Who is Charlie?
By Léo Azambuja Who is Charlie? We all should be. On Jan. 7, two heavily armed cowards entered the office of the satirical weekly Parisian newspaper Charlie Hebdo and executed a dozen people, including...
View ArticleHow Will We Evolve?
By Léo Azambuja A friend of mine showed last month an article on how the British were about to vote on allowing babies to have DNA from three parents. He and others were shocked that this was about to...
View ArticleOutstanding Humans
By Léo Azambuja Do you know what The Kite Runner author Kahled Husseini, Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Peter Lemon, actor...
View ArticleShare Aloha
By Léo Azambuja I’m always amazed by how far aloha can go. Last month, a friend of mine, Richard Duarte, a local boy from Pakalas, returned home from three hard-core surgeries on the Mainland....
View ArticleAll Because of You
By Léo Azambuja Mahalo nui loa to all our readers and supporters! It was because of you For Kaua‘i received a prestigious state journalism award last month. We were the only publication from Kaua‘i to...
View ArticleThere Is Aloha in All of Us
By Léo Azambuja I’m well aware of the power of bad service. The math is as simple as it is unfair: A good experience yields three comments, while a bad experience is spread to seven people. I don’t...
View ArticleLocalize It
By Léo Azambuja Last month, I flew to Molokai to attend the 30th anniversary celebration of The Molokai Dispatch, the island’s only newspaper of record, published weekly. I hadn’t been to Molokai in...
View ArticleOn ‘Ulu and Sustainability
By Léo Azambuja Sustainability is grounded upon a simple principle. All we need for survival depends on our natural environment, directly or indirectly. Here in Hawai‘i, sustainability is something we...
View ArticleU.N.’s 17 New Goals for a Better World
By Léo Azambuja The United Nations adopted a set of 17 new Sustainable Development Goals at their General Assembly Sept. 25. These goals — complete with 169 targets — are meant to guide development...
View ArticleGive Human Beings a Chance
By Léo Azambuja Labeling human beings is the most effective way to create a divide, desensitizing people about the human suffering and also to push political agendas. What if instead of reporting on...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Give Back
By Léo Azambuja As I hear about senseless acts of violence all over the world, all I can say is, lucky we live Kaua‘i. Aside from annual hurricane threats, a hell of a traffic in Kapa‘a, pricey...
View ArticleWelcome 2016!
By Léo Azambuja Another year has gone by, but the good thing is, a brand new year is ahead of us. Let your imagination fly wild, think of the possibilities. It’s all yours. So here’s 2016, beaming with...
View ArticleGrowing Local Roots by Eating Local
By Léo Azambuja You are what you eat. So eat local, and you’ll see how fast you’ll become a local. True dat, really. And I don’t mean eating Kahlua pig, chicken lau lau, lomi lomi salmon, opihi, poi,...
View ArticleThe Best Birthday Gift
By Léo Azambuja I used to camp in Polihale quite a bit, usually a couple times a month, and sometimes I’d go there twice a week. Needless to say, I scored many epic days of surfing with no one else out...
View ArticleWe Do it for You, with You
By Léo Azambuja Once I asked my father, a working artist, when he decides a painting is finished. I half-expected his answer, “When I sell it.” I should’ve known it. Obsessive improving disorder is...
View ArticleSailing in the Hikianalia
By Léo Azambuja A few Sundays ago, I was having brunch following a photoshoot, just enjoying good food and company, when I received a text message from my friend Sy Shim, a regular crewmember at the...
View ArticleBe a Rainbow in Someone’s Cloud
By Léo Azambuja We never see rainbows in clear sunny days; that’s not when we need them. They only show up when it’s cloudy, lifting our spirits. And who doesn’t smile at the sight of a rainbow? “When...
View ArticleMahalo Nui Loa
By Léo Azambuja Mahalo Kaua‘i! We are six months into the year, and For Kaua‘i already had its best year so far. In our May issue, we announced Barbara Bennett, For Kaua‘i owner and publisher, was the...
View ArticleThe Great Outdoors, Really
By Léo Azambuja I’ve been hiking and camping my whole life, but I had never done these two things together. Until this summer. And now I’m hooked. I don’t know exactly how it all started, but I...
View ArticleLove and Honor the Coconut Coast
By Léo Azambuja How much do we love and wish to honor and preserve Kaua‘i’s Royal Coconut Coast? Before you answer, let me take you on a virtual trip to Molokai. In mid-August, I had a chance and the...
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