Heeia

5 questions with Jose Garces

Photo by Jason VarneyAs 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. This is chef…

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…

Hanohano work day at Papahana Kuaola

Sustainability remains the big buzz word when it comes to food, but for local farmers, it’s always been a way of life. Quietly tucked away at the base of the Ko’olau mountains in He’eia are the kalo patches of Papahana…

Did this: Visiting Heeia fishpond

When I first visited the fishpond in Heeia years ago, I couldn’t believe the work ahead.The hundreds-years-old fishpond located in Kaneohe was overgrown with mangrove, an introduced plant whose roots grow into the wall and loosen the rocks and corals.…