Website Update (October 18, 2020): The One about Past Images being gone… (insert sadness emoji)

Greetings everyone, for the past few weeks Cloudflare has been working hard to prevent DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks and certain hosting situations which came unexpected happened. Things are slowly getting better and that’s the good news. The news articles and interviews are still Read More …

The One about Na Leo Pilimehana’s “Local Boys” (1984)

Back in 1984, three high school seniors: Nalani Choy, Angela Morales and Lehua Kalima, each who loved singing decided to enter the annual Hawaiian youth talent contest, Brown Bags to Stardom. The three were given the name “Na Leo Pilimehana” (the voices blending in warmth) Read More …

The One about Henry Kapono’s new EP Henry’s House – Sunny Town Playlist 1

When it comes to legendary Hawaiian musicians that are still alive and performing today, Henry Kapono Ka’aihue (Henry Kapono) is one of the most well-known names. One half of the popular Hawaiian pop music duo Cecilio & Kapono (aka “C and K”, alongside Cecilio David Read More …

The One about Rap Reiplinger’s “Poi Dog with Crabs” (1992)

When it comes to popular comedians from Hawai’i, one of the well-known comedians was James Kawika Pi’imauna Replinger, better known as “Rap” Reiplinger. Originally part of the comedy ensemble Booga Booga with James Grant Benton and Ed Ka’ahea back in 1974. He would win an Read More …

The One about Jeff Parker and Stefan Jeremias’ “Echo Beach” surfing documentary (2009)

I decided to watch Jeff Parker and Stefan Jeremias’ 2009 surfing documentary “Echo Beach” again and while I am not from Newport Beach, I was one of those grommets who read “Surfer” and “Surfing” magazines and often would see Danny Kwock sporting awesome Quiksilver shorts Read More …