One last look at New York
Everyone has their own list of must-dos in New York, but my trip was a little different because I was actually there for work, filming a special episode for Search Hawaii TV. I know a lot of people didn’t quite get…
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Block Island bites
We wrapped up our film trip with a day at the Lofaro’s house on the far end of Block Island — what a treat! It was the perfect setting for our final interviews for Search Hawaii TV. You’ll get to…
Search Hawaii in Block Island: the big clambake
The visit to Block Island with Search Hawaii TV documented chef Mike Lofaro’s trip home aboard the Hōkūle’a, with him fishing and foraging in preparation for a big clambake for the community. Block Island is the size of Kihei on…
Search Hawaii on Block Island: clamming lessons
As mentioned when we first landed on Block Island, The Oar is one of the most popular places to hang out, night or day. It’s right on the water overlooking the boat slips, so you get a lovely view from…
Search Hawaii on Block Island: Foraging, part 1
We started our first full day on Block Island watching the Hōkūle’a crew perform their traditional protocol ceremony, where they ask the native people of the area permission for entry. This isn’t going to be part of the Search Hawaii…
Search Hawaii in New York: Getting to Block Island
It was great timing to have the Hōkūlea sailing up and down the North American East Coast while our Search Hawaii TV crew was filming for the summer. Chef Mike Lofaro, one of the stars of the show, is from…
Search Hawaii in New York: eating and foraging
In addition to hunting and fishing, the stars of Search Hawaii TV also forage in the wilderness to find what’s seasonal and local in the area. But we were in New York. Where does one forage in the urban jungle?…
Search Hawaii in New York: Meeting Jonathan Waxman
People often mistake this blog for my job, when in fact it’s more of a hobby. My real job is doing social media for clients, so this next series of blog posts will be a little different from what I…
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