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Hawaii Theatre – a visitor primer
A recent trip to the Hawaii Theatre Centre with brought a fresh appreciation for the splendor of the 100-year-old edifice and its remarkable history. Known as the “Pride of the Pacific,” the theater earned this title from local and international newspapers when it opened in September 1922. Despite many visits over the years, it’s surprising…
Read MoreKona Brewing Hawaii Kai – waterfront dining and drinks
A recent visit to Kona Brewing Company in Hawaii Kai at Koko Marina Shopping Center on Oahu was remarkable for a few reasons. First among them was realizing it was just my second time at the brewpub since its opening in 2003 (I grew up in Hawaii Kai, but I have been a Honolulu Downtowner…
Read MoreHawaii funerals, Hawaii weddings – lessons in life
Recently we’ve had the impetus, if not the time, to think about living and dying in Hawaii. Two friends, in the same age cohort, have passed away. Both fought their battles with pancreatic cancer to a draw. After all, the cancer within them died with them, as the comic great Norm MacDonald once put it.…
Read MoreHawaii mango season – it’s on
As July approaches, so does the peak of Hawaii mango season. With it comes an endless supply of mango bread, mango chutney, pickled mango, mango salsa, mango smoothies, and every other imaginable culinary iteration of the sweet tropical fruit. It’s also harvest season for a variety of other endemic Hawaii fruits. Hawaii is a tropical…
Read MoreHawaii stargazing – bring on the night
The Hawaii summer solstice has come round again (and for everyone in the Northern Hemisphere). Surely many in the Southern Hemisphere will be celebrating the return to longer days of sunshine (it’s their Winter Solstice). Here in the North Central Pacific, the summer solstice means that beach days will be getting shorter for the next…
Read MoreOahu beach reading tips for visitors
Glutted with an overconsumption of news, local, national, and international, I recently surrendered and retreated to the beach to read a book. It was the perfect salve for a chafed disposition. And it has prompted me to offer some tips about Oahu beach reading. I’ll note first that I greased up properly with reef-safe sunscreen…
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