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those bawdy hawaiians
Recently, while searching for a Hawaiian mele to share with you, I came across a lovely video of the Peter Moon Band (PMB) performing "Mauna Loa." It’s vintage, quintessential Hawaiiana, so typical of...
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we have three winners!
The official alphabet soup kitchen helpers have had a busy month. At the beginning of January, they were told the most well behaved bear would get to draw the winning names in the Dumpling Soup...
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keep your eyes on the hands
Tired of winter’s bleak, gray landscape? Feeling a little cooped up and color starved? You’ve come to the right place! We’re going to extend Hawai’i Month just a little longer here on alphabet soup....
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SOUP’S ON: James Rumford in the Kitchen Interview!
Today I have the distinct honor and privilege of welcoming award winning children’s author/illustrator, James Rumford, to alphabet soup! As I mentioned in the profile I posted recently, Jim...
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friday feast: yum yum dim sum!
Guess what I’m eating this weekend? Just the thought of all those little dishes and plates full of char siu bao (barbecue pork buns), har gow (shrimp dumplings), and siu mai (pork and mushroom...
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some good hawai’i reads, a recipe, and a giveaway
Recently, I asked my long time friend, O’ahu resident, and fellow Paul McCartney stalker admirer, Sylvia, for some Hawai’i-related book recommendations and a favorite local recipe. I thought a...
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Silent Music by James Rumford
SILENT MUSIC by James Rumford (Roaring Brook Press, 2008). Picture Book for ages 4-8, 32 pp. Hawaii-based author/illustrator James Rumford has put a human face on war in his 2008 picture book, Silent...
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the real thing: graham salisbury
If you asked me who’s writing the very best Hawai’i-related children’s fiction these days, the answer would be very simple: Graham Salisbury. For almost two decades, I’ve read his short stories and...
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