Apr 19, 2019How to Optimize Your Meals for DaysHow to Optimize Your Meals for Days As an aspiring vegan for the past four years, I’ve found it difficult to be cost-effective with my meal preparations and still maintain a variety of some sort in order to avoid growing mundane with my cooking. The college years for me, like…Recipe6 min readRecipe6 min read
Sep 19, 2018Dominance and Inequality Reign SupremeDominance and Inequality Reign Supreme Everyone deserves life, love, respect, and freedom to be themselves. Unfortunately, not this is far from what the animals in our world today receive. …Animal Rights3 min readAnimal Rights3 min read
Jul 18, 2018New Fish In The Sea*Featured in Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort magazine August 2018 issue It’s a Friday night at the Hilton Hawaiian Village and the fireworks are scheduled to begin at 7:45 p.m. …Food3 min readFood3 min read
Jun 6, 2018The Only Way Is UpI never quite grasped the concept of fear until I was hanging vertically off the side of a mountain hundreds of feet above Interstate H3. It was the middle of the night at 2:30 am. At this time of the night, the world is quiet with the exception of two…Hiking5 min readHiking5 min read
May 29, 2018Looking Back at 21I always thought that birthdays were intended to celebrate another year of growing and learning from the past 365 days. Today is my 22nd birthday and it seems half surreal and the other half somewhat unsettling. If the younger version of myself were to envision how my life would look…Life Lessons5 min readLife Lessons5 min read
Dec 4, 2017From the Grounds UpAn earthy aroma fills the air, announcing the start of another long day. Americans begin their day with a long sip of the bold, full-bodied drink and then head out the door. …Coffee6 min readCoffee6 min read
Aug 4, 2017Mixed PlateA deeper look into the cultural influence on Hawaii’s popular food scene. Wade Ueoka missed my call. I finally scored a short time slot to talk to the 2012 Rising Star chef after a week of desperately calling his Honolulu restaurant, MW Restaurant, and leaving messages with no reply. …Food7 min readFood7 min read
Jul 28, 2017Farm to Table, Hawaiian StyleWhen it comes to eating food, there is always a story beyond the plate. At the Blaisdell Farmer’s Market every Wednesday, there is a huge variety of small local farms selling their week’s crops to the residents in town. I’m walking around, finding more vendors who are smiling next to…Food5 min readFood5 min read
Jun 27, 2017Meet Me HereA mixture of voices and tone variations play like music in the air as locals line up for one commonality: gelato. The plan seems so simple: drive up to the hottest gelato store in Kaimuki and grab a scoop or two of whatever displays itself in the clear glass case…Food2 min readFood2 min read
Feb 25, 2015Editorial: Booth of ThoughtOne might think that he or she is fully capable of communicating and listening effectively to another person when it comes to the unspoken decree of conversation. Through the experience and observations of literary critic Wayne C. Booth, readers are led to think otherwise. …3 min read3 min read