Author: Kathryn Drury Wagner

Hot Sauce from Hawaii

If you’re someone who loves to sweat, check out Arturo’s Hot Sauces, based here on Oahu.

Wuttke Works

When you shop for furniture, do the price tags leave you speechless?

Bento Master

Check out the work of Honolulu-based bento expert Crystal “Pikko” Watanabe...

Shoo The Flu

Feeling freaked out by the swine flu?

Afterthoughts: Treading Water

They say that haste makes waste, but inertia can trash the place, too. Case in point? The Waikiki Natatorium.

Fantasy Island

Kailua sculptor Henrik Van Ryzin creates nouveau tiki art that’s idolized by collectors.

Writ Large

The Hawaii Book and Music Festival stretches its wings.

Thought for Food

Nourish your senses with locally-inspired gourmet books.

A Good Vintage

There's a new source for vintage jewelry downtown.

Pretty Packages

The new downtown shop Crafts in the City is worth checking out...

Faking It

So what if my family tree has some plastic branches?

Tastes Like Summer

I’d been eyeing the “New: Apricot Pie” sign for weeks now...

Books for Sports Fans

Here’s an idea for tailgating amusement: Quiz your friends and family with the brain teasers in author Lance Tominaga’s new book, The Hawaii Sports Trivia Challenge: 1,000 Questions to Test Your Sports IQ. A lifelong sports fan, Tominaga was a…

Style & Substance

These successful women are known as some of the most fashionable in Honolulu.

Two to Try at Harbor Court Bistro

Yesterday, I tried the new Harbor Court Bistro, in the space formerly occupied by Cassis and Palomino. I was pleased to see a crowd there at lunch—good energy in what can be an awfully cavernous space.