Saturday, October 17, 2026

Author: Diane Ako

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The story of Cheese, the adopted kitten

I got Olivia another cat. It’s a little silver tabby she named Cheese, to go with the other rescue cat,

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32nd Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival goes virtual again this year

Free and online from July 30 to August 15, 2021 at HGLCF.org.

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Hot Dog on a Stick opens new location in Pearlridge

Hot Dog on a Stick® opens its third location on May 28 at Pearlridge Mauka with local firm BO Hawaii,

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Big Island Candies offers frozen manju you can bake at home

Big Island Candies recently launched a new item to bake at home- a frozen pie crust manju. Available in three

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Big Island Candies expands mochi brownie flavors

Big Island Candies recently launched two new flavors of its popular mochi brownies – passion fruit and blueberry, both wrapped

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Addiction to Crackers

It’s been just over a month since we adopted Graham Crackers the cat (Crackers for short.) She’s brought so much

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I am becoming my mother

I found myself looking at the food ads for the first time today. I never look at that stuff, but

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The Boba Tea Project: DIY home brewed tea

The lovely Beth Hillyer is herself addicted to boba, so she learned how to make it at home. When I

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We adopted a new cat, Crackers

This is Crackers. We adopted her from a woman moving to the mainland. Olivia has been nagging for a cat

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The Boba Tea Project: The Alley

Today’s boba tea tasting was at The Alley, which in December opened a new shop at Ala Moana Center on

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