Nalo Farms opens Leeward Farmers Market at LCC

  Dean Okimoto, founder of Nalo Farms in Waimanalo, opened the much anticipated Leeward Farmers Market at Leeward Community College (LCC) on Sunday much to the delight of the Pearl City community who now has an excellent opportunity to shop for locally grown...

2013 Pearl City Hongwanji Obon Festival and Bon Dance

  The 2013 Pearl City Hongwanji Obon Festival was held on Friday, August 9 and Saturday, August 10 on the Pearl City Hongwanji Mission grounds. I got a chance to take in the celebration on Saturday and enjoyed every minute spent during the annual Bon Dance...

Rep. Mark Takai announces bid for Congress

  State Representative Mark Takai (D-Aiea) added to the forever changed the landscape of legislative representation in Aiea and Pearl City with his announcement today that he will run for Congress in Hawaii’s First Congressional District.He made the...

Rotarians visit iconic Sumida Farm in Pearlridge

  It took me 44 years to finally make the turn off of Kamehameha Highway that leads into the Sumida Farm fronting Pearlridge Center between Sears and Anna Millers Restaurant in Aiea. You know the place with the huge watercress field with the Hawaiian grass hale...