Traditions — Thursday, March 4, 2010 2:00
“An Ocean of Slippers”: A New Hawaii Traditions Series on Celebrations, Hawaii Style
Slippahs
Thursday, February 25, 2010 2:00
Numerous parties come and go: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, first birthdays. You go to a friend’s home, take off your slippers (not flip-flop or sandals, but SLIPPERS, or SLIPPAHS for the truly local) before entering the party and leave them at the doorstep, in the midst of an ocean of slippers. As the party [...]
The Things that Entertained Us: A New Hawaii Traditions Series on Growing up Local in Hawaii
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 2:00
After a day at school, my children usually ask to watch cartoons on PBS. These days, it’s Curious George or Sid the Science Kid, but when I was growing up as kid in the 1970’s here in Honolulu, things were different.
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Honolulu’s drinking trends
Saturday, February 20, 2010 2:03
When compared to the mainland, Hawaii seems to be behind in the new drinking trends that are popular today. Colorado native Kyle Reutner has been a bartender in Honolulu for 5 years and says what people order to drink depends highly on the establishment. The atmosphere, look and overall feel of the establishment must have [...]
How symbolism works in the Chinese New Year celebration
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 2:00
In the Chinese zodiac, 2010 is the Year of the Tiger and like many other cultures, food is a vital part of the celebration. Interestingly, there is much symbolism in the preparation of the new year celebration, which can be contributed to the similar sounding words of their language.
For example, the Chinese word for the [...]
Local Snacks: A New Series on Hawaii Traditions
Friday, February 12, 2010 20:13
Local Snacks
One of my absolute favorite island snacks is a far cry from the gold-foil packaged chocolate macadamia nuts we commonly give to non-islanders as gifts from Hawaii. No, instead—or maybe afterwards—give me a washed out mayonnaise jar filled to the brim with half-ripe chilled mango, soaking in sweetened vinegar tinted with red food color [...]
New Years Cleaning, A Hawaii Tradition
Saturday, January 2, 2010 21:06
Question: For a child, what’s worse than having to clean up your room? Answer: Having to really, really, really clean up your room every year, all before December 30th.
The New Year’s house cleaning that is an annual tradition in many households in Hawaii has it’s roots in Japanese culture. General housecleaning, called “osoji” in Japanese [...]
Hawaii Celebrations: New Years, Hawaii Style
Friday, January 1, 2010 20:31
Perhaps no other place in the world celebrates the new year as we do, here in Hawaii. Some aspects of our new year’s celebration are similar the world over; the family and friends that gather, the food, the children running around underfoot and even in some places in the world—fireworks. Somehow, what makes Hawaii’s new [...]
Talking Story with Hawaii’s Living History: Ted Nakamura
Friday, December 25, 2009 2:00
Hawaii’s Living History
Ted Nakamura of Ted’s Bakery is quiet and a bit shy—yet warm, and easy to talk to—a country boy at heart. Add to this persona a quick, sharp business mind and the ability to keep re-inventing himself and his business (and did I mention the best pies, cake, breads, pastries, shrimp, bentos…oh my!) [...]
The Aloha Spirit
Thursday, October 8, 2009 2:00
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 perhaps [...]
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