“21 Jump Street” is the big-screen reboot of a popular ’80s TV show, which featured youthful looking cops going undercover in high schools to solve juvenile crimes. And “juvenile” is the perfect word to describe this film, although I don’t mean that in a negative way.Jonah Hill (“Moneyball”) and Channing Tatum (“The Vow”) star as Schmidt and Jenko, polar opposites…
Have you been to Shirokiya lately? How many times have I been asking that? First they revamp the entire second floor into a Japanese food mecca and beer garden, then they convert half the first floor into a sweets plaza, then they bring in ramen shops from all over Japan for two-week pop-ups … and there’s more?The Japanese department store…
When I got the invitation from Christa Wittmier (@SuperCW) for a Scotch tasting lunch at The Modern, I was immediately intimidated. Usually the only time I drink Scotch is at Chinese society dinners (the real ones), and it’s usually just to toast. Would the various blends taste alike to me, the way beer does?Fortunately, Scotch aficionado Ed Morita was interested…
While eating lunch at Romano’s Macaroni Grill recently, we noticed that there were some changes on the menu — flatbread pizzas, interesting new bruschettas, and a couple of pupu and entrees. (Best of all, they’ve been putting truffle oil in dishes.) Emi Chang Espinda, who does the marketing for Romano’s, suggested I meet chef Michael Longworth, the man behind the…
On your iPod you mix it up. You roll with the Rolling Stones, swing with Neil Diamond, and get down to Pearl Jam. But recently the playlist in your jewelry box has gone completely heavy metal. Restore your pop star status with the New Kids on the Rock – Pueo Jewels. Created by the same creative team that brought you…
Saturday in Kakaako, I met a cow named Pickles and got to eat her cheese. How amazing is that? I haven’t eaten that close to the breathing source since I was 6 years old and met Lani Moo and ate her ice cream.But the thrill of a cow occupying a Kakaako parking space aside, the real news point is the…
Over the past few months, I’ve been having fun with the honey I receive through Chef Alan Wong’s Adopt-A-Beehive program. This past weekend, I got to visit the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Agriculture farm, where I saw first hand how my donation has helped students in the beekeeping program.I was blown away by how successful the Adopt-A-Beehive…
After three weeks of competition, Sing the Body emerged as the winner of Hard Rock Rising battle of the bands. Sing the Body will now represent Honolulu in the next round of competition. Online voting begins April 9, followed by a judging period to narrow the field of 97 bands from around the world to one winner and two runner…
I cannot recall the last time I wanted a movie to end so badly so I could leave. Watching “John Carter” was such an excruciating exercise in tolerance that the theater felt like a prison cell. I felt so liberated walking out that I was tempted to strip off my shirt and raise my hands to the sky a la…
This is a special iPad announcement wrap-up episode of our “Nonstop Tech Podcast, produced by the Nonstop Tech team. In an earlier post, my buddy Tim Chaten (@Tchaten) and I gave a rundown of what we thought would happen at Wednesday’s Apple announcement at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Now, after all the fanfare, here’s…
In the United States, nearly four children die every day as a result of child abuse and neglect. More than three quarters of these children are under the age of five and more than 40 percent of young victims won’t live to see their first birthday. In 2010, 4,199 cases of child abuse were reported in Hawaii. And yet, most of…
Apple has its big press event today in San Francisco, and I’m joined by Tim Chaten(@tchaten) to discuss our predictions for this event, which kicks off at 8 a.m. (Hawaii time). It’s expected that Apple will unveil its next generation iPad, as well as a new Apple TV. I’m hoping also for some new computer hardware announcement, mostly because I…
In this video, James Mane visits 5 of HONOLULU Magazine’s “Best of Honolulu” winners on his quest to have The Best Day Ever.
Honolulu is packed with so much great stuff, it can be hard to know where to begin. To give you a headstart, we’ve explored the city to find the best products, services, food and entertainment—so you can make the most of everything Honolulu has to offer.
The third qualifying round of the the annual Hard Rock Cafe’s Battle of the Bands continued Friday, with local band Paradise X emerging as the night’s winner. Paradise X will now go head-to-head with fellow finalists82Fifty and Sing the Body for an opportunity to represent Hawaii in the regional competition.Aside from international exposure, the winner will get to play the…
This is the 11th episode of our “Nonstop Tech Podcast, produced by the Nonstop Tech team. In this episode, we discuss cool, recently released gadgets and why you should get them. The picks for the week by @Docrock and @JeromeKoehler include Photoshop Touch, Day One Journal for Mac and iOS and a few other items. Big Mahalos to The Green House…
Charisma.The lucky few have it. Many wish they had even a bit of it. But Bruce Lee defined it. That’s what I got out of watching “I am Bruce Lee,” the latest documentary featuring the life of one of the most influential and iconic figures in history.Many people, especially those of the younger generation, may regard Lee merely as a…
Fresh Cafe hosted Thursday’s final slam poetry qualifying round before next month’s First Thursday Grand Slam Finals, which will be held April 5. Aside from another stellar field of poets, the audience was treated to a double header of featured poets.Here are highlights from the event:Featured Poet: Natasha T. MillerFeatured Poet: Kim JohnsonFirst-Place Poet: Liam SkillingSecond-Place Poet: Jenna RobinsonThird-Place Poet:…
The 18th annual Honolulu Festival returns to Waikiki this weekend, March 2 to 4. The weekend is filled with free Japanese cultural activities, from music and dance to food sampling to hands-on craft demonstrations, culminating with a huge parade down Kalakaua Avenue.One of the paid events is the Friendship Gala on March 3 from 7 to 9 p.m., where 10…
Something has disrupted the time-space continuum. An extra day has appeared in your calendar and yet you have absolutely no recollection of the 28 prior. Whether the blackout came from pushing your dad out of the path of a car, a blow to the head at your stepdad’s casino, or at the hands of an evil cowboy, there’s no need…
Day One is a simple and easy journal, note taker, dairy, text logger that takes the burden out of daily writing. It is totally cross device compatible via the Day One universal iOS application complete with iCloud and Dropbox syncing. The application has a very nice feature set, but is so easy to use anybody can use it right way…
From last Friday’s Eat the Street in Kakaako: Chocolate meat, chocolate-covered Spam and … just watch the video.(Video by Mari Taketa)If you missed it, here are shots from Friday’s Eat the Street Chocolate. Eat the Street Chocolate ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 29 Eat the Street was again in full swing, with summer-like weather attracting a big crowd…
For the last two years, I’ve been trying to get people off the Microsoft Office bandwagon and on to more cloud-based document creation and management. I’ve been on this train because as the go-to IT guy for most of my friends and family, I’ve heard too many cries of, “I lost my files” or “This file is incompatible.” Thanks to…
It’s amazing to find that so many Hawaii people are such huge fans of the wildly popular Spike TV show “Auction Hunters,” starring Allen Haff and Ton Jones. This show, now in its second season, follows two artifact buffs as they bid on abandoned storage lockers around California. Buyers have a minute to survey the contents from the outside, then…
