A couple feeding the birds near Aloha Tower notices a guy snatch a dove from the nibbling flock. Using tiny sharp scissors from a small packet of instruments, he begins working at the bird’s feet.
Nicky Savage / Hawaii scenesters familiar with the name Nicky Savage know of his “go hard or go home approach.” For those that don’t, it’s time for you to come get some. Heavily influenced by the eclectic party sounds of the ’80s and ’90s and just about everything in between, the Southern California kid is rocking this month’s edition of ARTafterDARK.
HONOLULU HALE / Among the many human endeavors either expressly prohibited or requiring a special permit in Honolulu city parks: fixing a surfboard, having a meeting, throwing a golf ball, washing a car, sailing a model boat and playing “musical instruments which are limited to two octaves or less, including but not limited to the following musical instruments: (i) tuba, (ii) tympani, (iii) maracas, (iv) uliuli, (v) castanets, (vi) tambourine or (vii) percussion instruments in which a human hand or drumsticks are used to create sounds therefrom.” It’s not at all clear that a proposed ban on tents and shopping carts would crack the top 10 for the most ridiculous of regulations, let alone the most Orwellian. Nevertheless, Hawaii Kai City Council member Charles Djou’s campaign against what he calls a “vagrant takeover” of our parks continues Wednesday with hearings on Bill 7 and Bill 8.
SB 2450 / With the state facing a $1.2 billion budget shortfall, Maui Sen. J.
Furlough Friday / This is the first regular five-day school week for Hawaii public school students since the week of September 28, 2009.
Cherry Blossom Cabaret / Nevermind the pasties. When ladies remove their outer layers in front of an audience, no matter how, er, artistically or humorously it’s done, the focus of that ogling audience is mostly on the lovely lady lumps and humps.
Cisco DeVries / In 2007, Cisco DeVries, then an aide to Berkeley, Calif. Mayor Tom Bates, wanted to put his money where his mouth was.
Henry Curtis / Even if very few island residents have heard of it, government and industry insiders have known for decades that non-profit watchdog organization Life of the Land is among the very most persistent and effective advocates for a better environmental and energy policy. As the group celebrates 40 years of wonky activism, we spoke with Executive Director Henry Curtis about energy issues at the 2010 legislative session.
Shutter Island / After finally winning the Best Picture Academy Award for The Departed, if anyone deserves to cut loose and have some fun, it’s director extraordinaire Martin Scorsese. If you gave the world Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas, and still didn’t win Best Picture Oscar for any of them, finally getting the golden statue merits the right to do whatever the hell you want.
Percy Jackson / Since the introduction of the first Harry Potter franchise, movie studios have been scrambling to find the next tween phenomenon based on a beloved children’s series, mostly with lackluster results (anyone remember A Series of Unfortunate Events?). Now, with only one Potter film remaining, the newest attempt to steal some thunder arrives from the Rick Riordan series Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Thunder’s not all that’s stolen.
Honolulu’s restaurant businesses are one of the city’s most generous communities. So many of them are constantly donating time and resources to good causes, even in this tough economic climate.
Matisyahu / Thanks for taking the time to chat with us. You’re welcome.
Command-Option-Escape / Command-Option-Escape will not restart your computer, nor will it give you an extra 99 lives in the Contra video game. It is the name of the current prospectus at The ARTS at Marks Garage.
Mayer Hawthorne / Imagine your name is Andrew Mayer Cohen. You’re a nerdy white kid who lives in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Appalachia Hawaii / Young love and feuding families–these themes bring a certain Shakespearean tragedy to mind. But local playwright Terri Large Madden’s Appalachia Hawaii is a labor of love based on her own history.
La Bohème / The scenario: poor, work-starved artists fighting for love, creativity and the right to have a good time. Sound familiar?
Regarding Ms. Xian’s letter claiming that I am misinforming the public, the report I quoted was by the Department of Human Services Social Services Division to the Legislature made in May of 2008.
Gee, Ms. LaFrance, Rail Editor-in-Chief, Terrance Ware sounds like such a neat guy (“Development orientation,” 2/17)!
This year, I find the rabble-rousers around local politics to be of the theocratic nature, rather than that of political consciousness. HB 444 was the first victim, and now, the issue of gambling is in the crosshairs of the same moral lynch mob.
Strolling through Chinatown lately, one sees handwritten signs announcing the arrival of lo han jai, aka Buddha’s delight. Jai is one of the traditional foods eaten during the 15 day celebration of Chinese New Year.
Chef Sean Priester / In these grab ’n‘ go times, many entrepreneurs and foodies alike have entertained the idea of running a food truck. To do so, however, most don’t have to to step down as the executive chef of a prominent restaurant.
Apartment3 / For a chef used to the abundance of local produce in the Pacific Northwest, it’s been interesting for Robert McGee to meet the challenge of using as many fine local ingredients as possible, then going to pick up shipments of the rest. “When you gotta go down to the docks and load it into your truck and bring it back, you gotta appreciate that.
I’m definitely one of those people who has a hard time leaving the island. Whenever I’m on the plane out of here it makes me sad.
Given the city’s crumbling infrastructure and rail controversy, it’s hard to believe anyone would want to be the next mayor of Honolulu. But a few do want the job, including the incumbent, Mayor Peter Carlisle, the former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney who won a 2010 special election to fill the remainder of Mufi Hannemann’s term.
I’d never been to a Honolulu City Council meeting until a few weeks ago. Features, not politics, was my beat.
Victoria Holt Takamine is a kumu hula, a cultural activist and a teacher and has an impeccable pedigree to back up all these titles. Born of an alii family whose kuleana was in Moanalua, she graduated as a hula teacher under the legendary Auntie Maiki Aiu Lake and taught hundreds of students in her own halau (Pua Alii ‘Ilima) and at the University of Hawaii.
On April 25, a state judge dismissed trespassing charges against a Kauai man after finding that he had been exercising traditional native Hawaiian rights hunting wild pigs on private land. Kui Palama, 28, was arrested on Jan.
The city plans to dish out $3.5 million from its Affordable Housing Fund and either purchase or renovate a structure to provide transitional housing for Honolulu’s special needs homeless population. “Our community has invested considerable effort and resources in addressing homelessness,” Mayor Peter Carlisle said in a statement, “but there remains a population whose disabilities or chronic conditions make it difficult for them to participate in traditional shelter programs.” Carlisle is referring to those homeless with mental illnesses, addictions and physical disabilities.
Makaweli Poi faces an uncertain future after its owner, a corporate subsidiary of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) ordered the West Kauai mill to suspend operations May 23. Mona Bernardino, chief operating officer of the corporation, Hiipoi LLC, says the move to shut down Makaweli Poi was prompted mainly by financial concerns.
A resolution adopted by the City Council will solidify an agreement between the City and County of Honolulu and the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center (UH-WRRC) to conduct an analysis of impacts from ocean sewer outfalls on the marine environments off of Oahu. The city will pay UH-WRRC as much as $2.5 million for biological and sediment studies in portions between now and June 30, 2017 .
Along with the deep, verdant growth of spring sprouts an unyielding desire to spend more time in the open air. That’s why it should come as no surprise that National Bike Month falls in the sun-drenched time of May.
Of the many letters you publish against rail, how many offer an alternative that won’t send us into further economic demise? Billions of gallons of oil are imported for us from every oil-producing nation on this planet so that we can buy billions of gallons of gasoline.
TheBus is taking a back seat to rail. At the May 3 Downtown Neighborhood Board meeting, an audience member asked city Transportation Director Wayne Yoshioka when we could expect the bus route cancellations and changes to be reversed.
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