Author: Jonas Maon

Party pics: Bacardi Pool Party

Super CW, DJ Compose and CONTRAST Magazine hosted September’s Bacardi Pool Party at the Queen Kapiolani hotel, with a fashion show by Kaimana Beach Wear, Bacardi drink specials and a crowd of funfunfun people Bacardi Pool Party ◄ Back Next ► Picture…

Party pics: NYE 2012 The Modern Experience

Flash Hansen and Blaise Sato hosted the second annual New Year’s Eve Modern Experience at the newly remodeled Addiction Nightclub, with the crowd getting down all night to special guests S.K.A.M artist Jessica Who? and Bee Fowl, along with Honolulu’s…

Party pics: #StoliWinterSeries 2012

The Stoli Winter Series, held at the Sunrise Pool on Sunday, Dec. 9 at the Modern Honolulu featured a fashion show by Kaimana Beachwear, as well as prize giveaways by BAMP project and IVI Vision Eyewear.Music was provided by Addiction…

One photographer’s view: Black Friday

Nonstop contributing photographer Jonas Maon hit the stores starting Thanksgiving evening, starting at Target, then venturing to Ala Moana Center for the midnight opening of Macy’s and the 4 a.m. start at the Apple store. Waikele Premium Outlets was next,…

Shift 2: Work! CD Release Party

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Shift 2 gallery, but not for lack of shooting. Definitely not a lack of shooting. Anyway, on to the good stuff!On a whim, I decided to check out Compose and Anit’s CD…

Party pics: Labor Day Bacardi Pool Party

A huge crowd turned out for Monday’s Bacardi Pool Party at Marriott Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa. Bacardi Pool Party ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 57 jQuery(function($) { new NggPaginatedGallery('325f8a38a5f84449be79c732cab6d4c7', '.ngg-imagebrowser'); });

Party pics: First Lady: The Movement

Occupying the courtyard and Cafe Julia at the YWCA, the 3rd Annual First Lady: The Movement provided the crowd with a variety of items to peruse, pupus to sample, and music to shop to. First Lady: The Movement ◄ Back…

Party pics: QUEENSUPREME

QUEENSUPREME, a Loft in Space and Rudified Media collaboration, was an art/fashion/music event that celebrated women who play a role in hip hop culture.This first installment on Saturday at Fresh Cafe featured Dice, Hopie, and Rocky Rivera with DJ Roza…

Party pics: Stoli Summer Series

The first Stoli Summer Series party got under way Sunday afternoon at The Modern, with Robert Reed doing an inflatable art installation in the pool. Pics: Stoli Summer Series Pool Party ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 59 jQuery(function($)…

Party pics: Bacardi Pool Party May 2012

The famous Bacardi Pool party, thrown by Super CW and her crew, returned to its original location at the Waikiki Beach Marriott on Monday for a special summer Memorial Day edition. The party reached capacity by 2 p.m., but those…

Party pics: Pow Wow Lu’au

I stopped by and snapped some photos at the Pow Wow after-after-party lu’au at Utopium Estates, the site that hosted Pow Wow artists and guests this past week. A bit reminiscent of signing yearbooks on the last day of school, most…

Party pics: Pow Wow After-Party

Artists, organizers, visiting media, fans and friends celebrated a week of Pow Wow painting at NextDoor, with live performances by Alt/Air, Anton Glamb and DJs Kowai Kowai, Anit and B Maj from San Francisco. All profits from the door will…

Pow Wow Day 4: Panel discussion

Pow Wow’s panel discussion on Thursday featured a heavyweight lineup of creative talent, including Hypebeast’s managing editor Eugene Kan, Booooooom founder Jeff Hamada, Qubic founder Frank Liew, Hi-Fructose writer and gallery owner Ken Harman and the artist/designer Suitman.The panelists’ raw…

Pics: Pow Wow Day 3

Nonstop’s Jonas Maon dropped in on the Holoholo Honolulu gathering at the Dawsons’ home in Nu’uanu, an intimate party for the the artists, staff and international guests of Pow Wow. Some highlights included a kava tasting, complete with a historical…

Shift 2: Punahou Carnival

Another Punahou Carnival has come and gone, and already, I’m looking forward to the next one.Even though they’re the same rides and games as other carnivals, what makes Punahou’s stand out is definitely the crowd and palpable level of excitement surging…

The Airborne Toxic Event

With whispers of the The Airborne Toxic Event rumbling through media channels, what do you do? Run? Hide? Outfit yourself with masks, oxygen tanks, and flee for the hills?No. You do what the crowd at Hawaii Theatre did on Saturday…

Party pics: Shake and Pop

Thirtyninehotel hosted the first Shake and Pop of the year on Saturday night, with DJs Jami, Delve, Compose, and Sssolution joined by special guest DJ Zo. In the early hours, bboys shined down the dance floor, and later as the…

Shift 2: Three-event Saturday

Earlier this month, I tweeted “I think 2012 is going to be the year of just going for it.” So far, so good.The result of “going for it” typically includes quick power naps after finishing an eight-hour shift, mad dashes…

Pics: New Shanghai Circus

The New Shanghai Circus from the People’s Republic of China opened a series of five awe-inspiring shows at Hawaii Theatre on Friday, with amazing feats, dazzling costumes and music and dance both traditional and modern. From contortionists to acrobats to…

Shift 2: Chinese New Year Festival – Choy Cheng

While Friday the 13 may have had some hiding their heads under blankets lest they cross paths with a black cat, break a mirror, walk under a ladder, or the like, the Chinatown community was out in full force continuing…

Introducing Shift 2

Hello!  My name is Jonas, and I’m checking in for duty. Little did I know that by receiving a DSLR as a (very awesome) birthday gift about a year and a half ago, my life would take quite a change.…