Make mugs, not war Friday (June 19), 6-8pm, Hui No’eau Arts Center, Makawao Remember in high school ceramics class (if you went to one of those public high schools that had “funding”), how there was that stoner who was always trying to sculpt a bong, then somehow sneak it into the kiln without the teacher noticing? In most cases these stealthy, diabolical schemes did not lead … [Read more...] about
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Son’z at Swan Court
It looks like the kind of place F. Scott Fitzgerald would have taken Zelda had they elected to vacation at Kaanapali instead of the Don Cesar. It’s got an art deco-tropical aesthetic that my editor calls “gecko-deco,” a clean look with jungle accents. But Son’z at Swan Court, waterfall, diving swans and all, is far beyond the standard swank … [Read more...] about Son’z at Swan Court
Dieting Oases
Hawaiian Moons Natural Foods Beach season is upon us. Unfortunately, due to some traveling and unhealthy amounts of eating, I’m going to have to go on a diet before I can be deemed bikini-worthy. The things is, I want to be trim and healthy without resorting to eating processed squares of chalky health bars and terrible tasting shakes. Hawaiian Moons serves the South side with … [Read more...] about Dieting Oases
Highly Unlikely
As he walks into my office, Ryan Serrano wonders aloud about the wooden beams that run above the courtyard of my building. It might be interesting, the frontman for Upcountry-based rock outfit Highly Unlikely says, to do a tune from up there during the band’s First Friday show (which, due to noise complaints from those who’d like the event to be more tame, has … [Read more...] about Highly Unlikely
Fiesta Time
Lunch hour. Late March. I’m meandering down Market Street when I stop to talk story with an associate who works at a nearby music retailer. He reveals that a vital occurrence is about to transpire: “Dude,” he says. “Fiesta Time is back.” “What?” I ask. “This killer Mexican place on Lower Main,” he … [Read more...] about Fiesta Time