We Tried It: Island Hopping in Hawai‘i On An Airplane During COVID-19
From health forms and temperature scans, to face masks and boarding, here are seven things you need to know when flying with kids during the coronavirus pandemic.
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#BTS with Top Chef fan fave Sheldon Simeon
Could the timing be any better? On March 1, Hawaiian Airlines continued its guest chef series and rotated Maui’s Sheldon Simeon in for the next few months with a domestic first class menu that showcases his talent. Sheldon with daughter Peyton…
Doko Ga Hokkaido: Hakodate market
After the rest of the group dispersed to other parts of Japan or went home to Hawaii, I headed to south Hokkaido to the famous port town of Hakodate. Since it was one of the first of only five Japanese ports…
Doko Ga Hokkaido: Sapporo eats, part 2
We wrapped up the group travel part of the trip with Doko Ga TV by exploring a few historic spots in Sapporo … and, of course, getting some last bites in. Sapporo Clock Tower. Before I show you the spots near…
Doko Ga Hokkaido: Sapporo eats, part 1
In the interest of time, I’m splitting my Sapporo restaurants into two posts and I believe these are more miscellaneous spots, whereas the ones I’m profiling tomorrow are close to JR Sapporo Station. When you travel with Pali Kaaihue —…
Doko Ga Hokkaido: discoveries outside the city
The big city of Sapporo is great, but I highly recommend you take day trips to outlying areas to get a better sense of what Hokkaido is all about. There are nice, interesting spots just 30 to 60 minutes outside…
Doko ga Hokkaido: Tanaka sake
Just as various foods are symbolic of Japan, sake — their national beverage — is almost exclusively Japanese. To produce high-quality sake, you need the perfect rice and the perfect water, mixed with centuries of tradition and science. There are several…
Kia ora Auckland: What to do
New Zealand, or Aotearoa as it’s known in Maori, is nothing short of magical. From green pastoral landscapes to soaring seaside cliffs, there wasn’t a vista that didn’t enthrall me. Although my six days in Auckland couldn’t do kiwiland enough…
HONOLULU Fashion Week: Runway to Runway
Fern Mallis introduces Lie Sangbong, Kym Ellery, Todd Synder, Yukimi Kawashima (AULA) and Kaypee Soh. The headliner of HONOLULU Fashion Week was without a doubt Saturday night’s Runway to Runway fashion show. With Hawaiian Airlines as the presenting sponsor, the runway show featured national…
HONOLULU Fashion Week: Manuheali`i and Get Out!
On Saturday, HONOLULU Fashion Week featured two runway shows that captured Hawaii’s unique style. The afternoon show at Hawaii Convention Center showcased the contemporary aloha wear of Manuheali`i. In the evening, for the first of two shows, local designers presented…
HONOLULU Fashion Week: Live Aloha and Kini Zamora
HONOLULU Fashion Week’s runway lit up in a big way Friday night. Led by renown fashion show producer/director Lynne O’Neill —the team transformed the Hawaii Convention Center into a New York Fashion Week-caliber venue and production. Fern Mallis, who created…
How to spend your first night in Tokyo
I’m back on the road again, and yes, back in Japan, but I try to get a different experience every time I return to any destination. It’s always an adventure with my classmate, manga/anime blogger Deb Aoki, so be sure…
Hawaiian Airlines launches featured chef series
The Hawaiian Airlines featured chefs with Chai Chaowasaree (center), from left: Jon Matsubara, Andrew Le, Lee Anne Wong, Wade Ueoka, and Sheldon Simeon. Photo by Rae Huo. Hawaiian Airlines kicked off its new featured chef program yesterday, where inflight meals created…
HONOLULU Fashion Week: Hawaiian Air and MAMO on the runway
A standing room only crowd had a chance to enjoy a unique showcase of flight attendant uniforms through the decades as Hawaiian Airlines served as the presenting host of the MAMO (Maoli Arts Month) fashion show during HONOLULU Fashion Week.…
5 questions with Christina Tosi
As an official media partner of this year’s Hawai‘i Food and Wine Festival, we’ll be interviewing several of the noteworthy chefs who be attending this year’s event, which runs Aug. 29 through Sept. 7. Chef Christina Tosi is a returning…
Sharing ‘Family Ingredients’ with Ed Kenney
People from all over, all ages are loving chef Ed Kenney’s Emmy Award-winning genealogy show, “Family Ingredients,” which follows people from Hawaii to their homeland while promoting local ingredients in the places they explore. It’s not just interesting, it’s beautifully…
Aloha Beijing! Last looks
The famous Bird’s Nest stadium from the Beijing Olympics I got to spend, literally, one full day back in Beijing before heading home at midnight. Fortunately, it was a beautiful day and the pollution was low, so we could enjoy…
Aloha Beijing! Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City
To help you learn more about China’s history and culture, Beijing tours will always have The Forbidden City and the adjacent Tiananmen Square on your list of sights. The Forbidden City, built from 1406 to 1420, was the Chinese imperial palace…
Aloha Beijing! The Great Wall of China
As mentioned in my initial travel post, it’s been 30 years since I was last in Beijing. One of the highlights of my last visit here was visiting The Great Wall, which was started as early as 7th Century B.C.…
Party pics: HIFF China Night Gala
Although the Hawaii International Film Festival doesn’t officially begin until later this week, the festivities kicked off Saturday night at the Halekulani with the second annual China Night gala.Scheduled a week earlier to accommodate Chinese travelers in the islands for…
Tasting weird Asian snacks
Will (left) and Marv with the entire collection of snacks that we tasted.As you know, I went to Taiwan, China, and Japan recently, and the trips were so close together that I was able to stockpile a nice collection of…
Taipei and Shanghai: My top 10
It took a while, but here’s my wrap-up of my trip to Taipei, thanks to Hawaiian Airlines, who launched direct service there and invited me along on the inaugural flight. With so many Taiwanese in Hawaii, there’s no reason not…
Aloha Taipei! Last bites
I should be finished with my blog series by now, if not for connectivity problems with Verizon. Ah, technology!I was fortunate to have had not one, but two last days in Taipei. My first round of last bites was with…
Aloha Taipei! To market, to market
The line for shao bing at Hua Shan Market, 7 a.m.When in Taiwan, you have to try a traditional breakfast at least once. Jook or congee is good, but you have to go out to get a freshly-baked shao bing,…