The Life in Business: Paradise Plants Home and Garden Center
Lesley Hill, owner of Paradise Plants Home and Garden Center, has worked hard over the past 30 years in business to keep up with the changes in the marketplace. Today, more than selling just tropical plants, the Hilo-based retailer has…
The Life in Business: Akamai Pest Solutions
Roger Meints started his own business, Akamai Pest Solutions, in 2003 in Waikoloa, after leaving a large, national termite company. He started with termite inspections, then in 2006 decided to expand into dry wood termite treatments, using a green and…
The Life in Business: Okolemaluna Tiki Lounge
Brice and Lisa Ginardi, owners of Okolemaluna Tiki Lounge, always enjoyed making classic-recipe cocktails at home when entertaining friends, using fine ingredients and cocktail components. “We always make our own cocktail components (such as juices, syrups), and we use the…
The Life in Business: Keauhou Veterinary Hospital
Dr. Jacob Head and wife Jolene bought the existing veterinary practice, Keauhou Veterinary Hospital, in 2007 with the goal of making it into a very progressive hospital, says Jolene Head. “We are the only AAHA (American Animal Hospital Association) accredited…
Bringing Hawai‘iʻs Scenery Indoors: Plein Air Painter Sita Soesman Finds Joy in Landscapes
By Margaret Kearns Long-time Hawai‘i Island resident and O‘ahu native Sita Soesman is a rare talent—one of those fortunate individuals gifted equally with excellent business, marketing and sales skills, and amazing artistic talent. Mix all of that with unbridled enthusiasm,…
Saving the Nightingale: Four-Legged Coffee Farm Workers Now Unemployed and Endangered
By Margaret Kearns One of Hawai‘i Island’s most charming creatures—known as Kona Nightingales—played an integral role in island heritage, especially in the history and development of the island’s Kona coffee industry. These beloved donkeys bray from farm to farm at…
Time-Out with the Amazing Bosco: Troubador, Kona Icon, Recording Artist and New-Age Musical Alchemist
By Marya Mann The man may be ahead of his time, but time is running short this day for Bosco as he stuffs electrical cords and mechanical contraptions into his bags. Check. Preparing for his performance at the seaside Kona…
The Mysterious World Beneath Our Feet: A Fascinating Exploration of the Worldʻs Longest Lava Cave
By Noel Morata Walking through a stretch of pristine forest filled with ‘ohia, large native hapu‘u ( tree ferns) and beautiful bamboo groves is a nice hike in the Puna District of Hawai‘i Island. However, that’s not our destination today.…
Volcano Tree House Takes “Green” to a New Level
Devany Vickery-Davidson Tarzan and Jane never had it so good, nor did the Swiss Family Robinson. Nestled in the branches of several old-growth ‘ohia trees and perched above a lava tube in Volcano on the Big Island of Hawai‘i is…
Master of Light: Artist Kay Yokoyama
By Alan D. McNarie Kay Yokoyama seldom seeks the limelight—which is ironic, because her paintings are all about light. A Yokoyama painting will immediately stand out, even if it’s in a wall full of other paintings. Hers is the one…
The Many Expressions of Mayumi Oda: The Goddess Garden Path to Saving the Planet
By Marya Mann “I just returned from Japan. I arrived there the day of the earthquake. I had traveled to Japan to visit a village where I had been asked to come and help create a Buddhist utopia.”–Mayumi Oda, Hawai‘i…
Ranch to Rodeo: Hawai‘iʻs Paniolo Culture
By Ashley Welton Folks from around the world associate Hawai’i with sun, sandy beaches and surfing, but they are often unaware of the importance, impact, and prevalence of ranching on the islands. Paniolo culture, and the families that have grown…
Telling Grandpaʻs Story: How to Preserve Lifeʻs Experiences
By Fern Gavelek Everyone has something to say, and there’s a science to recording it for future generations. When you ask Grandpa what it was like working on the sugar plantation, you had better know how and what to ask…
The Art of Noho Lio O Paniolo: Making the Hawaiian Tree Saddle
By Denise Laitinen Few pieces of equipment are as important to a paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) as his/her saddle. Just as a golfer needs good clubs and a mechanic needs good tools, so does a cowboy need a good saddle. “My…
Ocean Trash Art: Ocean Debris Becomes a Work of Art
By Devany Vickery-Davidson Few people have the talent and the vision to literally take trash to an art form. Hawai‘i Island was fortunate to have a visitor here in January that did just that. Aurora Robson, an artist who was…
Then & Now: Kau‘pulehu and Kona Village Resort
By Pete Hendricks As the schooner New Moon entered Kahuwai Bay in 1961, only the ghosts of the deserted village of Ka’upulehu were present, but the bay had been an important chapter in the story of the Hawaiian Kingdom. In…
Ka Wehena: Pū‘olo
By Kumu Keala Ching He pū’olo waimaka kapa i ka lani Aia ka ha’i ‘ōuli, ke aloha pau’ole Aniani ho’i ke ala, kau ka maka i mua Ha’aha’a ke ola, ho’omalu ka ‘ike Hāmama ka pu’uwai, ho’owehe ke aloha Aia…
