Although I’ve previously noted hints that Apple and Steve Jobs are fans of the Aloha State, they’re certainly not the only company to pay tribute to Hawaii. And now, Microsoft is sporting some island style with its “Project Hawaii.” Not only that, but within “Project Hawaii,” you’ll find the “MAUI Project.” “Project Hawaii” is an [...]
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Microsoft Launches ‘Project Hawaii’
July 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Business, Hawaii, Technology, The Web
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Saimin Stories
July 1st, 2010 · 8 Comments · Business, Food, Hawaii
Today my coworkers and I headed into Kalihi to eat lunch at Boulevard Saimin. This mom-and-pop eatery has been around since 1956, and is a local institution. But when we arrived, there were signs announcing that the restaurant was changing its name to Dillingham Saimin. And on the door, a sign that declared, “We’re Not [...]
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Honolulu Among ‘Recession-Proof’ Cities
June 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Business, Hawaii
Honolulu was named among the top ten most ‘recession-proof’ cities in the country, according to a new MetroMonitor report out of The Brookings Institution. The capital of the Aloha State ranked tenth, sandwiched between Texas cities El Paso and Houston. Albany, New York took top honors. The report examined 100 large metropolitan areas for stable [...]
HMSA, Bankoh Go Mobile
June 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Business, Technology
Two of Hawaii’s largest companies have jumped into the mobile space. HMSA this week launched Mobile HMSA, and Bank of Hawaii unveiled its iPhone app. The HMSA offering is a mobile-optimized website that appears at hmsa.com automatically (and only) for people using iPhones, Android phones, and the Palm Pre — with support for BlackBerry devices coming [...]
iSpencer Saved My Wife’s iPhone
June 19th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Business, People, Technology
My wife got caught up in a stampede at Costco this afternoon, and her iPhone 3G landed on the concrete floor, screen first. It shattered, tiny pieces immediately lost forever. Impeccable timing for an iPhone disaster, with the iPhone 4 due out on Thursday. I had planned to get the iPhone 4 for myself, and [...]
Loco Moco Smackdown in Waikiki
June 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Business, Events, Food
The loco moco is a famous (and infamous) island dish: white rice, topped with a hamburger patty, a fried egg, and thick brown gravy. Its presence on the menu is often a measure of how “local” an eatery is. And while the home of the loco moco is the sleepy town of Hilo on the [...]
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Consolidated Theatres’ Big Play
June 17th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Business, Events, Family
Last night, Consolidated Theatres offered an early screening of “Toy Story 3 in 3-D” to show off its new “Titan Extreme Cinema” theater. I was eager to see both the movie and the setup, and my family and I were grateful to be invited (along with other local media, contest winners, and “Toys for Tots” [...]
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Handmade Handbags from Hawaii
June 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Business, People, The Web
Sometimes I think I’d enjoy being a girl. Then, it would be perfectly rational to crave beautiful, handmade in Hawaii handbags like those now being sold online by Ruth Shiroma Foster. I’ve known Ruth since my first days on the news desk at Ka Leo, the once-great daily student newspaper at UH Manoa. She’s a [...]
WeReward Rundown
May 27th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Business, Gadgets, Technology, The Web
Another day, another geolocation app. But this one has a blunt answer to the frequently asked question: “Why would anyone want to ‘check in’ every place they go?” And that answer is cash. WeReward comes from the folks at Izea, a company that — for better and worse — wants to monetize the social web. But unlike [...]
