November 2012
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Safehouse, a lounge inside the Republik
Safehouse indeed. This new lounge, in the concert venue Republik, is like an oasis in the decidedly sketchy outskirts of Ala Moana mall. The stench of urine, the empty warehouse-like buildings: all that falls away once you step inside Republik, a project between BAMP (a concert production company) and Chip Jewett, who was a partner in Apartment3 and Pipeline, both now shuttered. Safehouse feels...
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Did This: Honolulu’s first Dishcrawl
Honolulu’s first Dishcrawl happened last night, a high-buzz progressive dinner that was so secret, nobody knew which restaurants were involved until we ended up inside the doors. And until last night, nobody really knew what a Dishcrawl was, either, but the idea of a secret progressive dinner through downtown Honolulu was so hot, the 45 spots sold out within days of a social media blitz.
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Persian Nights
This book accompanies a traveling exhibition, “Doris Duke’s Shangri La: Architecture, Landscape, and Islamic Art,” which opened in New York on September 7, 2012, at the Museum of Arts and Design. Both book and exhibition tell many stories of Shangri La, as the Black Point estate came to be known. The exhibition is also the first to share the estate and collection of Doris Duke beyond our island;...
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Restaurant Week Hawaii 2012
It’s time to make reservations for Restaurant Week, with new restaurants joining the fray this year, such as Prima, The Whole Ox, Yuzu, and the new Eggs ‘n’ Things at Ala Moana (hello, waffle bacon benedict and banana split pancakes!).
Menus that caught my eye…
— Honolulu Magazine
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Weeklong farm-to-fork Puna Culinary Festival under...
Showcasing some of the Big Island’s culinary talents, the second annual Puna Culinary Festival is under way this week. Situated on the easternmost portion of the island, the Puna District, south of Hilo, includes the eastern flank of Kilauea volcano and, thanks to a variety of growing conditions, diversified agriculture. Among the fest’s highlights: various Puna area chefs will be featured in...
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Aloha Sapporo! Visiting Noboribetsu
Many Japanese people visit the spa town of Noboribetsu, Hokkaido’s most famous hot spring resort, so we thought we should do the same. Noboribetsu is a haven for onsen fanatics, since the hot springs in this town produce 11 types of thermal waters, each having its own set of healing properties.
Each of the hotels in this area have their public baths set up differently, as well, so you will often...
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Foodscene: November
All of November: National Peanut Butter Lovers Month I don’t know what to do with this except to tell you, because I find it strangely exciting. Slather, people!
Nov. 1: Shochu Day Distilled from barley, sweet potatoes or rice, 25 percent alcohol by volume and rising fast in the popularity polls. The day has passed, but for all who love the strong stuff, Happy (belated) Shochu Day!
— Nonstop...
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Big Island’s Moku O Keawe International Hula...
The seventh annual Moku O Keawe International Hula Festival is set to get under way at Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island’s Kohala Coast beginning today (Thurs., Nov. 1).
Considered one of Hawaii’s top hula events, the three-day fest spotlights hula halau(dancing groups) from Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, Mexico, and Japan in hula kahiko (ancient hula) and hula auana (modern hula)...
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Food events: Taro Festival, Deepavali Festival of...
The end of the year is quickly filling up with food events. A few that caught my eye:
- This year, Haleiwa Farmers Market’s Taro Festival moves to Ala Moana. Celebrate taro from root to pa‘i ‘ai with tours to the lo‘i at UH Kanewai and stone and board making demos. Saturday, November 3, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Ala Moana Center, 2nd level near Sears
— Honolulu Magazine
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Hawaii: In Real Life ~ Sweet Revenge
You may have seen the Sweet Revenge(@SweetRevengeHNL) pie truck at Eat the Street every month since last year … or maybe you haven’t, if you came too late and found that their amazing sweet or savory pies had sold out. Whether they bring chicken pot pie, quiche, bacon mac ‘n’ cheese, chocolate haupia, crackerjack, or any of the dozens of handmade fillings they offer, the mini pies are always a...
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Upcoming events at Taste and Fishcake
Taste and Fishcake each hosted an event this month. If those past events are any indication, don’t miss the ones coming up:
Past: High on the buzz meter these days is Taste, a pop-up venue and food hub, and no wonder: it’s a collaboration involving Mark Noguchi and the Eat the Street founders, some of the most beloved players in Honolulu’s food scene. Taste opened last Saturday,...
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Nobu restaurant set to open in mid-December at...
Plans are in the works for celebrity chef and restaurateur Nobuyuki “Nobu” Matsuhisa to open Nobu Lanai in mid-December at the Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay. In a news release issued by the resort, Tom Roelens, general manager of Four Seasons Resorts Lanai, said: “As a leader in innovative Japanese cuisine, world-renowned Chef Nobuyuki’s has revolutionized the dining experience for...
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'Uncle Vanya and Zombies' brings Chekhov, pop...
The UH Manoa Department of Theatre and Dance presents the world première of “Uncle Vanya and Zombies,” the second mainstage production of the 2012-2013 season. A perennial favorite of university theater departments, Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” has here been updated and deconstructed by Theater Professor Markus Wessendorf.
This innovative and exciting performance will come to the Kennedy...
October 2012
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'Hawaii Five-O' Episodes Have 2nd Week Hiatus...
Hawaii Five-O fans hopefully can keep themselves content with their DVD sets and saved DVR gems for another week, as pressing national matters necessarily have pushed the hit drama with the quirkiest and hottest team of crime-fighting heroes to a second week without airing a new episode. The presidential debate on foreign policy took their spot last Monday, while CBS coverage of hurricane...
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Restaurant Week Hawaii: deals at dozens of...
If you’ll be in the Islands in mid-November, you’ve gotta eat out. Slated to begin on Mon., Nov. 12 and wrap up on Sun., Nov. 18, Restaurant Week Hawaii is a seven-day celebration of Hawaii’s food services. With a total of more than 50 eateries participating on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island, the eats will range from refined fine dining to island-style fast-food, with a number special menu...
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Kulu Kulu: New bakery in Shirokiya
Shirokiya keeps getting better and better. The Yataimura, the beer garden and have you seen the beer towers they’re now offering in the beer garden!? It’s like having your own tap at your table. Except maybe not as classy since it’s just Bud and Kirin on offer. The second floor underwent a bit of change, too, with the new bakery/dessert shop Kulu Kulu offering cakes and...
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Aloha Sapporo!
As you read this, I’ll be on my way to Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island, as Hawaiian Airlines (@HawaiianAir) launches its direct flights to Sapporo. As with previous inaugural flights, they’re taking travel industry executives, employees, musicians, and media, and I’ll be tagging along with my Twitter friend, Laurie Oue (@Konaish).
Hawaiian is the only American airline with a direct flight...
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Nightmare in Waimea plans scary family fun
Even the guard dog freaked out and ran away.
Good haunted attractions will scare you into laughing, while great haunted attractions will leave you with chicken skin on the long, dark ride home.
At Nightmare in Waimea, the chicken skin tales are starting early this year as volunteers get ready for visitors this weekend.
— The Garden Island
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Adopt-A-Beehive donors party
Chef Alan Wong and head of the University of Hawaii Hilo apiary program, Dr. Lorna Tsutsumi, welcomed Adopt-A-Beehive program donors to The Pineapple Room for a party Sunday evening.
Donors sampled dishes made with honey from the beehives their donations made possible. We were even able to taste honeycomb that was flown in from Hilo that morning.
— Nonstop Honolulu
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World Pasta Day at Prima
6 p.m. last Thursday, Prima in Kailua. Thirteen fellow pasta fiends and I have converged on one of the island’s best restaurants for our specially created, this-time-only World Pasta Day celebration dinner. Course after course of carby goodness — that’s what we want. Surprise us! I’ve tweeted Prima. Wacky, traditional, anything!
But this? Seriously, the menu? I’m laughing.
When did you actually...
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The chocolate counter at Neiman Marcus Honolulu
From chocolate covered Bugles to 100 percent cacao chocolate bars, chocolate senbei clusters to Armagnac soaked cherries encased in chocolate, Neiman Marcus has the most extensive chocolate selection in town.
The strongest items in the Neiman Marcus collections are the chocolate candies and milk chocolate varieties, such as the aforementioned chocolate-covered cherries that gush sweet liquor when...
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Allegiant Air sale: $99 one-way fares between...
Allegiant Air, a Nevada-based airline owned by Allegiant Travel Company, is now holding a sale through which it’s offering one-way tickets between Honolulu and nine cities on the U.S. mainland for as low as $99. The fares are limited (not available for all flights) and area available for a limited time for travel betweenHonolulu, Oahu and Boise, Idaho; Eugene, Ore.; Fresno, Calif.; Las...
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Farmers Insurance Hawaii and Kaimuki High Promote...
Farmers Insurance Hawaii will hold a special Halloween Trick-or-Treat Hot Spots Traffic Safety event this Wednesday, October 31 from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. at Kaimuki High School to remind drivers to slow down and watch for pedestrians crossing streets.
Farmers Hawaii employees will join HPD’s District 7 Community Policing Unit, and Kaimuki High students and teachers for the sign-waving event to help...
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Fab Freakery
Halloween is a holiday for the creative. Whether you’re carving your masterpiece into a pumpkin, decorating your house with masterfully dripped blood and intricately woven cobwebs or dressing up as whatever is scarier than a pregnant Snooki (maybe Snooki with twins?), it takes a bit of ingenuity. That’s why the perfect event to truly appreciate the art of it all is at the Honolulu Museum of Art’s...
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The Pumpkin Carving Festival
The third annual Pumpkin Carving Festival marked the beginning of fall this week, with events around town to benefit Keiki O Ka Aina Family Learning Centers and USO Hawaii. Last year, it was held at the Blaisdell with a family event and a corporate carving; this year, it seems they decided to spread out.
Master Carver Ed Moody of Michigan kicked off the week with a Monster Carving event at...
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Family Fun: Halloween Art by Treehouse
Halloween is upon us, and to get into the spooky spirit, we asked for a super-simple children’s art activity from the owners of Treehouse, the coolest new art store in Honolulu (more on them in a bit).
This couldn’t be easier: all you need is Melissa & Doug Neon Mini Scratch Notes ($1.75 for 8 cards, available at Treehouse). Have your kiddo use the wooden stylus to scratch off the top layer,...
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New eats: Kulu Kulu Cake
If you’re headed to Shirokiya today, you’ll find a large new bakery on the first floor. This is kind of a big deal, since that entire corner was previously rotating new vendors every three weeks.
Every town in Japan has their own little cake shop, and the partners behind Kulu Kulu decided that would be the concept behind this new place. The cakes are all done in Japanese style, meaning that the...
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Halloween Guide 2012
8th Annual Big Hairy Monster Ball Dance to Liquid Amber and DJ Victory Evil, munch on Horror’dourves and suck down non-alcoholic drinks (BYOB). Dress up for a chance to win part of $2,500 in prizes, or sit back and watch special performances by stilt walker and vocalist Joe Peach and Zombie Fire Dancers. The former military bunker is nothing short of spooky, and that’s in the daylight. Tunnels,...
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PuppetCinema and the Oahu Fringe Performing Arts...
Critically-acclaimed performance company PuppetCinema will perform their multimedia show Planet Egg as part of the Oahu Fringe Performing Arts Festival on November 8th at 6pm and November 10th at 6pm & 7:30pm at the ARTS at Marks Garage. The show, which combines puppetry, film, projection, and live Foley in a live performance piece, will feature Zvi Sahar (creator, director, puppeteer), Justin...
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Editors' Picks: Top 5 things to do this weekend
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The Legacy of Sharaku
Thursday, Oct. 18 through Sunday, December 16
The Honolulu Museum of Art is showing a collection of Japanese woodblock printings by Toshusai Sharaku. His works belong to the ukiyo-e genre, “pictures of the floating world,” and are known for their expressionism and famous portraits of kabuki actors. $10, $5 children (4-17), children under 4 and members free, 900 S....
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Top pro windsurfers slated to compete in...
The American Windsurfing Tour’s Maui Makani Classic — ranked among the sport’s most prestigious competitions — is slated to begin tomorrow (Thurs., Oct. 25) in the waters edging Hookipa Beach Park, on Maui’s north shore. The Hookipa area is considered ideal for windsurfing because of its large, well-shaped waves and strong winds. The competition, which will continue through Sat., Nov. 3, is...
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New Eggs 'n' Things at Ala Moana
This one’s for the locals…at least that’s what the managers of the third Eggs ‘n’ Things say. Still, in the first week of opening, the new Ala Moana Eggs ‘n’ Things, the first location outside of Waikiki, is already packed with Japanese tourists.
Not much is different here—the usual pancakes, omelets and crepes. Which is to say, during brunch hours, you’d...
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7 newbies + beer: Friday’s Eat the Street
If you’re a regular to this site, you know we usually preview Eat the Street with a closer look at one or two newcomers. This month that goes out the window: A record seven newbies ranging from a new Russian pirogi truck to Kohnotori, the longtime yakitori joint tucked away by Puck’s Alley, join the mix, as does ETS’ first-ever beer tent.
All ground-breaking, but let’s start with the...
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Hawaii Volcanoes celebrating 25th anniversary as...
This week, the Big Island’s Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its designation as a World Heritage site with two events: an “After Dark in the Park” presentation and a roundtable talk, both focusing on World Heritage site status and the 40th anniversary of the international World Heritage Convention. Today, there are 21 World Heritage sites in the United States,...
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Maui Rides Another Culinary Wave
Before the 1990s, the Hawaiian Islands had a reputation as a culinary backwater — the land of SPAM and pineapple. And, let’s face it, even today few mainlanders head to Maui for the food. The popular island vacation destination is a playground for water-sport thrill seekers, nature lovers, honeymooners, and stressed-out haoles seeking serious beach time and fruity cocktails with tiny...
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Hops and Halloween
A cornucopia of pleasures is promised at the upcoming debut of Oahu Brewfest, hosted at Paradise Cove in the Ko Olina Resort. In conjunction with Halloween week, Brewfest will celebrate the spooky and the entertaining, highlighting the offerings of more than forty beers from over twenty-five different breweries–Kona Brewing Co.,
Aloha Beer Company and Hawaii Nui Brewing–to name a few local...
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Personal shopper at Whole Foods Kahala
If you think grocery shopping a chore, get a personal shopper at Whole Foods Kahala. For free! Email or phone in your grocery list, drive up the next day and have the groceries brought to you curbside. No circling for parking, no corralling your kids in the aisles lest they fall into the bulk bins.
Mostly, I think this is convenient for busy families. While I normally enjoy wandering the...
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Who’s coming: Eat the Street Day of the Dead
Several new vendors will join the mix at this Friday’s Eat the Street, which will be a Latin-themed food fest in honor of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The newcomers include Bentos, Mochi and Delectables, with its mochi truffles and “Chubby Fudgy Bowls,” and Kohnotori, well-known for the yakitori it serves at its University-area eatery. Luibueno’s, a Haleiwa restaurant, will also bring its...
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Maragogype, Mokka and Catuai, oh my!
This is sleek, hipster-infused minimalism at its best. Even from the outside of its Waikiki storefront, Gorilla In The Café strikes a passerby as unquestionably modern. Inside, exposed wood trim, a chalkboard menu and high-rise ceilings continue the theme, but the true highlight finds itself perched along a towering wall of hand-packaged coffee bags up for sale at Gorilla, with every option 100...
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Kokua Market: movie night and vendor fair
This weekend is owner appreciation weekend at Kokua Market, the only natural foods co-op in Hawaii. But you don’t have to be an owner to join the festivities.
The highlight of the weekend: A screening of Big Night with Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rosellini, one of the best food movies of all time, primarily for its characterization of the uncompromising Italian chef, Primo, who believes...
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Pineapple Express’ Sam Choy
The long list of Chef Sam Choy’s accolades seem endless as he has starred in his own cooking show, appeared on various Food Network Challenges, written 16 cookbooks, and won the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef Pacific Region. But as far as we’re concerned, his greatest achievement – as the leading authority on authentic Hawaiian cuisine, is bringing a taste of the islands to the...
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Visiting Artist Hank Murta Adams
The Visiting Artists Program in Glass, and The Glass Art Family at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Department of Art and Art History, proudly present Hank Murta Adams. Hank will present a slide lecture on his work on Monday, October 22nd at 7pm in the Art Auditorium, room #132, followed by a welcoming reception in Hank’s honor.
Hank will conduct hot glass demos daily 9am-4pm in the...
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See Hawaiian royal history in a five-stop...
Palace intrigue? Check. Royal rapscallions? Some. Kings and queens and gorgeous things? You’ll find those too.
You thought we were speaking of Britain, perhaps? Well, no, although Britain celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee in June. Instead, we’re turning to Hawaiian royalty, who ruled a kingdom now so popular that 7.3 million people visited last year.
— Los Angeles...
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The Blur of Conceptual Art
The term “conceptual art” may be hard to comprehend. Isn’t all art drawn from a concept?
By definition, conceptual art is appreciated for the idea behind it, rather than the material or skill it took to paint or otherwise present the idea visually.
For example: “Blurred”, by Kay Rosen. She had an idea. Put “BLU” on one wall in blue paint, “RED” on an adjacent wall in red paint, and a purple “R”...
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Battleship Missouri Memorial now offering free...
The Battleship Missouri Memorial — located a ship’s length from the USS ArizonaMemorial in Pearl Harbor — is now offering a 360-degree above- and below-deck virtual tour. In a news release issued this week, Michael A. Carr, the memorial’s president and chief operating officer, said: “With the new virtual tour people from across the world can see this historic battleship, before and after their...
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Greens and Vines grand opening in Honolulu
Five years ago, in Night of the Living Lasagna, John Heckathorn wrote about Sylvia Thompson’s Licious Dishes raw and vegan meal plans. He loved them. He also wrote: “Licious Dishes is not a restaurant. ‘I didn’t want a restaurant, I wanted to spend evenings with my hubby,’” [Sylvia] says.’”
Maybe she was spending too much time with the hubby....
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Princess Ka‘iulani Keiki Festival honors Ni‘ihau...
Opening ceremonies for Saturday’s annual Princess Ka‘iulani Keiki Festival begin at 6:30 p.m. today at the Hawaiian Congregational Church in Hanapepe.
Today’s festivities include hula performances by Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala. Bag pipes and storytellers will honor the spirit and memory of Princess Victoria Ka‘iulani on the eve of her event for Hawai‘i’s keiki, according to a press...
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HIFF ‘White Frog’ Premiere
Several hundred fans lined up at Regal Dole Theatres for the premiere of “White Frog,” staring Booboo Stewart.
Tonight was an example of being at the right place at the right time. I was in the theater lobby killing time before my next movie, when “White Frog” producer and EuroCinema organizer Chris Lee asked if I could take some photos for Stewart. Before I knew it, I was in the middle of a pack...
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Editors' Picks: Top 5 things to do this weekend
48th Annual Food And New Products Show
Friday, Oct. 19 through Sunday, Oct. 21
For a whole weekend, hundreds of exhibitors are coming together to show off their latest products, from arts and crafts to culinary treats. Enjoy free food samples, giveaways and family attractions. Check out the “Experience the Taste of the Pacific” food section with various local food booths as well. $3, $2 with...
