Hawaiianology

Harry Kojima (1944-2011) “Hey Gang! Come on! Let’s go fishing! ” Description:  Harry Toshio Kojima (Hari), nicknamed “Ambassador of Hawaii Local Fishing”, left a taste of the sea in the 20th century, with his television show that helped create awareness of the importance of the recipes of Hawaii's recent past. He was known for his local personality and etiquette as he taught several generations of viewers how to fish, cut, and cook, as he was usually wearing shorts on set with his wavy hair that was most likely salted from the sea.  He was multitalented and would be playing mean Ukulele while covering a Kaau Crater Boys song or sometimes his harmonica he would pull out from his pocket. He taught people what the Local Boy model was as well as how to Love what you do. He had a sense of Friendliness and Informality, yet if things needed to be strict in learning things he would not hesitate. Harry graduated from Farrington High School (1962) and at that time lived on Halona Street...

Ward Farmers Market The old Ward Farmers Market (????-????) previously known as Ala Moana Market (????-????), would serve as an icon and be considered by many as “The Spirit of Ward” the old buildings, the preservation through development, and the history that it played on Oahu. Historians argue that the destruction of the market is to destroy the spirit of ward and while the market was in need of much needed repairs the larger business people rather get rid of it like yesterdays news instead of bringing in attention with scents of sea, slack key guitar playing, live displayed fish fileting and poke making with an artisan touch that people would be ensured they were getting some of the best all the time. Knowing it was a place people would track down ingredients for the Holiday season and have the local culture of peoples great great grandparents still live through the marketplace.  Memories are made from the old seafood markets that were there to serve the people of Oahu with lots...