We tasted some great dishes at Leeward Community College’s annual L’ulu fundraiser

To prepare for the event, dedicated volunteers spend their weekends building lanterns to carry people’s prayers and memories

Local musicians gathered at Willows Restaurant Friday afternoon to kick off Mele Mei, a monthlong celebration of Hawaii’s music

An open letter to culinary students and up-and-coming cooks about why they want to become chefs

Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff had fans grooving Wednesday night at The Waterfront at Aloha Tower

A Hilo man actually created a pog fruit

Reggae legends Inner Circle and Ziggy Marley drew thousands of fans for Saturday’s concert at Aloha Stadium

Ed Morita joined other scotch fans at Willows Restaurant Friday evening to sample more than 30 varieties of whisky at the grand scotch tour

It’s a good time to be a scotch lover in Hawaii, and things get started Friday with the Grand Scotch Tour

Sierra Nevada and Hula Grill teamed up for a beer pairing

I got to visit the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Agriculture farm, where I saw first hand how my donation has helped students in the beekeeping program

Sing the Body wins the Honolulu Hard Rock Rising battle of the bands. Here are party pics and video of the finalists

Local band Paradise X emerging as last night’s winner at Hard Rock Cafe in Waikiki

The more than 400 students enrolled at Kapiolani Community College’s Culinary Institute of the Pacific displayed their talents Friday at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel

Fresh Cafe hosted Thursday’s final slam poetry qualifying round before next month’s First Thursday Grand Slam Finals

Ed Morita pays a visit to his old culinary school to get a peek at what students are preparing for the annual gala

Michael M. Kliks of Manoa Honey Company hosted “Derived from the Hive,” a honey-themed dinner at 12th Avenue Grill

Two hundred of Hawaii’s Yelp elite were invited to the Polynesian Cultural Center for an authentic tourist experience

Scenes from the streets of Kaka’ako

Nonstop’s Ed Morita hit the streets of Kaka’ako to capture the painting on day four of Pow Wow

Last year, I signed up for Chef Alan Wong’s Adopt-A-Beehive program to help fund a beehive for a student at the University of Hawaii Hilo’s apiary program

Hundreds gathered at Mamiya Theatre Saturday night for a VIP screening of Bob Bates’ documentary, “Ingredients Hawaii,” which focuses on local efforts to take control of the food we eat

Taylor Mali, one of the biggest names in slam poetry, hit the stage last night at Fresh Cafe

Thousands converged along Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki Saturday night for the event

Thousands came out to Kaka’ako Park Amphitheater Saturday night to see SOJA, The Green and Anuhea

Hawaii Children’s Trust Fund hosted a tweetup at P.F. Chang’s to spread the word about the launch of its “One Strong Ohana” campaign

Fourteen local farms participated in Wednesday’s event to showcase the state’s locally produced agriculture

Featured poet Kit Yan, along with local poets and poets from as far as Alaska and Guam, showcased their talents at the first poetry slam of the new year

“Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour” is a phenomenal show — maybe the best Cirque show ever

We sample the cuisine of Hubert Keller at Fleur in the Mandalay Bay casino