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A Resolution for the Year #45

by Chad Fujihara
My New Year’s Resolution: I will write something every single day and post it for everyone to see.
#45: Unnaturally depressed
Spending as much time as I do driving around Wai‘anae these days, I can’t help but notice a rather disturbing trend: there’s a lot of roadkill out here. Seriously, driving around all the [...]

“Shutter Island” Film Review

“Shutter Island”
By: Chase Olivieri, Ka Lamakua Associate Editor

Last Friday I got a glimpse of Martin Scorsese’s latest film Shutter Island. The film is set in 1954 and revolves around two U.S. Marshals investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from her high-security cell in a mental hospital on Shutter Island.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo [...]

The Matches – A Band in Hope

Written by Lauren Asinsen
Back in 2006, The Matches were poised to be the next big thing. This four-piece from Oakland became so swept up in the buzz around their own band that even they thought their sophomore album, Decomposer, would go gold. Unfortunately, while Decomposer was loved by critics and their fans, it failed to [...]

“Walk a Mile in Her Shoes”

video and words by Chad Fujihara
From high heels to toe-shoes, men of all ages walked around the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa campus Thursday to increase awareness of an important issue: violence toward women on our campus and in our community. The event was sponsored by UH Athletics, Women’s Center and the PAU Violence Program.

Chana Masala (Punjabi Chickpeas)

Recipe tried, photographed, and eaten by Ty Tanji.
(serves 4)
Chickpeas are the shit.