For the history buff / If you’d rather skip the whole commercialized routine of pink hearts and sugary sweets this year, think about Pupu Theatre: The Encore at Oahu Cemetry. Brought back by popular demand, the event is an interactive ghost tour with five actors. Travel with a group around the cemetery at night, and stop at graves where performers, dressed in period costumes, will play the part of the deceased and share their stories.
This Valentine’s Day, Honolulu Cookie Company’s magical makers are amping up the romance with their seasonal heart-shaped cookies. Sold in eight different packages of the assortments we know and love (the ingredients are exactly the same), at least one of these little shortbread treats is sure to please your sweetheart.
In your home / We’re not just talking about a sale here. We’re talking about a bargain hunters dream, the sale of the season, a tent worthy of elephants–at least that’s what the Honolulu Museum of Art (formally known as Honolulu Academy of Arts) is promising us in the Lending Collection Tent Clearance Sale.
On the rack / When special-needs educators Cyrus Camp and Nicky Rowles moved in together, they quickly filled their apartment with bicycles. And instead of renting a storage locker like other couples probably would have done, they decided to lease a space above a Thai restaurant in Kaimuki and open a bicycle shop.
On Your Tablet / Coco & Apples is a new children’s book series founded by Oahu-bred designer and chef Raynard Oasay and Southern California native and artist Gisselle Barrientos. Hawaii audiences familiar with Japanese pop culture may especially enjoy the illustration style of Coco & Apples.
On the Wall / Get out your textbooks, kids. In this month’s edition of Human Imagination gallery exhibits, “professor” Mark Kushimi–the creative director/editor-in-chief of Contrast magazine–leads the class in a visual course of what’s happening in the local scene.
In Your Closet / Who knew Tucson, Ariz., was so hip? For some inexplicable reason, it’s a mecca for vintage shopping and quirky boutiques.
Made In Hawaii: In Your Arms / We’ve all been through it. We all survived the childhood name-calling doled out by the playground big shots.
Off Your (Pottery) Wheels / Waking up to an irritatingly loud alarm clock in the morning wouldn’t be so bad if you opened your eyes to the sweet sight of a donut clock covered in sugar and lollipops. Dangly earrings in the shape of brightly-colored ice cream cones or a sparkly gummy bear ring are also things to feast your eyes on that will surely brighten your day.
On Your Pedals / When was the last time you rode your bicycle through traffic without nearly getting into an accident? If you have to rack your brain for an answer, it might be a good idea to sign up for Commuter Cycling 101, a free two-hour class held at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
for the brain / Ah, SATs. High school wouldn’t be complete without you.
Made in Hawai’i / Sweet + funny = delicious? This seems to be the case with Street Frites, Honolulu’s newest street food vendor.
Poetry Winner, Mark Thiel / Mark Thiel’s work has appeared in Mid-American Review, Bamboo Ridge Press, Hawaii Pacific Review and the Hawaii Review, where he was awarded the 2011 Ian MacMillan Poetry Prize. Don’t miss his MIA performance at Fresh Cafe, Mon., 1/16, 7pm. Line Fishing at Mahaulepu, Kauai Here above the shark’s belly, at the umlaut of dirge, alongside the wild metro of cliff vermillion and white eye, the rock crab lowers its golden fingers into the ocean’s rib and joinery.
for the body / There’s a deep community residing in the hula halau taught by different kumu on the island, and we invite you to let the tradition of hula shape your year. Mapuana de Silva’s halau classes are held at Kokokahi YWCA in Kaneohe, and range in price from $40–$50.
on the wall / Behind Fresh Cafe, the Kakaako gallery Loft in Space offers viewers a final chance to check out its current exhibit, “Reel Tawlk” by Patrick Martinez. Inspired by Los Angeles storefronts and the people who frequent them, these new works of fabricated neon signage, video projections and large-scale portraits offer brightly lit conjecture on contemporary topics–largely capitalist queries–with the question of American identity a central bulb to every piece.
Poetry Runner-up, Lilly Barels / The Thirty-First Year It’s still summer and she is out for a late walk: primitive purples, cicada violins. There is voodoo in the moon.
on the body / “We’re just continually drawing, like after surf sessions, just thinking about things. It just kind of comes,” says Roxanne Ortiz of Vers Hawaii, a company that prints organic cotton tees.
Keep your eyes peeled for the winners’ stories and poems in our Jan. 4 and Jan.
A thunderbird in one ear, an agate tusk in the other–this is the essence of the jewelry line, Ginger13, founded in 2004 after Cindy Yokoyama’s love of jewelry turned into a hobby. And that turned into a business, which then turned into an obsession.
Holiday Guide to Haleiwa When’s the last time you spent a day in Haleiwa? There are gifts sprinkled throughout the town that are worth the drive, or a ride on the bus, or the wave you might miss.
Island Wise / Holiday Guide to Kakaako It’s a 600-acre commercial and retail area that spans Piikoi, Ala Moana, Punchbowl and more. In this guide, we focus our sights on Kakaako’s industrial warehouse district, an emerging center for innovative businesses, creative commerce and the idiosyncratic piece of art.
Why not spend an afternoon in Moiliili this holiday season? You’ll eat like a king, find treasures from Nepal, peruse tea leaves, try on dancing shoes, and if you take our advice, you’ll spread enough local love to come back to you three-fold.
Island Wise / With countless new independent shops sporadically popping up, Kailua has become quite the hustling and bustling beachside town. Take a day drip, leave your car parked (for free!) and perhaps consider our suggestions as to how to spend the day.
On the Wall / A 640-square-foot mural is the first permanent piece of Native Hawaiian artwork displayed publicly in the Hawai’i Convention Center. Dozens of collaborators spent over a thousand combined hours on the community mural project, Hawaii Loa Ku Like Kakou.
Made in Hawaii / As you cross off the essentials while over-prepping your Thanksgiving dinner menu this week, consider what you might be missing: pai‘ai. This month, Whole Foods Kahala began selling fresh pai‘ai (undiluted poi) following the legalization–five months ago–of the commercial production of poi.
After retiring from public service in 2002, Ben Cayetano seemed to be taking it easy on the political scene–until 2005, that is, when then-Mayor Mufi Hannemann revived the long-lapsed idea of a Honolulu heavy rail project. Needless to say, Cayetano did not concur.
Last Thursday, the House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection had a busy session hearing several controversial bills relating to geothermal energy. Chairman Denny Coffman introduced HB2689, which seeks to exempt slim-hole, or exploratory, geothermal test wells from any sort of environmental review as is currently required under Chapter 343 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes.
On Feb. 1, the Hawaii State House Agriculture Committee heard testimony on HB2703, dubbed the Food Self-Sufficiency Bill.
Mega-developer Castle & Cooke has re-filed an application with the Land Use Commission (LUC) seeking to convert approximately 768 acres of Ag land–currently in cultivation–into a “master-planned community” entitled Koa Ridge. If successful, the project will consist of two parcels–Koa Ridge Makai and Castle & Cooke Waiawa.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs holds a second round of community meetings to discuss the latest updates on the Kakaako land settlement. Stevenson Middle School, 1202 Prospect St., Wed., 2/8, 6:30pm; Waimanalo Community Center, 41-253 Ilauhole St., Thu., 2/9, 6:30pm City Council committees on Zoning and Planningand Transportation will take public testimony on agenda items.
[Feb. 1: “Kinda Kona”] The trade secret argument would fall to the wayside if it would read “10 percent Kona Coffee 90 percent Foreign Coffee,” or something to that effect.
If they are choosing the cheapest coffee from anywhere, then the “trade secret” is that they are adding crap and not a sp
[Feb. 1: “Rail Boss Wanted”] $300,000?
[Jan. 4: “Boss GMO] Dean Okimoto is a sell out and a criminal.
Monsanto is a major component of the NWO drive to reduce the world’s population in a global genocide program that includes the poisoning of the water, air and food. This criminal activity must be stopped.
Lets be real here, Dean Okimoto is not interested in anything other then keeping the status quo of industrial Ag. He is merely a puppet, playing it safe, a small game of following the money and corrupt political trail.
[Jan. 25: “Weaving the Future on Molokai”] Good luck to all those who possess the ability to balance long-term vision with short term opportunity.
[Dec. 21: “Underground Railroad”] This is, indeed, a “lunatic project,” as pointed out by a professor at the University of Hawaii.
This is such a bad idea for the overall architecture of Oahu. I visit here because my family is here and part of the charm is taking the bus or driving.
I cannot imagine how anyone can think this is a smart idea. I’ve lived in places with rail, but this Honolulu Rail Transit is stupid, plain stupid.
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