Just try talking about Hawai‘i’s cultural history without talking about food. No can. We love eating and talk story about local food. On Saturday Nov. 6, Hawaii’s Plantation Village in Waipahu will celebrate both taste and talk with Arnold Hiura, author of Kau Kau — Cuisine & Culture in the Hawaiian Islands.

The free reading/discussion/eating event, 10 a.m. to noon, will get under way with a quick historical overview of kau kau — our all-purpose pidgin word for food. The book’s timeline starts with Hawaiians then continues with whalers and sailors, plantation immigration, World War II and post-war Hawai‘i, the “Hawaiian Renaissance” movement and wraps up with the contemporary food scene.

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Chiang-shi Notorious “Hopping Ghost” commonly seen in Hong Kong cinema. More vampire or blood-thirsty corpse than ghost, these P’o-animated bodies are so limited in their movements from rigor that they have to liter [...]
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Asian Supernatural Including Hawai‘i and the Pacific by Alex G. Paman Sunday, October 31 Borders Pearlridge Noon Find out more about Asian Supernatural This event is brought to you by Read the rest of this entry »

Asian Supernatural Including Hawai‘i and the Pacific by Alex G. Paman Sunday, October 31 Barnes & Noble Kahala 2 pm Find out more about Asian Supernatural This event is brought to yo [...]
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Asian Supernatural Including Hawai‘i and the Pacific by Alex G. Paman Saturday, October 30 Barnes & Noble Ala Moana 3 pm Find out more about Asian Supernatural< [...]
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Asian Supernatural Including Hawai‘i and the Pacific by Alex G. Paman Saturday, October 30 Borders Waikele 1 pm Find out more about Asian Supernatural This even [...]
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Asian Supernatural Including Hawai‘i and the Pacific by Alex G. Paman Friday, October 29 Borders Ward 7 pm Find out more about Asian Super [...]
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Rainbow Snake Mythical serpent deity whose body is said to arch across the sky as a rainbow. Known by various names across the Aboriginal continent, this totemic ancestor resides in waterholes and rock pools that co [...]
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November 12, 2010 BOOK LAUNCH Bishop Museum Hawaiian Hall Atrium & Courtyard 5:30 pm Reception 6:30 pm Reading 7:00 pm Book Sale and Author Signing RSVP by November 8 Call 848-4135 or email press@bishopmuseum.org

Meet author Caren Ke‘ala Loebel-Fried ***************************** November 5, 2010 Basically Books (Hilo, Hawaii) Black & White Night 5 pm - 7 pm For more info, call 961-0144.   November 6, 2010 The Living Arts Gallery (Hawi, Hawaii) 3 pm - 5 pm For more info, call 889-0739.   [...]
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