Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Jan. 12-18, 2023
Visit Bishop Museum after hours, enjoy the MLK Day parade in Waikīkī, get your tickets to Tumua: Special Taping at Hawai‘i Theatre and celebrate at the 2023 New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival.
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Where to Get Black Friday Deals in Honolulu
Here are details on sales, extended shopping hours and special perks at malls and local boutiques on Friday, Nov. 26.
Is Hot Dog on a Stick’s New Spam Corn Dog Da Gateway Spam?
Mainland people no like Spam as much as Hawai‘i people. Could dis be da game-changer?
Truffle and Pop Is My New Favorite (and Completely Addictive) Hawai‘i-Made Snack
Cheesy truffly goodness. You got me.
Roll with It: Happy Belly Joins Pearlridge Food Truck Lineup
Think jumbo katsu burgers, loaded tater tots and country-fried steaks with chunky chorizo sauce.
Renovated Pearlridge Center is the ultimate foodie heaven
Sponsored Have you been to Pearlridge Center lately? The center had a huge, multi-million dollar renovation. Uptown is now known as Mauka and Downtown, where the movie theaters are, is now Wai Makai. Why all the renovations and rebranding? The center…
Did this: Pearlridge’s 3D roller coaster and Eurobungy
Let’s rewind a bit. My family didn’t really do summer vacations when I was a kid. Disneyland, Seaworld, Universal Studios…just a bunch of expensive dreams. I settled for the 50th State Fair and Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park (now known as Wet’n’Wild),…
Hidden gem: Pali Momi Medical Center
Most people think of hospital food — even the items served in the public cafeteria — as bland and unexciting. But what if the hospital has a chef and a fully trained culinary team? I was skeptical when the public…
Do good: Fight hunger with CANstruction
Yesterday was the 10th annual CANstruction® competition, put on by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Honolulu, where teams of architects, designers and engineers used their talents to create gigantic structures made of canned goods to benefit the Hawaii Foodbank. If…
Preview: Pearlridge Farmer’s Market Chile Pepper Festival
The popular Pearlridge Farmer’s Market makes two years this month, so they are turning up the heat and celebrating with a Chile Festival and Chili Cookoff this Saturday, August 15, from 8 a.m. to noon by Sears. Admission is free.…
Fighting hunger with CANstruction
I can’t believe I’ve only covered the big CANstruction event once all these years. I guess I was so amazed by the architectural feats using canned goods, I must have assumed you all were already checking them out.Yesterday was the…
Did this: YoDama!
Hundreds of kids gather around Kendama pros for a jam session at Pearlridge.How did this happen? A little wooden toy — the one you did NOT want to get as a Christmas gift — is suddenly the hottest thing since…
Hawaii: In Real Life ~ Pearlridge farmer’s market
I’ve been pretty open on social media about my farmer’s market preferences. The one at Kapiolani Community College — although it’s the biggest — is so overrun with tourists that it’s choked the locals out, so I haven’t been there…
Hawaii: In Real Life ~ Kaiser Permanente
If you live or work in the Aiea area, your healthcare options are about to get a little more convenient in a few weeks. Kaiser Permanente is opening its 20th Hawaii clinic (11th on Oahu) at Pearlridge Center on October…
Nonstop Movies: ‘Hang Loose’
As mentioned in Myong Choi’s blog on Monday, three locally-produced films will be showing at Pearlridge West 16 for spring break, starting today. The premiere of “Hang Loose” kicked it off last night with red carpet festivities and a party…
Hawaii: In Real Life ~ Razor Concepts
(Note: This week’s video was shot on time but is posting late due to the cameraman catching the flu.)Hands down, one of the funniest live interviews I’ve ever done was with Kaulana Chang (@MagicianKaulana) of Razor Concepts (@RazorHawaii) two years…
Party pics: Pancho Abalos
Ewa Beach artist Pancho Abalos showcased his J-POP-inspired urban art at Prototype in Pearlridge Center on Saturday. The showing featured a silent auction with items donated by Pancho and other local artists, including Loading Zone’s Chanel Tanaka, with proceeds going…
Hawaii: In Real Life ~ Pancho Abalos
If you’re into local art, you are probably very familiar with Ewa Beach painter Pancho Abalos (@PanchoAbalos): He’s known for taking familiar Japanese art styles and incorporating it into his own modern street style to create unique pieces. Girls with…
Black Friday Aftermath
By now you’ve seen Nonstop Honolulu’s overnight coverage of Black Friday, including John Garcia’s epic video of the WalMart crowd and Ed Morita’s fun look at the Toys “R” Us line. It’s visuals like that, that have prevented me from…
Video: Black Friday line at Toys ‘R’ Us
The line was so long at Toys “R” Us that it was impossible to get a shot of the entire line, so I decided the best way to capture the scene was be to shoot video as I walked the…
My weekend of unusual structures
This blog has given me the opportunity to experience a lot of different adventures … and if you’ve been reading me for a while, you know that I love the quirky stuff. So when PR divas Susan Sunderland and Sandi…
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