8th Annual Kau Wela Summer Festival
By Léo Azambuja The 8th Annual Kaua‘i Kau Wela Summer Festival provided two days of fun and cultural enlightenment at Kamokila Hawaiian Village on the banks of Wailua River. Founded and directed by...
View ArticleUncle Charlie’s Throw Nets
By Léo Azambuja It’s a hot midsummer afternoon in Anahola. Charles Blake Pereira, better known as “Uncle Charlie,” is standing at the edge of the water at Smith’s Beach, his eyes focused on the...
View ArticleHawaiʻi Wisdom — August 2016
He luelue ka ʻupena e kuʻu ai. “The fine-meshed net is the one to let down into the sea.” A fine-meshed net misses nothing, big or small. In seeking wealth, the small things are just as important as...
View ArticleCelebrating the Resourceful Coconut
By Léo Azambuja The coconut tree was one of the most resourceful plants for early Hawaiians. Almost every part of the tree was used for at least one — and in many instances several — purposes. The tree...
View ArticleInteresting Coconut Facts
Early Hawaiians used almost the entire coconut tree for a variety of purposes. Besides the obvious food and water reasons, coconut trees also provided materials for housing, canoe-building, religious...
View ArticleFrom Saimin to Shave Ice, the Food of Paradise
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View ArticleFood as a Way of Life
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View ArticleHawaiian Party Food
By Jan TenBruggencate I was standing at the seafood cooler at Safeway the other day, amazed at the array of prepared seafood dishes. And I’ve had a similar experience at the Times store. And at Fish...
View Article‘Aloha – What it Means to My Ohana and Yours’ Introduces the Art of Building...
Aloha has become a universal word, but what does it really mean beyond the greeting that we hear so often? Answering that question is the theme behind a beautifully done 38-page book featuring 11...
View ArticleFestival of Lights — 20 Years Brightening Christmas on Kaua‘i
By Léo Azambuja Elizabeth Freeman, founder and director of the Festival of Lights, inside the Historic County Building in Lihu‘e. Photo courtesy of Festival of Lights/Ron Kosen For the last two...
View ArticleWhen We Were Young
By Jan TenBruggencate Old coffee containers in display at Kaua‘i Coffee in Kalaheo. Things were different when I was a kid. It’s hard to even image how different. It was just after World War II. The...
View ArticleMLA Honors ‘Voices of Fire: Reweaving of Pele and Hiʻiaka’ by Former Kaua‘i...
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies in English, was awarded Honorable Mention for the Modern Language Association prize...
View ArticleKaua‘i — Reiki’s Gateway to the West
By Léo Azambuja Hawayo Takata Early in the 20th century, a tiny baby girl was born to Japanese immigrant workers on Kaua‘i. She was so small that her parents picked a name representing something huge;...
View ArticleDeconstructing America
By Léo Azambuja Artist Jeremy Dean Galerie 103 at The Shops at Kukui‘ula opened an exhibit Dec. 10 featuring new work from artists Eli Baxter and Jeremy Dean. By deconstructing and re-imagining a...
View ArticleWar Memorial Convention Hall to Host 25th Annual Ho‘ike Hula Concert Feb. 4
Leilani Rivera Low and the Makaha Sons. Contributed photo The Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall will host the 25th Annual Ho‘ike Hula Concert on Feb. 4. This authentic cultural event will showcase...
View ArticleBe My Valentine — Seven Hawaiian Love Tales
The Legend of the Hau Blossom Photo by Daniel Finchum (www.kauaiainaart.com) Pōhuehue and Kaunaʻoa lived near Kahana Bay on O‘ahu. They loved each other deeply. One day, after an argument, Pōhuehue got...
View ArticleKamehameha and the Splintered Paddle
By Léo Azambuja Léo Azambuja This story has been told countless times and in many different ways. But in its core, it has always been about basic civil and human rights. So I’m just going to pick the...
View ArticleHawai‘i Love Legends
By Jan TenBruggencate 'Princess Kaia,' a modern artistic portrait shot by Daniel Finchum, exploring Hawaiian history and culture. Finchum uses wet plate collodion, a photographic technique developed in...
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — February 2017
He ali‘i ke aloha, he kilohana e pa‘ai ai. “Love is like a chief: the best prize to hold fast to.” Source: ‘Ōlelo No‘eau, by Mary Kawena Pukui Sonal and Rohit came to Kaua‘i in December to get married...
View ArticleChiefess Kamakahelei, Ali‘i Nui o Kaua‘i
By Léo Azambuja Kaua‘i Museum Executive Director Chucky Boy Chock is seen here with a painting of Chiefess Kamakahelei, in exhibit at the museum. The painting was done by Evelyn Ritter, who has...
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