Banis, is something special within the fighting community here in Hawaii. He is dedicated, hard working, and always ready to put on a show. Literally, he will fight at any time. In recent weeks, he even competed in two promotions over a weeks time. That type of initiative shows just how much Banis enjoys getting in the ring.      The young kickboxer has little expectation. Training out of team Total Control Kickboxing and Waianae Boxing Club, Banis has many talented training partners with whom he sharpens his dynamic striking skills. As a teammate,…

  • Fighters On Weight And Ready For War At Destiny And Madskillz

    4 May 2013 | 2:52 pm
    By: King Eddie    Tonight at the Filcom Center in Waipahu, Destiny and Mad Skillz bring the boom for the local MMA community. As the building blocks for future MMA superstars, this event will showcase raw local talent at it's best and purest. With over 20 action packed bouts, the fights will be fast, furious, and fantastic as always.      Giving local fighters a chance to build their techniques in each area of the MMA game, Mad Skillz fights showcase kickboxing, boxing with takedowns, and grappling. Also look for action packed MMA and Kickboxing matches between of of the best up and…

  • United MMA Set To Open In Waipio

    26 Apr 2013 | 12:14 am
    By: King Eddie Ken Lee and his family have made Martial Arts into a family business. But now they are opening their doors to the local MMA hopefuls here on O'ahu. With experience in International Competition, United MMA brings and evolution of MMA training right here to the local hopefuls. Instead of focusing individually on Muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu, and other disciplines, United MMA will focus on all around MMA training. Having purchased a Hawaiian Fight Gear Cage, United MMA already has a dynamic within the gym that will create all around training. Being able to train within the caged…

  • Master Relson Gracie Legacy Reaches New Height This Weekend

    4 Apr 2013 | 1:36 am
    By: King Eddie    Many people think that the road to a high ranking in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a road of many years. But in truth, it's more like  many lifetimes. Master Relson Gracie, son of the Grand Master himself, Helio Gracie, will finally attain his highest level of red belt ranking this weekend on O'ahu.     Relson has spent over 20 years in search of attaining this one degree of promotion. For Relson, it's bittersweet. He feels a swell of pride for his accomplishment, but simultaniously feels slight dissapointment in that this will be his final promotion. For a man who has…

  • Russell Doane Holds Fundraiser For TUF Tryout Bid

    28 Mar 2013 | 5:15 pm
    By: King Eddie    Russell Doane has long proved himself on the local MMA circuit. Now stretching himself into the National and International scene by competing in PXC as well as holding a King Of The Cage Title. Doane has shown the world he is ready for a bigger challenge.      His next step will be to try out for the historic new season of The Ultimate Fighter, in which the coaches will be females for the very first time. There will also be female competitors, which will make the season extra interesting. But for us, watching one of our local superstars, like Doane, is the only…
 
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    Stand Up Paddle Surfing in Hawaii - StandUpPaddleSurf.net

  • The World Series heads to Europe for France & Bilbao events & new web presence

    davi
    23 May 2013 | 2:00 am
    Wednesday 22 May The Waterman League launches their all new umbrella site As the World Tour and Series develop on a global scale, the Waterman League is proud to launch its all new site, bringing all World Tour and World Series news and information under one roof for a more dynamic and up to date experience. Both [...]

  • Blue Planet 9′6″ x 30″ Nalu SUP Surfboard

    evan
    22 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    The Blue Planet 9′6″ x 30″ “Nalu” stand up paddle surfboard is my favorite Blue Planet board I’ve tried so far. The board reminds me of a classic longboard shape and rides very predictably. I like the wide nose because it adds a bit more floatation and stability. The rounded pintail turns nicely and the [...]

  • Evolve “Pintail” Electric Skateboard Review

    evan
    18 May 2013 | 1:30 am
    I recently purchased an Evolve “Pintail” electric skateboard from Evolve Asia. This is the third electric skateboard I’ve bought so far. The first was the Altered Electric M6 800 which I got from Robert at Blue Planet Surf. I actually got 2 of those because I thought it would be fun for two people to [...]

  • Interview with Starboard Team Rider Bart de Zwart

    evan
    16 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
    Here’s an interview with Starboard team rider Bart de Zwart where he shares with us SUP racing activities for 2013. But first, let’s take a look at Bart’s official profile from Starboard.Bart de Zwart’s Bio Current City: Haiku, Maui, Hawaii Quiver: 7′7″ x 27″ , 8′5″ x 29″ , 14′0″ x 25″ , 12′6″x 23.5″ , 12′6×26.5″. Been on Starboard [...]

  • Connor Baxter Wins the Olukai Ho’olaule’a

    davi
    13 May 2013 | 1:30 am
    Connor Baxter Wins the Olukai Ho’olaule’a Event – and Defends his 2012 Title!!Re-Cap of Event – by Connor Baxter The Olukai Ho’olaule’a is a great event. Every year paddlers look forward to competing at this event in the infamous Maliko downwinder.The day started out with rain and very light winds. But, when driving down along the [...]
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    Women's Surf Camp

  • 5 Tips to Improve Your Paddling Technique

    SwellWomen
    23 May 2013 | 9:46 am
    Surfing 101:: Improve Your Paddling Technique with these 5 Tips In our blog post, Surfing with Heart, we shared the results of a recent study by Auckland University. The study focused on monitoring surfers heart rates during competition. One interesting conclusion the researchers reported was, on average, surfers spent nearly 54% of their time in the water paddling out to the waves. With such a large chunk of your surf session dedicated to paddling, its important to make sure you develop a strong technique. Get your body properly positioned on your surfboard so it lays flat on the water.

  • All I Ever Need to Learn in Life, I Learned From Surf Etiquette

    SwellWomen
    13 May 2013 | 8:47 am
    Image from eastcoastwahines.com Life is a journey, and much like surfing, sticking to a few basic rules or courtesies can make the ride a lot smoother. The rules of surfing are universal codes. Let’s see how surfing etiquette can so easily apply to us all in our every day life… 1. No Dropping In. This surf etiquette rule reminds us that in life we should respect and honor other people’s choices in their life’s purpose. 2. Wait your Turn. Being aware of your place in the queue in your journey for anything is a great life skill. 3. Don’t get out of your Depth. Much…

  • You Are What You Eat:: Micronutrients vs. Macronutrients

    SwellWomen
    5 May 2013 | 3:45 pm
    Remember that old saying, ‘you are what you eat’?  Well, your parents were right.  Our bodies have the amazing ability to break down food into minuscule chemicals to be absorbed by our cells and used as energy.  Mondo accomplishment, but there’s a catch!  Your body can only be as amazing as the ingredients it gets to work with. Quality snacks, like dragonfruit and watermelon, are served at all our SwellWomen Surf Retreats. At their smallest level, our foods can fall into one of two categories, micronutrients or macronutrients.  Micronutrients are the trace elements that are…

  • Spring Cleaning:: 4 Ways to Detox your Diet

    SwellWomen
    22 Apr 2013 | 9:32 am
    Opening all the windows and airing out the house can be like a breath of fresh air for your home.  The warmer weather invigorates us to clean out closets, garages, and basements.  But there is one area most people overlook when it comes to spring cleaning – themselves! Consider your ‘everyday’… How many pollutants are you exposed to? Pollutants include everything from air pollution and food additives to personal care products and cleaning products. One of the most common culprits clogging our bodies today is in the processed foods we consume.  After absorbing and filtering…

  • Surfing Accessories You Need to Know About

    SwellWomen
    12 Apr 2013 | 9:18 am
    Some essential accessories required for surfing are Wax Deckgrip Leash/legrope Board bag Nose Cone Rashguard Wax:  There are many different types of surfboard wax, they all do the same thing – they stop you from slipping off the surfboard when you are either paddling, or up surfing. At the beginning of a session, Surf Wax is applied to the deck of the board in the positions where the feet will be placed. It can also be applied to the rails where the hands will be gripping for duck diving or popping-up. Simply rub the wax on to the board. As long as you apply plenty of wax then you…
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    Weird Hawaii

  • Grandpa Castle

    WeirdHawaiiKat
    19 May 2013 | 1:31 am
    Informant: Female/28/Mexican-Filipino ancestryLocation: Hanama'ulu, KauaiMy sister told me something weird today. She said she and the two girls were at home in the living room, when my niece, the youngest one, got really scared and ran to the bedroom. My sister followed her and asked her what was wrong. She said, "I'm scared." My sister asked her why, and she said, in her limited two-year-old vocabulary, "Grandpa castle."Our grandpa passed away a few months ago. His last name was Castillo, Spanish for "castle."

  • Under Scrutiny

    WeirdHawaiiKat
    31 Oct 2012 | 4:14 pm
    Informant: Male/29/European ancestryLocation: Koloa, HIMy sister started seeing a guy around the time my dad was very sick. They had been dating maybe a couple months before my dad passed away, and even though my sister's boyfriend had been coming to the house, he never saw my dad. He never met him and never knew what he looked like.Not too long after my dad passed away, while staying at the house, my sister's boyfriend had a dream. He dreamed that he was standing with three older men, and they were all discussing whether or not he was good enough for my sister. Two of the men seemed…

  • Ali'i of Waiahole

    WeirdHawaiiKat
    12 Aug 2012 | 1:09 pm
    Informant: Male/60/Filipino,Hawaiian,ChineseLocation: Windward Oahu I grew up on the Windward side of Oahu in Waiahole. Our neighborhood was very small with just maybe 10 families. When I was 14 years old I began delivering the newspaper from the Old Poi Factory all the way to Hakipu'u with my dog Oso and got to know most of our neighbors. We had this one Tutu name Mrs. Davis. She had a Hawaiian maiden name which I can't remember right now. After my paper route was done for the day I would end up at Mama-san's store in Waikane for a soda and often would see Mrs. Davis and Mr. Kamaka sitting…

  • The Night Marachers of Waimanalo Beach

    WeirdHawaiiKat
    24 Jun 2012 | 11:30 pm
    Informant: Male/ 28 /HispanicLocation of Incident: Waimanalo Beach, OahuWhen I was 16 years old, I was finishing my junior year of high school. There were many summer parties and I tried to go to as many as I could since I was going into my senior year. One night, my friend and I checked out an interesting party in Maunawili but were rejected after 30 minutes since the cops started to arrive and hang around. My friend and I went to go look for the next party in the area and drove to Waimanalo since we heard there was a party there. It was a graduation party that was held for family and…

  • The Floating Feet in the Bathroom Stall

    WeirdHawaiiKat
    30 Apr 2012 | 2:33 am
    Informant: Female/20/Hawaiian, Caucasian Location: Zippys,KapoleiI was never a huge fan of public bathrooms, specifically because of the stories I’ve heard about people experiencing the paranormal there. Though I heard things it never scared me off...until now. My boyfriend, our daughter and myself were eating at this restaurant. I had to use the bathroom and I had a weird feeling before even entering, but what are you gonna do? So I walk into the women’s bathroom and there are only two stalls. Naturally I look to see which is occupied and which isn’t. In the handicapped stall there are…
 
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  • KHON on Oceanic cable

    Serenity
    22 May 2013 | 5:08 pm
    I am posting this on Behalf of KHON2 that I amongst the many others would like to keep KHON2 going... I urge you to please read this & don't let Oceanc cable succeed !!. Oceanic cable phone # 1 (808) 643 - 2100 " On May 31, 2013 at 11:00 AM (HST), Oceanic Time Warner’s contract to carry KHON (FOX/CW), KAII (FOX/CW) and KHAW (FOX/CW) will expire. We are working hard to reach a new agreement with Oceanic Time Warner Cable. However, we feel it is our duty to keep our viewers informed when a contract deadline approaches and a new agreement has not yet been reached. If we do not reach…

  • The Shroud of Turin

    lensperson
    21 May 2013 | 9:22 pm
    There has been a lot of controversy over this relic. The item itself has survived many a curious twist of fate. The hidden argument is that the shroud shows signs of blood from a still living person. The Vatican has not known how to deal with this. I was recently reading a book by D.H. Lawrence called St. Mawr & The Man who Died.

  • New Law: Buckle Up Everyone

    Amati
    21 May 2013 | 8:46 pm
    Press release: Quote: To kick off the campaign, Governor Neil Abercrombie on Monday (May 20) signed into law a requirement that all occupants in a vehicle be restrained. The law took effect immediately upon his signature. Under the new law, the driver now is responsible for all other occupants of the vehicle. If the driver is stopped and any passenger is not using a seat belt—whether in the front seat or back seat— the driver will be the one cited. So now the DRIVER needs to say to ALL their passengers, "Buckle up, or walk".

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    Walkoff Balk
    21 May 2013 | 8:08 pm
    http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/2...ts-in-her-face Silent, but deadly.

  • Dave Hause Jun2 at Downbeat Lounge | Alternative Rock

    eyoung45
    21 May 2013 | 12:23 pm
    BAMP Project proudly presents... Dave Hause May 23 Downbeat Lounge Honolulu, HI Singer and guitarist Dave Hause made a name for himself in the early 2000s as the frontman of Philadelphia punk band the Loved Ones. He formed the group in 2003 with two friends from the Philly punk scene, Michael "Spider" Cotterman and Mike Sneeringer, after logging time as manager and/or roadie for various bands like Sick of It All, the Bouncing Souls, Kid Dynamite, and the Explosion. Hause had also spent time playing in a few Philly-based hardcore/punk acts of his own: the Curse, Step Ahead, and Paint…
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  • New Video! – Scanner Pro 4.5 Update Overview and Walkthrough

    doc
    22 May 2013 | 5:09 am
    http://mrdocrock.com – Scanner Pro is one of the best iOS Document Scanners around and it just got better. If you have this great app then go right away and update it. If you don’t then go grab it from the App Store now, you will not regret it. Head over to Readdle.com and check it out. Please subscribe to the channel and like the video. #Aloha Connect with Doc Doc’s Blog http://www.mrdocrock.com Doc’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/docrock Doc’s Facebook http://fb.me/docrock Doc’s Bio: http://about.me/docrock Nonstop Tech Podcast http://dcrk.me/zH8eWZ The…

  • New Video! – Scanner Pro 4.4 Update Overview and Walkthrough

    doc
    21 May 2013 | 5:24 am
    http://mrdocrock.com – Scanner Pro is one of the best iOS Document Scanners around and it just got better. If you have this great app then go right away and update it. If you don’t then go grab it from the App Store now, you will not regret it. Head over to Readdle.com and check it out. Please subscribe to the channel and like the video. #Aloha Connect with Doc Doc’s Blog http://www.mrdocrock.com Doc’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/docrock Doc’s Facebook http://fb.me/docrock Doc’s Bio: http://about.me/docrock Nonstop Tech Podcast http://dcrk.me/zH8eWZ The…

  • New Video! – Instashare App Review and Walkthrough

    doc
    17 May 2013 | 3:09 pm
    http://mrdocrock.com – There will come a time when you would like to simply transfer a file from one iOS device to another or to a Mac, it’s inevitable. When the time arises you will discover as most of us have already the process is not as straight forward as one would think considering how powerful these devices are. The most common methods used have been emailing oneself, cloud services like [iCloud](http://dcrk.me/186LxoY “iCloud”) or [Dropbox](http://dcrk.me/hQdFBs “Dropbox”), file sync with the USB cable and [iTunes](http://dcrk.me/16EJDy1…

  • New Video! – Upgrade A MacBook Pro to SSD The Fast Way

    doc
    14 May 2013 | 5:39 am
    http://mrdocrock.com – If you are looking for a way to get more out of your MacBook or MacBook Pro one of the first things you’ll hear is get a solid-state drive (SSD). SSDs offer faster data read and write speeds, fast file transfers, speedier boot times and will save you some battery life. In the past SSDs were considered somewhat pricey upgrades and out of reach for many users. Recently the prices have dropped significantly and quality drives can be had for a song through retailers like Amazon and OWC. Please subscribe to the channel and like the video. #Aloha Connect with Doc…

  • New Video! – Adobe Creative Cloud Reactions RoundTable

    doc
    7 May 2013 | 12:54 am
    Adobe Creative Cloud Reactions RoundTable To watch on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-sEhw9SxiY Please subscribe to the channel
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    A Maui Blog

  • Barrio Fiesta Maui – May 24 and 25, 2013

    AMauiBlog
    22 May 2013 | 3:48 pm
    The month of May is full of celebrations…there’s Mother’s Day, May Day, Memorial Day.  And then there’s weeks to celebrate nurses, teachers, and the police.  Oh yeah, almost forgot…it’s also my birthday month (and that of my sister Gloria). And here on Maui, the month of Maui means it’s time for the Barrio Fiesta.  For [...]

  • Graduation on Maui, A Time of Reflection, Celebration, Memories, Leis and More Leis!

    AMauiBlog
    21 May 2013 | 3:13 am
    It’s been graduation time on Maui. It began on May 12 with commencement (that means beginning, right but aren’t you supposed to be pau with school?) exercises at the University of Hawaii Maui College and ends with the high school graduations. And this is the time when maile gets scarce and folks stay up till [...]

  • Ocean Vodka Farm Grand Opening on Maui

    AMauiBlog
    17 May 2013 | 2:28 am
    Aloha!  I am happy  and excited that Courtney, one of my favorite bloggers on Maui, is guest blogging with us today! On her blog  Maui Jungalow, Courtney  shares about life on Maui from her vantage point of Haiku, including the quirky side of life on a small island. She recently  attended the grand opening of Ocean [...]

  • T’was A Busy Mothers Day Weekend on Maui

    AMauiBlog
    12 May 2013 | 1:56 pm
    This weekend passed by so quickly!  If  you are planning a trip on Maui and thinking of coming in May, make sure that you are here on  Mothers Day weekend. So many great yearly events are happening on that weekend. Friday night we went to a dance recital at Kihei Charter High School and we [...]

  • Rebooting A Maui Blog – Maui Local Likes To Talk Story Once Again

    AMauiBlog
    11 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    Have you noticed it’s been almost a month since my last post. And that was not even a valid post because I just posted a poster about Maui  to make myself better about posting a new content and let you know I am still alive . In reality it’s been a couple of months since I am [...]
 
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    Lavagal

  • Sandy Beach Bar & Drill

    lavagal
    17 May 2013 | 12:01 pm
    A south swell has arrived on all Hawaiian islands. Here’s how it looks at Sandy Beach this morning. You do not have sufficient freedom levels to view this video. Filed under: May 2013 Tagged: body surfing, Oahu, Sandy Beach, South shore swell, surfing, waves

  • Dolby ATMOS: An Earful at “Star Trek Into Darkness.”

    lavagal
    16 May 2013 | 7:00 pm
    Benedict Cumberbatch in space. Cool. I was invited to a presentation of the newly released Dolby® Atmos™ sound system that is being introduced at movie houses around the globe. Earlier today at Consolidated Theatre’s Ward Stadium 16, I and several other media types were shown the new system in the TITAN XC theatre. Stuart Bowling,  Dolby ATMOS senior cinema technical marketing manager, first talked about how movie theater sound has evolved from front-of-the-room mono and stereo systems, to surround sound, and now to sound that comes from ceiling mounted speakers. Bowling talked…

  • Invigorating Insecurity

    lavagal
    8 May 2013 | 3:08 pm
    Since I’m still a young, vibrant, and daring risk taker, and because I have a fantastic support system, I’m finally giving myself a chance to relax into this mode of self fulfillment. It is the hardest thing for me to do. I have never put myself first without letting it be accompanied by guilt and embarrassment. In fact, it’s pretty embarrassing to assert the ME before the WE even today. It is something I am letting wash over me. I enjoy the puzzle of life and the search for peace. My pleasures come from my family, my marriage, my quest to be a triathlete, my writing, and…
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    World Wide Ed

  • wifey’s tsukune pasta. she go!

    World Wide Ed
    23 May 2013 | 10:02 pm

  • Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – May 22, 2013

    World Wide Ed
    22 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    Not gonna lie. This week’s pics are shmall kine hard… Though depressing, I will understand if the comments are low again. Go git’im! Photo #1 Where in Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – May 22, 2013 Wea Dis Stay? ________________________ Photo #2 Where in Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – May 22, 2013 Wea Dis Stay? ________________________ Photo #3 Where in Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – May 22, 2013 Wea Dis Stay? ________________________ SCOOPS! * Please send prayers and good vibes to the Oklahoma tornado victims. * Thoughts on Kevin Durant’s 1 million dollar…

  • Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – May 15, 2013

    World Wide Ed
    15 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    Probably the biggest (recent) news – at least here locally – is the name change (again) of our beloved University of Hawaii men’s programs. It went from the Rainbows to the Warriors/Rainbows/Rainbow Warriors to the Warriors and then back to the Rainbow Warriors, or something to that effect. What are your thoughts on this? Do you care one way or another? That’s just one of my many topics of conversation in the “Scoops” section below. Holla! Anyway, let’s get on with the show! Photo #1 Where in Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – May 15, 2013 Wea Dis…

  • Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – May 8, 2013

    World Wide Ed
    8 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    Sorry for missing our post last week. Been shmall kine crazy these last few weeks! For anybody who cares, we recently hit a big milestone… This World Wide Ed blog turned 5 years old! Can’t believe it’s been that long. Crazy! Since the very first post on April 28, 2008 entitled “Aloooooha” to now, I’ve written 642 entries, and you guys chimed in with a total of 19,839 comments. Pretty amazing yeah? Thank you guys so much for the support. It really wouldn’t be the same without you… Now get out there and buy me an anniversary gift. Hahaha, nah,…

  • Rinka Japanese Restaurant – Go for the Gold!

    World Wide Ed
    1 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    One evening, after helping us watch our daughter for the entire day, I told the parentals that we should go grab dinner, my treat. I suggested Rinka, this new Japanese restaurant I’ve been hearing about through the foodie grapevine. Much like the discovery of Marukame Udon a couple years ago, Pops had already heard about Rinka and has been wanting to eat there as well. Deal! Rinka Japanese Restaurant sign Located on Makaloa (between Walgreen’s and Hawaii USA FCU, on the backside of Heald College and Roger Dunn Golf), Rinka’s sliding door entrance, zen sand/rock garden…
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    Kaleo O Kalihi| Kaleo O Kalihi blog, staradvertiser.com | Honolulu, Hawaii

  • Nine and Four Hundred

    Alan Okami
    8 May 2013 | 6:40 pm
    Want to hear one of our secrets? It's actually getting out more, so it's more of a thing we don't talk about than a bonafide secret....."Nine and Four Hundred" Nine years ago, we started off on what we projected to be a six year commitment. It all started with a call from Josh Adachi from the Molokai Youth Center. They were looking for a company to provide instruction on how to make ukuleles. We were quick to grab on to this and one thing lead to another and it grew to the point where we decided to: 1. Provide our own ukuleles as kits 2. Pay our own way there 3. Volunteer our time 4. Take the…

  • Public Speaking

    Alan Okami
    29 Apr 2013 | 11:35 am
    Hard to believe I was once quiet. Nowadays, I talk a lot. In fact, it's my job to do so. Gone are the days when my pops chided me by saying, "You are so anti-social and always look angry. It's terrible. you need to learn how to speak!" Famous last words, ha ha. Boy does he regret that now. Can't get me to be quiet now.... One of the more rewarding things about what I do now is to be invited as a speaker for various engagements. I've presented to career days at primary schools, a high school and most recently, a career development assembly and college. With a view like this, it's hard to think…

  • Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

    Alan Okami
    11 Apr 2013 | 4:42 pm
    Let me start out by saying I'm not really a celebrity chaser. I'm a chaser of good people. That counts way more in my book. If they're famous, that's just a thing about them. I rather have quality. Nevertheless, we do meet a bunch of famous people and I want to share some of the real ones with you. The ones that aren't just well know, they're people that I am happy to have met and spent a little time, or better yet, became friends with. Being the aggressive marketing company that we are, we've spent a lot so mornings on local TV. I'm so happy that the call time isn't 4:00 am anymore these…

  • Back to NAMM

    Alan Okami
    1 Apr 2013 | 2:23 pm
    I'm lucky. Despite my moaning and groaning (Facebook and Twitter), I'm very blessed to be able to travel this world of ours. To my delight, we were able to stay within the United States in the opening of the year. No more calculating how much things cost, no money converters and no jet lag. Whew! Let's take a peek into our company wide trip to NAMM. When traveling to NAMM (North American Music Manf) we always stay with our friends at Ramada Maingate on Harbor Blvd. We are neighbors with Disneyland there. And it's really convenient to live right next to Denny's as well. But this trip really…

  • Blasts From Past

    Alan Okami
    24 Mar 2013 | 3:00 pm
    Funny thing. I enjoy the perks of modern society. It would be hard to live without my computer, iphone and many of life's new conveniences, yet, it's hard to let go of the past at times. This is especially true when they are fond memories. Let's take a walk down memory lane (one of the early Ka Leo themes) and see what we can remember together. photo by Mauibuilt2011 flickr Went to Sears this weekend and had a lot of memories of this place. They were the first to get Ala Moana started back in 1959 in what was the largest shopping mall in the world. Remember this front facade? Walking in the…
 
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    Midlife Crisis Hawaii

  • Music Time – KUMU Memories

    Rodney
    23 May 2013 | 4:51 am
    Since we were talking about Easy Listening KUMU in the previous blog post, I thought it would only be natural to allow everyone to list their song memories of KUMU.   Okay, it doesn’t have to have played on KUMU – but that style of music.  Remember, Glen Miller Orchestra will be playing at the NBC on Monday – so throw in some Glen Miller too.  How about some swing!   It’s Elevator Music, MUZAK, KUMU, Big Band, Easy-Listening, Throwback music.   I’ll get things started.  I remember specifically hearing this song on KUMU.  I used to hate it…

  • Do You Remember… Easy Listening KUMU

    Rodney
    20 May 2013 | 5:44 am
    With the Glen Miller Orchestra set to perform at the HIC Arena, I mean, NBC next week Monday – it got me thinking of the old elevator music I had to endure.  That’s right – Endure.  Little did I know that it would become a part of me…   I remember the long rides home with my dad heading back to Kailua after catching an event in town.  It would be late in the night and I’d be lying down in the back seat of my dad’s Ford Fairlane.  His window would be cracked just enough to let the cool night air in while making that familiar whistling sound.  And…

  • It’s 2013 – Do You Know Where Your Yearbook(s) Are?

    Rodney
    16 May 2013 | 5:30 am
    In my previous post – Do You Remember… High School Organizations, eddyo wrote:   Hey Rod, What a blast from the past! Seeing a page from KHS ’76 yearbook is not what I expected to see, nice to see faces from those days. Before I thought it was sad not to have my books from hs dayzs, but as the Japanese say shikata ga nai… btw, do you ever see any of these classmates? jus’ wondering   @eddyo – If you’re on Facebook, there is a Kailua High School Class of 1976 page where you can keep in touch and reconnect with old friends.   But back to the topic…

  • Do You Remember… High School Organizations

    Rodney
    13 May 2013 | 5:52 am
    Through your years in high school – or even intermediate school (what they call “middle” school today – WWD) years, did you belong to any “organizations”?  I’m not talking about Social Clubs now.  I mean legitimate school organizations.   At Kailua High School, I did not participate in any organizations – that is until my senior year.  My 12th grade business teacher, Mrs. Loo talked me into joining the FBLA club.  That stood for Future Business Leaders of America.  It’s not that I wanted to join the club, but Mrs. Loo was cool. …

  • Music Time – For Mother’s Day

    Rodney
    9 May 2013 | 6:03 am
    Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!     So let’s celebrate Mother’s Day with mom music.  Band names, song titles, or lyrics that contain any variation of Mother; mom, mama, mommy, etc.   For example: The Mamas and the Papas (band name)   And if you list a song, feel free to include a link to the song if you’d like.  Just remember that there is a limit of 2 links per comment.   Here’s a couple to get started:   I’ll Always Love My Mama – The Intruders (1973)   Mother of Mine – Agnes Chan  …
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    The Ohana Mama, parenting dispatches from paradise

  • More fun gardening projects from The Home Depot #DigIn

    Sarah
    28 Apr 2013 | 12:50 pm
    This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot. Now that mama’s gotten her gardening groove on and has been bitten by the gardening bug, I went on a mission to find new projects that the kids and I could do during the summer…yes school is almost out…be afraid, be very afraid! :) The cool thing is that The Home Depot has a ton of projects for us to take on and now that I’ve conquered the container garden, I feel like I can move on to bigger things. Below are my top picks for yard projects this summer. You can find more ideas on Home Depot’s…

  • I found my gardening groove #DigIn

    Sarah
    28 Apr 2013 | 9:42 am
    This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot. While putting together my Thriller, Filler, Spiller garden project, I gained a new confidence and love for getting my hands dirty in soil. I had anticipated that. I knew that once I gave it a try, got out of my comfort zone and went for it, I’d love working in our yard and on fun garden projects. But something else happened that I hadn’t anticipated… further connecting with my daughter. This week was a tough week for me work-wise. I was busy, busy, busy. However, with this project I needed to stop the…

  • How to make a thriller, filler, spiller container garden with the Home Depot

    Sarah
    27 Apr 2013 | 11:02 am
    This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot. Continuing on my green thumb journey, this time we’re gonna get our hands dirty and actually create a Thriller, Filler, Spiller container garden. What is a Thriller, Filler, Spiller? Let’s break it down….you will need three types of plants or flowers. All of my plants are annual but if you can find perennial flowers, that would be awesome! Thriller: this is going to be your main flower, the show stopper and generally it’s the tallest of all three plants. I went with a purple Salvia for my thriller.

  • Let the gardening begin! Ready, set, #DigIn

    Sarah
    26 Apr 2013 | 8:18 pm
    This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Home Depot. This week I made the trek to the other side of the island to go to the Home Depot to start on my green thumb journey. I’ll be making a container arrangement called a “Thriller, Filler, Spiller.” Sounds fun, huh?! Before working with Home Depot Garden Center, I had never heard of this kind of arrangement: putting three different plants into one container at different heights. I know that all of my gardening friends are shaking their head in shame and I do truly feel ignorant when it comes to gardening.

  • The Zen of Picking Weeds + Home Depot’s Garden Club #DigIn

    Sarah
    3 Apr 2013 | 1:42 am
    I’ll be honest, yard duties around here are owned by my husband. He does the weekly mowing and clean up. We recently put in new grass in our backyard. We used shavings of grass then watered the heck out of it and ta-dah…we had a lawn! We also had a lot of weeds poking through. One day I sat on our lanai and watched as my husband sat downstairs on our lawn and channeled Mr. Miyagi. There he sat picking weed after weed. He was calm, deep in thought, happy. I thought, I want in. So the next day while he was out, the kids and I headed downstairs to our yard and started picking the…
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    Saturday Briefing

  • The Times They Are a-Changin’

    admin
    18 May 2013 | 3:02 am
    BY DR. RICHARD KELLEY — This week I was in Denver, Colorado, and, on my laptop computer, I watched and listened as David Carey, our president and chief executive officer, held a Web briefing for nearly 100 key members of … Read More. To read the entire article please click the article title above.

  • Wyndham at Waikiki Beach Walk® Celebrates Paddles 5 and 6

    admin
    18 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    BY SHANE BLAIR — May 14 and 15, 2013 the staff of Wyndham at Waikiki Beach Walk partnered with Waikiki Elementary School students to celebrate Arbor Day (officially celebrated April 26) as part of Wyndham’s continuing green effort. It was … Read More. To read the entire article please click the article title above.

  • Sunrise TV Australia Beams Live from Outrigger® on the Lagoon – Fiji

    admin
    18 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    BY TALEI TORA — Sunrise on Australia’s Channel 7 beamed live and direct from the Outrigger on the Lagoon – Fiji. The Sunrise crew, who are on a Tourism Fiji promotional tour, crossed over live weather updates from various locations … Read More. To read the entire article please click the article title above.

  • Duke’s Waikiki Honors “Nappy” and Anona Napoleon with 2013 Ho‘okahiko Award

    admin
    18 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    BY ETHAN CHANG — Duke’s Waikiki honored Joseph “Nappy” and Anona Napoleon with the 2013 Ho‘okahiko Award at a private ceremony held at the beachfront restaurant May 9. The couple was recognized for their dedication and contribution to water sports … Read More. To read the entire article please click the article title above.

  • Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange Travel Agents Hosted at Vahavu

    admin
    18 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    BY TALEI TORA — Travel agents attending the Bula Fiji Tourism Exchange (BFTE), the premier travel mart for the South Pacific, were hosted to a pre-BFTE cocktail party at the Outrigger on the Lagoon – Fiji’s new adults-only pool and … Read More. To read the entire article please click the article title above.
 
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    Living in Hawaii - Moving to Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Big Island

  • College Student Moving to Waikiki

    AimforAwesome@gmail.com (Vern L.)
    17 May 2013 | 7:15 pm
    I got this email recently from a girl that is looking to move to Waikiki after she graduates. She asks a lot of questions, so there is a good opportunity to help a lot of people in a similar situation so I thought I’d try to knock this post out real quick before I get [...]

  • Taimane – Hawaiian Ukulele Player Extraordinaire!

    AimforAwesome@gmail.com (Vern L.)
    29 Apr 2013 | 8:07 pm
    I was looking through Youtube to find some Hawaiian music and again came across this fantastic ukulele player, Taimane. She has complete mastery over this instrument. I’m nearly spellbound watching her play. Here’s an outdoor performance she did to help promote Kamehameha Schools Ho’olaule’a 2013. Wish you were there? About Vern LovicAloha! I'm "Vern". I [...]

  • Moving to Maui? Go West!

    AimforAwesome@gmail.com (Vern L.)
    28 Apr 2013 | 7:16 pm
    I received a note from a woman that has a pretty good idea what her and her husband want when they move to the island of Maui. Her note is below, and my response is below that. * * * Hi Vern! Thanks for the great info you post on moving to HI. My husband [...]

  • What Is It Like Living in Hawaii? This…

    AimforAwesome@gmail.com (Vern L.)
    2 Apr 2013 | 6:26 pm
    Ryan Ozawa is a well known blogger living on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, that I first came into contact with online about four years ago. His website, Hawaii Blog is one of the most widely read blogs about living in Hawaii that exist. I joined him on Google+ a while back. Today he posted [...]

  • Moving to Oahu with Dogs

    AimforAwesome@gmail.com (Vern L.)
    2 Apr 2013 | 5:50 pm
    Here is a note from a woman in her early twenties that is considering moving to Oahu, Hawaii with her husband and their dogs and she has some other questions. * * * Hi Vern! I came across your website while ‘googling’ Hawaii. I’ve been offered a position to work at the VA in Honolulu. [...]
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  • Musings: Don't Struggle

    24 May 2013 | 11:16 am
    Found a Newell's shearwater late yesterday afternoon, being guarded by a friend's Golden Retriever, who wasn't biting or mouthing, but just keeping watch. I crawled beneath the house and wrapped it in a towel: no blood, wings intact. I have no idea why it came down, or if it was leaving the burrow, having been relieved from egg-sitting duty by its mate, or heading in to take its turn.It spent the moonlit night in a cardboard box, where it didn't want to be — who would? — scratching at times to get out, but responding always to a soothing voice: don't struggle. Words we all can live…

  • Musings: Damage Control

    23 May 2013 | 3:02 am
    Planning Director Mike Dahilig was a no show at the County Council, and the Council wasn't pleased.“The Administration has decided to say let's do damage control and not give anyone an opportunity to expose more,” Councilman Mel Rapozo said. “That's what it is. It's clear and plain.”The Council was scheduled to question Mike about about his plans for TVR enforcement — a presentation Mike cut short two weeks ago when he dashed off to catch a plane. Instead, the Council got County Attorney Al Castillo, who said he had advised Mike to skip the session. If Mike did attend, Al said, he…

  • Musings: Abuse Chronicles 17

    21 May 2013 | 12:40 pm
    There's a certain sense of entitlement expressed by many vacation rental wannabes — an attitude that is fed by the attorneys who serve them. Which leads us to Pulelehua, a story that again underscores how lawyers who previously worked for Kauai County have inordinate influence on the TVR approval process.In this case, it's Lorna Nishimitsu, who successfully appealed — stretching the truth and threatening “a taking” in the process — when the planning department quite properly denied her client's application for a TVR certificate. Her client was William Morgan, a Realtor from Del…

  • Musings: Abuse Backstory 1

    19 May 2013 | 11:56 am
    It occurred to me, while reading the article “TVR probe stalls” in today's edition of The Garden Island, that we need another series to run concurrently with the Abuse Chronicles. This new series will include the backstory that helps people understand how and why this vacation rental mess came to be.Let's start with County Attorney Al Castillo. As TGI reports, Al raised concerns about costs, legalities and jurisdiction in his attempt to derail the Council's proposed investigation into the abysmal failure of the 2010 TVR law. So where was Al when the Council passed the 2010…

  • Musings: Yellow Light

    18 May 2013 | 12:40 pm
    The sun rises in an explosion of pink and gold and already bees are working the beach heliotrope blossoms. Turtle tracks on the wet sand speak to an overnight visitor, who rose even earlier than I. The sea invites me to swim in her salty shimmer and I accept, gratefully. It's the best time of year, when the days start early and everything is fresh and green and bursting with new life.In the midst of all this busting out all over, the EPA approved Dow's new systemic insecticide, sulfoxaflor, which it acknowledges is highly toxic to honey bees. Seems the feds aren't concerned because they don't…
 
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  • Movies

    gigihawaii
    24 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    Hawaiian seascape. Lisa has been home since Sunday morning and has been socializing with her many friends.  It is amazing how well liked she is.  She has gone hiking with them at Koko Head and in Olomana. Last night, she and her friends saw The Great Gatsby.  I asked her how it was.  She said, “You would not like it, because it is too 2013 (hip hop music).”  However, she said that she enjoyed it and found herself weeping. Hmmm.  I remember that the same movie, starring Mia Farrow and Robert Redford, bombed at the box office in the 1970s.  Don’t know why.  But even back…

  • Are you superstitious?

    gigihawaii
    23 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    There were two fortune cookies that came with our take out Chinese dinner last night.  We broke these cookies in half and pulled out a strip of paper with words on it. Since we are going on vacation soon, David was excited to read his fortune:  “You will be traveling and coming into a fortune.”  (Let it be so!) My fortune: “Many people are seeking you for your sound advice.” (I like David’s fortune better.  Lol.) I don’t consider myself a superstitious person.  However, when I was living in Munich, Germany in 1969, I befriended a middle aged German woman.  During lunch one…

  • Dancing the Hula in Paris, France?

    gigihawaii
    22 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    Today marks my third hula session.  What a joy it has been so far!  This is a photo of the intermediate class, which precedes my beginners class. Last week, our teacher, Kilohana Silve, began the hour with a review of the basic footsteps.  Thank goodness, because I had forgotten how to do them.  It is true that I enrolled in hula at the University of Hawaii one summer and studied with the great Billie Beamer, but this was way back in the 1960s.  Naturally, I don’t remember much.  However, Kilohana told us that dancing the hula is like riding a bike:  You’ll get the hang of it in no…

  • That won’t happen in a million years!

    gigihawaii
    21 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    Many years ago, my sister, Sylvia, gave me this amethyst ring, and my mother gave me this jade ring for my birthday.  As you can see, I have gained so much weight that the rings cannot pass my knuckles.  I have decided to have them resized.  It won’t cost a lot to do that.  These rings have sentimental value, and they should be worn by the recipient.  No sense storing them away, unworn.  To do so would be an insult to Sylvia and Mom! When I toured India last November, I walked so much that I lost 15 lbs.  My doctor was shocked.  He wanted to know if I had been on a stringent…

  • Shopping spree

    gigihawaii
    20 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    My husband has finally convinced me to do all of my shopping at Target instead of Macy’s.  It is incredible how low the prices are, and best of all, we get an additional 5% off at the cash register when we use our Target credit card. David wanted to buy new lamp shades to replace our old moldy ones.  He bought two.  They fit on top of the ceramic lamps perfectly. I bought this huge tote bag so that I could carry my three eye glasses (sun glasses, reading glasses, and long distance glasses) as well as my cell phone, two cameras, two batteries, wallet, passport, etc.  This tote bag will…
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  • One Voice, One Tribe

    Rich Figel
    23 May 2013 | 2:00 pm
    I was out of town when the news broke last week that UH Athletic Director Ben Jay announced the men sports teams would be the Rainbow Warriors instead of just Generic Warriors, which surprised some local sports pundits who had dismissed efforts by Bows diehards to keep the name and symbol alive. In the comments thread on my prior post about BJ's original dictum, I wrote that this is why we love sports: sometimes, even when it appears the game is lost, a player -- or a fan -- steps up and inspires their team to rally. It ain't over till it's over, as Stephen Chinen proved when he organized the…

  • Ben Jay = Brand Bland

    Rich Figel
    3 May 2013 | 10:08 am
    PROGRAM ALERT: The May episode of Career Changers TV premieres Sat. night at 8:30 PM on OC16. Tetris empire builder Henk Rogers tells how a heart attack changed his life "missions," and we also take a look at his Blue Startups accelerator program to help launch new businesses from his Downtown Honolulu headquarters. You can find details on daily viewing times and links to segments posted on YouTube by clicking here. There's some revisionist reportage going on about the lack of fan response to the June Jones decision back in 2000 to excise the Rainbows from the UH football team nickname. True,…

  • Dispatches from Mars (on Mauna Loa)

    Rich Figel
    19 Apr 2013 | 1:04 pm
    With the news being dominated by the latest reports on the Boston bombing and suspects manhunt, you may want to read something to take your mind off the awful events of this past week. In times like this, you might even wish you could live on another planet or in a capsule isolated from earthly disasters and tragedies. As I mentioned in my last post about Henk Rogers, there's an experimental living project happening on the Big Island that just started on Monday. A crew of six hand-picked volunteers are spending the next four months in a faux space capsule on Mauna Loa to simulate living on…

  • Aliens Among Us

    Rich Figel
    12 Apr 2013 | 1:15 pm
    Above: Henk Rogers, founder of The Tetris Company, Blue Planet Foundation, and the new Blue Startups accelerator project. I wear a lot of hats between my roles as Career Changers TV producer, writer, and member of the 808HALT coalition to put a stop to human trafficking in Hawaii. But one common theme keeps coming up during my interviews and meetings: the need for immigration reform. Earlier this week we filmed a segment with Henk Rogers, the man who turned Tetris into a multifaceted business/social change empire based in Downtown Honolulu. He didn't invent the addictive puzzle game, but…

  • Spokesperson Wanted

    Rich Figel
    10 Apr 2013 | 1:14 pm
    Help Wanted: Spokesperson for 30-second commercials who can appeal to local audience, age range of 18 to mid-30s primarily. Must have outgoing personality, strong "Q Rating" among Hawaii residents (recognizable and respected). Ability to ad lib and be witty on demand is a plus. Pay open to negotiation. Contact Career Changers TV producer for details. As yesterday's news about Augie T's involvement with a home security company that left customers in the dark demonstrates, both the advertiser and the paid spokesperson must do their due diligence before entering into a business relationship. In…
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  • Smart mommy

    Diane Ako
    24 May 2013 | 4:31 am
    Olivia insisted on wearing snow boots to school today. Claus bought them for her when he took them skiing last December. They look like Uggs - fleece lined, and way too hot for May in Hawaii. She loves them. As soon as they got back from Utah last December, she wore them a handful of times to school, each time coming home telling me they were too hot by day's end. I had warned of such, but she always ignored. I do not know why she can't remember this experience, or care when I remind her of it, but she's been trying all week to wear them again. Finally, I gave in. "Have it your way. When I…

  • Tiger blood

    Diane Ako
    22 May 2013 | 4:39 am
    Kids crack me up. Olivia's way of seeing the world or knowing about it is just funny. At school, they had a year-end celebration in which a shave ice truck came out one day after classes. "It was so awesome! I wanted to bring some of my shave ice home for you to try but I couldn't because it would melt! Can you come next year so you can order yourself a shave ice? I want you to see how great it is!" she bubbled. That is very caring and sweet. "Thanks for thinking about me, Dear," I said. "Tell me about your shave ice. What flavor did you have?" "I had half banana, half strawberry, half…

  • Licked

    Diane Ako
    20 May 2013 | 4:47 am
    Be very wary when a little kid wants to give you a gift. On the way to school, we pass a small patch of land that is a little neglected, thus grows wild with whatever seeds the birds drop. It looks like it's kind of city property but I have learned it actually belongs to a house above it on the hill, whose owners don't seem to come tend it much. It's a sliver of land that abuts the sidewalk. Don't get me wrong. It grows nice plants, just a little untended. Wild cherry tomatoes are pretty popular in my neck of the woods. This plot of land lately has many square feet of thriving tomato plants,…

  • Opae ula breeding

    Diane Ako
    17 May 2013 | 4:04 am
    We've hit critical mass in the shrimp tank. Yay! I looked in there this week and there are roughly four dozen babies floating vertically. It looks like red rain. For a couple months, whenever I look in there, there are at least five or six pregnant shrimp with huge clutches - like 15 or 20 eggs. There will be at least a few more that have smaller (half hatched?) clutches. These numbers are up from early March, the first time I noticed the hatchlings. At that time there were only eight or ten babies and maybe three or four pregnant shrimp at a time. From what I understand on the limited…

  • I want my mommy

    Diane Ako
    15 May 2013 | 4:23 am
    Poor Olivia. She's so attuned to shifts in our schedule. Is this because we're very close since I was home all or most of the time for her first three years of life? I've been working a lot for the past few months. Early mornings, late nights, weekends. I'm not sure why it's so busy. Maybe the economy is picking up so more people can travel or book events. Claus is a super dedicated dad, but she is a Mommy's Girl. Apparently, she tells the teacher every day "I want my mommy." She revealed this to me yesterday. "Every day?" I asked in amazement? She used to do this in preschool, too. "Yes. Or…
 
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  • Astrith Baltsan Gershwin

    PacificNetwork.tv
    7 May 2013 | 10:07 am
    Astrith Baltsan Gershwin No words necessary. A must see. Worth every minute.

  • Jon Hamblin at Cafe Che

    PacificNetwork.tv
    29 Apr 2013 | 1:55 pm
    Jon Hamblin at Cafe Che One of the most interesting gallery shows I've seen is up at Cafe Che Pasta. The work is by painter, Jon Hamblin, who has been creating drawings, hanging sculpture, prints, paintings in acrylic, graphite, metal, mixed media, wood and likely anything he fancies at the time of inspiration. Whether abstract or figurative even his most whimsical imagery contains universal messages (at times quite literal ones) embedded in fields of brightly colored very approachable visuals and full of humor and irony. See his show up close and personal at Cafe Che Pasta (1001 Bishop St.,…

  • Do I Hear Dripping?

    PacificNetwork.tv
    24 Apr 2013 | 8:49 am
    Do I Hear Dripping? Thanks to io9.com (and Wennie Wang) for this story. It's just hilarious. "Refusing to leave his abandoned apartment building in Jilin City, China, Wen Hsu feared that the uninsulated pipes running through his building would freeze during the winter. His solution? Just leave the tap running." Read the full story at http://io9.com/dude-creates-an-ice-waterfall-after-leaving-the-tap-on-475896327

  • Life in Space

    PacificNetwork.tv
    21 Apr 2013 | 1:46 pm
    Life in Space Broadcasting from the International Space Station, Canadian astronaut, Chris Hadfield, inspires and educates a group of high school students about of life in space, and in response to a question posed by 10th graders, he reveals what it looks like when you wring out a washcloth in deep space. In zero gravity, he starts the demo by taking a vacuum-packed NASA washcloth and soaks it with water. That in itself is pretty amazing to watch. Then he wrings out the washcloth, the water hovers and clings to his hands, nothing drips, instead you see a horizontal bubble of water clinging…

  • Hilo Hattie Happy 50th!

    PacificNetwork.tv
    19 Apr 2013 | 12:16 pm
    Hilo Hattie Happy 50th! My good buddy Frank B. Shaner just completed a series of paintings in wax, a tribute to Merrie Monarch Festival in its' 50th year. We're doing the event today in Honolulu at Hilo Hattie (Nimitz) as it's also their 50th Birthday. His paintings will be on display during a dvd signing for our film The Hawaiians - Reflecting Spirit. Come and meet Frankie B, Kaleo Pilanca, Lehua Kalima, Shawn Pimentel, glam photographer Michi Moore... Live music, gallery showing, and film will be screening. Watch the movie, have a glass of wine, and buy plate lunch same time! Hope to see…
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  • VitaSpray

    Lori Okami
    19 May 2013 | 9:00 am
    I've discovered a vitamin spray that works wonders! It is a mouth spray that allows the vitamins to be absorbed into the body quickly under the tongue. It has a citrusy-mint flavor, has no sugar added and is really refreshing! It contains the following: •B-12 •B-1 •B-5 •B-3 •Biotin •B-6 •Bioflavonoids •Bromelain - enzyme •Calcium •Potassium •Magnesium •Zinc •Iron •Manganese •Chromium •Selenium •And various herbs and flavorings It has proven useful for fatigue, stress, memory loss and concentration, depression, irritability, insomnia, weakness and tiredness,…

  • Cheers to Moms!

    Lori Okami
    12 May 2013 | 10:22 am
    A well-deserved day to honor mothers. I have rarely spoken of my mother all these years but as she is aging and declining in her faculties, I think more about all she did for the family and what influence she had on me. In our family, she was the go-getter, the over-achiever if you will. The uneducated woman who managed to run her own business successfully, who at middle-age started a whole new career teaching. She was a tenacious instructor who truly cared about her students and devoted herself wholly to their education. Passing on her wisdom and work-ethic was what drove her to work…

  • Be a Partner in Care

    Lori Okami
    25 Apr 2013 | 8:41 pm
    At some point, we will all need to seek advice and care from our health care providers...whether a physician, a physical/occupational therapist, a massage therapist, a chiropractor, an acupuncturist, etc. Whether you've got a killer headache, are in serious pain, or suddenly have limited movement, when seeking solutions from your care provider it helps to have an awareness of your body, recall relevant activities and effectively describe what ails you. The best thing that you can do as a patient is to be self-aware. It helps your care provider properly diagnose the problem and offer an…

  • The ROM Machine

    Lori Okami
    17 Apr 2013 | 11:43 pm
    We all struggle trying to find time to get our regular cardio exercise in....AND then also finding the energy for resistance training to improve our muscle tone and strength...AND also trying to work in our stretches for flexibility which seems to be dwindling year-by-year. AND we aspire to do all this on our already way too busy schedule. Here is the solution! The Range of Motion (ROM) Machine is the coolest thing I've seen in years. The ROM Machine is basically an advanced high intensity cross trainer that allows you to get a full body workout in just 8 minutes (4 minutes for the upper body…

  • Favorite Exercises

    Lori Okami
    7 Apr 2013 | 11:10 pm
    I'm often asked..."What's the best exercise for....arms...back....legs...???" Here are my favorites... PULL Favorite upper back exercise - Pull-ups or chin-ups. (Chins will put less of a strain on your shoulders and elbows.) If you can't do your bodyweight, start with cable pulldowns, assisted pulls or negatives. Favorite bicep exercise - Biceps have always been 'my thing' and preacher curls are my hands-down favorite. Slow and controlled throughout. PUSH Favorite chest exercise - Bodyweight dips. I've loved these from high school when I worked my butt off to be the first girl in Mr. Chang's…
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  • Final curtain for Glenn Cannon; tribute set this Saturday

    Wayne Harada
    24 May 2013 | 7:52 am
    Glenn Cannon, veteran University of Hawaii drama professer and a celebrated actor-director at theaters across the city, will be remembered in a celebration of life memorial at 3 p.m. Saturday (May 25) at Kennedy Theatre on the University of Hawaii-Manoa campus. I first met him when he was a newly-hired drama department professor at the University of Hawaii’s Kennedy Theatre. He died April 20, while in his 45th year as a professor of theater and dance. I last saw him — regularly — when he was directing “August: Osage County” in 2011 at the Manoa Valley Theatre, which was his last…

  • Meet the little cub Lion, O'Loughlin's 4-month-old toddler

    Wayne Harada
    23 May 2013 | 9:10 am
    This is the pic O'Loughlin shared of his little Lion, on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." Meet Lion, the six-month-old son of “Hawaii Five-0” actor Alex O’Loughlin and his model-surfer girlfriend, Malia Jones. Us Weekly published the first photo of Lion, which O’Loughlin shared, during a May 17 appearance of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” Lion, born last Oct. 25, is the first child for the couple, though he has an 16-year-old son, Saxon, and she has a 4-year-old daughter, Molly, from previous relationships. “He’s the best,” O’Loughlin boasted. O’Loughlin portrays Steve McGarrett…

  • Come what May: 'NCIS,' CBS top the Nielsen TV ratings

    Wayne Harada
    22 May 2013 | 1:10 pm
    The May sweeps — the Nielsen TV ratings — are over, and the No. 1 ranking goes to (drum roll), “NCIS.” The CBS procedural, starring a top-notch combo led by Mark Harmon, dominated the list again with 18.8 million viewers. The spin-off show, CBS’ “NCIS: Los Angeles,” at No. 4, and the Monday favorite, ABC’s “Castle,” were the only other procedurals on the Top 10. The island-based CBS series, “Hawaii Five-0,” which has struggled to maintain a following in its third season, finished a distant No. 25 with 7.9 million viewers. Highlights of the May sweeps: • “American…

  • 'Five-0' wins Monday, but lots more ‘to be continued’

    Wayne Harada
    21 May 2013 | 11:35 am
    CBS’ “Hawaii Five-0” finished season three Monday (May 20) on a high note — winning its 9 p.m. (10 p.m. Mainland) time slot — but it was somewhat of a hollow victory. The results were much better than last week, but not quite the numbers of the freshman year. While the Hawaii-based procedural finished first in the 18 to 49 demographics with a 2.0 rating and attracting 9 million viewers, “Five-0” really had no competition since ABC’s usual “Castle,” the drama that constantly wins the hour, was pre-empted with a “Motive” series premiere that pulled in 6.8 million viewers…

  • 'Today' on NBC: see it live and again—on tape delay

    Wayne Harada
    20 May 2013 | 1:48 am
    NBC’s “Today” show, taping its Monday May 20 program live from the beach in front of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki, will make history of sorts. The live feed will air as it happens, from 1 to 3 a.m., while most of Hawaii will be in darkness and asleep, to coincide with the East Coast time frame. Then from 7 a.m., the program will repeat via satellite-delay, as it usually does on Hawaii News Now (KHNL/KGMB). Hosts Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Natalie Morales and Willie Geist will be on hand for the Hawaii show; meteorologist Al Roker has had to return home to tend to weather…
 
 
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  • Chad Owens Partners with Good To Grill

    23 May 2013 | 1:38 pm
    (Hawaii News Now) - Hawaii football star Chad Owens partnered with Good to Grill to develop special menu items to fuel your workouts and sports activities.  A portion of the Power-Up menu sales will be donated to Hawaii Speed and Quickness...

  • Business Report: Hawaii Pacific Health

    23 May 2013 | 1:16 pm
    (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nationally, the health care industry has been facing major changes in terms of rising costs and health care reform...

  • Summer Plans: Ikaika Waterman's Hawaii

    23 May 2013 | 1:15 pm
    Looking to enjoy the great outdoors this summer? Ikaika Waterman's Hawaii teaches kids all kinds of water sports including kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding. Students learn the techniques

  • Na Hoku Hanohano Nominee Manu Boyd pt. 2

    22 May 2013 | 1:42 pm
    (Hawaii News Now) - Manu Boyd is recognized as a Hawaiian language and cultural expert, composer, arranger, singer, chanter, choreographer, producer and writer...

  • Na Hoku Hanohano Nominee Manu Boyd

    22 May 2013 | 1:35 pm
    (Hawaii News Now) - Manu Boyd is recognized as a Hawaiian language and cultural expert, composer, arranger, singer, chanter, choreographer, producer and writer...
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  • Morning vog

    ilind
    23 May 2013 | 10:59 am
    There was a layer of vog hanging over our side of the island this morning. It combined with the calm weather to produce a wonderful Kaaawa dawn. The WWII-era pipeline remnants in the photo below seem to stretch to the horizon, drawn to the warm glow of the morning sun. So just click on the photo to see a few more images from our early morning walk.

  • Missing dog in Kaaawa: Mr. Maka

    ilind
    21 Apr 2013 | 11:01 am
    Maka went missing yesterday in Kaaawa. He’s a big dog, and would be hard to hide. It you see him, let me know by leaving a comment here and emailing me, ian(at)ilind.net. And keep your pets safe. Thanks!

  • Morning rain (photo)

    ilind
    19 Apr 2013 | 2:53 pm
    We started out early this morning, just a few minutes after 6 a.m., and the was the view by the time we got down to the beach. The clouds and the rain, which sometimes blow towards Kaneohe instead of back towards Kaaawa, were moving closer. Then we sort of tuned them out until the rain started. It didn’t take that long. It started raining just as we reached the farthest end of the beach and turned around to head home. Our umbrellas got a workout on the way home. And it’s still raining just before 8 a.m.

  • Dogs of April: Part 2

    ilind
    15 Apr 2013 | 10:58 am
    Alvie and Po used to live next door to us, but now are several blocks away. We sometimes go weeks without seeing them, but managed to connect a couple of times in the last week or so. Alvie is a Shih Tzu with papers. Po is, well, Po. Both are extremely cute. And they are here to introduce Part 2 of the April Dogs photo gallery, as promised. –> Click here to see the rest of the dogs of April.

  • Dogs of April: Part 1

    ilind
    15 Apr 2013 | 10:58 am
    Okay, it’s true. I don’t give the dogs their full share of screen time. My only excuse is that the cats get jealous, and it’s too dark in the early morning to get many dog photos during half the year or more. But now that the sun is rising earlier each day, it’s getting easier to turn the camera on the dogs we meet during our daily walks at dawn. There’s been some turnover, but no reduction in the number of canine friends. I decided to break this next batch of dog pictures into two, figuring more people will actually look at the pictures if they’re…
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  • New Video! – Scanner Pro 4.5 Update Overview and Walkthrough

    doc
    22 May 2013 | 5:09 am
    http://mrdocrock.com – Scanner Pro is one of the best iOS Document Scanners around and it just got better. If you have this great app then go right away and update it. If you don’t then go grab it from the App Store now, you will not regret it. Head over to Readdle.com and check it out. Please subscribe to the channel and like the video. #Aloha Connect with Doc Doc’s Blog http://www.mrdocrock.com Doc’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/docrock Doc’s Facebook http://fb.me/docrock Doc’s Bio: http://about.me/docrock Nonstop Tech Podcast http://dcrk.me/zH8eWZ The…

  • New Video! – Scanner Pro 4.4 Update Overview and Walkthrough

    doc
    21 May 2013 | 5:24 am
    http://mrdocrock.com – Scanner Pro is one of the best iOS Document Scanners around and it just got better. If you have this great app then go right away and update it. If you don’t then go grab it from the App Store now, you will not regret it. Head over to Readdle.com and check it out. Please subscribe to the channel and like the video. #Aloha Connect with Doc Doc’s Blog http://www.mrdocrock.com Doc’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/docrock Doc’s Facebook http://fb.me/docrock Doc’s Bio: http://about.me/docrock Nonstop Tech Podcast http://dcrk.me/zH8eWZ The…

  • New Video! – Instashare App Review and Walkthrough

    doc
    17 May 2013 | 3:09 pm
    http://mrdocrock.com – There will come a time when you would like to simply transfer a file from one iOS device to another or to a Mac, it’s inevitable. When the time arises you will discover as most of us have already the process is not as straight forward as one would think considering how powerful these devices are. The most common methods used have been emailing oneself, cloud services like [iCloud](http://dcrk.me/186LxoY “iCloud”) or [Dropbox](http://dcrk.me/hQdFBs “Dropbox”), file sync with the USB cable and [iTunes](http://dcrk.me/16EJDy1…

  • New Video! – Upgrade A MacBook Pro to SSD The Fast Way

    doc
    14 May 2013 | 5:39 am
    http://mrdocrock.com – If you are looking for a way to get more out of your MacBook or MacBook Pro one of the first things you’ll hear is get a solid-state drive (SSD). SSDs offer faster data read and write speeds, fast file transfers, speedier boot times and will save you some battery life. In the past SSDs were considered somewhat pricey upgrades and out of reach for many users. Recently the prices have dropped significantly and quality drives can be had for a song through retailers like Amazon and OWC. Please subscribe to the channel and like the video. #Aloha Connect with Doc…

  • New Video! – Adobe Creative Cloud Reactions RoundTable

    doc
    7 May 2013 | 12:54 am
    Adobe Creative Cloud Reactions RoundTable To watch on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-sEhw9SxiY Please subscribe to the channel
 
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    TRAILBLAZER HAWAII

  • The Breath-taking Grandeur of Haleakala

    e komo mai
    21 May 2013 | 11:41 am
    view from Sliding Sands Trail Bring the outerwear and real hiking boots and then get lost in Maui's Haleakala National Park. With all the trails and fetching scenery it's easy to get sucked into the the vast crater (technically an eroded valley). Remember: You start out at 10,000 feet, so save enough energy and wind to climb back out after the day's adventure is done. Maui Trailblazer has details on the park's many trails.

  • Oahu's Maunawili Falls: Mini-adventure to the Heart of Darkness

    e komo mai
    14 May 2013 | 1:28 pm
    Maunawili Trail Lace up the mud shoes at a trailhead in a suburban neighborhood near Kailua on Oahu's Windward Coast and spend a half day on a jungle outing to a swimming hole with a waterfall. Maunawili Falls is pocketed into the east side of the Ko'olau Mountains, only three miles, round-trip, but wth a healthy 425 feet of up-and-down. About four stream crossings are required. The footing is dicey over rocks and roots, and flora makes a tunnel out of portions of the trail. The route has a junction with the 10-mile Maunawili Trail—a ragged contour route along the base of the…

  • Hawaii: When "the best" just ain't good enough anymore.

    e komo mai
    10 May 2013 | 4:19 pm
    After shelling out a couple grand for a Hawaii vacation, visitors want to get their money's worth and are therefore eager consumers of top-ten lists that cover everything from shave-ice joints to sky-diving instructions. No one wants to feel like they missed out. But sober words of caution are in order: First, one person's oh-wow is another person's ewwwwwww. There's just no accounting for different tastes. Second, no matter what the attraction, beach, or trail, you need to pick the right day to see it at its best. And, third (here's the country-song-sad part,) some places have become so…

  • Kilauea Volcano: Change is the Only Constant

    Trailblazer Hawaii
    7 May 2013 | 11:04 am
    The gigantic cloud of noxious gas in 1924 billowed from a "dazzlng lava lake" in Halemaumau Crater, which is within the larger Kilauea Crater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island. Since first seen by Westerners in 1823, some two-dozen eruptions have taken place at this home of the volcano goddess Pele. In 1974, a blazing curtain of lava burst hundreds of feet and covered Crater Rim Drive. Pele was quiet for a few decades after that, until 3 a.m. March 9, 2008, when the tourist's viewing platform was blown to smithereens and several acres were covered with debris. (A daytime…

  • The Big Island's "First Beginnings" are still a Mystery

    e komo mai
    30 Apr 2013 | 6:42 am
    On the most eastern land in the Hawaiian archipelago, Cape Kumukahi ("First Beginnings" in Hawaiian) are clues left by people who pre-dated the earliest Polynesians in the second century. Small stone monuments found by archeologists in the 1800s are of unknown origin--lending support in some circles as evidence of the defunct (think Atlantis) Lost Continent of Mu. You can check it out for yourself by strolling the sylvan acres of Green Lakes, which charges a modest ($5) fee to explore. (Other popular sites in the Islands on private land have shut down trails that were popular among visitors.
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    Pacific Reader

  • Why I Haven’t Been to The Pig and the Lady

    Taryn Wong Fowler
    20 May 2013 | 12:22 am
    Pop-up restaurants on Oahu are all the craze and seem to be the perfect answer to creative chefs getting their food out despite the high restaurant rent and overhead. Everyone in town has been talking about The Pig and the … Continue reading →

  • The “New” Mitch’s

    Taryn Wong Fowler
    25 Apr 2013 | 1:24 pm
    Recently, Steve and I met some friends at one of our favorite sushi restaurants Mitch’s Honolulu Fish Market and Sushi Bar . We were surprised to find that Mitch’s had a newly expanded their dining room. The waitress explained to us that … Continue reading →

  • My Happy Place, Kahana Bay

    Taryn Wong Fowler
    2 Apr 2013 | 12:36 am
    April 1, 2013, One of my new most favorite places in this world is Kahana Bay in Kaaawa. It’s not for everyone because it’s so far out of the way, and the weather is usually cloudy, rainy, and windy on … Continue reading →

  • My New Blue Planet Surf SUP

    Taryn Wong Fowler
    21 Mar 2013 | 1:40 pm
    I’ve got on the stand up paddle board wagon and have got to say I love it! Read the full story via Aloha Update.

  • My Extravagant Experience to Vintage Cave Honolulu

    Taryn Wong Fowler
    13 Feb 2013 | 6:49 pm
    Saturday February 9, 2013 five friends and I went to Vintage Cave Honolulu for an extravagant experience.  This covert “man cave” has been all the talk ever since its opening a couple months ago.  The allure: an uber fine dining restaurant dreamed up 20 years ago … Continue reading →
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    All Events - Hawaii Nature Center Events Calendar

  • 06/23/2013 - Something Fishy

    23 Jun 2013 | 12:30 pm
    Have a fun-filled afternoon exploring the stream.  We'll go fishing with poles and make our own tulip seed pod boats, all while learning about the different parts of a stream, how to care for it and the importance of fresh water. Age: 3-6 years old RESERVATION REQUIRED.  Call 955-0100, ext. 118

  • 06/15/2013 - Wai'anae-Ka'ala Trail Hike - Ken Suzuki

    15 Jun 2013 | 7:00 am
    Ascend to the top of O`ahu's highest peak, Mt. Ka`ala. Weather permitting, we'll climb to the summit, enjoy panoramic views, walk through a cool, wet bog, and see a wide variety of native plants. This is a long, challenging hike with narrow trails on very steep cliffs.  For safety reasons, all hikers will be pre-screened on the day of the hike by the hike leader. Only experienced adult hikers who are in excellent physical condition should participate. NOT FOR THE ACROPHOBIC! Strenuous, 6 miles. Program Type: Adult RESERVATION REQUIRED.  Call 955-0100, ext. 118
 
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  • ART & FLEA – MAY 2013

    Fibes
    22 May 2013 | 10:22 pm
    It’s that time of the Month Again for Art & Flea. Please see details below. 60+ vendors, live musical performances & DJ sets, games, contests, prize giveaways & more! THEME: Vintage Flight WHERE: Fresh Cafe 831 Queen Street WHEN: Thursday May 23 / 5-10pm WHO: ALL AGES! DOOR: $3 / Come dressed in your best flight attendant or pilot inspired ensemble and get in for $2 PARKING: Street parking available

  • PEARLRIDGE – SSUR

    Fibes
    22 May 2013 | 3:39 pm
    We got a bunch of new SSUR available at the Pearlridge In4mation location. New snap backs and tee designs are in stock from SSUR. See more detailed pics after the post.

  • PEARLRIDGE – PASSPORT

    Fibes
    22 May 2013 | 3:37 pm
    New Passport available at the Pearlridge In4mation. This shipment includes a a variety of new tee designs as well as a skate deck. See more after the post…

  • PEARLRIDGE – HEIST & CO

    Fibes
    20 May 2013 | 3:23 pm
    New Heist gear at the Pearlridge In4mation. We got a variety of different designs in from the fine people at Heist. See more after the post…

  • I & I IN4MATION X ILLEST

    Jun Jo
    15 May 2013 | 10:09 am
    In the latest of its collaborative efforts, Hawaii-based clothing company In4mation is pleased to announce an upcoming collaboration with the car culture brand Illest. The collaboration, which will feature a special tee pocket tee shirt is the first for these two esteemed companies. The collaboration will be released in limited supply on Saturday May 18th at the Kakaako Night Market , In4mation storefronts in Pearl Ridge, Chinatown as well as Online at www.in4mants.com and last but not least the Hella Flush Car show Sunday May 19th at Keehi Lagoon. Model and Cars: Steffan Herschend Cars: Dino…
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    CrossFit 808

  • 22 May 2013 | 5:00 am

    22 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    Today's WOD:Scheduling Reminder: Open Gym from 7:00am - 9:00am and 4:00pm - 7:00pmA. Take 15-minutes to build to a heavy Clean.B. Four sets of:Clean Pull x 1.1.1 @ 110-115% of Clean(rest 10 seconds between singles)Rest 90 secondsC. Three sets of:Front Squat x 2 repsRest 2-minutesModified Schedule during Regionals:During "Open Gym," you will come in and warm-up on your own. There will be a workout on the WOD Board that you will do during the designated hours below. You CANNOT make up your own workouts and do your own thing during these Open Gym sessions. Coach John and Jeff…

  • 21 May 2013 | 4:30 am

    21 May 2013 | 4:30 am
    Above: 2013 Regional shirts have been printed! Come and get them before they sell out!Today's WOD:A. Take 15-minutes to build to a heavy Split Jerk.B. Five sets for times of:Row 250 Meters155/105 lb. Shoulder to Overhead x 10 repsBurpees Over the Barbell x 20 repsRest while partner goes, or 3-minutes.Modified Schedule during Regionals:During "Open Gym," you will come in and warm-up on your own. There will be a workout on the WOD Board that you will do during the designated hours below. You CANNOT make up your own workouts and do your own thing during these Open Gym sessions. Coach…

  • 20 May 2013 | 5:23 pm

    20 May 2013 | 5:23 pm
    Today's WOD:A. Three sets, not for time, of:Alternating Pistols x 10 reps (5 each)Muscle-Ups x 2-6 repsDouble-Unders x 30-40 repsB. Every two minutes, for 20 minutes (10 sets) of:Snatch x 2 reps(Build over the course of the sets to a heavy double.)C. Back Squat* Set 1. x 4 reps @ 70%* Set 2. x 3 reps @ 80%* Set 3. x 2 reps @ 90%* Set 4. x 1 rep @ 90-95%* Set 5. x Max Reps @ 85%Rest 2-minutes between sets

  • 18 May 2013 | 5:21 pm

    18 May 2013 | 5:21 pm
    Today's WOD:A. In teams of four, complete the following in congo-line style - you can't move until the station in front of you is vacant:30 Calories on the Rower30 DB Push Press (50/35 lb)30 Box Jumps (24/20")30 Burpees onto 4" Platform30 Wall Ball Shots (20/14 lb to 10 ft)Wait until everyone is done, then rest 1-minute and do 20 reps of each element. Then, 10 reps of each on the third and final round.

  • 17 May 2013 | 5:20 pm

    17 May 2013 | 5:20 pm
    Today's WOD:A. Take 15 minutes to build to a heavy Snatch.B. Take 10-12 minutes to build to a heavy-ish Clean & Jerk.C. Bench Press*Set 1. x 5 reps*Set 2. x 3 reps*Set 3. x 1 rep*Set 4. x 5 reps*Set 5. x 3 reps*Set 6. x 1 rep*Set 7. x 5 reps*Set 8. x 3 reps*Set 9. x 1 repRest as needed between sets.
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    Oahu Mom

  • May 25, 26 & 27, 2013: Memorial Day Weekend Events

    Lisa
    24 May 2013 | 1:24 am
    Memorial Day Weekend is here and the Weekend Events Page is updated with events happening Saturday, Sunday AND Monday!  Enjoy some extra time off with your family and take some time to appreciate those who have fallen while serving their/our country.  Have a good Memorial Day Weekend!

  • May 11 & 12, 2013: Mother’s Day Weekend Events

    Lisa
    9 May 2013 | 11:36 pm
    Mother’s Day Weekend is here and with it lots of fun things to do, some to celebrate Mom and some just for fun!  Check out the Weekend Events Page which was just updated for this coming weekend.  Take a moment to be thankful for the Moms, Aunties and Tutus in your life and have a great weekend!

  • Family Kayaking on Kaneohe Bay

    Lisa
    6 May 2013 | 7:10 pm
    Note:  This past weekend my family and I went kayaking on Kaneohe Bay and it reminded me of this post, originally published in November 2009.  Now that our kids are 8 and 5 they try paddling more often and they both like to jump in the water for a swim from time to time, but we still take snacks with us to help keep everyone happy.   A few weeks ago, when the trade winds were absent and it was miserably hot, some friends and I decided to make the most of the weather and we spent a morning on Kaneohe Bay. With no wind, the water was incredibly calm – perfect for kayaking. My husband…

  • May 4 & 5, 2013: Weekend Events

    Lisa
    3 May 2013 | 1:15 am
    The Weekend Events Page is updated for this weekend.  Hear a concert, attend a play, shop for crafts and more.  Check out the page for all the details and have a great weekend with your family and friends!

  • Royal Mausoleum (Mauna ‘Ala)

    Lisa
    1 May 2013 | 11:59 am
    This post was originally published a couple of years ago but I thought this was a good time to repost it since tomorrow morning (May 2) at 9am they will be placing leis from today’s May Day celebration on the various monuments and tombs in this park.  Even if you don’t make it for the ceremony in the morning the beautiful leis will be there all day so head on over to see them and visit this beautiful little spot of Hawaiian history.   Ever wonder where the royal families of Hawaii are buried?  The Royal Mausoleum in Nu’uanu Valley is the principal burial site for the…
 
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    Daily Maui Photo

  • Daily Maui Photo: Keawakapu Beach

    24 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    A view south at a very peaceful looking Keawakapu Beach. Daily Maui Photo for May 24thVisit http://www.dailymauiphoto.com for more great Maui photos.All Photos © Kris Nelson - dailymauiphoto.com

  • Daily Maui Photo: Sunset Sailboat

    23 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    A sailboat passes by just before sunset awaiting the cliff dive. Daily Maui Photo for May 23rdVisit http://www.dailymauiphoto.com for more great Maui photos.All Photos © Kris Nelson - dailymauiphoto.com

  • Daily Maui Photo: Morning Canoe Ride

    22 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    An outrigger crew out for a little morning exercise in West Maui. Daily Maui Photo for May 22ndVisit http://www.dailymauiphoto.com for more great Maui photos.All Photos © Kris Nelson - dailymauiphoto.com

  • Daily Maui Photo: Poolside

    21 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    A quiet pool alongside an oceanview bar at the Sheraton Maui Resort. Daily Maui Photo for May 21stVisit http://www.dailymauiphoto.com for more great Maui photos.All Photos © Kris Nelson - dailymauiphoto.com

  • Daily Maui Photo: To The Heavens

    20 May 2013 | 12:00 am
    A heavenly offering as part of the nightly cliff dive ceremony. Daily Maui Photo for May 20thVisit http://www.dailymauiphoto.com for more great Maui photos.All Photos © Kris Nelson - dailymauiphoto.com
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    Living in Hawaii - Moving to Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Big Island

  • College Student Moving to Waikiki

    AimforAwesome@gmail.com (Vern L.)
    17 May 2013 | 7:15 pm
    I got this email recently from a girl that is looking to move to Waikiki after she graduates. She asks a lot of questions, so there is a good opportunity to help a lot of people in a similar situation so I thought I’d try to knock this post out real quick before I get [...]

  • Taimane – Hawaiian Ukulele Player Extraordinaire!

    AimforAwesome@gmail.com (Vern L.)
    29 Apr 2013 | 8:07 pm
    I was looking through Youtube to find some Hawaiian music and again came across this fantastic ukulele player, Taimane. She has complete mastery over this instrument. I’m nearly spellbound watching her play. Here’s an outdoor performance she did to help promote Kamehameha Schools Ho’olaule’a 2013. Wish you were there? About Vern LovicAloha! I'm "Vern". I [...]

  • Moving to Maui? Go West!

    AimforAwesome@gmail.com (Vern L.)
    28 Apr 2013 | 7:16 pm
    I received a note from a woman that has a pretty good idea what her and her husband want when they move to the island of Maui. Her note is below, and my response is below that. * * * Hi Vern! Thanks for the great info you post on moving to HI. My husband [...]

  • What Is It Like Living in Hawaii? This…

    AimforAwesome@gmail.com (Vern L.)
    2 Apr 2013 | 6:26 pm
    Ryan Ozawa is a well known blogger living on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, that I first came into contact with online about four years ago. His website, Hawaii Blog is one of the most widely read blogs about living in Hawaii that exist. I joined him on Google+ a while back. Today he posted [...]

  • Moving to Oahu with Dogs

    AimforAwesome@gmail.com (Vern L.)
    2 Apr 2013 | 5:50 pm
    Here is a note from a woman in her early twenties that is considering moving to Oahu, Hawaii with her husband and their dogs and she has some other questions. * * * Hi Vern! I came across your website while ‘googling’ Hawaii. I’ve been offered a position to work at the VA in Honolulu. [...]
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    Hawaii Military Pets

  • So You’re Bringing Your Pet to Hawaii?

    Hawaii Military Pets
    11 May 2013 | 2:41 pm
    At Hawaii Military Pets, we often get questions about the quarantine process. This is understandable – it is complicated and stressful. I know it can be frustrating and some people wish that military could just be exempt from the trouble. Remember that Hawaii is rabies free and on a tropical island like this, an introduction of rabies can quickly spread through the relatively small area and devastate our population. The process can be overwhelming, but it is in place for the safety of everyone. You can do it!

  • Help Us Standardize Military Pet Policies

    Hawaii Military Pets
    4 May 2013 | 6:13 pm
    Just how inconsistent are our military pet policies? On the island of Oahu alone, there are at least four different privatized housing communities, each with their own set of breed restrictions. Service members do not always live and work on a base that is associated with their respective branch, and we have cases like Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam that combine services.

  • Pregnancy and Pets

    Hawaii Military Pets
    22 Mar 2013 | 3:49 pm
    One of the common reasons we see on our military base pet pages for rehoming pets is a new addition in the form of a human baby. It nearly always seems like a heartbreaking decision, and this article is intended [...]

  • Adopt a Shelter Pet! Meet Kharma

    Hawaii Military Pets
    10 Mar 2013 | 11:18 am
    This is Kharma! She is available for adoption through the Oahu SPCA! She is a 2-4 year old female bull terrier mix.

  • Around Oahu: Manoa Falls Trail

    Hawaii Military Pets
    6 Mar 2013 | 5:29 pm
    Enjoy this hike, it is a great experience. Just plan on giving your four legged family members a good bath afterwards!
 
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    Hawaiiahe

  • Positive Thoughts: There Are Souls In This World

    hawa6217
    24 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    Positive Thoughts is a section intended to generate daily quotes to get your day started, going or improved. Think Positive Hawaii. Unity is key to happiness! Miguel Gonzalez Editor & Founder From Values.com “There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go.”  Fredrick Faber (1814-1863)

  • 2013 Maui Solar Summit Moves To The MACC

    hawa6217
    24 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    By Staff Reports (Maui)– Due to popular demand, the 2013 Maui Solar Summit has been moved to a new location: Castle Theater at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center (MACC.) The summit is being presented on today, May 24, 2013 by the County of Maui and the University of Hawaii Maui College’s Sustainable Living Institute of Maui (SLIM). The goal is to answer questions about the future of the solar industry and photovoltaic systems in the county. Mayor Alan Arakawa is scheduled to kick off the event with a talk entitled “Why the community wants more solar.” The mayor just…

  • Seniors, Veterans Pick Flowers For Pre-Memorial Day Lei-Making Event

    hawa6217
    24 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    Photo courtesy of County of Maui, taken by Lois Whitney. By Staff Reports (Maui)–Seniors from Kaunoa’s RSVP (“Retired & Senior Volunteer Program”) gathered to help pick crown flowers for the “Blossoms for the Brave” event set for today from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. on the front lawn of the County Building. Joining in the flower harvest were Vietnam veteran Roy Nakasone, SP-4 with the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry; Korean War veteran Ray Banarao, Private E-1 and E-2 with the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry; and Cold War veteran Masaru Abe, E-5 with the U.S. Army 8th Aviation Co. The crown flower…

  • Positive Thoughts: Look At What You’ve Got

    hawa6217
    23 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    Positive Thoughts is a section intended to generate daily quotes to get your day started, going or improved. Think Positive Hawaii. Unity is key to happiness! Miguel Gonzalez Editor & Founder From Values.com “Look at what you’ve got and make the best of it. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” Proverb -

  • Turtle Bay’s Water Shed Opening and Blessing: “More Story Than Store”

    hawa6217
    23 May 2013 | 3:01 am
    Photos and Video By: Melanie Gonzalez, Managing Editor By Miguel Gonzalez, Editor Photos and Video By: Melanie Gonzalez, Managing Editor (North Shore)– A who’s who of North Shore personalities congregated at Turtle Bay Resort on Tuesday night for the Grand Opening and blessing of the NS Water Shed, a new apparel and lifestyle store. The store is the brainchild of General Manager Liam Wilmott, who was involved in every concept of the construction of the store which captures the essence of the North Shore for both tourists and locals. “There is something for everyone at the…
 
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    Maui Makers

  • Makers Moving Out of Pu’unene F2 Building by June 1st

    Jerry
    14 May 2013 | 6:02 pm
    Aloha Makers and Friends, Maui Makers needs a new space. We have been asked to vacate most of the F2 Cafeteria building in from which we have been operating in Pu’unene by June 1, 2013. The Hawaii Dept of Education, who manages the buildings, requires the space for newly hired Resource Coordinators for the Special Education Group. Mahalo HI Dept of Ed for their graceful support to date. This is a time to grow. Relocating will give opportunity to regroup, reorganize our equipment and community. Do not fret as the plan is to stay within central Maui. We have leads and are looking for…

  • Introduction to Google Maps and Earth Workshop: Visualize and Share Your Conservation Story

    Jerry
    2 Apr 2013 | 3:59 pm
    Introduction to Google Maps and Earth Workshop is a Free Event Presented by The Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance & Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Location: National Marine Sanctuary-Kihei Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary 726 S. Kihei Road, Kihei, Maui, HI @ 1:00-4:00pm The objective of the Google Maps & Earth workshop is to introduce students, professionals, and community members to telling their conservation story through map making.  Furthermore, the workshop aims to empower participants to learn about and build the necessary…

  • LED Making Partay! Making LED Stuff In Support Of Art=Mixx Maui

    Jerry
    26 Mar 2013 | 7:30 pm
    Wednesday March 27th  11a-2p and Thursday 5:30p-til we’r done! (during the weekly meeting and open to the public) March 28th at our Maker Space in Puʻunene. The Maui Makers have been invited to participate in the Art=Mixx Maui by creating LED stuff to wear or hold.  Art=Mixx organizer Gabe Mott (Colorbox) says, “Art=MiXX The Forest is going to go over the top. Please come dressed as a forest creature… that includes insects… in fact being as creative as you are in includes… well?” At past LED making occasions makers have create such things as LED…

  • E-Textiles – Sewing with Electronics Jan 3rd, and 4th AfterAction

    Jerry
    25 Dec 2012 | 1:12 pm
    Event was Jan3-4th 2013 and was AWESOME!! After Action Review: Theo arrived about 430pm at airport.  We grabbed some food and got to the space about 545.  We had a whole lotta new folks and several we had not seen in awhile, as well as regulars.  Thurs night turned into a lot of overview of e-textiles and talk – along with a 1/2 doz other things happening around the space.  Theo couch surf’d at Makers East (my home in Haiku) and after breakfast at Market Fresh Bistro (my fav food) we were back at makerspace by 1130am (yeah a bit late but we’re on maui time.).  There…

  • Arduino Starter Kit Review

    Jerry
    24 Dec 2012 | 11:58 pm
    There are microcontrollers embedded in almost everything these days.  However the developer tools for many of these have been priced out of the realm of hobbyists and students.  How are people to learn to develop applications if they cant afford  the developer tools? Official Arduino Boards A design school in Italy faced this issue and came up with a roaring success… The Arduino Platform – An open source hardware and software design, with widely shared how-to resources.   It has become a central tool to much of the Maker movement.  Sure there are more powerful, faster, etc…
 
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    Prudential Locations Blog

  • Living the Dream: Buying and Selling a Vacation Home in Waikiki

    My name
    15 May 2013 | 10:24 pm
    A Vacation Home in Waikiki Many people dream of owning a vacation home in Hawaii.  My clients, Don and Dorothy Hobbs did just that - 27 years ago.  Don retired from his job with Pacific Bell in Seattle back in 1986 when he turned 60 and they came to Hawaii to purchase a condo in Waikiki.  Every year since then they have come for 6 months during the winter months and enjoyed staying in their small but comfortable 1-bdrm unit in Waikiki in a building called 444 Nahua. Enjoying Retired Life They have truly enjoyed living here on the island.  In the early years they were…

  • Is Flipping Properties Still an Option?

    My name
    13 May 2013 | 7:18 pm
    As a real estate agent I am often asked, "Can you find a property at a bargain price that we can turnaround quickly to make money?" To answer this question, here is my most recent experience with flipping properties. The phone rang: a neighbor is calling about a "For Sale" sign they have seen at a property in Maili Point on the Leeward side of Oahu. [more] I make a quick phone call to the listing agent and find out that the house is an REO, which means that the bank is selling the property. I show the home to the caller, who feels it needs too much work and…

  • Record Low Inventory on Oahu: What It Means to Buyers and Sellers

    My name
    7 May 2013 | 12:54 am
    The inventory on Oahu is at historically low levels. Combined with today's interest rates, which maximize buying power and have brought more buyers into the market, these inventory levels are changing the playing field for buyers and sellers. Low Inventory: On a yearly basis, looking at year-end listing counts, listings were at their lowest level on record in December 2012. At the current rate of sales, all of the homes and condos available for sale on Oahu would be gone in less than 3 months if no other listings came on the market. Although single family active listings have come up slightly…

  • Welcome to Pearl City and Aiea

    My name
    3 May 2013 | 8:49 pm
    Pearl City / Aiea represents a big part of Oahu’s diverse culture, commerce and demographics.  It is a blend of long-standing, single family homes accommodating multi-generational families, as well as rising towers of concrete condos housing a new generation, who are staking their claim for a piece of paradise. [more] The enduring ‘aina (land) of this central region of Oahu is a series of ridges and valleys stretching from the mountains to the seas, known in Hawaiian history as the ahupua’a. From east to west the ahupua'a of…

  • Maximizing Your Property Value with a CPR

    My name
    29 Apr 2013 | 7:01 pm
    If you think just living in Hawaii is fun, you should try being a real estate agent in Hawaii. Wow, talk about your diverse types of transactions, ways to hold title, even the different ways to develop your land. It all changes here in Hawaii. Let's begin with one of my favorite ways to increase the value in your property, and that is to develop a CPR. What is a CPR? A Condominium Property Regime (CPR) in its simplest form is a condo. It is a way of owning a home or unit while sharing the use or access to a parcel of land. A CPR property can be a typical high-rise with lots of units or a…
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    Communications Pacific | Public Relations Hawaii | PR Firm Honolulu

  • Moms In Hawaii Hires Marketing Veteran Nicole Okamura As Community Building Mom

    dnocon
    20 May 2013 | 3:56 pm
    HONOLULU – Moms In Hawaii, the fast-growing online and “in real life” community dedicated to empowering Island mothers, has added veteran marketing professional Nicole K.M. Okamura to its leadership team to help oversee promotions, event planning, social media, account management and other operations. Okamura joined Moms In Hawaii on May 13 after leaving her position as Hawaii Pacific Entertainment’s Director of Client Services and Promotions. As Community Building Mom at Moms In Hawaii, Okamura will help broaden Moms In Hawaii’s outreach to mothers, as well as help strengthen…

  • 2013 Aloha Festivals To Celebrate Hawaiian Ocean Voyaging

    dnocon
    16 May 2013 | 12:33 pm
    HONOLULU – This year’s Aloha Festivals pays tribute to traditional Hawaiian ocean voyaging with its theme, “Moana Nui Ākea – Celebrate Ocean Voyaging.” Now in its 67th year as one of Hawai’i's most highly regarded and oldest cultural celebrations, the 2013 Aloha Festivals takes place from September 12 to 28 at various locations on Oahu, sharing the history and traditions of Hawai’i and the unique spirit of aloha with both kamaāina (local residents) and malihini (visitors). “The 2013 Aloha Festivals honors the important Hawaiian value of Moana…

  • Communications Pacific Promotes Fuertes, Goya, Lato

    dnocon
    10 May 2013 | 3:54 pm
    HONOLULU – Communications Pacific (CommPac) has promoted three staff members. Nicole Fuertes and Shauna Goya have been promoted to director; David Lato has been promoted to senior account executive. “It is a great pleasure to see younger professionals in our industry grow and succeed at CommPac,” said Kitty Lagareta, CommPac CEO. “Nicole, Shauna and David are each leaders in our firm and valued counselors to our clients.” Fuertes joined CommPac as an account executive in 2008, bringing with her more than five years of public relations experience. Her leadership and counsel have…

  • Harold K.L. Castle Foundation Sponsors Hawaiian Music and Hula Performances in Kailua on May 19 and 25

    dnocon
    7 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    KAILUA — The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation is bringing top Hawaiian musicians and kumu hula and hula halau to the Windward Side in May as part of its continuing free monthly series, “Kanikapila in Kailua” and “I Love Hula.” On Sunday, May 19 from 3 to 4 p.m. the public is invited to bring their pupus, chairs and mats to the stage area between Pier 1 and Macy’s and sit back and enjoy classic Hawaiian story-telling by dance performed by Halau Hula Aloha ‘o Pu‘uwailani, overseen by their kumu hula Donna Sylvester. On Saturday, May 25 from 4 to 5:30 p.m., in the Kailua Parking…

  • Pan-Pacific Festival Announces Two New Locations for 2013 Performing Arts Showcases

    dnocon
    7 May 2013 | 3:00 am
    HONOLULU – The 34th Annual Pan-Pacific Festival has announced two new locations to host its Performing Arts Showcases this year in June: Waikiki Beach Walk Plaza Stage and Ala Moana Centertainment Stage (Nordstrom Wing, 3rd Floor). The Performing Arts Showcases are one of Pan-Pacific Festivals’ series of events that are held daily throughout the festival’s three-day celebration and will feature traditional Japanese song and dance, hula performances and other cultural presentations from more than 25 groups from Japan and Hawai‘i. Pan-Pacific Festival will commence with the Performing…
 
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    Uncanny Hawaii

  • The Kipuka Database Project

    archaeologian
    14 May 2013 | 11:41 pm
    Kipuka Database Map launched April 25, 2013. The goal of the Database is to give instant access to more than 5,000 Native Hawaiian land awards, nearly 10,000 historic sites, and various ahupuaa boundaries. The Database operates much like a geolocation search locator. Giving the user a virtual map to explore with various tabbed searching filters. The Kupuka Database is using a MS SQL platform to house its instances. I believe the interface was designed using MS Silverlight in conjunction with ARCGIS. All in all I am very impressed by BEI’s efforts in design and implementation. The Kipuka…

  • Ka au Poolipilipi O Kalihi

    archaeologian
    24 Apr 2013 | 11:47 pm
    In the olden days there were a man and a woman who loved each other and stole away to hide in the forest without the knowledge of the girl’s parents, and indulged their passion. A little patter of rain fell on them but they paid no attention to it. After a pause, one went to see if the rain had cleared. It had not and they fell asleep. After some time they awoke, and found the rain still falling and again went to sleep. For several days and nights the two slept and the rain fell. At length they woke and found that their heads had been sharpened and flattened from the long sleep while…

  • Rise of The Replicants – The Last Days of The Slipper House

    archaeologian
    18 Apr 2013 | 12:53 am
    In Ridley Scotts Blade Runner, we are shown a dystopian Los Angeles cityscape marked with floating advertisements, fluorescent neon storefront signs and the remnants of a culture that once stood. I feel the same way walking into Ala Moana Center. Flashing signs to grab my attention, the rush of vendors trying to hock their wares at me. Is this a true representation of Hawaiian commerce? Or the amalgamation of out of island investors and property managers who have no grasp on long term local interests? One the original tenants of Ala Moana Center, The Slipper House, is not only a local…

  • Ulukau the Hawaiian Electronic Library

    archaeologian
    3 Apr 2013 | 10:23 pm
    The purpose of Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, is to make these resources available for the use, teaching, and revitalization of the Hawaiian language and for a broader and deeper understanding of Hawaiʻi. Ulukau is a coined word given as the name of this web-based library. The word refers to unexplained supernatural interpretive powers. It is the hope of the authors of Ulukau that in the same way that unexplained supernatural interpretive powers can be divinely given to a person, so knowledge and understanding can come to the person who makes the effort to read the language and the…

  • Ike Pono

    archaeologian
    27 Mar 2013 | 8:36 pm
    The concept of balance comes up frequently in Hawaiian thought and is pivotal to it. The English word does not fully describe the Hawaiian idea of Pono, in which all is right with the world and all aspects of life are working harmoniously together. For optimum life, balance was considered necessary, first of all, among parts of nature–humans, animals, birds, plants, weather, water, land, and sky; among the female and male polarities; among the gods, demigods, and spirits, greater and lesser, and the humans who interacted with them; and finally, among the members of the extended family,…
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