You may have heard that Hawaiian Airlines revamped its snack service and product offerings this past summer. In addition to complimentary meals and wine, they have a new “pau hana snack bar” on mainland flights, where passengers can mosey up to the galley and get drink refills or island-style snacks like spam musubi. If you forget omiyage from Hawaii, you…
Here’s all you get to cover up at an onsen. Cel phone shows scale.Many Japanese people visit the spa town of Noboribetsu, Hokkaido’s most famous hot spring resort, so we thought we should do the same. Noboribetsu is a haven for onsen fanatics, since the hot springs in this town produce 11 types of thermal waters, each having its own…
Okay, so Sapporo is not all about eating and drinking, although we’d like to think it is. There’s culture and sightseeing, as well. We had a whirlwind tour of Sapporo’s highlights with some Japanese bloggers, who took us to a shrine (of course), the Olympic Winter Sports Museum, and to lunch. If you visit Sapporo, here are some things you…
I’ll admit I’m not the biggest fan of animated films. As a single, 30-something male I just don’t think I fall into the target demographic. I roll my eyes at the usual cast of disgustingly cute characters and find myself bored by the simple storylines. But every now and then, I find one that totally engrosses me. It’s rare, but…
As mentioned in yesterday’s blog, we were kind of on an eating rampage and ended up eating several meals in one day. To spare you from the photos of everything we ate (and saw), I broke it up into two posts.Many of you saw the photo I posted on Instagram, of the incredible bowl of ikura from Hachikyou. I have…
You may have seen the Sweet Revenge (@SweetRevengeHNL) pie truck at Eat the Street every month since last year … or maybe you haven’t, if you came too late and found that their amazing sweet or savory pies had sold out. Whether they bring chicken pot pie, quiche, bacon mac ‘n’ cheese, chocolate haupia, crackerjack, or any of the dozens…
It’s been quite a long day, with 10 hours of flying, a long bus ride in, then a two-hour party followed by ramen. But we made it to Sapporo, located on Japan’s northernmost island, to see what Hawaiian Airlines’ newest destination has in store.Sapporo is Japan’s fifth largest city, and despite having many of the same business and industrial structures…
Laulau: iconic to Hawaiian food, an irresistible package of pork and salted butterfish, steamed in luau and ti leaves. HONOLULU Magazine went inside Keoki’s Lau Lau, where 7,000 to 8,000 laulau are produced a day, to see how it gets made.
Photos courtesy: Disney/Pixar, Reuters, DreamWorks Pictures These past few days have been pretty hair-raising. There was the tsunami warning complete with road closures and mandatory evacuations, and now, a super storm is terrorizing the East Coast. To top it off, you've got less than 24 hours to scare up a Halloween costume. Which you can totally do with these last-minute…
“Cloud Atlas” likely will be the most ambitious film of 2012. The film adaptation of David Mitchell’s bestselling novel spans six different storylines with just the slightest of connections between them. A lawyer gets ill on a slave trading boat in 1849. A young man resides with a famous composer to help him complete his new masterpiece in 1936. A…
Our newest Nonstop Tech Podcast entitled “Introducing iPad Mini”, produced by the Nonstop Tech team. After Apple announced a flurry of new and updated products on Oct. 23, Doc and Jerome sat down and analyzed the autumnal harvest of Apple’s product releases in this episode of Nonstop Tech. An updated iPad, a new iPad Mini, an amazing upgrade to the…
If you’ve lived in Hawaii a long time, you remember the original, wildly popular Eggs ‘N Things on Kalakaua Avenue (which actually originated on Ena Road in 1974). Back in the 1980s, it was open from 11 p.m. all the way through the night and morning to 2 p.m., then closed for the dinner crowd. It was perfect for both…
The Hawaii Entertainment Expo (HEX, formerly HEXXP) concluded a busy three-day weekend of sci‐fi, anime and gaming-themed concerts, workshops, film premieres, artist and vendor exhibits, and contests on Sunday, with a closing concert by Earthbound Papas, a band headed up by legendary video game composer Nobuo Uematsu, who is known for arranging the music in the “Final Fantasy” series. HEX…
I’ve always joked that all men reach full maturity at age 12. After that, they just get bigger. This statement has never been truer than with the movie, “Dead Sushi,” staring Rina Takeda.Noboru Iguchi, director of “RoboGeisha,” “Karate-Robo Zaborgar” and now “Dead Sushi” once again channels his inner teenager to create a hilarious film that had everyone in the theater…
Nonstop Honolulu is reviewing films featured at the 2012 Hawaii International Film Festival, happening now through Oct. 21. Find our ongoing series of reviews and coming screening dates below.The Thieves“The Thieves” just recently became the all-time best selling movie in Korean history, passing “The Host,” and it’s easy to see why. Featuring an all star cast, a complicated casino heist…
Our newest Nonstop Tech Podcast entitled “iPhone 5 Review”, produced by the Nonstop Tech team. Have you wondered if iPhone 5 is worth purchasing? Doc and Jerome have the answer in this episode of Nonstop Tech. As always, we present our favorite tips and tricks and, if you have any questions, please email us at jerome@nonstophonolulu.com and doc@nonstophonolulu.com and we’ll…
It seems almost wrong to be thinking about the holiday season when Halloween hasn’t happened yet, but in this case, you probably want to plan ahead. My twitter friend Leslie Ashburn (@MacroHawaii) is doing a series of macrobiotic cooking classes every Sunday for the next few weeks to showcase delicious, healthy dishes that you can make for yourself or your…
The Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF), which gets underway Thursday, is one of the highlights of my year. One thing I absolutely love about HIFF is that there’s always a great collection of food films, which appeals to both the foodie and movie buff in me.At last year’s HIFF after-party at the Halekulani, I shared a table with festival judges…
Prior to my Las Vegas visit last week, a friend told me about Bacchanal, a new buffet at Caesar’s Palace. I looked up the definition of “bacchanal” and learned it meant a drunken and riotous celebration, a food orgy if you will. So of course I had to try this latest offering in the Vegas buffet scene to see if…
I’m going out on a limb here to admit to you readers that I am a bit of a ghost magnet. Since I have my own ghost stories to tell, there’s never been any need (or desire) to go to a Halloween haunted house — especially not one like Nightmares Live (@NightmaresLive), which is not just the largest haunted house…
Macy’s Ala Moana had a special fall fashion event featuring Clinton Kelly of “What Not to Wear,” giving attendees a special preview of the season’s best looks for day, work, evening and dates. It was a bonus to be able to ask the style expert about more specific problems that we encounter in Hawaii, like dressing for year-round hot weather,…
For film fans like myself, the Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theaters transforms into Shangri-La every year in October. For a week and a half every fall, the Hawaii International Film Festival gives Hawaii film buffs the opportunity to experience cinema from around the world. All film genres including action, romance, drama, comedy, documentaries and the extreme are available to…
Teams from Kamehameha, Punahou, Roosevelt and Waipahu schools gathered Sunday at the State Capitol for Children and Youth Day to participate in graffiti battle sponsored by John “Prime” Hina and 808 Urban.The teams had four hours to complete their murals, which had to draw inspiration from a poem titled “Bully” by Youth Speaks Hawaii slam poet Noa Helela.Kamehameha and Punahou…
Pow Wow supporters, celebrities and artists came out to the first Pow Wow Fundraiser Gala at the warehouse at 683 Auahi St. for a gala unlike any Kakaako has ever seen before on Saturday night. From food stations and a bar staffed by some of Honolulu’s talented gourmet chefs and mixologists to the warehouse itself, decorated all in white and…
