Values — Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:00
For the Keiki & Ohana: The Honolulu Aquarium
For the Keiki & Ohana: The Honolulu Zoo
Sunday, September 27, 2009 7:00
Share For the Keiki and Ohana “Can the crocodiles eat us, mama? Because the last time, it looked like they could come out of the fence. I think they can squeeze through. Can they, mama? And can we go to the Keiki Zoo again? Pleeeaasee? Can we?” And so goes the conversation for the 30 [...]
Music Tradition Continues: The Keawe Ohana
Saturday, September 26, 2009 23:44
Share Growing up on Oahu, many of my childhood and teenage memories were spent traveling throughout Oahu to my maternal Grandmother’s different gigs. My Nanny as we affectionately called her was a Kumu Hula or teacher of Hawaii dance and her schedule was always busy. A normal day would consist of a full day of [...]
Oahu’s Past: What was here before?
Monday, August 10, 2009 0:22
Share What was here before? Development continues to change the landscape and architecture of Hawaii, and quite honestly the older I get the harder it is for me to recall — what was here before? And, so I thought I’d ask the Hawaii Traditions readers for their help. Below is a photo of what is [...]
Hawaii Eats: Malasadas
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 23:20
Share HawaiiEats From as far back as I can remember, visiting my Aunty Edith’s Kapahulu house always meant one thing; dessert. No matter the time of day, we would always bring a white box of warm Leonard’s Malasadas in hand for all to share. Now with my own children in tow, the tradition continues. Malasadas—a [...]
The 2009 Friends of the Library Book Sale: My Loot
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 21:05
Share Some would argue that I live a very…well, mild life. And I would have to agree. Evidence: The Friends of the Library Book Sale is something I obsess think about all year long. I mean, not only did I go once this year, but I went three—count ’em three times—this year (woohoo!). In the [...]
Our Island Neighborhoods: Chinatown
Monday, June 29, 2009 2:00
Share Wafting up to greet you as you enter Honolulu’s Chinatown, is a heady mix of sweet char sui, fragrant flower lei and Chinese herbs and incense. Explore the area for a day and Hawaii’s diversity becomes palpable. Here, yesterday and today, meld. Old buildings stand next to new ones and yesterday’s immigrants from China [...]
Summer in Hawaii: Shave Ice
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 20:57
Share Originally brought to Hawaii by Japanese immigrants who worked on the sugar cane plantations, shave ice is a year round treat for islanders and tourists alike. As simple as can be, the concoction of ice and syrup has somehow become the quintessential local experience, on the level of giving and wearing lei and throwing [...]
Summer in Hawaii: Oahu Beaches
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 23:19
Share Swimming. Shivering, teeth chattering. Pruned fingers and dark chocolate skin. Alternately wolfing down a salted musubi wrapped in nori and a chicken drumstick, stopping only to wash it all down with Hawaiian Sun Luau Punch. Anxiously waiting a half and hour before going back in. From Lihue, Kauai to Kona, Hawaii, an experience like [...]
Talking Story with Hawaii’s Living History: Helen Hiroko Hongo
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 19:38
Share Driving through the far end of Waikiki, I remember my childhood. I remember swimming near the Natatorium with my Baban (grandma, in Japanese) when I was young. She in her straw hat, sunglasses and strand of faux pearls, just an arms length away from me, teaching me to swim. I remember my mother and [...]
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