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Aloha-Hawaii.com: Hawaiian Quilter January 2006 | aloha-hawaii.com : statewide : dining & entertainment :hawaiian quilter Search for articles: Within this site All of Hawaii CITY OF REFUGE In ancient times, Hawaiians lived under strict laws. Commoners could not get...>> HANAUMA BAY Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve on Oahu is one of Hawaii's premier snorkeling spots...>> PANIOLO STYLE In 1793 British Captain George Vancouver gave King Kamehameha five head of...>> MAUI CHARTERS Maui Classic Charters is an adventure snorkel charter boat company that...>> MONK SEALS Ilio-holo-i-ka-uaua is the name used to describe the Hawaiian monk seal....>> January 2006 | http://www.aloha-hawaii.com / dining /hawaiian+quilter/ 1 | 2 | 3 THE HAWAIIAN QUILTER Author: Helen Friend Hawaii's first residents made their cloth, kapa, by pounding bark from the mulberry tree into thin sheets, then decorating it with plant dyes. Later, introduced to the fabrics and sewing techniques of American missionaries, islanders developed the elaborate appliqud flower, leaf and vine designs that have become the hallmark of a "Hawaiian quilt." Today, quilts are being made throughout Hawai'i by women and men of all ages, professions and ethnicities who stitch away in quilt shops, in classes and at home. Many of today's quiltmakers combine design motifs from the past with creative ideas of their own, producing textiles as unique as the artists themselves. Helen Friend is one Hawai'i artist whose quilts reflect current events and contemporary vision. A passionate needlewoman since the age of five, it wasn't until 1985 that she discovered quilting as a form of expression. While her large quilts and hangings honor traditional patterns, she prefers to explore her own ideas and create something totally new. "Every quilt should have a reason behind it; that's where the mana (spiritual power) comes in," says Friend. Friend has drawn inspiration from the challenges of major competitions, from nature's power, from news articles, from conservation work on historic textiles, and from class assignments at the University of Hawai'i fiber arts program. Since her first quilt 10 years ago, Friend has tried to make a quilt a year to enter in local, juried mixed-media exhibitions. Her first piece, Liberty Quilt, represented Hawai'i at the Great American Quilt Festival in 1986, a competitive show held in New York to celebrate the Statue of Liberty Centennial. After Liberty Quilt, Friend turned her attention homeward and created a series of quilts that originate in traditional Hawaiian quilt motifs but depart from rigid convention. Her latest creation is Red Wall, hand-sewn in reverse appliqu. Says the artisan, "The idea first came from a color combination I saw a few years ago. But as I began to work, the catastrophe of Rwanda unfolded. And as I finished the project, the war in Bosnia continued. I like to think that each stitch recognizes a life lost." No matter what project shes involved in, its clear that Friend loves her work. "To me," she says with a satisfied smile, "quilting is a most satisfying way of recording my life." Photo Credits:Photo3: Courtesy Hyatt Regency Kauai ©2003-2004 Media-HI, Inc. All rights reserved. | Email Friend | MORE FEATURED ARTICLES: > North Shore > Bishop Museum > Lahaina Nights > Maui Golf > Molokai Mule > Lanai Pineapple > Hawaii Weather > Helicopter Tour > Kauai > Downtown Oahu BEST MAPS Get Around Hawaii with 32 Detailed Maps of All Islands BUDGET KAUAI Suites from $65!! FREE Pool & Jacuzzi!! BEST VALUE IN POIPU, KAUAI!! HAWAIIAN LUXURY You Choose: World Class Golf, Sumptuous Dining, Relaxing Spa!! BEST ACTIVITIES and attractions statewide. Click here for a free guidebook. SNORKEL KAUAI Holoholo offers the best ocean adventure to Napali & Niihau Site Map | Contact Us | Submit a URL | Advertising Info | Privacy | Terms & Conditions ©2003-2004 Media-HI, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed & produced by: Tsunami Marketing . -- --

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Sources of Hawaiian Music Do you live outside of Hawaii and have trouble findingHawaiian Tapes & CD's? No Problem! This list will help youfind your favorite Hawaiian Music no matter where you live. We hope ournew table format will make it easier to find the information you are looking for.Although this listing of sources is kept as up-to-date as possible, the author is not responsible for any inaccuracies. Always check with the music retailer for actual prices and specials. To request changes or additions to this page, contact stevo@hawaii-music.com . A sampling of popular Na Hoku Hanohano Award winning CD's from the last few years: Pure Heart Pure Heart Hoku 1999 Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom & Willie K. Hanaili'i Hoku 1999 Na Leo Pilimehana Colours Hoku 1998 Israel Kamakawiwo'ole N Dis Life Hoku 1997 Keali`i Reichel Kawaipunahele Hoku 1995 Hapa Hapa Hoku 1994 This page was last updated 7/3/2002 Source Contact CD Prices Tape Prices Shipping/Handling Charges Comments/Features Kaleo's Music in Honolulu To receive their catalog, send $2 to: Kaleo's Music Hawaiian Music Da Bes' P. O. Box 5500 Kaneohe, HI 96744-9166 e-mail: kaleomus@pixi.com Average $16.00 Average $10.00 $2.50 for first item, $1.50 for each additional item Canadian Orders add an additional $4 International Orders add an additional $10 4% sales tax only applies to Hawaii residents $2 catalog price is deducted from first order Excellent overall value and selection - If there was a Hoku award for Music retailers, Kaleo's would be the unanimous choice. They have an HUGE selection, competitive prices, and provide an excellent free Hawaiian Music newsletter to their customers. They are very knowledgable in Hawaiian Music and provide excellent answers to your Hawaiian Music questions. No on-line ordering available. The Hawaiian Music Island in Kauai email: auntie@mele.com Average $15 Not Available All orders ship next business day. Within USA, via Priority Mail ($3.50 for4 or less; 5 or more ship postage-free).Express Mail on request. Sales tax toHawai`i addresses 4.167%. International via US First Class AirMail. Postage is based on weight andwill appear on screen when order is placed. Secure server offers safe ordering from extensive in-stock inventory of CDs, books & videos. Search Engine for songs, musicians, CD titles. RealAudio samples, concert calendar, musician website links, hula halau list, Na Hoku Hanohano Award archives, and list of all websites offering lyrics for Hawaiian songs. Cord International/Hana Ola Records Call Toll Free 1-877-648-7881 email: cord@cordinternational.com 90 percent of the Hana Ola/Cord International disc's average 12.89. The other titles average 9.99 to 14.98. $5.00 Cassette Blowout Sale (Discontinuing all cassettes) Domestic USA - $2.50 first item, $5.00 for 2 or more items International - $5.00 first item, $10 for 2 or more items California Residents add 7.25% Sales Tax Excellent selection of Vintage, Classic, and new Hawaiian CD's. Check for special discounted selections. Offers on-line ordering. A full color printed catalog is available at toll-free number or you can order it through the online Catalog Request Page. Tropical Disc (Maui's Finest Music Store) Call Toll Free 1-888-220-5757 e-mail: customerservice@tropicaldisc.com Average $15.98 Average $10.98 $4.50 for 1-5 items, $1 for each item over 5 4.167% Sales Tax for Hawaii Residents only Excellent On-line song search engine. On-line ordering available. Also sells Ukeleles, Guitars, Books, and Videos. BuyHawaiianMusic.com Order through their website or contact them at: Buy Hawaiian Music 1145 Kilauea Hilo, HI 96720 PH: 808 935-5461 FAX: 808 935-7761 e-mail: info@buyhawaiianmusic.com Average $15.98-$16.98 Not Available Domestic: 1 item = $2.50, Each additional item = $1.00 Int'l: 1 item = $5.00, Each additional item = $2.00 On-line ordering available. shopping-hawaii.com The easiest and quickest way to contact Shopping-Hawaii.Com is with the on-line form at their website. You can also write to them at 720 Iwilei Road, Suite 101, Honolulu, HI 96817 or send a FAX to (808)566-7480 Average $18-$19 (includes shipping) Not Available Included in the price of the CD On-line ordering available. Also sells T-Shirts, Hawaiian Food, Books, Jewelry, Clothing, and more Crackseeds Plus Hawaii Toll Free 1-877-BVK-MALL or 808-676-2771 e-mail: sales@bvkhawaii.com Average $13.95 No cassettes available Approx. $3.20/order (up to 7 CD's) shipped priority mail Sales Tax added for Hawaii Residents only International Orders receive shipping quotes via e-mail Excellent prices on Hawaiian Music and Merchandise. On-line ordering available. Hawaiian CD's not listed online can be requested through the online request form. Ports of Paradise (The Prime Hawaiian Music Source) Ports of Paradise P.O. Box 33648 San Diego, CA 92163 email: aloharn@portparadise.com $14.95 to $19.95 $8.95 to $11.95 Shipping - $1.50 per CD, $.80 per cassette Handling - $3.00 per Order California Residents add 7.75% Sales Tax Allow 6 weeks for Delivery No on-line ordering available. Sun Jose Hawaii Order by calling 408-281-9262 or Toll Free 1-877-SUN-JOSE email: info@sunjose.com $13.99 for newly released CD's (first month), $15.99 regular price, $16.99 for Dancing Cat CD's Prices available from Toll Free Number Check with Toll Free Number The largest selection of Hawaiian Music and Merchandise in the Bay Area. Recommended by several visitors of Stevo's Hawaiian Music Guide . A 'must stop' if you are in the Bay Area. Phone Orders accepted but no on-line ordering. Hawaiian Music Store Hawaiian Paradise Music PO Box 223133 Princeville, HI 96722-3133 Order through our website with secure server or Call Toll Free1-800-252-7731 email: himusic@hawaiianparadisemusic.com CD's $16.98 ea. N/A Domestic USA & Canada: $3.50 for 1 or 2 items FREE shipping on 3 or more items We ship US Priority Mail International: $4.50 first item $2.00 each additional item in the same shipment all orders ship via US First Class Air Mail Offers on-line ordering w/secure server shipment the next business day upon receiving your order fax or phone toll free MP3 & RealAudio samples on over 100 CDs on-line search engine for song titles, artist,etc, Super selection of the Very Best in Hawaiian Music Online catalog list of thousands of CDs Hawaii Calls/Hula Records 1-800-756-4852 e-mail: recordings@hawaiian-music.com Average $16.95 Average $9.95 $5.75 Online ordering available. Borders Music (Nationwide) 1-800-770-7811 Average $13.59 and above Average $8.49 and above No shipping if order through store. Check with Toll Free Number for direct ship costs. Order online or stop by a Borders store to order any Hawaiian CD not in Stock. Many West Coast Borders stores have a good selection of Hawaiian CD's. Online selection more limited than sites specializing in Hawaiian Music. Wa Nui Records 1-808-732-9575 Check with Toll Free Number Check with Toll Free Number Check with Toll Free Number Limited on-line selection of Hawaiian and other types of music. nativemusic.com Phone/Fax: 1-808-961-5250, info@nativemusic.com $14.95 N/A $2.50 first CD (Domestic). Check website for Multiple CD orders and Int'l prices Hawaiian and other World music artists. Tower Records Tower Records Mail Order Dept in Honolulu can be reached by phone at 808-941-7774 or by fax at 808-942-1583. Nation-wide Toll Free Number is 1-800-ASK-TOWER. Average $13.99 to $17.99 Check Toll Free Number Shipping: $2.95 one item, $3.95 two or more items If you live in California, many of the Tower Records stores stores have a small section of Hawaiian CD's and Tapes. Online orders arrive in a few days. Online selection more limited than sites specializing in Hawaiian Music. Windham Hill's Slack Key Guitar Series (aka Dancing Cat Records Hawaiian Slack Key Masters Series ) 1-888-64-WHILL e-mail: consumer@windham.com Average $16.98 Average $9.98 to $10.98 No shipping charge Sales Tax for 12 of the states Online ordering available. Return to Main Page The author of this page does not profit inany way from the recommendations or links provided. Send questions or comments to stevo@hawaii-music.com

Hawaiian Barbecue

Hawaiian Grilling - From Local Food to Luau, Barbecue & Grilling in Hawaii is unique  You are here: About > Food & Drink > Barbecues & Grilling > Meals and Menus > Regional and Ethnic Cooking > Hawaiian Grilling - From Local Food to Luau, Barbecue & Grilling in Hawaii is unique Find Recipes Advanced - Browse - Main Food & Drink Barbecues & Grilling Essentials Recipe Archives Best Grills Barbecue & Grilling Recipe of the Week Best Smokers BBQ & Grilling FAQ Topics Beef Fish and Seafood Fruit and Vegetables Grilling Help Grills Lamb Meals and Menus More Recipes Organizations Pork Poultry Sauces & Marinades Smokers Smoking Help Spices & Seasonings Buyer's Guide Before You Buy Top Picks Best Gas Grills Best Charcoal Grills Top Ten Portable Grills Product Reviews Forums Help FREE Newsletter Sign Up Now for the Barbecues & Grilling newsletter! See Online Courses   Search Barbecues & Grilling Stay up to date! Email to a friend Print this page Recipes Grilled Citrus Tuna Kalua Pig Shrimp on Sugar Cane Skewers Suggested Reading Shrimp Grilling Fish in Leaves All About Hawaii Most Popular Gas Grills between $500 and... Buy a Gas Grill Gas Grills under $500.00 Rotisserie Chicken Building a BBQ What's Hot Perfect Flame 4-Burner Igloo 48,000-BTU 4-Burner New York Strip, Peppers, Onion Benihana Hibachi Steak Char-Broil 65,200 BTU 5-Burner Related Topics Southern U.S. Cuisine Home Cooking Camping Freshwater Fishing Hunting / Shooting Hawaiian Grilling From Derrick Riches , Your Guide to Barbecues & Grilling . FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! From Local Food to Luau Let's take a look at barbecue and grilling in Hawaii. Now before you turn away, thinking that Hawaii isn't exactly known for barbecue let me point out a few things. First, Hawaii is home to the largest privately owned cattle ranch in America. Second, Hawaii is surrounded by a wide diversity of seafood. Third, Luau. When the first Polynesians arrived in the Hawaiian Islands, they found nothing to eat. The Islands themselves, being very new geologically and very isolated had little in the way of indigenous life. The Polynesians brought with them, pigs, dogs, chickens, taro and sweet potatoes. These plus whatever seafood they could catch became the staple of life. After James Cook arrived in Hawaii, a steady stream of newcomers started arriving, bringing with them plants and animals from their native lands. Chief among these were missionaries from New England who brought cows, horses, sheep, and goats as well as a wide variety of new plants. This introduction of new foods and traditions changed the Hawaiian diet greatly. As American business began to move in and develop large plantations, new cash crops, like sugar cane and pineapples were introduced. To man the plantations, immigrants were brought to Hawaii as laborers from places like China, Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Each new wave in immigrants brought a new cooking tradition with them. What developed from all this is known as "Local Food". Local Food is an East-West Pacific mix created in the 1920s and 30s by lunch wagon cooks and small stores and restaurants. Typical Local Food meals are lunch plates which consist of rice and meat covered in gravy, a raw fish dish called Poke served with either salt and seaweed or chili peppers, sesame oil or soy sauce. Also popular is Teriyaki, which is used to prepare all kinds of meat. As you can see, Hawaiian food is a unique cuisine created from a much diversified background. It is common to see restaurants that serve American, Chinese, Korean and Local Food. And next door you'll find a place that serves Barbeque. A particular favorite in the Islands is grilled fish. What kind of fish you ask? How about, Aku, Ahi and Albacore (Tuna); Marlins; Opakapaka, Kalekale, Onaga, Uku and Taape (Snappers); Hapuu (Grouper); Ulua, Akule and Opelu (Jacks); Ono; Squid and Octopus; as well as all the shellfish like Opihi, Wana (Sea Urchins), Black Crab, Lobsters, Shrimp and Prawns.Now, about that Luau. Despite what Trader Vic or Don Ho might lead you to believe that Luau is a very rare festival in Hawaii. The sheer cost and effort of purchasing a pig, storing it until cooking time, preparing the Imu (traditional Luau cooking pit), preparing the loads of raw fish and additional dishes, is quite the undertaking, so several recipe variations have popped up to those of the formal Luau. In recent years a new tradition of cooking has evolved. Called Hawaiian Regional Cuisine, chefs have begun to put away the Spam (Hawaii is the largest per capita consumer of Spam) and have started to develop a new flavor. Mixing the cooking traditions of the Orient with that of the United States and using local products. What you get are a lot of seafood dishes (grilled of course) mixed with oriental style sauces, made from things like fresh guava, taro, mango, etc. From the looks of things I think Hawaii will start exporting many new dishes back to the mainland.   Topic Index | Email to a Friend Our Story | Be a Guide | Advertising Info | Work at About | Site Map | Icons | Help User Agreement | Ethics Policy | Patent Info. | Privacy Policy | Kids' Privacy Policy ©2006 About, Inc., A part of The New York Times Company . All rights reserved. Around About Tips to Losing Weight Guide to Distance Learning How to Travel for Less PHOTOS: Italy PHOTOS: Hybrid Cars What's Hot Perfect Flame 4-Burner Igloo 48,000-BTU 4-Burner New York Strip, Peppers, Onion Benihana Hibachi Steak Char-Broil 65,200 BTU 5-Burner