Like most of you — especially as Monday rears its ugly head — I needed to get away.But, like most of you, I’m not drowning in cash.So I decided to get away — at least from my home, office and piles of laundry — by spending the night at the Ihilani, a JW Marriott Hawaii resort just after Kapolei and…
Did you know that National Margarita Day is Feb. 22? Pablo’s Cantina in Ward Center is celebrating with a mix-off to find out which bartender makes the best margarita in Honolulu.Ten of Hawaii’s biggest names in mixology will face off in a fast-paced margarita-making contest, sponsored by Better Brands. Each mixologist will have seven minutes to create his or her…
"E Malama" — When the sole witness (Mariana Klaveno, right) in a high profile murder case disappears, Chin Ho Kelly (Daniel Dae Kim, left) and Five-0 must head into the jungle to locate her, and to protect her from assassins who are closing in fast, on HAWAII FIVE-0 Monday, February 7th (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo:…
I had high expectations for this year’s Super Bowl XLV commercials.Mostly because I had no real stake in this year’s matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers the Green Bay Packers. I really didn’t care who won — the Packers did, taking home the Lombardi, 31-25 — in a game that turned out to be more exciting than the commercial break.Which was too bad…
First Place: Tui “Tui-Z” ScanlanTied for Second Place: Bridget GrayTied for Second Place: Ink
I had been having a rough few weeks.I had been working the equivalent of two full-time jobs, which entails everything from writing 2,000-word stories to grading papers. That, combined with everything else I do, had been taking a toll of me.And when I’m busy, the one thing I don’t do is eat.Despite what you may think about my eating habits,…
I’m not a wine snob — trust me, I’ll drink anything — but I do love my bubblies.Champagne, sparkling wine, moscato d’asti — if it’s got bubbles, I’ll drink it.So I asked Shannon Ball from Wine The Experience — one of Nonstop’s favorite guests — to talk about my favorite drink and, as a bonus, share with us some of his personal…
If you need to find buried treasure, there’s a map for that. If you need to ask a jolly man for gifts, there’s a lap for that. If you need to pay homage to your favorite discount store, there’s a rap for that. But what if you need to figure out the price of all those multicolored sushi dishes piling…
More people are taking photos of their food nowadays. Are you one of them? Do you wish you could take better food pictures, even with a point-and-shoot?I’ve been at it for years, and I always strive to take better pictures of my food. For those of us who don’t use a single-lens reflex camera yet, I asked photographer Oscar Hernandez…
We had a front-row seat at the implosion of the 110-year-old Honolulu Symphony.
Every January I look forward to the New York Times’ list of must-see places that year.The newspaper picked 41 locales for 2011, ranging from little coastline town of Sopot in Poland to the historic town of Pingyao in China. Even Oahu made the list, believe it or not, highlighting Disney’s Aulani resort and the swanky new Waikiki EDITION.While it would…
The other day NBC’s “Today” asked the question: “Who would you choose: your sweetheart or your pet?”And even me, a die-hard pet owner, was surprised by the results of the online poll.An whopping 84.5 percent of respondents — and there were hundreds! — said they would pick their pets over their mates.Here were some of the comments:Pets give you unconditional love and…
In our Best Dentists issue, you’ll find 195 dentists in eight different specialties.
Eat the Street ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 33 By Mari TaketaNonstopAn epic night, this town’s first Eat the Street food truck rally, and if you were anywhere near the vicinity of Kapiolani Boulevard last night, you knew it.How epic? For the first time ever in Hawaii, 10 food trucks plus more food booths converged in the parking…
There’s something about that drive through the Likelike tunnel over to Kaneohe that makes me hungry. Maybe it’s the stunning views of the Koolau Mountains and Kaneohe Bay from the highway. Maybe it’s that feeling of leaving Honolulu’s crowded urban core to a place where I can actually breathe. Or maybe it’s because I know that there are dozens of…
Question: I’m pretty sure you do not have kids, but I thought maybe your readers could help me. My teenager daughter is dreading going to college. She was not the best student in high school (like me) and does not want a professional, “cubicle” job. She wants to open her own fashion boutique or join the Peace Corps or something…
Oh, admit it.You’ve forgotten to RSVP to a wedding. You’ve written a check to the bride and groom because you forgot to go to the bank on Friday. And you’ve worn black to the hotel reception.(OK, I did.)But are these things truly faux pax in the world of weddings and formal events?Well, I sit down with Sandra Williams, owner and…
Did you know that actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa was a healer before he became an actor? The Asian practices of healing and martial arts are actually his passion, and his acting career has helped him to promote it.Not many people know that he’s been practicing this art for 33 years. In fact, he founded a technique called Chuu Shin 31 years…
There’s a new movie that looks at the age-old rom-com question: Can friends have sex without it getting complicated?In “No Strings Attached,” Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman play longtime friends who become FWBs — friends with benefits — because they don’t think they can handle (or want) the demands of a committed relationship. (Read the review in the Christian Science…
Oh, I’m sure this has happened to you.You’re annoyed with the feral cats in your neighborhood that keep overturning your trash bins or pooping on your geraniums. Or you can’t stand the constant croaking of the invasive coqui frogs outside your window. Or you’ve just about lost it on your neighbor whose dogs bark for hours while she’s not at…
12:45 a.m. Friday in Hawaii = 7:45 p.m. Friday in Seoul. Myeongdong’s neon canyons are freezing, about 20 degrees tonight, but not so cold really because of all the crowds laughing, eating, surging. K-pop blasts through our earmuffs; warm scents of grilled squid and frying fishcake hang in the air. I can’t believe I was there.I had 72 hours in…
KC Lyn is a novelty in Honolulu, a town where female rappers are virtually nonexistent. But the graceful, dynamic 22-year-old Missouri native (she moved here about two years ago to study business at HPU) doesn’t want to be known as just a novelty. With a mixtape and performances at Pipeline, Jazz Minds, RumFire and 4Play under her belt already, she’s…
Imagine growing up without being allowed ride your bikes around the neighborhood, cheer on your high school football team, go on sleepovers or — heaven forbid — get a B in chemistry.Doesn’t sound like a lot of fun.But according to Amy Chua — she’s a Yale law professor and mother of two — this Chinese-style approach to parenting results in higher-achieving kids. This…
