After work one night, I decided to leave my car the office so I could drink without having to drive. That left me with the rare opportunity to walk to work the next day. On my way to work, I decided to eat at one of my favorite place on Ke’eaumoku, Gomaichi Ramen. As I [READ MORE]

That’s what I’ve been calling it, vegan-ish. Vegan would be the lack of any animal product, I am just avoiding land animals. Here’s my report, half-way through my ten-day journey! I will start by admitting that this has been a lot easier than I thought it might be. The hardest part has been the alcohol-free [READ MORE]

Sometimes in life, you need to take a step back, relax and evaluate your position in life: Do you like your job? Are you happy where you live? Are you healthy? All examples of the kinds of things you could do to help you realize what you could improve. Saturday night, I took a step [READ MORE]

This week’s photos include shots from the IOLANI Christmas party, a ManoaDNA wedding, food & drink, Tokkuritei’s last night, and Punahou basketball! First, we start off the IOLANI Christmas party and a shot of the crew dancing and Alex playing BINGO! It was so funny and awesome to see the IOLANI family having fun again. [READ MORE]

Now I know what you’re thinking… SUSHI CHEF?! IRON CHEF KAWAKAMI! No, it’s nothing fancy, I just decided last night that I would make sushi. On my own, no professional help. And let me tell you, it did not turn out that bad! I first went online (my usual source of information) and found several [READ MORE]

Good morning everyone!  It’s Day 1 for the JATA World Trade Fair and since it’s media day, we’re only doing one performance at noon today.  We’ll be attending a reception later this evening, so we won’t be able to join our dear friends, the Taguchis, for some great Tokyo shabu shabu … oh well, maybe [READ MORE]