How is it that the culinary movement now known as Hawaii Regional Cuisine was developed by someone who grew up in a steel mill town in Pennsylvania? Chef and restaurateur Peter Merriman tells his story of falling in love with the people, culture and food of Hawaii – and how that love and respect led to a culinary movement.
From the moment she arrived in Hawaiʻi in 1977, Holly Henderson, a product of New York and Massachusetts, knew that she was home. But she has always thought of herself as a guest in Hawaiʻi. This “guest” was once arrested while protesting the eviction of Hansen’s disease patients from Hale Mohalu, and since arriving here, she has trained innumerable executive directors and board members of Hawaiʻi non-profits.
This series combines flavorful ingredients, top chefs and beautiful locations for the ultimate dining experience.
He has a name that’s as well known locally as many of the acts that he’s presented to Hawaiʻi, from Elvis Presley to Frank Sinatra, from Michael Jackson to Bruno Mars. Ladies and gentlemen, presenting Mr. Tom Moffatt.
Once a showman, always a showman, right? Maybe not. As a kid growing up in Detroit, Michigan, Tom Moffatt wanted nothing to do with the big city, instead preferring the simple life on a farm. See how Hawaiʻi's hardest-working man in showbiz went from raising livestock to spinning platters, as he sits down with Leslie Wilcox.
This episode is a compilation of stories that express the six Hawaiian values featured in the first round of the 2015-16 season.
Leslie Wilcox talks story with "Gentleman" Ed Francis, a legend in Hawaiʻi's pro wrestling world. Francis was a household name in the 1960s and 1970s, during the heyday of 50th State Big Time Wrestling. He recalls growing up in Chicago in the midst of the Great Depression, how wrestling facilitated his move to Hawaiʻi and a life-threatening riot at Honolulu's Civic Auditorium. Francis says he now leads a quiet life in Kansas.
Since September, at least 145 cases of dengue fever have been confirmed on Hawai‘i Island, making it one of the biggest outbreaks in state history. The mosquito-borne virus causes high fevers, headaches, joint pain and rash, and may require hospitalization.
Chef David Kinch has forged a distinctive culinary path, putting him at the forefront of new contemporary California cuisine with his restaurant Manresa. Influenced by French and modern Catalan cooking, Kinch finds inspiration from European traditions and refinement, American ingenuity and the bounty California offers.
In Hawai‘i, a drug conviction can lead to jail time, especially when the drug is crystal methamphetamine, the state’s top drug threat.
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