Hawaii

A bride and groom during sunset at The Beach House. Photo courtesy of The Beach House. NEWS: Kauai Made Food Hub The former Big Save in Lihue is being converted into a food hub which will include retail space, a commercial kitchen and a meat processing facility. The county developed a plan that will use…

Image courtesy of Malama Kauai. The national FoodCorps is recruiting service members throughout Hawaii who are passionate about healthy food, farms, and kids to help connect our keiki (children) to real food and help them grow up healthy. FoodCorps, a national organization addressing childhood obesity and food insecurity in underserved communities, operates in 12 states,…

Monkeypod Jam is made in Mauviel’s classic hand-hammered copper pots. Daniel Lane photo NEWS: Monkeypod Jam We’ve been fans of Monkeypod Jam since June 2011, when we did an article about them for Midweek Kauai. It seems we’re not alone. In the March/April edition of Hawaii Magazine, a Reader’s Choice issue celebrating Hawaii’s Best of…

Raine Servantes looks after tomatoes in the greenhouse at Wilcox Elementary School in Lihue. Daniel Lane photo NEWS: School Gardens in Hawaii A 2012 study conducted by the Hawaii Farm to School and School Garden Hui found that there are 168 school gardens across the state with 21,577 participating students, 830 teachers, 1,500 volunteers, on…

Rambutan, fresh off the tree. Daniel Lane photo.   Wednesday, March 27 Value-Added Innovation for Hawaii Growers: Making the Family Farm Profitable Kalaheo, National Tropical Botanical Garden, free This workshop helps growers hone their skills at adding value to their products and services. Competing with cheap imported agricultural goods, many Hawaii farms have a difficult…

Kalua Turkey lau lau made by Waipa’s chef for the Kalo Festival. Daniel Lane photo. We are pleased to announce our new culinary tour! After much planning with our north shore friends, The Waipa Foundation, we have created another one-of-a-kind tour that can only be experienced through us. Unlike our east side tour, A Taste of…

Hawaii State Senate President Donna Mercado Kim appointed Alan Takemoto, the Monsanto lobbyist, to be on the nominating committee which picks the candidates for our water commission. Monsanto is a controversial company that is using our islands as a testing ground for its new pesticides and GMO science experiments—because we’re in the middle of the Pacific ocean in case something goes terribly wrong. Tasting Kauai wants Sen. Kim, to rescind his appointment of Monsanto lobbyist Alan Takemoto, and appoint someone who has the best interests of the Hawaii citizens as his priority. On Thursday at 3 p.m., organizers will deliver a petition asking Senate President Donna Mercado Kim to rescind her appointment of Monsanto Lobbyist, Alan Takemoto, to the Water Commission nominating committee. The appointment of an employee of the controversial Monsanto corporation angered organizers who point out that Monsanto…

Get Kauai Grown seeds from Regenerations Botanical Garden at the Seed Exchange. Daniel Lane photo St. Patrick’s Day, Sunday March 17th, noon until 5 p.m., Church of the Pacific in Princeville, free Forest Shomer is headlining this Seed and Plant Exchange with his presentation entitled Shoulders of Our Ancestors. Shomer is the owner and operator of Inside…

NEWS: Hawaiian Kukui Brand Mai Tai made with Koloa Rum. Daniel Lane photo Koloa Rum Co. Yesterday, the Koloa Rum Company announced the appointment of Robert M. “Bob” Gunter as President and CEO, and Alicia Iverson as Chief Financial Officer. “I am pleased and honored to have the opportunity to continue building on the remarkable…

The Beach House at night. NEWS: The Beach House Travel + Leisure recently announced the top 37 Most Romantic Restaurants in the United States. The Beach House Restaurant not only made the list, but was the only restaurant represented in the Hawaiian Islands. “This is a real honor for the staff, Kauai and the restaurant,”…