Vanessa Hathaway

Get to know The Wide Eyed Kids, O’ahu’s own Pop-Indie band

Get to know The Wide Eyed Kids, O’ahu’s own Pop-Indie band

Although O’ahu’s indie music selection is limited, there is still a scene filled with variety when it comes to original artists. The Wide Eyed Kids are an indie band based in both O’ahu and San Diego. The band currently has three members – Erik Ekman on vocals and guitar, Chandler Norton on guitar, production, and […]

 Vanessa Hathaway

Art is for Everyone: The Hawai’i State Art Museum

Art is for Everyone: The Hawai’i State Art Museum

The Hawai’i State Art Museum, also known as HiSAM, is a place for history buffs and cultural aficionados alike. This museum makes its availability to the public a priority, aiming to offer a place where anyone is able to intake the creativity of Hawai’i’s people. They focus on hosting works from native and local artists, […]

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Ancient Hawaiian Fishponds: A Unique & Sustainable Way to Farm Fish

Ancient Hawaiian Fishponds: A Unique & Sustainable Way to Farm Fish

Ancient Hawaiians were masters of aquaculture, and they built a vast network of fishponds throughout the Hawaiian Islands. These fishponds, called loko i’a, were used to raise fish for food and trade. In fact, there were once over 500 fishponds spread throughout the islands providing communities with aqua-cultured seafood. They were also an important part […]

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Discover Hawai’i’s History Through Sculpture

Discover Hawai’i’s History Through Sculpture

Cheryl Soon releases her new book documenting the stories of  Oahu’s sculptures Reflections in Stone & Bronze: Exploring Hawai’i’s History & Culture Through Sculpture   Statues, these silent sentinels actually have much more to share than may meet the eye at a glance. If we stop to consider the people they depict and why they […]

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What is Kalo? The Sacred Hawaiian Root Vegetable

What is Kalo? The Sacred Hawaiian Root Vegetable

A Brief History on Kalo, Also Known as Taro One of the earliest and most well-known plants utilized by the early Hawaiians was kalo, often referred to as taro. It originated in India between 500 and 100 B.C and ultimately made its way to Hawaii, where it became a staple of native diets. Due to […]

 Dina Pinos

Bishop Museum – Take a Journey into Hawaiian History & Culture

Bishop Museum – Take a Journey into Hawaiian History & Culture

A must on the list of returning tourists as well as a reminder to local residents is a visit to the recently reopened Bishop Museum.  Allowing only 500 visitors per day and well equipped with hand sanitizer stations scattered on the grounds and in the exhibit halls, visitors can feel safe to marvel at this […]

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The Hokulea Hawaiian traditional canoe Is Home

The Hokulea Hawaiian traditional canoe Is Home

Hokulea Hawaiian voyaging vessel arrived to the cheers and tears of thousands of Hawaii residents after navigating around the world by means of ancient Polynesian wayfinding techniques.June 17, 2017 Hawaiian Edge Photo Ronen Zilberman As the sun rose up over the city skyline of Honolulu Saturday morning, June 17, 2017, the revered Hokulea Hawaiian voyaging […]