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Trained musician shares shamisen traditions in upcoming recital
Bon Dance season may have ended this year, but an upcoming performance on Oʻahu will be highlighting the music that makes the season so special. Anju is a trained shamisen musician and the representative of the Hawaiʻi branch of Madoka No Kai, a school dedicated to Japanese traditional folk music, or "Minyo."
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Pancake Lovers Wait Outside Cinnamon’s In Kailua For The Guava Chiffon Stack
Some breakfast lines form for coffee, and some form for a pink topping that people plan entire mornings around. On the windward side of Oahu, in the beach town of Kailua, hungry crowds gather before the doors even open. They come for pancakes, and one stack in particular has turned...
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Kamehameha girls soccer celebrates signing day as all 10 seniors sign with Division I programs
Kamehameha’s girls soccer program celebrated a significant achievement Thursday as all 10 members of its senior class signed with NCAA Division I programs during the school’s fall signing day ceremony at its Kapālama campus. The milestone highlighted a signing day that featured 18 student-athletes from Kamehameha’s Class of 2027 committing to collegiate programs across the […]
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Connie, 88, Still Works Six or Seven Days a Week at Her Vacuum Franchise: "I Don't Want to Be Idle"
In August 2022, KITV Island News reporter Diane Ako met Connie Asentista in Aiea, Hawaii. Asentista was 88, and she was still showing up at her vacuum franchise six or seven days a week. She had a simple reason for staying on the job. “I know what’s going on in the world,” she said. “I don’t want to be idle.” KITV’s article identified her as the owner of A’s Kirby Sales & Service, a Kirby vacuum shop at Harbor Court in Aiea. She bought the franchise in 1999. “My husband said, ‘This is hard work for you,’” she recalled. “I said, ‘Well, nothing like trying.’” Ako told viewers that she did try, and that she became an award-winning salesperson. At 88, the reporter said, Asentista still showed up six or seven days a week. The station’s article also said that came to at least 40 hours a week. Ako asked why she would want to be 88 and working so hard, and whether she should be hanging out with her kids and grandkids instead. “Oh, no,” Asentista said. Her son, Michael, told the station he saw a purpose in that schedule. “She’s here to make sure that I’m set and
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First Alert Forecast: Wind Advisory Continues
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6am tomorrow for Molokai, Lanai, parts of Maui Island and Hawaii Island. Gusts could reach 60 mph. The advisory could be expanded and/or extended. For most of us, the winds will be breezy but not dangerous. We have big waves...
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Alborosie Announces Four-Night Hawaii Run on Nine Mile U Tour
Four islands, four nights, zero days off. Alborosie is taking his Nine Mile U Tour across Hawaiʻi in November, playing Hilo, Honolulu, Maui and Līhuʻe back to back from Nov. 12 through Nov. 15. He shared the news himself on Instagram with a breezy “ALOHA HAWAIʻI!” and...