Joy to the Girl / When Jonatha Giddens, a UH grad student in marine biology, attended the Hawaii Conservation Conference last summer, she also found a chance to shop. “Kealopiko, one of my favorite local companies, had a booth there,” says Giddens.
Joy to the Girl / The mission of this delightful, homey, white-walled shop, filled with gorgeous, witty, retro-chic and nature-mindful clothing and accessories, is to give new life to repurposed materials. Owners Deb and Eric Maschia are committed to creativity that’s environmentally sound, and every eco-conscious designer in the Islands who’s worth their sea salt has found encouragement and support here.
Joy to the Girl / Give your lady a blouse or dress made by the artist Sig Zane, and you will gain lasting local cred. “Every single item is made on the Island [of Hawaii],” says manager Ipo Kahele.
Joy to the Girl / In the heart of Chinatown, the big, cheery windows of Owens & Co. displayed endless possibilities for dressers and nesters.
Joy to the Girl / At this small, overstuffed boutique, owner Emilie Fuji and her staff welcome you as if into their own walk-in closet, complete with chartreuse loveseat. This season features Hawaii-made duds from three local designers.
Dressed to Skill / Roberta Oaks’ new menswear line is trim and durable; she personally stomped the pearl snaps into her shirts. But that doesn’t mean people will walk all over you.
Dressed to Skill / Whether or not your head is cold, the fact is you look hotter in the right hat. It’s a lost art.
Dressed to Skill / Guys like to keep their clothes simpler, but bulky reversible wear can sometimes make it look like either you have a diaper in your pants or “My grandma made this for me.” Not anymore, with Organik’s new line of drawstring cotton shorts–a collaboration with vintage brand Jams World. “I wanted to bring back old school Jams, using exclusive fabric from the ‘80s,” says Organik founder Ed Fernandez.
Dressed to Skill / Oliver Mens Shop in Kailua is a sartorial dream pit with money magnets at the bottom (not that I needed another hole to throw my money down). Basically, if you get anything for your man from this shop, you’re doing something right, but pay close attention to the jewelry.
Dressed to Skill / You know Barrio Vintage, the hip stop in Chinatown that you’ve already read about a million times because you read this paper like religion, but look! Hung between old overalls and jogging shorts from the mainland is a selection of some of the best in vintage Hawaiiana.
Dressed to Skill / The prescient thing about Andy South is not that she was on Project Runway, or that she is filming a documentary about her life (granted, both of those are above average). The thing is that through her new Atelier, which opened in September in Honolulu with a full spread of high-end womenswear, South is designing, manufacturing and packaging all of her pieces under one roof.
Science & Nature / KP2, also known as Hoailona, Mr. Hoa, Smoodgey and many other endearing nicknames, almost wasn’t.
Science & Nature / Instead of sending her children to Outward Bound, Audrey Sutherland drew up a list: “31 things Every Kid Should Be Able to Do by Age 16.” Entry #22: “Be happy and comfortable alone for ten days, ten miles from the nearest other person.” This is how she, as a single parent in Hawaii, raised her four children to be self-sufficient. The solo philosophy is how she explores life.
Children's / There is a plethora of literature available to young children that will never go out of style thanks to pioneers such as Dr. Seuss, but for Hawaii-specific stories, the classics are a little harder to come by.
Children's / In an enthralling tale of two sixth-grade cousins who bump into each other on a field trip to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, illustrator Roy Chang takes the bold step from teaching art and drawing cartoons to crafting a children’s novel packed with adventure, history, legends and modern twists that combine all the elements of a good story with the magic of Hawaii. Cacy and Kiara, our two heroines in a predominantly-female book, stumble upon an authentic Hawaiian kii (an eight-inch wooden tiki) inside of a lava tube when they get separated from their classmates.
Children's / Recipes from Sam Choy, Ed Kenney, Fred DeAngelo, Roy Yamaguchi, Alan Wong and many more world-renowned chefs from Hawaii empower families to cook homemade meals with ease in Gwendolyn Trowbridge’s Hawaii’s Baby & Toddler Cookbook: Recipes with Aloha for your Growing ‘Ohana. For all age groups, not just those the title implies, this cookbook is organized well, from First Foods to Family Feasts.
Food / Good things come in threes, and in this case, cookbooks are no exception. Mutual Publishing has put out a trio of tiny cookbooks devoted to local favorites, divided by food specialty–rice, bento box and lilikoi.
Food / Written by Eddie Flores, Jr., pioneer of the nationwide L & L Franchise, $266 Million Winning Lottery Recipes, L & L Hawaiian Barbecue Cookbook is also a joke book, with every recipe accompanied with a hilarious comic. Illustrated by local artist, Jon J.
Culture / An artist’s self-exploration and growth is fascinating, especially when you can see it in serigraph form. Mayumi Oda lives vicariously through her work, and this book documents 45 years of her life.
Culture / From “Adios Ke Aloha” to “Yacka Hula Hickey Dula,” the first 1979 edition of Hawaiian Music and Musicians was just one part of the life-long effort of a remarkable man, George Kanahele, to define and refine Hawaiian-ness on political, cultural, spiritual and artistic levels. Its 543 well-researched and tightly written pages by 33 principal contributors (and at least another 30) laid down the tracks to a enthnomusicological masterpiece, over 200 entries deep.
Culture / Gabe Baltazar’s story is also the story of music in Hawaii and of jazz as it morphed from Big Band to Bop and beyond. He speaks the language of jazz, describing the “cats” he gigged beside with a touch of humor and irony, and no shortage of honesty.
Culture / In this extensively researched work, authors Jim Tranquada and the late John King pay hommage to this seemingly simple little instrument. The ʻukulele, for many of us, is synonymous with memories of backyard parties, pau hana kanikapilas, and times spent learning songs from Tutu.
Culture / Carrie Winter was only 23 years old when she decided to leave her home in Connecticut to come to the Hawaiian Islands. After recently becoming engaged to Charles Kofoid, she seized the opportunity to teach at Kawaiaha’o Female Seminary while her fiancé pursued a degree at Harvard.
Culture / The American obsession with hula is a complex one. On one hand, tourists from the continental U.S.
Culture / This book accompanies a traveling exhibition, “Doris Duke’s Shangri La: Architecture, Landscape, and Islamic Art,” which opened in New York on September 7, 2012, at the Museum of Arts and Design. Both book and exhibition tell many stories of Shangri La, as the Black Point estate came to be known.
For this year’s Food + Drink issue, we compiled 100-plus memories of the fantastic bites we’ve taken, the culinary experiences we’ve undergone and other tasteful moments of absolutely loving what Hawaii’s food scene has to offer. The result is a mixed plate of the Weekly ‘ohana’s favorite dishes, libations, produce, places and some lesser-known joys.
Respect Your Veg At long last, vegetables are being recognized as culinary stars. The following dishes have two things in common: They’re veggie-centric, if not strictly vegetarian, and best eaten on the spot.
Paitan Broth: Kyoto Ramen Yotekko-Ya If you’re a ramen lover, you know the most important element of the bowl is the broth. At Kyoto Ramen Yotekko-Ya, the paitan broth ($9.95 for paitan chashu ramen) is deeply savory.
Naan: Cafe Maharani “The dough is just special,” says owner Chris Rahman of Cafe Maharani. The naan ($2.99) is made to order and handled very delicately.
Asian: Green Door Cafe Enter into Green Door Cafe to find a whole ‘nother world. Owner Betty Peng is a one-woman show (don’t start with her, or else) and cooks all of her Singaporean dishes to order.
Byron’s Drive-in The vacant, former Byron’s Drive-in building still stands near the airport since closing its doors in February. “We’d always go [to Byron’s] late at night,” says Sabrina Thompson, a Tripler Hospital nurse.
Shinsato Pork: Guava Smoked Scott Shibuya of Guava Smoked made a splash in the farmers’ market scene with his finger-licking good, guava wood-smoked Shinsato Pork. “I really wanted to be my own boss,” he says.
Cheese: Surfing Goat Dairy Owners Thomas and Eva Kafsack moved from Germany to Maui and found that they missed receiving fresh goat cheese from their neighbors’ backyards. A few goats from the Big Island (and a huge investment) later, Surfing Goat Dairy was born.
Decadent Fries: Home Bar and Grill These aren’t ordinary fried potatoes. Chef Neil Nakasone’s Parmesan truffle fries ($8) are an elite class of spuds.
Rotations: Taste Some might say Chef Mark “Gooch” Noguchi and partner Amanda Corby, with the help of another power couple, Poni and Brandon Askew of StreetGrindz, fleshed out the pop-up trend with Taste. But: “Actually, Adam is Taste,” Gooch explains, referring to Taste’s general manager, Adam Lock.
Healthy Food Truck: Beet Box Cafe The Beet Box Cafe is a sit-down eatery located in Haleiwa Town, but their bright yellow lunch wagon is also worth following. The lunchtruck serves organic, vegetarian burritos ($7-10), a special of the day made with farm-to-table ingredients ($10-12), smoothies ($7.50), kombucha ($5) and snacks such as baked goods and dried fruits ($3).
A Cook’s Catch When it comes to fish, freshness really matters, so eating local from our Hawaiian waters is always in the best of taste. Health and sustainability also count.
Whole Foods & Down To Earth Down to Earth offers strictly vegetarian delights such as Bombay spinach, eggplant parmesan, stuffed shells, Thai curry and vegetable korma ($9.59/pound). The tofu and eggplant are always sourced from local producers.
Edible Land: Permablitz Fruit trees flourish in Hawaii but sadly, much goes to waste. Permablitz aims to change that.
Foraging: Strawberry Guava at Waahila Ridge Strawberry guava is invasive to Hawaii, which is why I don’t feel an ounce of guilt picking the small, red fruits in (free!) handfuls whenever I hike up Waahila Ridge. When they’re a light red color, just pull them off the trees, check for bug-made holes and bite in.
Nutmeg and Cloves: Frankie’s Nursery Want to spice up your kitchen? Lynn Tsuruda of Frankie’s Nursery says they sell spices grown in Hawaii, by the plant or the fruit.
Filipino: Pacific Drive out to Central Oahu and find Pacific Supermarket, a haven for all things Southeast Asian. With the Leeward community’s large Filipino population, access to local favorites at Pacific is a big deal.
Korean Chew: Taegu Taegu, more properly pronounced as dae-goo, is either a variety of cod, sliced into strips and seasoned, or a seasoned side dish. There is some confusion, as I came to realize while asking my born-and-raised-in-Korea mom, because those side dishes are made with different fish.
Matcha Latte: Peace Cafe Peace Cafe, a second home for vegans, carries a matcha (green tea) latte with a secret. “The first sip is always the most important,” explains an employee.
Good For You: Kombucha A SCOBY is a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast integral to making kombucha. Kombucha, a fizzy tea, is full of promises to boost detoxification, immunity and digestion and joint health.
Free: Whole Foods Whole Foods Market Kahala offers free cooking classes at CookSpace in Ward Warehouse. “We just did a Health Starts Here cooking class,” says Whole Foods marketing supervisor Natalie Aczon.
Wine Tasting: Kalapawai Cafe Every second Sunday of the month at 3:30 p.m., Kalapawai Cafe holds a free wine tasting. “We [have] five wines.
Dear Friends, Readers, and Advertisers, I am sorry to say that this will be the last issue of the Weekly that we will print. I am sad about closing but I see no way that we can maintain our revenue stream and our fiscal health.
Native Hawaiians and preservationists have pledged to fight a law, signed by Gov. Neil Abercrombie on May 28, that will allow some construction projects to begin before the site has been fully inspected for ancient burials.
Imagine you’re walking through downtown Honolulu and, rather than bypassing an empty, blighted park, you’re drawn into an urban oasis–a forest of fruit-bearing trees and shrubs. You could spend your lunch break chatting with friends in the shade of an ‘ulu tree–and, if you’re hungry, pick whatever’s in season.
Road Rule On May 20, Gov. Abercrombie signed Act 73, requiring all vehicle passengers to buckle up regardless of age or seating arrangement.
Tourists enjoying the Waikiki waterfront were treated to Hawaiian phrases such as “Aole, aole, aole GMO!” chanted by protesters in the March Against Monsanto on Sat., May 25. Translation: No GMOs, ever.
The Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) made its proposed plan to redevelop the Kakaako district available to the community during an open house on Thu., May 23. HCDA Executive Director Tony Ching began with a presentation of the new Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) plan before letting residents ask questions.
In 2011 the city Department of Transportation Services (DTS) was tasked by then-Mayor Peter Carlisle’s administration to shave $10 million from its budget. Over the course of a year, several bus routes were cut and many more were shortened or reconfigured and the frequency of service decreased.
You mentioned in your May 29 GMO article (“Big Pharm Fallout”) that GMO bans were placed on taro and coffee in 2008 in Kohala County. However it was an islandwide ban in Hawaii County.
What a great quote: “I understand that it’s frustrating that we can’t get past the issue of homelessness . .
I know space is limited and you couldn’t put everything in one small article (“Art with HART,” May 29). Here is the rest of what I wanted to have said.
Have five or more contractors “compete” by tackling sections of roadway (“Road Repaving,” May 29). Criteria for competing are expenses, timeliness and a level of quality assurance standards.
Thanks for this article (“The Naked Truth,” May 22), I’m Mykel Hicks, grandson of Sharon Hicks, and I am so proud of my grandma for all she has done for herself, this family and specifically me. She is an amazing grandma who comes with a moving story I hope can help people around the world.
Please remind readers that the HCDA is not interested in providing housing for minimum wage individuals or families, but in providing property developers with profitable opportunities; that our ancient water and sewage lines were not designed to support the needs of thousands of condo and apartment dwellers, but no one is interested in replacing them because no one wants to pay the price (“Civix,” May 22). As a result, Kakaako’s streets are regularly flooded with no sidewalk retreat for pedestrians, wheelchairs, bicyclists, skateboarders, etc., and constantly excavated/repaired to accommodate one project after the other.
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