Dinengdeng and Pinakbet

Dinengdeng & Pinakbet

Da Queen’s Pidgin Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran I recently saw some ads for the Hawai‘i Comedy Legends Tour—one stop for O.G.s Andy Bumatai, Frank DeLima and Augie Tulba will be the Maui Arts and Cultural Center on July 26th at the...

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Some Traditions are Worth Continuing Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran | Photos courtesy Gil Keith-Agaran You kinda knew it would happen sooner or later. Postponing during the pandemic was understandable and predictable. But then it got canceled again and again. Another small...

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“Die a Hero, or Become the Villain” Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran | Photos courtesy Gil Keith-Agaran I first read The Lord of the Rings in junior high — a teacher at Doris Todd introduced J.R.R. Tolkien by reading us The Hobbit...

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Jacob “Jake” Magarro Manegdeg Sparrow and quintessential Filipino community leader. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran | Photos courtesy Gil Keith-Agaran History, they say, is written by the winners. Often that means a narrative dominated by the prominent men and women of a...

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All-American as Possible Under the Circumstances Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran | Photos courtesy Gil Keith-Agaran I plan to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 11th. I don’t care much for either team playing—the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco...

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Leap Year 2024 Couldn’t Have Come Sooner for People on Our Island Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran | Photos courtesy Gil Keith-Agaran 2023 will not be remembered fondly for many reasons. The August fires dominated the last half of the year, throwing...

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