Real time data Jason Leigh, professor of computer science and director of the University of Hawai’i’s Advanced Applications and Visualization Lab, is part of a $25 million National Science Foundation project to install 300 advanced AI sensors across the country to provide faster warnings for everything from wildfires to floods. Leigh’s team plans to deploy two or three sensors on the islands in yet-to-be-determined locations. He says that while AI-enabled sensors are expensive, costing $10,000 or more, they’re a relative steal compared to the rising costs of extreme weather events. In 2024 alone, the US saw 27 disasters that each…
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Food & Drink Health & Wellness Style & Beauty Arts & Crafts Outdoors Fun & Games Food & Drink Photo: Aaron K. Yoshino Pair Rum and Chocolate at House of Mana Up The giant display of rum bottles in Mana Up’s latest location at Royal Hawaiian Center in Waikīkī means we’re in the right place. Reservations for tastings of Mānoa Chocolate and Kō Hana Hawaiian Agricole Rum, which last about 30 minutes, can be made online, but walk-ins are welcome if it’s not too busy. The reservations are available every half hour between 11 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Once at…
Photo: Courtesy of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines THere’s plenty to see, do and eat at this year’s Flores and Philippines Fiesta on Saturday, May 2 in Waipahu. The annual event has long been a gathering place for the local Filipino community, with food vendors, live entertainment, games, workshops, a Santacruzan parade, cultural programming and a balut eating contest, all at the Filipino Community Center. This year’s theme, “Rice: Where Each Grain Tells a Story,” means rice features in dishes, drinks and desserts. It’s a reminder of how central rice is to Filipino life, carrying flavors and…
“PBS Hawai’i had a goal from the beginning,” says Mary Bitterman, station manager from 1974 to 1979. “Our commitment, in a sense, was not to have programming for some people all the time, but to have programming for everyone.” Recording session at the Hawai’i Educational Television Studio, 1969. Photo: Courtesy of PBS Hawai’i To that end, the station, then called the Hawai’i Educational Television Network, or HETV, produced programs that highlighted Native Hawaiian culture, local food, music, and sports. There were live forums with panelists discussing local issues and a show dedicated to the elderly was called Pau Hana Years.…
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Laatst bijgewerkt op 24 april 2026 Toen ik mijn reis naar Zuid-Korea plande met mijn baby, Luna, en mijn beste vriendin, Nikki, en haar baby, had ik nog nooit van het eiland Jeju gehoord. Oorspronkelijk dacht ik erover om een reis naar Zuid-Korea te combineren met een reis naar Japan. Echter, met mijn totale reisduur van 2 weken, en omdat ik de reis niet wilde overhaasten (vooral met een baby!), besloot ik uiteindelijk Japan voor een andere keer te bewaren en mijn blik te richten op een andere bestemming binnen Zuid-Korea. Toen noemde mijn Koreaanse vriend Songly het eiland Jeju.…
Photo: Mari Taketa TAmashiro Market closes for good on April 30th, taking with it a part of Honolulu’s identity and a part of ours. But all of us who are grieving need to know this: This time capsule of a Kalihi fish and poke shop is a success story for the Tamashiro family, who are closing it on their own terms after 85 years. Brothers Cyrus and Guy Tamashiro are 72 and 69 years old. They deserve a long and healthy retirement. This is the story in a nutshell. But of course there is more, one more enormity. Three generations…
Duane Kurisu, founder of the Rediscovering Hawai’i’s Soul movement, reflects on how his humble plantation upbringing shaped his values of caring for one another. Image: YouTube Duane Kurisu, president of aio, the HONOLULU parent company, recently gave a deeply personal TEDx talk in Thimphu, Bhutan, reflecting on how his humble plantation upbringing on the island of Hawaii shaped his values of dignity and caring for one another. These values lay the foundations for the Rediscovering the Soul Movement of Hawai’iwhich was founded and is supported by many of Hawai’i’s top business, government and community leaders. In the March 20 talk,…
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Owner Peter Hessler behind the bar. Photo: Mahina Chong BEthel Street has become this weird borderline paradox for me. It indicates where downtown Honolulu’s financial district begins to blend into Chinatown. Bethel Street is about the limit of the distance I’m willing to walk from my downtown office for lunch most days. Unless I’m going for coffee at Pō’ai by Pono Potions, then I’ll walk the other two blocks to Smith Street. If you’ve ever had local Pō’ai syrups or artisan coffee and specialty matcha, you know it’s worth the extra steps. Owner Peter Hessler and partner Michael Cabagbag consistently…