The White Lotus’s first season is finally complete. I trust much will be written about the show as a commentary about the gulf forming between the ultra-wealthy and everyone else in America.…
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Critics, for the most part, are not a beloved cohort. As an independent book critic, I can tell you that I’m always looking for the next literary classic, but I don’t hold…
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Waikiki beach erosion, something the city has been dealing with for over a hundred years, has gotten worse in recent years due to climate change. The iconic stretch of sand known for…
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Trial by Fire is a self-described “arts community” that recently put on one of its regular fire dance performances in Kapiolani Park in Honolulu one Sunday mid-June. Police with riot sirens broke…
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If you want to forage for food in Honolulu, Hawai’i, you don’t have to go far. Just take a walk through the Diamond Head neighborhood, bring a bag, and knock on people’s…
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It’s been more than two weeks since my second Pfizer vaccine, and I figured my immunity was finally strong enough to survive a full day out in Honolulu’s Chinatown neighborhood. In some…
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POW! WOW! the international street art festival, celebrates 10 years with a stunning installation at the Bishop Museum’s Castle Memorial Building (the show is on view from May 15 to September 19).…
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When I moved to O’ahu I got it into my mind that maybe I’d learn to go spearfishing. There was something intrinsically beautiful to me about the idea of catching my own…
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Books & Culture, Hawai'iKawai Strong Washburn’s Sharks in the Time of Saviors: The Luminous Debut Set in Hawai’i You Missed Because of the Pandemic
Kawai Strong Washburn’s Sharks in the Time of Saviors came out last March, just as the pandemic shutdowns began in Hawai’i, where I live. In the panic that followed, freelance clients let…