Arts & Culture

April 29. Hilo’s Farmer’s Market gets underway on Kamehameha by 6am Saturdays and Wednesdays–closing down around 1 or 2pm. Wayne Subica’s Plantation Museum is on Keawe Street. The Kula Kava Bar nearby looks like fun. On Kamehameha Avenue, Sig Zane’s clothing shop is a landmark, and he’s got some things that might work for Honolulu business day attire. I had to break down and buy at his sister’s shop down the street, Hana Hou: a hand blocked fitted off the shoulder thing from Rarotonga. A little further on, Honoli’i Surf Co. has some stylin’ surf wear you won’t see anywhere else. Check out the Big Island Ginger Ale at Island Naturals Market, they have a good hot deli, too, near Borders in the Waiakea Shopping Center.

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April 28. Ka’u, an area larger than O’ahu on the southern end of the Big Island, has no water system, and other unique challenges according to Big Island Mayor Harry Kim. Ka’u also shares many challenges, growth, income disparity, and others, facing the rest of this state. Here’s a glimpse of some of that, and a closer look at one particular town, Na’alehu.

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Hi5 or Hawaii5 on your beverage containers means you paid 5 or 6 cents for them—and you can get the money back when you return the container to an O’ahu Redemption Center. Check for locations at www.hi5deposit.com or call the 211 hotline. Here’s a taste of what it’s like and some tips from the pros.

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The tiny Cambodian community in Hawai’i is just beginning to get organized—with benefits for our collective social scene. Their first public New Year Celebration was held recently—- do not miss the next one! To contact the Cambodian community here, call (808)330-3684 or (808)358-4118, Savouth Chea or Christine Su.

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