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‘So Sari!’ Art Party This Friday

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Events, Food, Music, People, art

This month’s Art After Dark is not to be missed. On Friday, the Honolulu Academy of Arts presents “So Sari! Bollywood Nights.”
The soundtrack to the evening will be provided by New York’s famed D.J. Rekha, and E&O Trading Company will provide some flavor.
You can wander the courtyards of the Academy, where major Indian holidays (such [...]

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Get Ready to Celebrate Palolo Pride

July 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Events, Family, Food, Music, People

How well do you know Palolo Valley? I’d wager you don’t know it half as well as its neighbors, Manoa, Kaimuki and Kahala. Once filled with farms, then home to a rock quarry and even a World War II airfield, today’s Palolo is a country-style neighborhood in the middle of the city.
Palolo Valley’s rich history [...]

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Rediscover Makiki at ‘Sunset in the Park’

July 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Events, Family, Food, Hawaii

Makiki is one of Honolulu’s most densely populated neighborhoods, making Makiki District Park a green jewel in a crowd of high-rises and busy streets. We used to live a block away, and the park was a life saver for our young family.
Plenty of people used the park, and its had its share of bumps and [...]

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Flavors of Honolulu Festival Begins Friday

June 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Events, Family, Food

Save your appetite and round up the kids, this weekend brings the second-annual “Flavors of Honolulu” festival on the Honolulu municipal grounds (near Honolulu Hale and the Frank F. Fasi Building). The three-day event mixes over a dozen restaurants, live performances by several local artists, and highlights including a wine-tasting tent and a celebrity cook-off.
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Chinatown Potluck on Monday

June 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Events, Family, Food, Hawaii

A coalition of Honolulu community groups is kicking off summer tomorrow night with “Chinatown Potluck,” a festival to bring together the diverse Chinatown community and to highlight everything it has to offer. Good health will be at the heart of the event, which will offer delectable multi-cultural dishes “with a healthy twist.” There will be [...]

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Kodomo No Hi

April 29th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Events, Family, Food, Hawaii, Video

Kodomo No Hi from hawaii on Vimeo.
Kodomo No Hi, or Children’s Day (formerly Boy’s Day), is traditionally celebrated on May 5 in Japan, but the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii gave locals a head start with its “Keiki Fun Fest” on Sunday. There were all kinds of activities from kids’ games to calligraphy, crafts and [...]

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Maui Brewery Shines at World Beer Cup

April 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Business, Food

Cheers to the Maui Brewing Company, which won three medals at the 2008 World Beer Cup. The Valley Isle brewery boosted its capacity earlier this year, but it looks like it has managed to sustain quality as well as quantity. According to the judging results announced last week, the Maui Brewing Company’s “CoCoNut PorTeR” beat [...]

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The Spam Jam is Coming!

April 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Events, Family, Food, Hawaii, Video

Mark your calendars and brace your palates: the annual “Waikiki Spam Jam” is returning on May 3, 2008. Hawaii residents consume more Spam per capita than any other state in the union: nearly seven million cans a year. So it makes sense that we celebrate everyone’s favorite brand of “mystery meat.” How? With a big [...]

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Anthony Bourdain’s Hawaii Show Airs March 3

February 26th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Food, Hawaii, Television

Back in December, I was thrilled and terrified to learn that “bad boy” chef and writer Anthony Bourdain was filming an episode of his globetrotting food show, “No Reservations,” here in the Aloha State. Thrilled because Bourdain is sharp, funny, and brutally honest. Terrified because there was a local PR agency involved. Mocking local “handlers” [...]

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Anthony Bourdain in Hawaii

December 8th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Food, Hawaii, Pop Culture

 

 
Original photo by Neeta Lind.

Be afraid. Be very afraid. Brilliant and sharply sardonic chef and author Anthony Bourdain is in Hawaii. He’s filming an episode of his fantastic Travel Channel series, “No Reservations.”
We’re huge Bourdain fans. Having never tasted his food, we’re more enamoured of his wit and unparalleled snark. (He had a show on [...]

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