kauai

Did this: Taste of Hawaii

Radio personality and KHON correspondent Ron Wiley is one of the familiar faces at Taste of Hawaii. Although it started as a fundraiser in 1988 by the Rotary Club of Kapaa, the Taste of Hawaii on Kauai has grown to be…

Roy’s new throwback

Roy Yamaguchi helped pioneer Hawaii Regional Cuisine a generation ago, when few had heard of wasabi butter or firecracker aioli. Now the culinary icon is going in the opposite direction with his next restaurant — back to the past. “It’s…

Hawaii: In Real Life ~ Nani Moon Mead

Did you know that we have wine produced on Kauai? And not just any wine: Nani Moon is a mead, or a honey-based wine, and is handcrafted in small batches using fruits and honey exclusively from local, independent farmers and…

Eating frenzy on Kauai

We didn’t have much time. Only on Kauai for two days — and working most of our waking hours — we wanted to see and do and eat as much as we could in a 48-hour span. It’s amazing how…

Andy Irons dies; I’m in shock

The news came in an e-mail.Jodi Wilmott, longtime surfer and media director of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, sent out a media alert that Andy Irons, three-time World Champion, died today. He was just 32.I’m in complete shock. He…