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Hawaii Westways, May 2007: The Wild Ones
In the summer of 2006, Hawai‘i Island’s verdant Waipi‘o Valley, famed for its waterfall-ribboned 2,000-foot-high cliffs, made front-page news almost daily. One of the valley’s taro farmers was shooting Waipio’s wild horses—members of the state’s only remaining wild herd...
Hawaii Magazine, January 2007: When the ‘aina trembles, the community responds
The earthquake ruined structures yet forged connections between people and land.
To the staccato sound of shattering glass and a bass rumbling deep within the earth, our house hula-danced partially off its foundation and came to rest in a precarious curtsy toward the gulch below. Alone and without witnesses...
Pages, November - December, 2006: Once Upon a Time
While the epics of Potter, Frodo, and Narnia may have our nation under their spell, the humble fairy tale is holding its own. Fairy tale business is brisker than ever, and we are not talking about just the happily-ever-after thing. We aren't even talking about the 44th edition of The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Pantheon Books), although ever since Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm movie, interest has spiked. No, people are buying gorgeous new books based on modern art and a wisdom from a time before time.
Hawaiian Style, Vol. 3 No. 3, September - October 2006: The First Lady of Waikiki
Imagine a colorful, fragrant hibiscus bloom—floating in a bucket of hybrid corn. Or envision a single Rembrandt, displayed among a bevy of Picassos. Like these singular standouts, the Sheraton Moana Surfrider today graces the center of fashionable Waikiki beach...a charming 105-year-old resort, surrounded by aggressively avant-garde high-rises. Known as “The First lady of Waikiki,” the Moana was the original glamour hotel to be built on what later became one of the world’s great playgrounds for the rich and famous.
Hawaii Westways, June 2006: Life Support—Melding Hawaiian healing traditions
It’s nine in the morning. In a protected valley in North Kohala, a remote peninsula on Hawai‘i Island, taro plants quiver in the breeze. Five men clamber down an unpaved trail and cross a bridge over a murmuring creek. They’ve come to meditate, share stories, and help with the raking and weeding of this ancient land. Their faces are eager, and vulnerable.
The men are in recovery from addiction to metamphetamine, a drug that has affected many in hawai‘i. In 2005, more than 3,600 adults and adolescents checked themselves into treatment facilities for meth abuse.
Spirit of Aloha, June 2006: Sea Turtles, Pinot Noir and Solar-Powered Golf Carts
In a serene inner courtyard, two sun-dappled tables are set for 16 guests. A water fountain murmurs and a winter sun filters through tropical ti and ginger leaves. Delicate martini glasses beckon, filled to the brim with a pale-red-and-green mosaic, water melon gazpacho with diced cucumber and mint. Perfectly seared slices of tuna crown a creamy soy bean stew. There is whole-grain bread, thick slices to be dipped in extra-virgin olive oil, and most of all, a garnet parade of wines: Bonterra’s viognier, a Robert Sinsky pinot noir, Frog’s Leap Zinfandel.
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