Do you and your family make gingerbread houses around Christmas time? If you do, you know how much work it takes to put one of these things together the right way! One wrong move and BAM — your gingerbread walls are on the ground. Talk about pressure. Add on another layer of stress when you … Continue reading
Sometimes you just gotta get dressed up and have a night on the town — and Restaurant Week Hawaii is the perfect excuse to do just that. This time the year’s most delicious seven days started last week on Nov. 17 and ended today on Nov. 23. I seriously wish I had more time and … Continue reading
The Blue Angels are back in Hawaii for the Wings Over the Pacific Air Show! If you haven’t seen them yet, you’ve still got all Sunday to check out the festivities at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. There’s a lot to see while you wait for the Blue Angels to put on their show at 4 … Continue reading
It’s been nearly a year since I started my new marketing job at Hawaii News Now. Getting a chance to attend an event like the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival is only one of the perks. And let me tell you, Corks and Forks was nothing short of amazing. Hawaiian Airlines sponsored the event, which … Continue reading
I’m all about local lemonades, juices, and homemade smoothie recipes. I think it’s a nice way to support our local farmers markets and get a fresh treat at the same time. While we were in Hilo last weekend, Jake and I accompanied his mom to the Hilo Farmers Market on Saturday morning so she could … Continue reading
I’ve lived in Hawaii all my life, and every 4th of July there’s a mad rush to Waikiki and Ala Moana to watch the fireworks displays in town. Parking is terrible. Some people even camp out at the beach overnight and all day just to hold down that perfect spot. This year, for the first … Continue reading
Thursdays are so…not Fridays. I’ve always wanted to go to an Art + Flea event (which are held on a Thursday every month), but never got around to it until this month! It was a nice way to bring me out of the pre-Friday blues. Instead of gathering at its usual location (449 Cooke St.), … Continue reading
Sunday (March 16) is your last chance to check out the First Hawaiian International Auto Show at the Honolulu Convention Center this weekend. I had never actually been to the convention center, or an auto show, before yesterday after getting free tickets from work. Cars have never really been my thing, but I did grow up … Continue reading
If you have date night Fridays, keep them open every last Friday of the month because you never need a reservation at Eat the Street — a popular food truck rally in Kaka’ako that gets the foodie inside of everyone excited. And there’s not just food — there’s lots of it. Over 40 trucks serving … Continue reading
I seem to be picking my Top 3 2013 moments based on the intense feelings I had while experiencing these sights. Seeing snow on Mauna Kea and traveling with Jake for the first time definitely had my heart aflutter and got the travel bug in me worked up. The next moment in 2013 that I … Continue reading
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