Another unit of Aloha Airlines lost its fight to stay alive this afternoon as the company announced it was shutting down cargo operations immediately. Attorneys for the company informed a bankruptcy court judge that two companies interested in buying the cargo operation had pulled their offers today, leaving Aloha’s primary lender GMAC unwilling to continue […]
Little Village Noodle House has been one of my favorite restaurants. This week, I’ve eaten lunch there twice. It’s hard to resist this place because the food is excellent and the restaurant is within walking distance from our office. The menu is divided into 12 sections: Appetizers, Soups, Salads, “Beef, Lamb & Pork,” Poultry, Seafood,
The cover feature of the new issue of HAWAII Magazine is all about the “15 Things We Love About Hawaii” right now. Among them, you’ll find the Big Island-made chocolate we’d fly from our Oahu offices to savor. The Hilo designer whose Hawaii-inspired fashions and prints we’d pick up while we’re there. And the hula
Hawaii singer-songwriter Jack Johnson is Billboard Magazine’s most environmentally conscious musician of 2008. Johnson topped the music industry trade publication’s “Green 10” list, which honors musicians raising awareness of environmental issues, applying earth-friendly actions to their recording and touring, and inspiring peers to do likewise. Billboard editors selected the musicians on the list, released today
Jack Johnson’s Kokua Festival wrapped up its second day of music Sunday night in Waikiki. As promised, here’s writer and Jack fan Jessica Ferracane’s fifth-row-from-the-stage view of Saturday’s sold-out show. I’m at the Waikiki Shell for the first night of Kokua Festival 2008, standing in a line with about 150 people, trying to buy a
Hawaii singer-songwriter-musician Jack Johnson’s Kokua Festival is happening today and Sunday in Waikiki. Our friend, writer and Jack fan Jessica Ferracane, will be at tonight’s sold-out show. She’s promised us a post-concert report and photos. Until then, we’re happy to share her view from the ground of Friday’s pre-Kokua Festival press conference. Pinch me. I’m
After watching Anthony Bourdain eat at Puka Dog Waikiki during his food travelogue No Reservations on the Travel Network, I had to have a Puka Dog. But “What is a Puka Dog?” you might ask. A Puka Dog is like a hot dog, except with an unusual bun. A mini loaf of bread is toasted
You ask. We answer. A couple of readers wrote, lamenting that they couldn’t attend Jack Johnson’s Kokua Festival shows in Waikiki this weekend. This is the fifth-annual go-round of Johnson’s music festival, happening this Saturday and Sunday at the Waikiki Shell. Johnson, Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds headline, with Mason Jennings and Hawaii acts Paula
Hawaii is no stranger to movie screens. This Friday (4/18), Hawaii has another starring location role, this time in a new film called Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Most of the movie’s scenes were filmed on Oahu’s North Shore, including places such as Turtle Bay Resort. Actor Jason Segel (who plays Peter Bretter, the film’s main character)
We ran into Michael Emerson, who plays Benjamin Linus on ABC’s hit TV series “Lost,” listening to jazz in Honolulu’s Chinatown district the other night. Nice guy—which makes you realize what an incredible actor he is. When he plays Linus—the series’ complicated is-he-or-isn’t-he-a-villain—he somehow manages to be both seriously sinister and as equable as a
There’s been so much bad airline news lately, we thought we might mention that on May 1, Hawaiian Airlines is adding a daily flight from Honolulu to Oakland, CA. For travel between May 1 and June 6, there’s an introductory fare of $420.
Hawaii has lost not just a legendary entertainer, but a respected cultural figure. A well-known Hawaiian music family has lost its much-loved matriarch. Winona Beamer passed away in her sleep this morning at her home on Maui, after a long illness. She was 84. Her sons are musicians Keola and Kapono Beamer—as a duo, best
