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And other types of furniture. From HNLNow. At the University of Hawai‘i School of Architecture free exhibit: 'Furniture Design at UH: an Exhibition of Furniture Designed by Students in the School of Architecture.' Displays 39 pieces created by students…
Cirque Hawaii shuttered (a fun but cut rate version of the Cirque du Soleil juggernaut) according to @aquahotels, the twitter account for Aqua Hotels. . Not clear where that leaves ticket holders. They are hoping to reopen in February somewhere.…
Hey, Lesa Griffith from the Honolulu Academy of Arts checking in. You haven't seen an Academy post in a while because, well, we started our own blog, aloHAA. Curators and other staffers documented the run-up to our big summer program,…
I attended a few of these at the Hawaiian Hut, a truly great venue. The rhymes were fresh, the perspectives varied, the crowd quite diverse. It was really all you could ask for in a slam. Sorry to see it…
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Not too sure what people are talking about when they say there's no nightlife in Honolulu. Considering the source, there's obviously a discrepancy. The island is buzzing! Art! Culture! Food! New places! New things! Seriously. This place rules. Here's a…
>Surfer Magazine associate editor Jeff Mull is in town and yesterday he stopped at the Honolulu Academy of Arts to interview our resident Bhutanese monks, who have been learning how to surf thanks to Cynthia Derosier, author of The Surfer…
Kokua Festival -- perhaps the least-known, best music festival in the country. Best of all, you can take surf breaks between (musical) sets -- the Waikiki Shell was a five minute walk from big surf during the 2008 fest.…
I'm back with another Microsoft Mobile post, coming at you from Fort DeRussy in Waikiki. When you see the Microsoft Mobile logo, you know I'm posting on the go. I am actually posting from a coffee shop right next…
Michael Rooks, the curator of European and American art at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, is a hands-on kind of curator. He gets his gloved hands dirty alongside the museum's installation experts hanging paintings, moving sculptures and choosing colors. In…
These five handsome men are the AV Club of Honolulu, an art collective that has been doing interactive performance art events since 2006. And three of them are part of the great staff at the Academy Art Center at Linekona.…
Academy film curator Gina Caruso was having a hard time finding a Honolulu-based speaker to introduce Esther Robinson's documentary about her uncle — Danny Williams, sometime Andy Warhol boyfriend and unsung filmmaker — at Friends of Film Friday. Caruso took…
There is a joke at the Honolulu Academy of Arts that the security guards are the most interesting people on staff. And like all jokes, there’s a lot of truth to it. The men and women who make sure the…
class="right" />After five years of research and conservation (and two concentrated months of whirlwind construction, signmaking, writing, planning) the Honolulu Academy of Arts’ landmark exhibition The Dragon’s Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan opened with a special weekend of members-only…
LAT visits Chinatown and declares it now hip. A decent read with decent coverage. They missed, however, the newer restaurants and many of the good hangouts. No reference to Mei Sum for Dim Sum or Hank's for piano bar's or…
Hi, Christa reporting again with some highlights from my last weekly photo update on supercw.com: More discovering, this time at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center. The new Doraku Sushi and their beautiful authentic Japanese tea houses…
In the run-up to the opening of The Dragon’s Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan, an upcoming and highly anticipated exibition at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, staff—and visiting monk Sonam Tshering—put up a grove of Bhutanese prayer flags in…
You recall we mentioned the recent launch of Film Friday by the Honolulu Academy? Well, flick fans and cognoscenti turned out for the launch of Friends of Film Friday at the Doris Duke Theatre in droves this past week. Honolulu…
Hello again. Christa here reporting on some highlights from Honolulu's Nightlife Diaries. Another long photo update brings you shots from the First Friday Art Walk in Chinatown vs. Chinese New Year celebrations:…
Hello hello. Christa from SuperCW reporting from the world of nightlife diaries. I'm going to be doing some nightlife posting on Hawaiirama. Here's a few photos highlights. Last week I checked back in on the new Rum Fire bar at…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Vladimir Ossipoff was Hawaii's Frank Lloyd Wright. A modernist that broke from the old architectural set. His homes are now classics. Extremely clean lines playing up the massive views and natural beauty of Hawaii. Not very easy for visitors to…
Honolulu Weekly has a nice roundup of Honolulu's handful of walking tours, through Chinatown, graveyards, and other places. It's a nice read and made me want to break out the Tevas and Camelpaks (kidding, sort of). Caveat sunburn. Midday tours…
T&L taps Malia Boyd (I know both her and her husband, Stewart Yerton) for its semi-annual Oahu roundup. Malia talks to local promoter Tim Bostock and his wife for a local perspective. They provide some nice tips of places a…
I've been getting a steady stream of comments from unlucky folks who got ripped off by Hawaii Travel Network, a reseller of travel packages and attraction tickets (luaus and whatnot) that suddenly went AWOL without paying its bills, leaving hundreds…
Roland and Robert Cazimero have been top dogs in the contemporary Hawaiian music scence for three decades and their stellar chops and soulful songwriting and innovative adaptation of older tunes is unquestions. Each year, the Brothers Caz have rocked out…
Jack Johnson's annual Kokua Festival on the North Shore of Oahu has become a perennial barn burner for locals and visitors. It is a rare chance to catch both Johnson and Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder in the same…
The annual Honolulu Festival kicks off this Friday with events in Ala Moana and Waikiki. Despite the ridiculously cheesy tagline/mission statement of the fest -- "....the premier cultural event, promoting understanding, economic cooperation and ethnic harmony between the people of…
We had heard a rumor that Eddie Kamae, the phenomenal Hawaiian musician who was a sidekick of Gabby Pahinui, was playing a semi-regular guest gig at the Honolulu Elks Lodge in Waikiki. It was true. So we went down yesterday…
Lee Tonouchi is a master wordsmith of Hawaii's own regional pidgin. His hysterical short stories are perennial winners in local contests and he has been a key force in shaping local literature and, more specifically, local pigdin literature. The Kumu…
The Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival (or LVHIFF) is one of my favorite things about living in Hawaii. Not only does it bring wonderful, world-class entertainment to the islands, but it also promotes cultural understanding between different countries. A…
Lodestar Collective—a beautiful Kailua gallery that has regularly showcased the works of six of Hawaii’s most promising young artists for the past year—will be hosting its final show this month before closing its doors to the public on December 31.…
Noted surf filmmaker -- and best friend of the old-school surf pros -- Taylor Steele teamed up with hot surf photographer Dustin Humphrey for “Sipping Jetstreams.” This double-barreled effort is both a movie and a coffee-table book of the duo’s…
Moku Ola Hawaiian Healing Center is known for its excellent lomilomi massage and Hawaiian spa treatments. Now, the healing center has expanded its offerings to include top local artist. The current collection includes the work of nine of Islands’ most…
Georgia O'Keeffe came to Hawaii in the late 1930s to escape a nasty divorce resulting from the infidelity of her husband and longtime mentor, an affair that caused O'Keeffe to have a nervous breakdown. The Dole Pineapple corporation underwrote her…
Sculptor H.C. Westerman passed through the islands as a gunner serving aboard the USS Enterprise at Pearl Harbor during World War II. Noted collectors bought his early works during the post-war period, even though Westerman studiously avoided hot trends…
The Honolulu Academy of Arts selected South Korean artist Won Ju Lim for a commission. Lim is known for creating shapes and forms that she lights up with still or moving images. Not surprisingly, Lim chose to focus on Hawaii.…
Movie buffs -- no, it's not too late. The Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival (you can call it the HIFF if you want as the LVHIFF doesn't roll off the tongue) has a total deal with Starwood's four Waikiki…
One of the best things about living in Hawaii is being in close proximity to the fabulous Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival (or LVHIFF). Of course, even for those who don't live nearby, it's a terrific reason to come…
The second floor gallery of the Henry R. Luce Wing in the Luce Pavillion Complex houses a collection of works which represent a pictorial record of Hawai'i, created by the finest artists who have worked in the state, from…
Polynesian tattoos are something that has fascinated visitors to the Pacific Islands for centuries and the fascination continues today. The Honolulu Academy of Arts is running an exhibit of images of tattoo culture in Hawaii captured by Jacques Etienne Victoire…
Lodestar Collective--one of the most interesting galleries to spring from Kailua’s newly revitalized art scene--may just be the closest thing Hawaii has to a couture house (through November 11, anyway). The gallery is co-owned by six local artists--Carl F.K. Pao,…
Locals simply refer to these two stores as Native Books or Na Mea. Proprietor Maile Meyer runs what might be the most Hawaiian store in the islands with a full Hawaiiana book section, Ni'ihau shell jewelry, fine furniture and bowls…
The highly stylized charcoal sketches and oil paintings of Madge Tennent are often compared to those of that other painter of Polynesia, Gaugin as well as those of Vincent Van Gogh. They are a bit clunkier and chunkier, to be…
This year's edition is finally online. I disagree with a lot of it. In a city of great ethnic and Asian restaurants, its laughable to say that middling Italian spot Auntie Pasto's is the best place to eat on…
It's almost September and that means time for the annual Aloha Festivals. The biggest cultural festival in Hawaii spanning all the major islands puts on 300-plus events from small-town Hana to big city Honolulu. It started 60 year ago,…
