Great to see such a large turnout at Kilauea lighthouse to celebrate its 100th anniversary and dedication of the newly named Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse. As was stated: “May the glimmer of both this historic lighthouse, guiding ships to safe harbor, and the legacy of Daniel K. Inouye, illuminating the voices of Hawaii [...]
KYOTO – The Land of the Rising Sun is also The Land of Many Bows. So I was reminded on a recent trip to Japan, my third in three years (a string I hope to continue next year). People bow to one another all the time – the formal from-the-waist bow, such as you receive [...]
MidWeek Oahu columnist Tom Moffatt says Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan recently explored the island and hit the beach for some surf … They were later spotted enjoying Bubba’s hamburgers and smoothies … YWCA of Kaua’i is honoring exceptional women leaders at its upcoming fifth annual Na Wahine Alaka’i O Kaua’i award [...]
I mentioned last week the support and aloha Kaua’i has been showing Boston. Well, it continues – with outstanding surfer and human being Bethany Hamilton raising money for victims of the marathon bombings. Friends of Bethany Hamilton sent a team to Boston to share hope with those who were maimed – something Hamilton is familiar [...]
While several people were busy politicizing the recent tragedy in Boston, I was so proud of all the aloha Kaua’i was sending to the area in which I grew up. Whether it was showing solidarity by wearing race shirts or tweeting or posting heartfelt messages on Facebook, it was appreciated. The county, too, released a [...]
Word is the 8,000-square-foot area in Lihu’e that once housed Borders Books and Music is being considered by Pier 1 Imports and PetSmart, which apparently are in separate negotiations to open a store in Lihu’e. It certainly will be nice to have something there, as the space has been vacant for roughly two years now [...]
Kudos to Grove Farm, which is contributing roughly $4,000 to Kaua’i eighth-grader Akira Takabayashi, so additional family beyond the standard chaperone could join him at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Takabayashi was named the 2013 Hawaii State Spelling Bee champion March 23 after correctly spelling “lamentation.” Grove Farm contributed the two additional [...]
I had a friend recently say some wise words about talking to pregnant women, something I can appreciate in my current condition: Pregnant women do own mirrors and are not delusional. We know how big we are. Understanding this, please try to refrain from using any of the following phrases when you encounter one of [...]
This year’s Anahola Prince Kuhi’o Festival is dedicated to the memory of Aunty Loke Perreira. Born and raised in Moloa’a, Aunty Loke spent her life close to the sea. She was an advocate for native fishing and gathering customs, as well as access to coastal resources both in her own practices and political activism … [...]
MidWeek Oahu columnist Tom Moffatt reports Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant took his lovely wife, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Patti Griffin, on a tour of the Coco Palms on Kaua’i last week. Reports Bob Jasper, who heads the daily tours (free to Hawaii residents on Fridays): “They are sweeties.” … Congratulations to all the Fukushima T-shirts [...]
