Christine Turnbull graduated from Seattle Central Culinary Institute (now Seattle Culinary Academy) as a certified chef, but it wasn’t until 1998, when she was pregnant with her first child, that she found her true calling. Read more
Bordering a mile-long stretch of Highway 50 in Kalaheo, Kauai Coffee’s trees create a green coverlet as far as the eye can see. Some 4 million trees flourish on 3,100 acres, makingKauai Coffee the largest coffee plantation in the United States. Read more
Mealii Prieto knew nothing about her Native American roots until her father, a C-130 flight navigator, was based at Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, Texas, in 1960. Read more
In a world that prizes perfection, Joe Au-Franz looks for flaws. He keeps an eye out for cracks, chips, misalignments, missing or added elements and other mistakes on coins that sometimes occurduring the minting process. Read more
Halekulani’s philosophy about hospitality is summed up in three words: “For You, Everything.” Read more
For more than 80 years, students of Waimea School on Hawaii island attended classes in a 157-foot-long, 5,580-square-foot plantation-style building that the state Departmentof Education designated as Building N. Constructed in 1915 and opened a year later, it was the first public school in the picturesque ranching community. Read more
Catch Rob Pacheco during his spare time and he’ll likely be peering at the sky or trees through binoculars. He’s traveled all over the United States and Canada as well as exoticlocales such as Botswana, Trinidad, Rapa Nui, Guatemala and Nicaragua specifically to observe birds. Read more
Mimi Kerley became president of Kahilu Theatre’s board of directors in June 2012, a month after the theater closed its doors to re-evaluate its mission, goals and fiscal matters. She had just one year of board participation under her belt and was its newest and youngest member. Read more
In Gavin Miculka’s view, history is best learned via the senses — sight, sound, touch, smell and taste — rather than just words and pictures in a book. Read more
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As the story goes, Bing Crosby first heard “Sweet Leilani” during a mid-1930s vacation in Honolulu. His friend Harry Owens, then music director of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, had written that hapa haole song in October 1934 to celebrate the birth of his daughter. Read more
Pat Finberg discovered Kauai’s magic in 1969, during a nine-week visit with her mother. She was 15 and, like countless others, fell in love with the island’s beauty, friendly people and relaxed lifestyle. Read more
More than 150 years of Honolulu Police Department history is chronicled in a little-known museum on the ground floor of HPD’s headquarters in downtown Honolulu. Read more
Hawaii is the most isolated population center on earth, with some 2,400 miles of ocean separating it from California, the nearest landmass. About 90 percent of the isles’ food is imported, and more than 70 percent of its electricity is from oil. Read more
Few fruits can match the diversity of the delectable mango. Depending on the variety (there are reputedly more than a thousand), it can be round, oval, kidney-shaped or long and slender. Read more
From shallow reef to open ocean, Maui Ocean Center showcases myriad creatures that inhabit Hawaii waters, including 41 species of live Pacific corals. Read more
Some people view them with nostalgia — as time machines that recall the carefree days of their youth. For others the attraction is purely physical: They’re sleek, beautiful and elegant. Read more
Email “Signs of Hawaiian Life” photos to mpoole@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. We apologize but mailed photos cannot be returned. Read more
Many kamaaina grew up with Sea Life Park; the marine attraction/bird sanctuary has been popular for family outings since it opened in 1964. Read more
Once-in-a-lifetime events can happen with serendipity. Read more
The rural district of North Kohala on Hawaii island is abuzz with excitement about the Kohala Village Hub, a new community center in Hawi town that provides a variety of programs, services and facilities through its three branches: the education-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) Feed Hawaii; the quaint Kohala Village Inn; and the Hub Pub, whose simple but hearty fare is based on fresh Kohala-grown ingredients. Read more
