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Beauty and the Beach
Salvage Public made their initial debut in 2013 with the launch of a small collection of graphic T-shirts. It was a side project for co-founders Joseph Serrao, Noah Serrao, and Nāpali Souza. Joseph had just moved back home to O‘ahu from L.A. and linked up with his old high school friend, Nāpali Souza. From this solid creative core, the trio…
Chef Chris Kajioka’s Favorite Honolulu Haunts
Chris Kajioka’s Favorite Honolulu Haunts You may have heard the news. Local chef Chris Kajioka of Senia fame has begun working with Ward Village to curate a culinary experience that will serve the city’s tastebuds for years to come. As he gears up to expand our culinary horizons, we’ve taken a moment to pick Chris’s brain about his favorite Honolulu…
Chris Kajioka’s Special Finadene Sauce
Local Chef Chris Kajioka has partnered with Ward Village to curate culinary experiences that will serve the city’s tastebuds for years to come. As he gears up to expand our culinary horizons, we’ve taken a moment to pick Chris’s brain about one of his favorite sauce recipes, Finadene. Special Finadene Sauce Recipe Traditionally, finadene is a sauce from Guam. It’s…
Exploring Binge-Worthy Content HIFF’s Film Guru Anderson Le
So you’ve re-watched all of Game of Thrones, all of Project Runway, and The Office more times than you care to admit. But now, you’re ready for something new. Something unexpected. Well, look no further, as we’ve tapped the shoulder of Hawaii International Film Festival’s Artistic Director Anderson Le to take some notes on what he’s been watching. Grab your…
Farm Fresh and Within Arms Reach
As the executive chef at Nobu Honolulu, it should come as no surprise that Jennifer Chow takes a great deal of pride when it comes to what goes in and out of her kitchen. That’s why having a thriving farmers market located just steps away has proven to be such a fruitful experience for the young chef. Born and raised…
Hungry for the Holidays
For decades, chef and restaurateur Peter Merriman has been singing the praises of locally grown and sourced foods. In fact, he’s one of the few visionaries credited with kicking off Hawai‘i’s locavore movement, encouraging farmers and ranchers to expand the diversity of their crops and raise meats locally to ensure a more sustainable Hawai‘i, as well as a fresher and…
Into the Blue We Go
Bill Goding stands at the edge of the Ala Moana Beach Park swim channel. It’s a beautiful Friday morning. The water is calm. The trade winds are light and the post-dawn orange glow is lingering in the eastern sky. He adjusts his goggles, tugs at the waistband of his skin-tight jammers, and curls his toes wet sand. He takes a…
Kitchen Essentials with Megan Tomino
Take a peek inside the pantry of any chef or die-hard foodie worth their salt and you’ll often find it stocked with staple ingredients they rely on to whip up a delicious home-cooked meal in a hurry. So what are these magical kitchen essentials that can take an ordinary dinner to brave new heights? Recently, we tapped the shoulder of…
No Suits Allowed
In the early years of the 20th century, in a nondescript stall in Honolulu’s Chinatown, it’s likely the first aloha shirt was sewn. In the following years, the aloha shirt would serve as a unifying cultural fabric between the Hawaiian Islands and the rest of the world. From sailors stationed in Hawai‘i in the Second World War to modern-day politicians…
Reading At Home with Pineapple Ice
As the world has adapted to this new routine of staying at home, people are finding that they now have more time than ever to slow down and pick up a good read. We tapped the shoulder of none other than local stylist and fashion influencer Lindsey Higa aka @PineappleIce to see what’s been at the top of her reading…
The Science of Creativity – Lauren Trangmar
A deconstructed saimin sloshing wildly within its bowl. A map of the United States from the perspective of Hawai‘i. An astrological chart with a hodgepodge of curious creatures darting to and fro. Welcome to the world of illustrator and artist Lauren Trangmar. With a visual language that draws on history, science, and an uncanny combination of strange things, Lauren is…
Waiea’s Living As Art With Tony Ingrao
The Talented Man Behind the Ward Village Honolulu Waiea Interiors: Designer Tony Ingrao Life is what you make of it, and what you surround yourself with is an intrinsic part of this picture. Believing in the philosophy of “living as art,” Waiea at Ward Village’s interior designer Tony Ingrao defines his spaces as such. A busy and talented man who…