I briefly described Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series a while back in a review of The North Shore of Oʻahu by Joseph Kennedy. Continuing in that series is a book released late in 2011 covering one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in Hawaiʻi. This book is Filipinos in Hawaiʻi by Theodore S. Gonzalves, an […]
89 years ago today the Hawai‘i Theatre, “Pride of the Pacific”, opened its beautifully decorated doors. Several decades, a couple of renovations and countless shows later, the theater is still entertaining residents and visitors alike. Its neoclassical exterior and colorful neon sign have made the theatre center an icon of Downtown Honolulu. Celebrate this historic jewel by perusing some […]