Signs of Hawaiian Life, May 12
COURTESY DELBERT NAKAOKA
Gale Nakaoka spotted the Pizza Aloha food kiosk just outside of Kuang Si Waterfall park while visiting Laos in January.
COURTESY LANCE OKIHARA
Gail Okihara pointed out a sign for Kona coffee while shopping along the Nakamise shopping street in Tokyo in February.
COURTESY SHARON ISA
While visiting the Fuji Shibazakura festival near Mt. Fuji last May, Rodney and Lynn Takamoto enjoyed malasadas from the Hawaiian Sweets food truck.
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Kapahulu resident Roger Garrett came across the Aloha Poke Bowl restaurant while passing through Tarpon Springs, Fla., last summer.
COURTESY DOUG KIZER
Brian Kim came across the Aloha Lovers shop last summer in the Harajuku neighborhood of Tokyo.
COURTESY DEBORAH NEHMAD
Honolulu resident Robert Nehmad found the Kokua shoe store in Barcelona, Spain, in June.
COURTESY MIKE YASUTAKE
Hawaii News Now anchor Mahealani Richardson spotted the Nanakuli Record Store while in Chiyoda, Tokyo, in July.
COURTESY ARRON AND JACQUIE SIMMONS
While on a trip to Europe to celebrate their 25th anniversary, Rob and Lisa Jones of Ewa Beach posed in front of Hawaiian Poke in Paris, France, in June.
COURTESY DAVID “SAM” PRATHER
Donna Prather found aloha, poke and happiness while visiting Haarlem, The Netherlands, in May 2018.
COURTESY STEPHAN LOUBSER
Kathleen “Becky” Hayasaka stopped at Poked, Fresh Hawaiian in Sydney, Australia, in June.
COURTESY JEN METROSE
Casey Metrose posed for an Instagram opportunity at Poke Time in Auckland, New Zealand, in June.
Every week we receive an abundance of travel photos from our readers — more than we have room to publish. This week, we offer an expanded roundup of photos to accommodate some of the surplus. As seen above, the passion for poke is found across the globe.
NEW GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING PHOTOS:
Email “Signs of Hawaiian Life” photos to creilly@staradvertiser.com or mail to Signs of Hawaiian Life, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 7-210, Honolulu, HI 96813. Include the full names of those in the photo, when and where it was taken and the name of the photographer. Photos must include a person in them and have a “sign” of Hawaiian life. Mailed photos cannot be returned.
