Kava, or ‘Awa as it’s known in Hawaii, will be explored and celebrated at UH on Saturday at the Kawa Festival. The plant is playing a central role in the resurgence of Hawaiian cultural practices. Drink kava while learning about it from Hawaiian cultural practitioners, ‘awa growers, health and nutrition specialists, and expert scientists. There will [...]
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Kava Festival on Saturday
October 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Events, Hawaii, Music
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Varsity Theatre Finally Falls
March 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Hawaii
The old Varsity Theatre on University Avenue was demolished yesterday to make way for a parking lot, leaving behind a few mementos and a million memories. On Father’s Day last year, the screens at the Varsity faded to black for the last time. Operator Consolidated Theatres gave movie lovers only two days’ notice of the [...]
UH Students Star in Online Reality Show
October 8th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Hawaii, Pop Culture
Meet Bri, Elliot and Sarah, new students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and stars of “Project Freshman,” an online reality show by AOL. “Project Freshman,” now in its second season, features students’ video diary and blog entries documenting their campus lives. Bri Lagat-Ramos is the trio’s local representative. The Moanalua High School graduate [...]
Tags: aol·college·dorms·freshmen·Hawaii·reality·realityshow·realitytv·university
No Rock for You!
September 30th, 2007 · No Comments · Hawaii, Pop Culture
Aerosmith played a concert in Hawaii last night, but chances are, you weren’t invited. It was a private gig for Toyota, which was celebrating its 50th anniversary in Honolulu. (The band was scheduled to perform for the hoi polloi on Maui on Wednesday, but that concert was canceled.) The automaker paid the University of Hawaii [...]
