December 2007 archive
It's not just a museum -- it's a veritable art league farm team! Did you know that some of O'ahu's best up-and-coming young artists are on staff at the Honolulu Academy of Arts? On Nov. 25, Alan Konishi, who oversees…
As the rest of the country remains seized in a credit death grip, the Waikiki upscale condo market appears to be chugging along nicely. Here's news that the latest Waikiki luxe high-rise, the Allure, just got a cool $170 million…
One of my favorite Maui memories involved a supreme chocolate desert and a snifter of port at the old Bay Club in Kapalua, Maui. The restaurant is perhaps the most romantic setting in all of the islands, with an open-air…
This is the home break of Andy Irons, perhaps the greatest contest surfer in the world today. It's also a legendary spot on Kauai. The footage here is of a smallish day when the wave looks mellow. It's really…
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The Bhutanese Buddhist works that will be in The Honolulu Academy of Arts’ “The Dragon’s Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan,” opening Feb. 26, arrived on Friday. Three Bhutanese monks—Norbu Tshering, Sonam Tshering and Sonam Tshering (yes, they have the…
I don't know how better I can describe the situation on the Hawaii Superferry on its maiden re-voyage from Oahu to Kahului than Honolulu Advertiser writer Dan Nakaso. "At least 25 passengers all over the Alakai were openly vomiting, said…
My good friend Dave Choo has long been a sorta populist food critic in Hawaii (aside from being a talented writer and editor of a business magazine). His straight-shooting reviews are the anti-Frank Bruni of local foodie lit. So I…
I was struck by the abundance of good Italian offerings on Kauai last night as I and the other members of our party at Casa di Amici reached across the table to fork from one anothers' plates bites of seafood…
If you don't remember, I'm Bruce from Hawaii-Aloha.com, a Hawaii-based travel agency with excellent local expertise and an unbiased POV. I thought I would bring you up tp date with whats happening at the Moana Surfrider. The Moana hotel originally…
Bad boy chef Anthony Bourdain airdropped into Honolulu to tape a segment of "No Reservations." The Honolulu Star-Bulletin's Betty Shimabukuro gots the goods and chatted with Big Tony as he chowed down on Colin Nishida's choice grinds at Side Street…
Kelly Slater, mega-world champion, surfing Backdoor at the Banzai Pipeline. This is a LOT more dangerous than it looks, kids.…
My friend Bill Harby pointed out the launch of a new e-mail newsletter to me, Leichic. It's put out by freelance writer Christine Thomas, who has contributed articles to a bunch of in-flight magazines and been a runner-up in the…
Pity the poor traveler who plunked down cold hard ones to vacate in Hawaii last week. Man, they got soaked in more ways than one. Mother Nature did not cooperate as we had gale force winds, flash floods, torrential rains,…
Upstart go! airlines has been keeping the two incumbents, Aloha and Hawaiian Air, on their toes with unsustainably low-priced tickets for interisland travel (as in, sometimes less than $20). This has been hurting Aloha and Hawaiian, which have much higher…
The Garden Isle has some good restaurants but generally lacks fine dining. Might come with the lack of development. Whatever the case, Hawaii farm-fresh-to-table savant Peter Merriman will be opening a new joint near Poipu as part of a massive…
With the closing of the Varsity Theater, the Honolulu Academy of Arts’ Doris Duke Theatre is the lone art house in town, and film curator Gina Caruso is keeping it stocked with top-notch options. Opening Sunday is the acclaimed documentary…
You just can't make this kind of stuff up. The City and County of Honolulu cracks down on "Superbad" release that contains horrifically awful fake Hawaii ID. Ripped from the shelves of WalMart, no less. No fun allowed in paradise.…
My name is Bruce Fisher, I am a Hawaii based Travel Agent and the founder of Hawaii-Aloha.com. So why am I posting here? Millions of visitors come to these islands every year without ever speaking to a real person…
John reviewed five places for this issue (whew!), all Japanese. The buffets (no, John, no!) he kinda sorta liked. Thankfully, he was into Kaiwa, a restaurant I'd been hearing very good things about. The other place he likes, Shigezo, is…
We've seen Kanoe dance numerous times. It's well worth the expensive (and potent and delicious) Mai Tai's. The sunset can't be beat. The classic trio totally swings hapa haole standards, like Sinatra gone tropo. Ah, Waikiki the way its…
Adding to the "Maui is becoming the new Aspen" theme (which is both and good and bad, depending on your income level), a new resort on the royally crowded Kaanapali Coast is hoping to snag buyers of super-luxe vacation properties…
A whole crew of Ossipoff enthusiasts turned out for the opening of The Honolulu Academy of Arts' "Hawaiian Modern: The Architecture of Vladimir Ossipoff" on Nov. 28. Ossipoff collaborator Sid Snyder, Ossipoff family members, Ossipoff home owners Linus Pauling, Jr.…
Here's why the environmentalist opponents of the Hawaii Superferry say it's a nautical nightmare. This is one side's POV so take it in that light.…
This pub serves as the hip city mag for the whole Valley Island (for the over 40s crowd, that is -- who else can afford Maui?). But I found its annual reader restaurant awards to be kinda off key. Not…
I've been remiss in blogging about the ongoing Saga of the Superferry. A lickety-split Hawaii State Legislature session churned out a law specifically designed to answer a court injunction won by ferry opponents that had convinced a Hawaii State Court…
The vocal tradition a the Kamehameha Schools runs over a century deep and is rightfully a significant source of Hawaiian pride. The school's vocal and performing arts ensembles are among the best in the country and a heartening continuation of…
