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Chefs in the Spotlight

Chefs in the Spotlight

Chefs in the Spotlight Colin Sato, Devynne Fuga Ah-Mai, Matt Vidusek, & Adam Wade Colin Sato Restaurant: Mugen Website: mugenwaikiki.com Email: colinsato1782@gmail.com Instagram: @chefcolinsato Hometown: Honolulu, HI Trained: Kapiʻolani Community College, restaurants, and hotels on Oʻahu Favorite Dish: My favorite ...
The Secret Ingredients of Food Science

The Secret Ingredients of Food Science

The Secret Ingredients of Food Science by Maddie Bender Alchemy, the mystical process of transforming metals into gold, has a clear appeal. Imagine if it were possible to unlock hidden value from objects, ensuring prosperity and abundance for yourself and ...
Paʻakai (Hawaiian Salt)

Paʻakai (Hawaiian Salt)

Paʻakai (Hawaiian Salt) by Lurline Wailana McGregor Sea salt is what is left when seawater evaporates, while rock salt is mined from ancient lakes and seas. Salt mines can be deep underground or high in the mountains, such as the ...
Growing and Eating Locally

Growing and Eating Locally

by Kristel Tjandra “He Aliʻi Ka ʻĀina, He Kauwā Ke Kanaka” (The land is the chief, the people are its servants) is an ʻōlelo noʻeau (proverb) to describe the relationship between Hawaiians and the land. Before Western contact, Hawaiians lived ...
Hawaiʻi Boater’s Hurricane and Tsunami Safety Manual

Hawaiʻi Boater’s Hurricane and Tsunami Safety Manual

Hurricanes are the most severe of all tropical cyclones and have great potential for widespread destruction in Hawai‘i. This was demonstrated in 1982 by Hurricane Iwa and in 1992 by Hurricane Iniki. Total damages in Hawai‘i from Iwa were estimated ...
Ola Waikīkī Green Stormwater Infrastructure 2025

Ola Waikīkī Green Stormwater Infrastructure 2025

Ola Waikīkī Ola In Hawaiian, means well-being, living, thriving, and healthy—but it also connotes salvation, healing, and survival. This project is focused on addressing water quality issues in the Ala Wai Canal, a chronically polluted man-made waterway in the lower ...
Cover of Homeowner's Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards - Fourth edition. Hammar, nails and Hawaiian islands graphic pictured.

Resilient Retrofit, Repair, Rebuild & Recovery Resources

Marshall Fire Mitigation Assessment Team report (MAT) & Technical Advisories The MAT report and 6 technical advisories compiled lessons learned from the 2021 Marshall Fire in Boulder County, Colorado to reduce losses from wildfire, covering topics including: Defensible space in ...
Hawaiʻi’s Tuna Market

Hawaiʻi’s Tuna Market

by J. MattIn the 2023 run up to New Year’s Eve, Hawai‘i saw a bounty blow in from across the Pacific, the result of a difficult negotiation. The local fleet’s catch limit on ahi had been increased. There would be ...
From Waves to Wellness

From Waves to Wellness

by Grace CajskiSteamed mullet, grilled opelu, ahi poke: local seafood is delicious. It constitutes 51 percent of all the seafood eaten in the state of Hawaiʻi. On average, individuals in Hawaiʻi consume almost 19 pounds of local seafood every year, ...
Charles Littnan: Sustaining Fisheries and Localizing Futures

Charles Littnan: Sustaining Fisheries and Localizing Futures

by Alice Van VeenendaalNOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center has welcomed a new leader, Dr. Charles Littnan, whose path from Minnesota to the Pacific Islands speaks volumes about his dedication to marine biology and fisheries science. From jokes made in ...