Hawaii

"Battleship": Soak up the Beautiful Bombast

Soup to Nuts: Crazy Food Taxes Penalize the Poor, Benefit the Rich

Hawaii Governor Refuses to Defend Gay Marriage Ban in Court

​As the battle over the constitutionality of California's ban on gay marriage wends its way through the federal courts, the challenge to a similar law in Hawaii has taken a surprising turn.Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii's Democratic governor, said this week he will refuse to fight a lawsuit in U.S. Dist ... More >>

Grass-Fed Sounds

​As the battle over the constitutionality of California's ban on gay marriage wends its way through the federal courts, the challenge to a similar law in Hawaii has taken a surprising turn.Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii's Democratic governor, said this week he will refuse to fight a lawsuit in U.S. Dist ... More >>

California Senate May Vote on Shark Fin Ban Today

A​B 376, the bill banning the sale and import of shark's fin in California, may be up for a vote today in the California Senate. According to representatives from the offices of Assemblymember Paul Fong, who introduced the bill this spring, AB 376 is on the agenda.California is the fourth state in ... More >>

List: Why Burning Man Sold Out Early This Year

A​B 376, the bill banning the sale and import of shark's fin in California, may be up for a vote today in the California Senate. According to representatives from the offices of Assemblymember Paul Fong, who introduced the bill this spring, AB 376 is on the agenda.California is the fourth state in ... More >>

Soul Shakedown: Show Preview

A​B 376, the bill banning the sale and import of shark's fin in California, may be up for a vote today in the California Senate. According to representatives from the offices of Assemblymember Paul Fong, who introduced the bill this spring, AB 376 is on the agenda.California is the fourth state in ... More >>

Swelter a Little at Tuesday's Hawaiian Cocktail Shake-Off

Sarah_Ackerman/FlickrSomewhere on Maui, people are drinking mai tais. In shorts. ​Chances are you went to sleep last night wearing three layers, a hat, and an extra blanket and were still cold ― nothing like 40-something-degree weather to make you think about visiting someplace warm and gett ... More >>

Author of Book About Hawaiian Kau Kau Cuisine Reads in J-Town

The book details the history of Hawaii's fusion cooking.​Anyone who's gained weight eating kau kau (broadly, the food of Hawaii, a pidgin term derived from Chinese "chow chow") while visiting the 50th state can attest to the caloric bounty of dishes on offer. The cuisine of Hawaii was greatly ... More >>

The Week in Gay: Anti-Immigration Laws Bad, Anti-Gay Laws Good

Your future drinking accomodations. ​ I'm just going to say this once - up front - and then I'm going to move on: The furor raised over the Arizona illegal immigrant law is interesting to watch from my queer perch. I understand the outrage. The nerve of one state threatening to restrict the ... More >>

Sierra Club Launches Inane iPhone App, Eco-Unfriendly Contest

​Dear Sierra Club: Your new, brilliantly-titled iPhone app, "Eco Hero," is super rad and awesome. We have been waiting so long for a public, tech-based way to make promises to eat local/organic, ride our bike, write letters about green issues, and bring reusable bags to the grocery store! We are p ... More >>

List: Gavin Newsom's next steps

​Dear Sierra Club: Your new, brilliantly-titled iPhone app, "Eco Hero," is super rad and awesome. We have been waiting so long for a public, tech-based way to make promises to eat local/organic, ride our bike, write letters about green issues, and bring reusable bags to the grocery store! We are p ... More >>

What Did Gavin Newsom Bring Everyone From Hawaii?

​On the one hand, following Mayor Gavin Newsom's abrupt withdrawal from the governor's race, he spent quality time back in a beautiful city nestled in the bosom of the Pacific. On the other hand -- it was in Hilo, Hawaii. When you take off for an impromptu jaunt several thousand miles away from Ci ... More >>

Pace Yourself

​On the one hand, following Mayor Gavin Newsom's abrupt withdrawal from the governor's race, he spent quality time back in a beautiful city nestled in the bosom of the Pacific. On the other hand -- it was in Hilo, Hawaii. When you take off for an impromptu jaunt several thousand miles away from Ci ... More >>

Da Kine Bean

​On the one hand, following Mayor Gavin Newsom's abrupt withdrawal from the governor's race, he spent quality time back in a beautiful city nestled in the bosom of the Pacific. On the other hand -- it was in Hilo, Hawaii. When you take off for an impromptu jaunt several thousand miles away from Ci ... More >>

Alleged SF Con Man Possessed By Supernatural Evil, Attorney Claims

Lawyers say the darndest things... Kaushal Niroula, 27, the alleged ringleader of a group of purported San Francisco con men facing capital murder charges in Palm Springs isn't merely a criminal, says a Hawaii attorney representing a woman claiming to be one of Niroula's victims. Rather, ... More >>

Black Rock City

Lawyers say the darndest things... Kaushal Niroula, 27, the alleged ringleader of a group of purported San Francisco con men facing capital murder charges in Palm Springs isn't merely a criminal, says a Hawaii attorney representing a woman claiming to be one of Niroula's victims. Rather, ... More >>

Work It Out

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SF Weekly's Seven-Day Dish

Who needs money if you have your health?

War Photographer

Who needs money if you have your health?

A Brief History Of SPAM, Told By Toast

Who needs money if you have your health?

Inside the Savage Nation

He adored beatniks, trolled the streets of North Beach in a beret, and was once Timothy Leary's gatekeeper, and now he packs a gun.

This week: a marriage of vinyl dolls and records at Milk; Slum Village helps introduce you to the "Lower Haters."

He adored beatniks, trolled the streets of North Beach in a beret, and was once Timothy Leary's gatekeeper, and now he packs a gun.

Split Decision

Republicans want to break up "the 9th Circus," the San Francisco-based liberal federal appeals court. Whose side are you on?

Ghost Tree Blooms

Watch it dump, from a safe place

Revolutions

Once upon a time, DJ Qbert helped define and deify turntablism. That time is over. So what's next?

Okey Poke

Reminiscing about the Hawaiian delicacy made from raw ahi tuna

Do the Eskimo Roll

Pilot a skiff at PaddleFest

Wet Kisses

Riding Giants gushes over the legends of big-wave surfing

Hawaiian Aye

If you want aloha, you're better off at Tita's Hale'aina than at Roy's

Say It Loud

Korean-Americans find their voice

Lovely Hula Hands

Island boogie hits S.F.

Best Bar With Bottomless Snacks

Seasons Bar

Best Historical Locale

The Embarcadero

Sound Advice

Ancient slack-key, futuristic sex slaves, and time-spanning schizophrenia

Start Slacking

Here's some of the best classic Hawaiian music available on CD

Slack Keys and MP3s

Two Bay Area collectors put the spotlight on vintage Hawaiian music

Talk Is Cheap

"The Hula Show," an evening of Hawaiian story and dance

Best Place to Get Away From It All

Forbes Island

Best Hawaiian Luau

Punahele Island Grill

Package Tour

Roy's

Best Restaurant That's Also a Vacation

Forbes Island

Best Hawaiian Luau

Punahele Island Grill

Zoom Lens

Life's a Beach

Fins

Just when you thought it was safe to flag down the waiter, a storm brews over shark fin soup.

Reel World

Broadcast News, Big Wednesday, and The Straight Story

The Selling of a Wave

Three sports clothing companies are sponsoring contests that encourage surfers to ride the 60-foot waves at Maverick's Point. Someone may be encouraged to death.

Night Crawler

Three sports clothing companies are sponsoring contests that encourage surfers to ride the 60-foot waves at Maverick's Point. Someone may be encouraged to death.

Tropical Reigns

Three sports clothing companies are sponsoring contests that encourage surfers to ride the 60-foot waves at Maverick's Point. Someone may be encouraged to death.

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

Three sports clothing companies are sponsoring contests that encourage surfers to ride the 60-foot waves at Maverick's Point. Someone may be encouraged to death.