Born in Japan, chef Alan Wong’s earliest memories of food are simple: tamago gohan (a Japanese egg and rice dish),..

It’s been about eight years since Kim Gennaula walked away from KGMB and her career in broadcast journalism. In the..

The end of something often can be sad — a time for reflection and recuperation. But for Punahou School boys..

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It was a Miss Hawaii pageant that made Melveen Leed realize her love for performing. Representing Molokai, she sang Moon..

The key to rebuilding Hawaii’s entertainment industry and the ability to earn a musical livelihood, Johnny Kai will argue, is..

There was a time when Yasmin Dar imagined herself as a doctor. Science and the study of life had been..

At age 14, James Young and his family moved to Hawaii. It was then that he developed an interest in..

In college, Angela Perez Baraquio’s mother imparted these words of advice: “If you obey God and do his will, your..

As a student at University of Hawaii, Kanoe Gibson Nitta was studying business with a focus on marketing and management...

As a public school teacher, Pat Saiki took notice of the lack of independence she and her colleagues had. There..

Chef Chai at Pacifica has become synonymous with elegant dining. But long before Chai Chaowasaree’s namesake began to dazzle diners..

In college, Nanette Napoleon spent a night in Kaupo, an old and remote Hawaiian graveyard on Maui. Yes, it sounds..

Kirk Matthews stood in front of an active lava flow, watching it slowly make its way down a street in..

While in law school, Terry Shintani was flunking and on the verge of quitting. Then a friend recommended he change..

In Na Leo Pilimehana’s earliest days, the trio would travel to gigs in Nalani Choy’s ’66 Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible. “All..

At a young age, Carol Ai May learned from her father that nothing in life is free. As the daughter..