Masters of Oooh & Aaah
Time: Tuesday, July 3, 2018, 10:23 a.m. Location: Magic Island, Honolulu Photographer: Jeff Hawe Travis…
Parting Shot
Exploring the Other Final Frontier
The Hawai‘i Undersea Research Laboratory is home to two of the world’s eight manned deep diving research submersibles. Operations director Terry Kerby (pictured) says that once a year, HURL’s two subs, Pisces IV and Pisces V, are loaded on an…
Pulelehua in the Wild
A Kamehameha Butterfly is released at Kawainui Marsh in Kailua. The Kamehameha is endemic to Hawaii and the official state insect. This species numbers have been declining and a study by UH graduate student Colby Maeda suggests that habitat destruction…
Sherbert Shop a Must Stop
Asato Family Store creative director and co-owner Neale Asato mixes ingredients for li hing sour belts. He began the family business in 2017 and now operates a snack shop at 1306 Pali Highway near the Pali Longs store. The shop…
Upcountry Spirits
Time: Wednesday, 11:03 a.m. Location: Haliimaile Distilling Company Makawao, Maui Photographer: David Croxford Ryan Mabbutt makes sure labels are applied straight and clean to bottles of Pau Maui Vodka. Haliimaile Distilling Co. makes rum, gin, whiskey and vodka – vodka being…
Biki Fixi
Time: Friday, 12:23 p.m. Location: Biki Bikes Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu Photographer: Aaron K. Yoshino Mechanic John Thompson completes an inspection after repairing the flat tire that this Biki bike was brought in for. “On average Biki bikes are serviced in…
Parting Shot: Seasoning with a Graceful Touch
Tuesday, 9:22 a.m. Hawaiian Chip Company, Kalihi Photographer: Aaron K. Yoshino Tezloff Silo tosses freshly fried sweet potato and taro chips with salt at Hawaiian Chip Co. "The vegetable varieties are fried separately then mixed," says GM and Owner Jimmy Chan.…
Tutu Mele Touch Ups
Dan Nakamoto (foreground) and Dennis Loveland remove Tutu Mele’s glasses for a polish in preparation for the 2018 Honolulu City Lights festival. The much-loved 18-foot statue and her friends receive cleaning, repairs and necessary touch ups every year. City staff…
Priceless Cultural Pieces
(Below) State archivist Adam Jansen and volunteer Cheryl Isaacs-Kila examine records “so intrinsically valuable that if something were to happen, the loss to society could never be repaired,” Jansen says. Directly in front of him is the land ownership ledger…
Worldly Patterns Define Local Garments
Jams World has been producing aloha wear in Honolulu for 54 years. The second-generation family business creates shirts, dresses and shorts that are known for unique and vibrant color patterns, which are sourced from artists globally. Jams World often finds…
Designing for Suspension of Disbelief
Marc Marcos, a graduate student in costume design, repairs a Cinderella dress at UH Manoa’s Kennedy Theatre workshop. The theater owns thousands of costumes and prides itself on an extensive collection of authentic Asian theater costumes, some dating to 1913.…
Locally Crafted Canoes
Keizo Gates, left, and his crew remove a red and white one-man outrigger canoe from a black mold at Kamanu Composites in Kailua. The molds are sprayed with wax before carbon hull material is laid in, compressed to shape and…
Many Hands Make Tasty Work
The day begins at 5 a.m. in Napoleon’s Bakery Central Plant in Waipio, where bakers work in shifts until 12:30 a.m. to produce over 15,000 items daily. By 1 a.m., the baked goods are on their way to…
Potential Life in a Petri Dish
TIME: Wednesday, 1:31 p.m. LOCATION: Fertility Institute of Hawaii PHOTOGRAPHER: David Croxford Watching through a microscope, Jamie Kim moves oocytes, female human egg cells, through a series of three dehydrating solutions. Kim, senior embryologist at the Fertility Institute of Hawaii, says dehydration…
Bamboo Bikes
Barret Werk shapes bamboo into a piece that will help anchor a bicycle seat. Werk says he can build a bamboo frame bicycle using one pole in about 50 hours. Werk Arts is a Kailua woodworking company specializing in bikes…
Aloha Tofu Factory Offers a Unique Product
Iris Huynh organizes piping hot aburage as it drops from the frying machine. Aloha Tofu Factory in Iwilei is the only local business producing the deep-fried tofu pouches, says company president Paul Uyehara. Six of the company’s 35 employees work…
Hands of a Skilled Artisan
Sergio Ilagan carefully engraves Na Hoku’s signature designs on a 14kt gold Hawaiian bangle bracelet using a “graver” driven by compressed air. Ilagan has 29 years of experience hand engraving jewelry, which is a rare craft in the modern world.…
Making Art From Glass
https://vimeo.com/249754529 Time: Monday, 11:45 a.m. Location: University of Hawaii at Manoa Photographer: Jeff Hawe After making a “gather” of molten glass for a sculpture, Jonathan Swanz removes a small piece that accidentally broke off the inside wall of one of his furnaces. These…
Pruning Pot Plants
Time: Monday, 2:02 p.m. Location: Noa Botanicals Photographer: Emma Prince-Wilson Workers wearing gloves, face masks and other protective equipment remove the large fan leaves of marijuana plants. Noa Botanicals says its sterile environment ensures a clean medicinal product. The leaves, taken here…
Saimin Starts Here 6 Days Each Week
Ross Shigeoka starts his day at 6:30 a.m. by mixing and rolling dough for the noodles he serves at Shige’s Saimin Stand in Wahiawa. He cuts the dough using this 1950s-vintage Japanese machine to produce 60 to 80 pounds of…
107 Years of Eggs on Oahu
Fourth-generation chicken farmer Chris Peterson inspects eggs over the candler, part of a machine that checks egg fertility and shell quality. The machine is crucial in handling the around 6,800 eggs per day from over 7,000 chickens at Petersons' Upland…
Great Views, Free Vertigo for Hawaii Window Washers
A crew cleans the windows of the Pacific Guardian Center at the corner of Bishop Street and Ala Moana. Automated cleaning systems exist and are gradually being improved, but most high-rise owners prefer the human touch for their windows. The…
Thank Goodness, This Is a Drill
Firefighters train for two of their most important roles in an airplane fire: clearing a fire-free path for evacuating passengers and rescuing incapacitated victims. These Federal Fire Department recruits train using a mock large-body aircraft, whose fire is fed by…
A 600-Year Tradition
Emma Robinson, a UH master of fine arts in design student, paints a scenic pine tree backdrop for the play "Power and Folly: Japanese (Kyogen) Satire for the 21st Century." Historians believe Kyogen is the oldest professional theater style in…