MIDWEEK
COVERSTORY
Working Together - To Improve Public Education
By Susan Sunderland - July 01, 2009
Prominent Honolulu business men and women embrace a new plan, Learning Point Rewards, that could provide local schools with millions of dollars. Look inside to see who makes up this composite image.
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MIDWEEK
FEATURE STORY
By Steve Murray - July 01, 2009
Born from a beer ad, dachshund racing is a growing sport among dog lovers who embrace the combination of friendly competition and comedy. With a height of several inches and legs looking short and stiff
Read Story >>NEWSMAKER
Creating Diamonds From The Rough
By Steve Murray - June 24, 2009
Walter Komatsubara’s green thumb turns patches of dirt and rocks into true fields of dreams
FASHION
Fashion Flash
By Yu Shing Ting - June 24, 2009
» Mystery Guest To Attend The GIFT Foundation Event
FOOD
Food & Beverage Focus
By Jo McGarry - July 01, 2009
Miya Nishimura
Job Title: Chef de Partie, Alan Wong’s Restaurant.
What started your interest in cooking? I’ve always loved eating and I literally grew up in restaurants.
Table Talk
By Jo McGarry - July 01, 2009
» The Four Seasons’ Rich Taste Of Chocolate
Heart-y Chef
By Diana Helfand - July 01, 2009
» Peanut Butter Is The Star Of These Cookies
Sam Choy's Kitchen
By Sam Choy - July 01, 2009
» An Italian Feast From Sergio’s Chef Lee
Vino Sense
By Roberto Viernes - July 01, 2009
» How Fruit, Flower, Leaf And Root Affect Wine
TRAVEL
Kimo’s Vegas
By Kimo Akane - July 01, 2009
THE EX-DANCING WITH THE STARS and ex-Peep Show dancer Mel B celebrated her birthday last week at WET REPUBLIC, the ultra-pool party at the MGM Grand. That’s right, hundreds of people paid a cover charge just to say they shared chlorine with Scary Spice ... Now that’s scary.
SPORTS/FITNESS
Curran Events
By Bobby Curran - July 01, 2009
» MLB Glad To Say Farewell To Fehr
Hot Air
By Steve Murray - July 01, 2009
» The Finau Brothers Go (Very) Deep
Keeping Score
By Bob Hogue - July 01, 2009
» Ford Finds Sanctuary In The Pool
On The Move
By Yu Shing Ting - July 01, 2009
» Seeking Diversity In Marrow Registry
POLITICS
A Conservative Estimate
By Rick Hamada - July 01, 2009
» The Class Act Of Ed McMahon
Coffee Break
By Jerry Coffee - July 01, 2009
» A Final Word On Islam And Women
Just Thoughts
By Bob Jones - July 01, 2009
» A Brief History Of 4th Of July Traditions
Mostly Politics
By Dan Boylan - July 01, 2009
» HPD’s Newest Elite 17 Go On Patrol
The Right Price
By Larry Price - July 01, 2009
» Lessons From The Private Isle
Roy Chang - July 01, 2009
Dick Adair - July 01, 2009
ENTERTAINMENT
Uncle Toms Gabbin
By Tom Moffatt - July 01, 2009
» Uncle Tom’s Gabbin’
MidWeek Comics
» Comics / Cartoons
MUSIC
Music Montage
By Melissa Moniz - July 01, 2009
» A Blast Of Music And Fireworks Shows
MOVIES
Hot Ticket - July 01, 2009
Dan And Sandra Olson
Owners of Women’s Surf Style Magazine
Overall what did you think of the movie? Sandra: I thought it was great. A lot of great laughs, and it was very entertaining. Dan: I did not get bored, so it was pretty good.
On a scale of one to four stars, what would you rate the movie? ★★★
Movie Showtimes
» Now Playing
BUSINESS
Business Round Table
July 01, 2009
Great Food, Service, View
By Charlie Longhi
Owner of Longhi’s - Ala Moana Center
My dad, Bob Longhi, opened the now-iconic Longhi’s in Lahaina in 1976, with a simple philosophy: “Cook with love, eat with passion!” I live those words each and every day here at Longhi’s at Ala Moana Center. My father traveled around the world, hosted huge parties in Washington, D.C.
Entrepreneurs
By Linda Dela Cruz - July 01, 2009
» Riding A Wave With Girls Who Surf
Movers - July 01, 2009
» Business Leaders On The Move In Hawaii
EXPERT ADVICE
Doctor In The House
July 01, 2009
Determining Mental Competence
Read Dr. Edward Furukawa's Column >>LIFESTYLE
Old Friends - June 24, 2009
Dean Wilson
Pro golfer and Hawaii’s own Dean Wilson currently resides on Hawaii’s “ninth island,” Las Vegas - his home away from home while not on tour. Busy as ever, Wilson competed in the PGA Tour St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tenn., last week and previously played in the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Ft. Worth, Texas, to name a couple.
Read more about Dean Wilson >>Good Neighbors - July 01, 2009
Micah Hirokawa
Did you know that the cheetah is the only big cat that can purr? How ‘bout that the king of hearts is the only king in the deck without a mustache? If you do, then congratulations on knowing a bunch of random facts. You should try your luck on Jeopardy. (And if you happen to win the big bucks, remember who always supported you way back when, hint, hint.) But if you don’t know useless trivia - or that, in America, car horns beep in the tone of F - don’t feel too down. “Who counts that, you know?” says Micah Hirokawa of the laughable-but-true
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