Tweet-Up with Seesmic’s Sukhjit
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...
Monthly Archive: July 2008
‘So Sari!’ Art Party This Friday
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...
Hele On to Comic-Con
My wife Jen and I will be attending Comic-Con International 2008 in San Diego this week. Dubbed by some as the “Geek Prom,” Comic-Con is no small gathering of basement-dwelling nerds. Everyone from Hollywood’s...
Get Ready to Celebrate Palolo Pride
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...
Rediscover Makiki at ‘Sunset in the Park’
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...
‘Orchids for Everyone’ This Weekend
For orchid lovers, there’s only one place to be this weekend: the Kaimuki Orchid Society‘s annual orchids show, “Orchids For Everyone.” Kalani High School’s gymnasium and cafeteria will be bursting with color with exotic...
Mermaids and More at Art Spree
This Saturday brings the “Art Spree” at The Contemporary Museum” in Makiki. In addition to great art, demonstrations, and hands-on crafts for kids, there’ll be live performances… including two shows by Mermaids Hawaii in...
Father Damien to Attain Sainthood
Father Damien, whose work with Hawaii leprosy patients in the 1800s earned him worldwide respect, is on the brink of being named a saint. Hours ago, Pope Benedict XVI validated a miracle attributed to...
