All posts by Karen Iwamoto

Unleashing The Force

In the mid-1980s, Joel and Michelle Levey, a couple of peace-activists-turned-explorers-of-human-potential, got an unexpected call from a friend with military..



Sacred Duty

Keoni Kealoha Alvarez is an artist, author, cultural practitioner, caretaker and award-winning filmmaker.  The Pāhoa native was part of the..

Fun on the Farm

This year marks the 15th anniversary of Kahuku Farms, the family-run farm on the North Shore known for its tractor-pulled..

How To Train A.I.

Artificial intelligence has arrived.  Local teacher and A.I. consultant wants to help you get the most out of it. Gabriel Yanagihara..

Year of the Tyger

How do you celebrate after making history? If you’re Moanalua High School senior Tyger Taam, and you just became the first..

A Guiding Light

For nearly five decades, Michele Choy has helped shape the annual Narcissus Pageant, elevating it from a beauty contest to..




Home Away From Home

As president of Ronald McDonald House Charities Hawai‘i, Ed Nishioka helps families facing serious health challenges. A week after Grammy..


Setting the Stage

Tony Award-winning producer and Punahou School alum Kevin McCollum is bringing the SIX “queendom” to Broadway in Hawai‘i. When you..





Against The Odds

Nicholas Iwamoto survived a brutal attempted murder. He doesn’t want the community to forget his story — or those of..

Fired up

From the Big Island to The Food Network, chef Philip “Ippy” Aiona is living out his culinary dream.