The One about Café Comme Ça (カフェコムサ) in Shibuya

In Japan, Café Comme Ça is a French-style patisserie company which specializes in artistic Japanese cakes. In addition, the location in Shibuya collaborates with Kinokuniya book stores, so for those purchasing books can kick back at the cafe. One can grab coffee such as blended, Read More …

The One about the Reyn Spooner’s Year of the Rat Spooner Kloth Shirt

When it comes to Hawaiian shirts, Reyn Spooner is a renown brand. An American fashion design company founded in 1956 by Reyn McCullough and Ruth Spooner, the company’s original roots were the island of Catalina. McCullough had a company called Reyn’s Mens Wear and he Read More …

The One about Henry Kapono’s “Dukes on Sunday 2”

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 BrewBike’s Cold Brew Coarse Ground Coffee (Original Blend Dark Roast)

Brewbike began in 2015 when a group of Northwestern freshmen felt it was hard to get great coffee on campus and so they started Northwestern’s first fully student-run coffee. First via mobile coffee bike and then later as a coffee kiosk in Annenberg Hall with Read More …

The One about The Green’s “My Hawai’i” (feat. Sean Na’auao, Kaumakaiwa, Kumu Hina)

One of my favorite reggae groups is The Green from Oahu, Hawai’i. The group consists of vocalist Caleb Keolanui, Ikaika Antone (keyboard/vocals), JP Kennedy (guitar/vocals), Zion Thompson (guitar/vocals), Brad “BW” Watanabe (bass) and Jordan Espinoza (drums). For the single “My Hawai’i”, it features a collaboration Read More …

The One about the Billabong Stubbies 73 Lo Tides Boardshorts

Back in 1972, Stubbies was one of the most popular boardshorts in Australia and New Zealand. Established by Australian company Edward Fletcher and Co., for the first year alone (1972), over 750,000 pairs of Stubbies were sold.  With the success of the shorts, the company Read More …

The One about the Billabong x Otis Carey collaboration and the Billabong Sundays Fauna Lo Tide Boardshorts

In 2019, Australian-based surf company/clothing retailer Billabong collaborated with Otis Carey, an indigenous free surfer and artist.  Otis’ designs would be featured in various Billabong clothing. Otis said, “The way I can best explain it is, it’s a broken-down form of traditional symbols and stories Read More …

The One about the Billabong Sundays Airlite Hawaii Boardshorts

As part of Billabong’s Hawaii series is their Sundays Airlite Hawaii Boardshorts. The Hawaii series for Billabong typically showcase the Hawaiian islands displayed right next to the logo, may it be on the front logo of the boardshort or on the Billabong logo on the Read More …