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Today's Hawai‘i Skies was captured by Doug Cochran at Makani Kai Marina, Kāneʻohe.

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Stephanie Salmons

Real Estate

Aloha Spirit

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Back-to-back Kona Low storms brought heavy rains and catastrophic flooding to the Islands, prompting evacuations and causing more than an estimated 

Now homeowners and renters affected by the storms can apply for grants up to $1,000 from the Hawai‘i Realtors Charitable Foundation.

The foundation — the nonprofit charitable arm of Hawai‘i Realtors, itself a professional trade organization founded in 1967 with more than 10,000 active members involved in all aspects of Hawai‘i real estate — will distribute a total of $200,000 in grants. 

According to a recent announcement, the funds are provided by the Realtors Relief Foundation, which offers housing-related assistance to communities affected by disasters. That organization has disbursed more than $52 million to more than 30,000 families across the country since 2001, the announcement notes, adding that the National Association of Realtors works with state and local associations to cover all administrative costs.

"The Kona Low storms caused significant damage across our Islands, and we acted as quickly as possible to help those who were hit hardest," Moana Andersen, president of the 

Hawai‘i Realtors Charitable Foundation, told Aloha State Daily in an emailed response to questions.

 "Housing is at the core of everything we do, so we are proud to partner with the Realtors Relief Foundation on this effort. Because the national organization covers all administrative costs, every dollar goes directly to the people who need it. This kind of support matters not just for the individuals and families receiving grants, but also for our members, who are making a real difference in the communities they serve."

Applications are now open and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis through July 1, the announcement noted. They'll be reviewed by the Hawai‘i Realtors Charitable Foundation.

Andersen says that the grants are designed specifically for housing-related needs because of the Kona Low storms.

"The Realtors Relief Foundation focuses on helping disaster-impacted residents — whether someone is a homeowner dealing with flood damage or a renter facing displacement-related expenses, the funds are intended to address those core housing needs," she says.

Hawai‘i Realtors Charitable Foundation has distributed nearly $2 million since it launched in 2020, Andersen says. According to 

, the foundation is supported by the "generosity of our members."

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The foundation — the charitable arm of Hawai‘i Realtors — will distribute a total of $200,000 in grants to aid in storm relief.

Hawai‘i Realtors Charitable Foundation offering grants to residents affected by March storms

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Sterling Higa

Government & Politics

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Last week, State Sen. Brenton Awa rose on the Senate floor. He clarified that the Senate doesn’t “condone violence.” Then he held up a letter of recognition for “Mister Ambassador of Aloha.” The commendation was intended for a shirtless man recorded beating a tourist on Maui. The tourist had been filmed earlier throwing a rock at a monk seal.

The clip of Awa’s remarks has been viewed 29.3 million times on his 

. In the chamber where laws are made, a sitting senator stood to commend a man for a beating.

The tourist was wrong. That part isn’t in dispute. Throwing a rock at a protected animal earns charges, and ought to. The question is why a senator commended the man who beat him.

Awa represents State Senate District 23, which includes Kāneʻohe and the rural areas of the North Shore, including Kahaluʻu through Lāʻie, Kahuku to Mokulēʻia. It is one of the most conservative and religious districts in the state, with a significant presence of Christians and Mormons. Though they differ on major theological issues, they share most moral commitments. Many of them read Scripture and try to live by it.

Paul tells the Roman church plainly: never avenge yourselves, for vengeance belongs to the Lord, and He will repay. He says this in Romans chapter 12. In the next chapter he describes the magistrate as the servant of God who carries the sword on God’s behalf. The magistrate is the appointed avenger of wrath against the wrongdoer. Awa sits in the office Paul describes. To commend a man for taking justice into his own hands is to undercut the office God established to do that work.

A reader may reply that the justice system fails locals, that private justice is what’s left when the courts won’t act. There are two answers. The first is that the system was working. The whole state was outraged. The tourist was being identified and pursued. The vigilante did not help. He committed a crime of his own, and gave the tourist a grievance to point to.

The second answer is older. Vigilante justice doesn’t end disorder. It feeds it. Shakespeare worked this out in Verona, and the Capulets and Montagues are not a model anyone wants for Hawaiʻi. Due process is the rope that pulls communities out of that pit.

The seal speech was not a stray moment. Awa brought a polygraph to the floor during the $35,000 paper bag scandal. He has made props a feature of his floor speeches. He posted a video walking viewers to Rep. Linda Ichiyama’s office after she killed his bill prohibiting foreign ownership of land, and she received death threats. His congressional campaign website celebrates his record of voting no more than any other legislator. The posture is consistent: media first, lawmaking second.

A rock thrown at a seal and the beating of a tourist got Awa to stand and speak. The everyday violence in Hawaiʻi — robberies, killings, home invasions — has not moved him the same way. Neither has abortion, though his Christian and Mormon constituents care about it as deeply as any voters in the state. Awa casts his no votes and counts them on his campaign website. But a ceremonial no vote does not save a life.

He has a platform few legislators command. He could use it to speak about the issues his district cares about. He has chosen to use it to glorify lawless violence.

Moral leadership in a minority caucus is possible. It starts with respect for the office, since God has established it. The slow work of building coalitions and passing bills must follow, since social media clips don’t affect statutes. Underneath all of this lies the harder discipline of applying Christian conviction even-handedly. It must name the sins of allies as readily as opponents, the populist right as readily as the progressive left. A lawmaker who held those things together would be doing something that all of Hawaiʻi has been waiting for.

On opening day this session, Awa quoted James: “Be quick to listen and slow to speak.” He should have taken his own advice. Later in that 

, he told his colleagues, “We can accomplish impossible feats just by showing aloha. In other words, the next time you’re feeling like throwing blows, throw aloha.”

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It's a bad look for the word "aloha" when it's used to commend a vigilante beat down, as state Sen. Brenton Awa did last week, says ASD opinion columnist Sterling Higa.

'Mister ambassador of aloha'

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Kelli Shiroma Braiotta

Food & Dining

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Lila Bermudes and Kamealani Carvalho — co-owners of 

 in Kāneʻohe — that’s how they first met.

“This all started when a package was delivered incorrectly to my new home, which was Kamealani’s old home,” Lila Bermudes says. “[Before this], all the neighbors had told me how great of a baker Kamealani was.”

Bermudes reached out to Carvalho — whose contact information was on the package — to see if she wanted to pick up the package.

“When she came [to get it], we got to talking, and we immediately clicked,” Bermudes says.

“A two-minute conversation turned into 30 minutes,” echoes Carvalho.

During their conversation, Bermudes asked Carvalho if she ever considered opening a farm stand in front of her house on Kukane Street.

“It would be so convenient for everyone that’s passing,” Bermudes says. “You can stop on the side, grab your coffee and baked goods, then you can go to work. My goal was to provide a peaceful place that was convenient.”

Little did Bermudes know that Carvalho and her husband already ran a farm stand, located in Hauʻula.

“We live in Kāneʻohe, but I’m from Hauʻula,” Carvalho says. “We started it there, but it [the commute] was too far.”

Carvalho talked with her husband, Nalu, about the idea — and the duo immediately started working on the business concept. Carvalho credits her husband for building the bake stand that customers see on Kukane Street today.

“I put a lot of work into designing it, but my husband built it,” Carvalho says. “He did such a good job.”

“We just went on faith and everything came together,” Bermudes says.

 officially opened in February. While the address isn’t listed on the business’s Instagram page, Bermudes says that customers can usually find it if they use Google Maps to search for the street name.

“You know this area — the back road — if you live in Kāneʻohe,” she says. “There’s a lot of people that pass by here.”

The business’s current name did not come up right away. 

originally referred to the biz as Kukane Farm Stand, but they went back and forth on it.

“We didn’t like it; we tabled it for a little bit,” 

 remembers. “We thought, ‘Let’s just called it ‘Kukane Street Stand’ and change it later, but everyone kept calling it that, so it stuck. It’s good for location purposes.”

The bake stand is usually open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6 a.m. until sold out, according to Bermudes. She features specialty lattes that available for pre-orders, while Carvalho supplies the stand with a variety of baked goods.

“We only do the pre-orders for the lattes, but we make them in a certified kitchen,” explains Bermudes, who says previous latte flavors included blueberry, cinnamon roll and chocolate haupia.

The bake stand has been known to sell out by 9:30 or 10 a.m., according to Carvalho.

“That’s why everyone’s here at 6 a.m.,” she says. “They’re waiting.”

All the other baked goods at the stand are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The selection can range from bagels and lemon bars to scones. Carvalho’s cinnamon rolls, brownies, and chocolate chip cookies have been customer favorites.

“I’ve been baking since I was eight years old,” Carvalho says. “I started with brownies, then it was rolls and manapuas; then it went to cakes; then I did wedding cakes; then sugar cookies; and then it went to chocolate chip cookies and cinnamon rolls. It just built over the years.”

The bake stand also features desserts from other bakers across Oʻahu. Customers can refer some of their favorite bakers, and some have reached out to the business directly through Instagram.

"When we made the stand, it just allowed us to incorporate what we already loved doing — supporting local,” Bermudes says. “We feature other local bakers that are up and coming, or they don’t have a platform or a place to sell their items. People can give us their name and we reach out.”

Bermudes confirms that she and Carvalho make sure the featured bakers have their food handler’s license or bake in a support kitchen that’s approved by the State of Hawaiʻi, and that their products are a good fit for the stand.

“We make sure the pricing is right; our items only run from $3 to $7,” Bermudes says. “We want to keep it affordable for everyone.

“In order to come and sell at our stand — if you’re going to be a featured baker — it has to be homemade,” she adds. “We want it to be homemade, like you’re baking it for your kids. I like to say, ‘It’s from oven to stand.’”

Items at the stand need to fall under Hawaiʻi’s cottage food law, which allows home producers to sell shelf-stable foods. Allowable items include cookies, biscuits and breads, according to Bermudes.

Customers pay for their baked goods or lattes by using an honor system. 

They can pay for the baked goods by using Venmo or leaving cash in designated envelopes at the stand. There are instructions to follow.

Carvalho says. “People tipped, especially during the first month [we were open]. This is a really great town to do this in, because people like stuff like this. People will stop for it.”

Carvalho describes having a bake stand as a “full-circle moment,” and is grateful for the support from the community.

“We were here for five years; I did bake sales, but never to this extent,” Carvalho says. “I used to do bake sales from this driveway.”

“Our goal is just to serve our community; that’s what we’re here for,” Bermudes adds. “We didn’t expect what we got; we’re blown away [by the support]. It’s just so humbling and I’m so grateful. We’re having a great time.”

Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6 a.m. until sold out

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The neighborhood bake stand offers a rotating selection of desserts and specialty lattes. Baked goods are available on a first-come, first-served basis; the bake stand is usually open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Kukane Street Stand is a new bake stand in Kāneʻohe

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Lopaka Kapanui and Tanya Kapanui

Hawai‘i History

In the early 1800s, King Kamehameha I moved his Royal Court to Honolulu, where the waters of Māmala Bay reached the shorelines of what are now Halekauwila and Queen Streets. Kamehameha’s kauhale was built near Pākākā Heiau, mainly where Walker Park is now, and his kāhuna made their home about a half mile away in Kakaʻako.

In the time of Kamehameha I, kāhuna were the keepers of knowledge that governed everything from building to planting to placing curses on people to communicating with the gods. The highest-ranking kahuna at the time was Hewahewa. As kahuna nui, he was required to master all forms of traditional knowledge, including kahuna ʻānaʻāna (sorcery by means of prayer). Hewahewa interpreted the will of the akua and advised Kamehameha on matters of war and kapu. Through sacred rituals, he sanctified heiau, conducted offerings, and demanded sacrifice, all in the name of the gods.

On the shores of Māmala Bay, the kāhuna studied their crafts and practiced their arts daily. Communicating with akua and warding off curses from rival ali‘i was a full-time job, and the spiritual and emotional weight of the dozens of practicing kāhuna would have left quite a mark upon the land in which they lived. This place became known as Mililani, and Hewahewa and his kāhuna lived there until Kamehameha moved his court to Kailua-Kona in 1813.

Years later, an aliʻi couple, Manuia and Kaupena, came to Honolulu to serve as retainers for King Kamehameha II and settled upon this lot. In 1829, they sailed with Governor Boki on his sandalwood expedition. The trip was met with disaster, and Kaupena returned to Honolulu with the body of her husband and buried him at their home. After Kaupena’s death, the property was passed on to her brother, Namauu, who lived there from the time of the expedition until his own death in 1848. 

The beachfront Mililani parcel then came into the possession of Mataio Kekuanaoʻa, and eventually Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani, half-sister of Kamehameha IV, Kamehameha V, and Princess Victoria Kamāmalu.

As Honolulu Harbor was dredged to accommodate larger ships, the sand and coral from the bay were added along the shore and reef. By the 1880s, this “reclaimed land” extended the shoreline several hundred feet, and by the 1890s, Halekauwila Street had been born, and Mililani was now landlocked.

Over the decades, the land along Halekauwila held various hale pili, then small businesses, and, in the 1940s, a garage and warehouse for auto parts. In 1949, the land bounded by Queen, Punchbowl, Halekauwila, and Mililani Streets was acquired by the government for a new Territorial office building. In the spring of 1951, the building was dedicated as the Princess Ruth Keʻelikolani Building and housed the Territorial Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Civil Service Commission, the Hawaiʻi Employees Retirement System, and the Council of Veterans Affairs.

A lot of the stories about strange events in the building seem almost dismissive. The weird things that happen are often small and easy to explain away. Someone’s missing keys or supplies that suddenly reappear could be attributed to a forgetful memory, and knocking sounds could be the building settling.

While we were unable to confirm the rumor that an orphanage once stood in this spot, the sounds of children laughing and running through the halls are common, even though there are no children present.

The issues with the lights are more frequent and more odd. In the 1980s, at least one office had lights that would flicker only when someone passed through the doorway. Sharing the information and testing it out with new coworkers almost became a form of entertainment. But most people in the building would say this could have been caused by an electrical anomaly or crossed wires. Most commonly, people passing through the halls have sworn they could see lights glowing beneath office doors, but when they open those same doors, the rooms are dark and empty.

One of the oddest places in the building was the supply room. It was a small, windowless space slightly larger than a closet that no one paid much attention to until they needed something. For years, the door had no lock. People came and went freely, grabbing paper, white-out, typewriter ribbon, and anything else needed to get their work done.

One afternoon, a clerk from the third floor stepped inside with a short list of needs from her coworkers. She gathered the items quickly and tried to leave, but when she turned the handle, the door wouldn’t open. She tried pushing the door and turning the handle harder. She tried lifting the handle and pulling at the door, but nothing happened. No matter how hard the woman tried, the door just would not open.

With no other way out, panic began to set in, and the woman started pounding on the door. She yelled for help, believing someone would hear her, but no one came to her rescue. She pressed her ear against the door, but couldn’t hear anything beyond her own breathing. Several minutes passed, and she began pounding harder and yelling louder.

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A person from another office stood there, confused. They said they hadn’t heard anything, no pounding, no shouting, until the exact moment they walked in front of the door. And when they reached for the handle, it turned easily, and the door swung open with no issue. There was no explanation. The door worked fine, just as it always had.

After that, a lock was installed. Access was restricted, and the key was controlled by a single department. Most employees thought it was to control the supplies, which makes perfect sense, but one woman is certain that someone else, a department head, got locked in, too.

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It's hard to imagine now, but this area of the Capitol District of Honolulu was once waterfront property, where King Kamehameha I and his Royal Court made their home. Now, state government department heads, rather than powerful kahuna, hold sway, but it's possible the old energies linger, causing eerie experiences.

Strange Events at the Ke‘elikōlani Building

A new loan program just launched by the Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority aims to help condominium associations with critical repairs and maintenance needs.

The Condominium Association Loan Program provides direct loans to Associations of Apartment Owners, or AOAOs.

Through the new program, loans can be used for deferred maintenance and repairs including installing, repairing or replacing fire sprinklers or other safety measures; repairing or replacing pipes or the roof, and other "qualifying risk-reducing improvements approved by HGIA," an announcement from HGIA on Monday noted.

"Hawaiʻi’s condominium insurance market has become increasingly unstable, with many associations finding it increasingly difficult to obtain hurricane insurance policies with full coverage," an announcement from HGIA notes. "Aging building systems and deferred maintenance increase risks and leave buildings underinsured, resulting in a significant financing gap for both the condominium project and its individual unit owners."

In an effort to stabilize an unstable insurance market, Gov. Josh Green last year signed 

 into law. The legislation, in part, reactivated the Hawai‘i Hurricane Relief Fund 

to "provide insurance coverage in scenarios where the private market fails to do so," 

 from the Governor's Office at that time noted.

Monday's announcement says it also allowed HGIA "to develop direct financing and credit enhancement programs for qualified condominium associations."

"These programs are part of the state's efforts to stabilize the property insurance market by reducing the risk of future claims, through proactive maintenance and upgrades," HGIA said.

To qualify for the new loan program, a condo association must receive at least one "adverse action letter" from a financial institution denying a requested loan, and the association must also agree to get full replacement property and hurricane insurance after repairs are complete, HGIA says.

"I think it's going to be good for some boards because there's a lot of condos — it's not just here in Hawai‘i, it's across the country — that have a lot of deferred maintenance," Raelene Tenno, education chair for Hawai‘i Council of Community Associations, told Aloha State Daily.

Hawai‘i Council of Community Associations

with homeowner associations that include condominium buildings, townhomes and single-family homes.

In a follow-up email, Tenno told ASD that condo boards have been faced with "unexpected huge increases to their master insurance policies and it left boards making hard decisions as this all relates to their operating budget and ultimately to the monthly maintenance fees."

And when it comes to deferred maintenance projects, material costs have skyrocketed, she says. Planned repairs are now out of budget due to these higher costs, which may force condos to seek bank financing or require a special assessment.

Some homeowners may prefer to refinance their mortgage to pay for the special assessment, Tenno explained, but in order to do so, mortgage lenders look at the financial health of the condo, and part of that is the master insurance policy. Lenders require condos to have a 100% replacement value on their policy, she said, and if the owner is in a condo where the board chose to reduce the replacement coverage. lenders won't lend on that condo.

"The new loan program through the HGIA can help these condominiums resolve problems that, in some cases, were created by prior boards, leaving the current board to confront the consequences and get it done," Tenno wrote.

Act 296 also established a complementary condominium loan credit enhancement, available for community development financial institutions, which enables the CDFIs to provide loans to condo associations at "competitive rates and terms" for maintenance and repairs, the announcement states.

"It lowers the risk for CDFIs that lend to condominium associations by using state funds to create a  loan-loss reserve that covers first losses if a borrower defaults," the announcement noted.

Both programs are funded by a $20 million reimbursable general obligation fund. Applications are being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Loan program launched for condominium associations

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Katie Helland

Arts & Entertainment

Looking for ways to enjoy the weekend on Oʻahu? Aloha State Daily pulled together this list of 10 things to do without leaving the island, with events happening on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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 The singer and songwriter’s new documentary, “

 on Thursday, May 14, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall. There will also be a screening on Friday, May 15. The documentary follows Johnson’s journey from surfer to filmmaker to musician. Today, the North Shore artist has more than 

 on Spotify. Some of his most popular songs on the streaming platform include “Better Together,” “Banana Pancakes,” and “Upside Down.” 

Capitol Modern, the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum, is partnering with Mundo Reggae, a broadcasting and media production company, to host Island Pulse, an event that highlights Island, roots and reggae music at the museum on the third Friday of each month. This week, the headliners are Kanakamon and Kapu System with opening performances from Royce Kane and Pana, as well as special guest DJ Alibaba. The event, which runs from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., is hosted by Miss Lulu. Museum galleries will be open. There will also be local artists and vendors from Art + Flea, plus opportunities to purchase food. 

Enjoy live music from Kalaʻe Camarillo at Victoria Ward Park, 

 on the third Friday of the month as part of this series: Aloha Friday Music in the Park. The green oasis provides a spot for picnics and leisure. The monthly music series runs from 5 to 7 p.m. Forgot a picnic? Grab food and drinks from nearby eateries. Free. 

Listen to Kalaʻe Parish, Kalenaku, Dillon Pakele and more. 

Kapolei High School is celebrating its 25th anniversary with alumni performances from 

 and Dillon Pakele, as well as B.E.T. and Kalenaku. There will be campus tours, performances from students in the Kapolei High School performing arts program and Polynesian Club, and opportunities to play games, order from food trucks and support local vendors. 

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There are a number of farmers markets throughout the state each weekend. One spot to stop on Saturdays is the 

, which occurs from 8 a.m. to noon. Another popular spot is the 

Kapiʻolani Community College Farmers Market

 which is open from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the community college’s campus. The 

 is also open on Saturdays and runs from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Old Waialua Sugar Mill. 

 using this guide from the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau.

It is kitten season and the Hawaiian Humane Society is looking for help. Attend an open house event at 3 p.m. at the Mōʻiliʻili Campus (2700 Waiʻalae Ave.) on Saturday, May 16, or at noon at the Kosasa Family Campus at Hoʻopili (91-1945 Fort Weaver Road) on Sunday, May 17, to learn about fostering kittens that need around-the-clock care outside of a shelter. No experience is needed. The foster care team will share details about how to join the Itty Bitty Kitty Committee and will introduce you to kittens that need fostering. The Hawaiian Humane Society also needs donations. The 

special exhibit "Ea Mai ʻEiwa: Patterns of Practice,"

 which honors the work of a trio of Hilo-based artists: 

. The evening will highlight new work created by Sig Zane, which is titled “Hoʻopuka: Left Light.” Tickets to this special event, which starts at 6 p.m., include a four-course dinner catered by Tammy Smith of Hale Kealoha, select items from the museum’s Shop Pacifica, and a private tour of the exhibit with the artist and 

Celebrate Brian Keaulana’s contributions to the film industry. 

Waikīkī Film Awards will recognize Brian Keaulana with The Lifetime Achievement Award. The Mākaha waterman started in the film industry with stunts and eventually worked his way up to being a producer for Apple TV’s “Chief of War,” and Fox’s “Rescue: HI-Surf," among other recent productions. The event, which starts at 6 p.m., will celebrate his career in the film industry and is being presented by Outrigger Waikīkī Beachcomber Hotel, Hawaiian Aroma Caffe and Hawai'i Film Alliance. There will be live music, food and cocktails. 

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The Honolulu Museum of Art opens its doors for Community Sunday on the third Sunday of each month. Explore the galleries and enjoy outdoor spaces, plus two art activities. The event starts at 10 a.m. and runs until 6 p.m. The special exhibit “Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within,"

innovative artist with Hawaiʻi Island roots

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<title>Jack Johnson, farmers markets and more: Your guide to the weekend</title>

Ready to make plans for Friday, Saturday and Sunday on Oʻahu? Whether you are looking for some live music or a farmers market, Aloha State Daily put together this list of ideas, which includes how to round up ingredients for banana pancakes … or listen to Jack Johnson sing about them.

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