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Acrobats, gymnasts, dancers, a cyclist, a juggler and jester, and hapless subjects pulled from the audience. Around them, a kaleidoscope stage, and behind them, a live band. At “Saltimbanco,” I didn’t [...]
Sensational “Saltimbanco”
November 9th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Events, Family, Music
Tags: cirque·cirquedusoleil·Hawaii·honolulu·saltimbanco
Diamond Head Hike
October 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Family, Hawaii, People, Video
Diamond Head Hike from hawaii on Vimeo.
Yesterday, I joined my 10-year-old daughter, Katie, on a hike up Diamond Head, one of Hawaii’s most recognizable landmarks and a popular local attraction. The hike was organized by her Girl Scout troop (Hawaii Troop #84), and we were joined by seven other girls, another dad, and Troop Leader [...]
Tags: diamondhead·Hawaii·hike·honolulu·mountain·ridge·view
Tweet-Up with Seesmic’s Sukhjit
July 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Events, Technology, The Web
If you’re not on Twitter, you may not have heard: a member of the Seesmic team is in Honolulu, and several local geeks are turning out to welcome her and enjoy some terrific tech talkstory. Sukhjit, who hosts the Seesmic video show “Unboxing,” will be at the Aloha Tower Marketplace food court at 5 p.m. [...]
Tags: alohatower·Hawaii·honolulu·seesmic·twitter·Video
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 [...]
Tags: festival·Hawaii·honolulu·makiki·sunset
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.
Of [...]
Tags: festival·flavors·Food·Hawaii·honolulu·taste
Myopenbar.com Does Honolulu
April 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Events, People, Pop Culture, The Web
“Your guide to free booze.” It doesn’t get much more direct than that! Myopenbar.com is a sharp, edgy guide to hotspots in the country’s hippest metros — New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago. And now, you can add Honolulu to the list.
The knowing mind behind the new Honolulu gateway is the [...]
Tags: barhopping·bars·clubs·Hawaii·honolulu·myopenbar·nightlife·openbars
That’s No Moon…
December 3rd, 2007 · No Comments · Science, Technology
Leaving work today, I was startled by the usually serene view of Honolulu Harbor from my office building. A ginormous structure of some sort was parked at Aloha Tower, looming over the city like an evil alien space station. (Okay, it only loomed over Aloha Tower, but suffice it to say, this thing was huge.) [...]
Tags: harbor·honolulu·launchpad·rocket·satellite·sea launch·thuraya
Honolulu Ranked Fifth Bloggiest
October 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Blogs, Hawaii, The Web
Honolulu is the nation’s fifth largest “blogging market,” according to the results of a survey released today (PDF) by the consumer shopping experts at Scarborough Research. The firm says 12 percent of adult Oahu residents are bloggers, which they defined as adults who have “read or contributed to a blog within the past 30 days.” [...]
Tags: bloggers·blogosphere·blogs·honolulu·ranking·research·scarborough·survey
LOST on Trial
October 5th, 2007 · 7 Comments · Hawaii, Lost, Pop Culture
SPOILER ALERT! Justice moves swiftly in TV land. “LOST” took over much of the Capitol District in downtown Honolulu today, including parts of the Hawaii State Capitol and the nearby Laniakea YWCA. Deep inside the Capitol, a police interrogation. Across the street, a courtroom. But out front, it was a madhouse. It was the trial [...]
Tags: abclost·capitol·Hawaii·honolulu·locationshoot·Lost·Television·tv·ywca
Free Wi-Fi in Chinatown
October 4th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Hawaii, Technology
Free Wi-Fi is finally coming to downtown Honolulu, and other parts of the island. But it’s not coming from the company we thought it would, and over a year later than we expected.
Over a year ago, the city announced plans to offer free wireless Internet access in Chinatown. The rollout, in partnership with national [...]
Tags: access·chinatown·downtown·government·Hawaii·honolulu·municipalwireless·munifi·wifi·wireless