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Making Laulau and Pipikaula at The Highway Inn

Laulau is a Hawaiian dish. Traditionally, it consisted of pork wrapped in Luau, or taro leaf. In old Hawaii, laulau was assembled by taking a few luau leaves and placing a few pieces of fish and pork in the center. The ends of the luau leaf are folded and wrapped again in ti leaf. When [...]

Luau Foods And Recipes

A luau (in Hawaiian, lū‘au) is a Hawaiian feast. It may feature food, such as poi, kalua pig, poke, lomi salmon, opihi, haupia, and beer; and entertainment, such as Hawaiian music and hula. Among people from Hawaii, the concepts of “luau” and “party” are often blended, resulting in graduation luaus, wedding luaus, and birthday luaus. [...]

Making Spam Musubi

A favorite Hawaiian way to eat Spam is in the form of a musubi (pronounced moo-soo-bee, with no accent). It is a fried slice of spam on rice pressed together to form a small block, then wrapped with a strip of seaweed. A special kitchen gadget, known as the Spam Musubi Press (see photo below), [...]

Local Hawaiian Music From the 70′s

The music of Hawaiʻi includes an array of traditional and popular styles, ranging from native Hawaiian folk music to modern rock and hip hop. Hawaiʻi’s musical contributions to the music of the United States are out of proportion to the state’s small size. Styles like slack-key guitar are well-known worldwide, while Hawaiian-tinged music is a [...]

Remember When………….

You could buy one big sack of See Moi for a nickel… and then you ate the whole thing and licked the bag… Gramma said, you go Chinese School, you say “NO!” she said, you go, I buy you see moi, you say OK. Windward side… taro patches… rice paddies…water buffalo… When you mentioned Kaneohe, [...]

Da Ukulele Boyz – “Ho’okipa Rice” – Slack Key Show on Maui

Posted by Da Kine Guy on February 1st, 2012

Buy tickets at: www.slackkey.com Follow Da Ukulele Boyz (Peter deAquino & Garrett Probst) and the Slack Key show at www.twitter.com and: www.facebook.com Listen to George Kahumoku’s music at: www.myspace.com For more on Da Ukulele Boyz www.slackkey.com Da Ukulele Boyz perform “Ho’okipa Rice” with George Kahumoku Jr at The Slack Key Show – Masters Of Hawaiian Muisc at the Napili Kai Beach Resort on Maui, April 13, 2011. George’s daughter, Sarah Hall, wrote the words for this song. For more information please visit www.slackkey.com
Video Rating: 5 / 5

Older High-Rises Face Power Bill Dilemma

Posted by Da Kine Guy on February 1st, 2012

Many high-rises built before 1978 are on a single electric meter, making it hard for apt owners accountable for power use.
KITV.com – Local New

NASA Launches Facebook Game to Test Space Program Knowledge

Posted by Da Kine Guy on January 31st, 2012

How much do you know about the NASA space program, Earthling?
NASA has launched a multi-player Facebook game to test just that. Space Rac…
Mashable

Deadline passes, Occupy DC protesters remain

Posted by Da Kine Guy on January 31st, 2012

U.S. Park Police plan to shut down Occupy DC encampments at noon Monday in Washington. Occupy demonstrations were held in several U.S. cities over the weekend, including one in Oakland, CA, where hundreds of protestors were arrested.
Hawaii News Now – News

Travel-Grassroots Activist School

Posted by Da Kine Guy on January 31st, 2012

Travel-Grassroots Activist School
Event on 2012-04-22 15:00:00
Description:
Date Friday, April 22 3:00 PM Location 725 Kapiolani Blvd # C105 Honolulu, HI 96813 MapCost .00 Manager Robert Arnakis Contact mewith your questions. About the event Grassroots Activist School1 Day, .00 (meal included)The Grassroots Activist School teaches you how to get involved and make a difference in your local elections and governance. This training gives you the nuts and bolts tools needed to hold your elected leaders accountable. Attend this class and learn what it takes to make your voice heard. Ideal attendees for the Grassroots Activist School are conservative individuals interested in making a difference. Whether volunteering or working for a conservative candidate, cause, or issue at the local or state level this class will improve your skills. The Grassroots Activist School will teach you how to recruit, organize, and motivate people in your neighborhoods. Attendees will learn how to:Get involved Drive support for an issue or candidate Organize activists in large or small groups for maximum impact Communicate more effectively Use the media to help advance an issue Build personal leadership skills, abilities and confidence. Sample Lectures Include:Ways to Get Involved Basics of Online Activism Building Coalitions Keys to Precinct Organization Hosting a House Party Starting a Petition Drive Educating Legislators Organizing a Voter Registration Drive

Contact:
Robert Arnakis

at Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Island Contemporary…..”Hello Waimanalo”….For Paul Certo

Posted by Da Kine Guy on January 31st, 2012

The other Waimanalo song from Country Comfort often time forgotten. I always loved the country music feel to this song almost 40 years ago & still do today. A song with the same sentiment of a more notable song of the same period “Ku’u Home O’ Kahalu’u” about transplanted island residents missing home in Hawaii……..Ikaika Machida is the talented musician doing the solos on a Ken Potts 5 string tenor ukulele…Dedicated to my hanai brother Paul Certo
Video Rating: 5 / 5

Snag cleared to Crystal Cathedral sale

Posted by Da Kine Guy on January 30th, 2012

SANTA ANA A last-minute attempt to block the sale of the Crystal Cathedral failed Monday.
Cathedral insiders asserted that the congregation has a 99-year lease on the landmark Garden Grove church, and they refused to give up the lease to allow a…
The Orange County Register – News Headlines : News