Culture — Tuesday, October 27, 2009 2:00
Exploring the Pidgin Language
The Aloha Spirit
Thursday, October 8, 2009 2:00
Share We’ve all heard the word aloha. This term is used in every day life, whether it’s greeting a family, friend, or stranger. This is the basic usage of the word, however aloha is so much more than that. It means love, compassion, grace, and kindness. The English language does not have a synonym, but [...]
Warriors At Aloha Stadium
Sunday, September 13, 2009 11:20
Share I’ve been attending University of Hawaii football games since I was a little girl. To be quite honest, my favorite part of the game was when my family would arrive about five hours early and set up the barbecue and stuff ourselves with food that of course we didn’t need but obviously severely wanted. [...]
Show Me Some Shaka
Thursday, September 3, 2009 22:03
Share Going to school at the University of Hawaii as a local is a truly rewarding experience. Life is different, of course, no matter what college you go to because it is for most people the first step you take into a new and independent life. In short, it’s breathtakingly exciting. Yet as I mentioned, [...]
The Manapua Man: Then and Now
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 19:10
Share HawaiiEats You hear the tinkling bells and the chiming music and suddenly the front doors all along the street are opening, their occupants calling out to the large white truck making its way across town. This is the Wagon Man or Manapua Truck as we know it today. The manapua man or rather manapua [...]
Put A Little Aloha In Your Shirt
Thursday, August 13, 2009 0:05
Share I will never forget walking through Waikiki last summer. The day was pleasantly warm, not so much the weather as much as all the bodies floating in and out of the shops along Ala Moana Boulevard. Suddenly, a short but huskily built Hawaiian man came running down the street. My friends and I watched [...]
Kokua Kalihi Valley
Thursday, August 6, 2009 4:00
Share The ancient Hawaiians, like most native peoples of the pacific islands, lived off of their land. They planted such foods as kalo (taro) and ulu (breadfuit) and raised livestock like the pua’a (pig). Yet, just as much as these ancestors took from the land, they also gave back to her. They nourished the ground [...]
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