Signs of Hawaiian Life – April 7, 2024
![Miki and Brian Maeshiro of Kaneohe took a cruise to Australia and New Zealand, only to see a familiar face — that of Chef Sam Choy, posted on the menu of his Poke to the Max restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand. Photo by Lila Hayes.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/web1_Brian-Maeshiro-Sam-Choy-s-Poke-to-the-Max-Auckland-New-Zealand-copy.jpg)
Miki and Brian Maeshiro of Kaneohe took a cruise to Australia and New Zealand, only to see a familiar face — that of Chef Sam Choy, posted on the menu of his Poke to the Max restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand. Photo by Lila Hayes.
![While doing some food shopping while in Ikebukuro, Japan, Marcy Kuwazaki of Honolulu found a bit of aloha spirit on a supermarket shelf: Hulas brand Maui Chips, manufactured in Tokyo. Photo by Greg Kuwazaki.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/web1_Marcy-Kuwazaki-Hula-potato-chips-Ikebukuro-Japan.jpg)
While doing some food shopping while in Ikebukuro, Japan, Marcy Kuwazaki of Honolulu found a bit of aloha spirit on a supermarket shelf: Hula’s brand Maui Chips, manufactured in Tokyo. Photo by Greg Kuwazaki.
![At far left, Celia Urada of Mililani Mauka happened by Poke Si while exploring Barcelona, Spain. Photo by Scot Urada.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/web1_Celia-Urada-Poke-Si-Barcelona-Spain.jpeg)
At far left, Celia Urada of Mililani Mauka happened by Poke Si while exploring Barcelona, Spain. Photo by Scot Urada.
![Miki and Brian Maeshiro of Kaneohe took a cruise to Australia and New Zealand, only to see a familiar face — that of Chef Sam Choy, posted on the menu of his Poke to the Max restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand. Photo by Lila Hayes.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/web1_Brian-Maeshiro-Sam-Choy-s-Poke-to-the-Max-Auckland-New-Zealand-copy.jpg)
![While doing some food shopping while in Ikebukuro, Japan, Marcy Kuwazaki of Honolulu found a bit of aloha spirit on a supermarket shelf: Hulas brand Maui Chips, manufactured in Tokyo. Photo by Greg Kuwazaki.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/web1_Marcy-Kuwazaki-Hula-potato-chips-Ikebukuro-Japan.jpg)
![At far left, Celia Urada of Mililani Mauka happened by Poke Si while exploring Barcelona, Spain. Photo by Scot Urada.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/web1_Celia-Urada-Poke-Si-Barcelona-Spain.jpeg)
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