Aunty Genoa Keawe, 89, passed away early this morning at home. She was a local legend and an unstoppable force in Hawaiian music and culture. Word of her passing is just beginning to spread through the Hawaiian music community. The news was posted to HawaiiThreads, and confirmed by her granddaughter L.P. Faleafine.
“Aunty has been in [...]
Aunty Genoa Keawe Dies
February 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Music, People
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Hawaiian Air Disses the Dead (Again)
December 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Business, Hawaii
Local ABC affiliate KITV sure picked a heartwarming story for its Christmas Eve broadcast. Reporter Jodi Leong brought us “Family Outraged,” which told the tale of the late Lanakila Rosaga, age three, and his body’s botched travel plans.
Only three months ago, fundraisers were being held for Rosaga’s medical care. But the Maui boy died on [...]
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Spam Musubi, Loco Moco are Top Island Treats
October 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Food, Hawaii, Pop Culture
Betty Shimabukuro, food writer for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, has reached out to Mainland readers to educate them on Hawaii’s favorite foods. And they’re not coconut and pineapple. In a special to the Los Angeles Times titled, “10 Hawaiian culinary specialties to sample” (guess the headline writer missed the AP Stylebook update on ‘Hawaiian’), she urges [...]
