See You at the Rodeo
By Léo Azambuja A painting of a gaucho drinking traditional South American mate, by Lielzo Azambuja, circa 1977. My father is a true gaucho, born and raised in a cattle farm in Rio Grande do Sul, the...
View ArticleLights, Camera, Aloha
By Léo Azambuja Siena Agudong at Hemingway Cafe. Photo by Léo Azambuja I was 7 years old when King Kong hit the theaters in 1976. Yes, I did fall in love with Jessica Lange, but who didn’t? Then in...
View ArticleThe New End of the Road
By Léo Azambuja Kalalau, right before sunset in late August. Photo by Léo Azambuja Kalalau Trail reopened June 17, after about 14 months of closure due to the record rainfall and flooding on April 14,...
View ArticleThe Youth Has Now Spoken
By Léo Azambuja Sabryn Rudinoff, left, and Kasyah Vercelli were part of the youth speaking out during Climate Strike at KCC Sept. 20. Photo by Léo Azambuja When Swedish 16-year-old Greta Thunberg...
View ArticleGolf Minutes
By Léo Azambuja Left to right, Roger Honjo, Noel Udaundo, Mark Chinen and Teo Serrano during a past KMVH Charity Foundation Golf Tournament. Photo by Léo Azambuja There is so much hate in this world,...
View ArticleMahalo for Your Aloha
By Léo Azambuja Christmas is just around the corner. For many of us, this is a time of lavish dinners, fun parties and exchanging gifts with family and friends. This is a time when we strengthen our...
View ArticleThe Colorful Songwriters of Hawaiʻi
By Léo Azambuja The ‘akeke‘e is only found on Kaua‘i, and there are about 1,000 of them left. Photo by Robby Kohley Long before Polynesians arrived in the Hawaiian Islands more than a 1,000 years ago,...
View ArticleThe Visitor and the Tourist
By Léo Azambuja Aloha at Hanalei Bay As soon as COVID-19 restrictions came into effect in March 2020, the visitor industry came to a screeching halt. It wouldn’t take long for us to witness several...
View ArticleBeyond Vincent
By Léo Azambuja Vincent died more than 130 years ago, in complete poverty. He shot himself in the chest, and took about a day and a half to die. It was the end of the troubled life of an artist who...
View ArticleAloha Soup
By Virginia Beck Aloha at Kealia Beach The rains reminded me of another soggy, rainy season. It was grey and gloomy then, unlike our scattered sun and drenching rains. I decided to make a spicy ginger...
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