Archive | June, 2008

New, Coming soon & Closed

New: Martial Arts Center (Panai Street) Pipe Dreams Simply Wood Studio Kau Kapahulu (Boutique) Island Antique Island Real Estate Coming Soon: Burgers on the Edge (Safeway Center) Good to Grill (Safeway Center) Caliente del Sol (Safeway Center) A taste of Bayou, Cajun-Creole Cuisine DDJ Hawaii, Antique Jewel Collection from China, Japan, Southeast Asia (Kilohana Square) [...]

Wood you like some wood art?

Simply Wood Studio 932 Kapahulu Avenue In place of half of what used to be Hawaiian Antique Center is now a new Simply Wood Studio. Still don’t know where? It’s right across from Leonard’s Bakery. Go on by and check it out. Currently on displays are wood pen, bowls, boxes and sculptures, all made of [...]

Poetry for everyone

“When was the last time you hire a poet to write a poem for you to sent to that special someone? Our poet will help you to pick the words, arrange them together to convey the best of your intention. The poem could be a love note, a congratulation note, a sympathy message, well wishes [...]

Wednesday Summer Concert at Honolulu Zoo

  Yap, summer is here and it will be nice to be outdoor, under shade of giant banyan tree, enjoy some music. Check out this almost-free-concert ($2 donation) every Wednesday at Honolulu Zoo. It is the wildest show in town sponsored by Starbuck. Gates open at 4:35 p.m. Show from 6-7pm • June 11 Kapena [...]

Walk on by when gas is so high

Wow.  Gas price has gone crazy.  3 months and we already see 72 cents per gallon increase.  (6/14/2008, 6 pm) Kapahulu & Kaimuki Aloha Gas – $4.199, $4.299, $4.399 Kapahulu Ave. Shell – $4.199, $4.299, $4.419 Kapahulu Ave. Tesoro – $4.199, $4.289, $4.379 Kapahulu Ave. 76 – $4.199, $4.289, $4.379 Kapahulu Ave. Cheveron – $4.219, $4.309, $4.399 Costco – [...]

Open and Closed

Mill’s Furniture gallery is definitely gone as of the end of May. Viet Bistro, a very good pho and pork chop resturant is also gone (quite suddenly). Something is “coming soon” in its spot.  A new martial art studio opened right next to it.  Ka’u Kapahulu, a new boutique store opened on May 17 at Hee Hing [...]

What dads want for Father’s Day.

No tie, no aloha shirt, no fancy pen please. FTD said we like flowers. Well, I’m not so sure about that. Let’s have our own little survey here.   VS    Which of the following would you like to get for Father’s Day? ___ A. a beef jerky bouquet ___ C. a flower arrangement ___ [...]

Pan-Pacific Parade, 2008

How nice is that – two parades on one weekend? There were the King Kamehameha Parade on Saturday and then the Pan-Pacific Parade on Sunday. As always, closure to the Waikiki end of Kapahulu Avenue is a minor inconvenience as compare to the benefit to the many who will find enjoyment to the parade; tourist [...]