I quit drinking coffee more than 10 years ago. I was only in high school, but I was consuming copious amounts of the stuff. One afternoon, after a serious bout of jitters, I decided to go cold turkey and drop coffee completely. And I’ve never looked back. I made it through four years of college […]
With so many hotels, restaurants and retail stores in Hawaiʻi owned by overseas companies, a large portion of visitor dollars may not directly profit the residents or indigenous people of Hawaiʻi. Below, we have put together a list of more than a dozen Native Hawaiian-owned businesses—one that we will update. Choosing to spend your dollars
When most people think of a Hawaiian vacation, they typically envision lounging at the beach or poolside with a beautiful tropical drink in their hand. Drinking cocktails (or mocktails) in Hawai‘i is one of those things that you have to do—a trip just isn’t a trip without a mai tai, Lava Flow, or a Blue
With the onset of the Covid-pandemic, Peter Hessler pivoted his young business from selling wholesale products to customers directly. He decided to open a booth at the Lokahi Kailua Market on Oʻahu to share Pono Potions, his all natural beverage syrups. Now, the coffee-curious and cocktail-connoisseurs can drive down Smith Street in Chinatown almost
