http://holoholowale.com Wandering around Hawaii Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:49:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Coffee Trees arrived in Hawaii in the early 1800’s. The British warship H.M.S. Blonde brought coffee trees, to Hawaii, from Brazil in 1825. Chief Boki, Governor of Oahu, had acquired coffee trees in Rio de Janeiro, on his way back from London. The coffee was planted in Manoa Valley on Oahu, ... http://holoholowale.com/2010/07/09/its-about-more-than-coffee/ It's not right that Elvis gets all the credit. The recognizable tune, Blue Hawaii, is almost inseparable from the King's movie of the same name but that's not where it originated. Bing Crosby sang it first, while behind the wheel on a double masted sailboat with actress Shirley Ross in ... http://holoholowale.com/2010/06/23/bings-blue-hawaii/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="333" caption="Red Coral via Maverick 2003 on Flickr"][/caption] Hawaiiana beyond the Hula Doll: Better souvenirs via the New York Times. Though we have advice too. When the new moon comes, a coral's fancy turns to thoughts of love. Or breeding, rather. On Hawaii News Now. Fantasizing about making the move? ... http://holoholowale.com/2010/06/21/holoholo-links-10/ http://holoholowale.com/2010/06/15/lantern-floating-memorial-day-2010/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="East Moloka'i Surfer by Nerd's Eye View"][/caption] Radical, dude! Hawaii's gov establishes two new surfing reserves. Talking photography with island shutterflies Monica and Michael Sweet on Digital Photography School. http://holoholowale.com/2010/06/14/holoholo-links-9/ The infamous leper colony where Father Damien worked his way to sainthood is something of an obscure attraction. Located on a remote peninsula on the island of Moloka'i, it's not until you visit that you get an idea of just how far away the settlement is. It's backed by ... http://holoholowale.com/2010/06/08/visiting-kalaupapa/ For underexposed mainlanders, Hawaiian music is mellow slack key guitar, or traditional falsetto with lots of guitar and ukulele, or maybe it's the older hapa-haole songs -- Little Grass Shack and Ukulele Lady. All that stuff has its place in the history of Hawaii's sound, but there's a new generation. ... http://holoholowale.com/2010/05/31/hawaii-pop/ Here at Holoholo Wale, we're suckers for vintage Hawaiiana, be it kitschy or classy. And while we prefer to be part of the Aloha Wear and Hawaii Postcard Liberation Front (not a real organization) on the mainland, we still like to go treasure hunting in Hawaii. Oahu has a few ... http://holoholowale.com/2010/05/29/shopping-vintage-on-oahu/ http://holoholowale.com/2010/05/22/book-im-dano/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Slight Detour by Kellan via Flickr/Creative Commons"][/caption] Making bread the Portagee way involves heat, a stone oven, and lots of hard work. Which is why it tastes so damn sweet and good. --  Hawaiirama People think, 'What's the big deal? It's just an old baseball field,' " ... http://holoholowale.com/2010/05/14/holoholo-links-8/