Renown digital photographer and videographer Vu Bui (of The Bui Brothers) is returning to Honolulu as part of a “photo fusion” mini-tour. He’s going to be spending a week on Oʻahu shooting photos and videos to teach people what they can accomplish with the most basic gear. And the kickoff event is an entry-level new [...]
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Photo Fusion Workshop on Sept. 24
September 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Events, People, Technology, The Web, Video
Tags: flickr·photography·smugmug·vu·vubui
Google Adds Hawaiian Language
August 19th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Hawaii, People, Television, The Web
For many, Google and its search engine is quickly becoming the world’s central clearinghouse for information, and its web interface supports over a hundred different languages. Now, thanks to the efforts of Keola Donaghy at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, you can now use Google in Hawaiian. Keola, who teaches at the Ka Haka [...]
Saturday Concert Showcases Local Songwriters
August 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Events, Music, People
Members of the Oahu Songwriters Group will be featured in “Songwriters in the Round” at Hawaii Public Radio this Saturday, Aug. 22. Performers include Ruth Shiroma Foster and Norm Foster, Barefoot Bob, Ev Fox, Brad Mossman, Otis Schaper and Jenna Tague. Ruth Shiroma Foster is an old friend and former Ka Leo survivor, and a [...]
Tags: musicians·songs·songwriters·songwriting
Host Families Sought for International Students
August 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Family, People
The non-profit STS Foundation, which works with a network of coordinators to place international students across the country, is looking for host families in Honolulu for two high schoolers for the 2009-2010 academic year. “These students will integrate themselves into a Honolulu area family with the goal of experiencing American culture as an American high [...]
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Wayfinder Lecture Series Begins Thursday
July 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Events, People, Technology
Hawaii Public Radio is launching a three-part lecture series on Thursday, beginning with master Hawaiian navigator Nainoa Thompson (Executive Director of the Polynesian Voyaging Society). He’ll be speaking to an intimate crowd at the Atherton Performing Arts Center at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended. Call (808) 955-8821. The flyer reads: “Sometimes [...]
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‘Talk Story’ Conference Comes to Hawaii
July 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Events, Hawaii, People
Locals know how to “talk story.” And often, it’s more than just “small talk.” Beginning next week, the National Storytelling Network‘s Pacific Region will be coming to the Aloha State to celebrate the art of storytelling, and Hawaii’s ancient traditions of oral histories will be showcased. The five-day Talk Story Conference will be held from [...]
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Fundraiser to Bring Clean Water to Haiti
July 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Events, Food, Hawaii, People
I’ve received word from Dennis Hida, one of the volunteers at the Honolulu Twestival in February, that he’s working on his own fundraiser to bring clean water to a community in need. “A dream of mine is becoming a realization,” he writes. “Our church has rallied around my ‘ministry’ and is having a Bento Sale [...]
Tags: fundraiser·haiti·kaneohe·water
Carrier Day Diary
June 13th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Blogs, Events, Hawaii, People
Just over a week ago, I was able to participate in a “distinguished visitor” embark aboard the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan. It was an incredible, unforgettable, and overwhelming experience. I hurried to post a video documenting the trip, which weighed in at over 13 minutes, but it still covered only some of the moments that remain [...]
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Scenes from an Aircraft Carrier
June 6th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Events, Hawaii, People, Video
On Thursday, I was part of a group of local business and community leaders who participated in a “Distinguished Visitor” embark to the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan, a nuclear-powered, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier currently en route to the Western Pacific. (More here.) The experience was incredible, almost indescribable, leaving me awed, exhausted, and immensely grateful. Not merely [...]
Tags: aircraft·carrier·flight·landing·military·navy·reagan·takeoff
