The Succulent Whisperer For as long as I can remember, I have admired EHCC member Joy Lucero's green thumb. Scrolling through Facebook, I would come across her beautiful succulent photo's and they would stop me in my tracks. Taking a moment to admire them, I'd always wish that I could grow something that beautiful in my own garden. Unfortunately over the years, too many of my succulents had bit the dust and I had lost all hope in ever growing any of my own. After a few more months of seeing Joy's facebook posts and tips, I decided to give it another try. With the right soil, lots of sun, and letting mother nature handle the watering, I finally had thriving and healthy succulents of my very own! Mahalo Joy, for inspiring this gardener to find her green thumb again. |
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Where Does The Name “Loco Moco” Come From? “Loco Moco” was created in 1949 for cash-strapped, perpetually hungry teenagers of the Lincoln Wreckers Athletic Club, who played barefoot football in Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawai`i. They used to hang out at the Lincoln Grill, owned by Richard and Nancy Inouye (that has since closed its doors). There, they’d keep the jukebox busy, play cards, and, yes, keep the kitchen hopping with their orders for American hamburgers and Asian breakfasts. These rascals pleaded with the owners to create a dish that was filling and, more importantly, affordable. After all, in post-World War II Hawai`i, teens didn’t have a lot of running-around money in their pockets. It is said that this request turned into a heaping bowl of steamed rice, a hamburger patty, and an egg smothered with brown gravy (the egg came later). The name “Loco Moco” was in honor of one of the Athletic Club’s members whose nickname was Crazy or “Loco” in Portuguese and Hawaiian. “Moco” may have been picked simply because it just rhymed! The Inouye’s “Loco Moco” creation soon secured its place in Hawaiian culinary history. Today, you can find “Loco Moco” served at fast-food restaurants, road-side diners, and mom-and-pop places on every one of the Hawaiian islands. You might even see it in restaurants on the U.S. continent and on Pacific islands like Samoa, Guam, even Japan! Here’s a great recipe by Keeping It Relle. |
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Hawai`i Chicken Soup for the Soul |
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HONOLULU (KHON2) – A local organization is reflecting on their positive impact on the community during the peak of the Coronavirus outbreak. Their initial goal was to raise awareness for voter registration, but when the Coronavirus took a turn, Every1 Hawai`i changed their focus. “Seeing everything that happened and was happening throughout the world as well as our nation, we knew we had to band together in order to create this change,” said Zak Noyle, President of Every1 Hawai`i. |
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The community organization, fueled by young leaders and influencers, came up with creative ways to educate the public about COVID-19. “We started out by just doing public service announcements, doing video content, working with different local artists to create messaging, we did daily pau hana music to encourage people to stay home and then we kind of realized we needed to do a little bit more,” said Kimo Kennedy, Co-Director. From that point, Every1 Hawai`i put aloha to action. The non-profit organization brought in 2 million masks from China to distribute across the state. They also partnered with local restaurants to deliver countless amount of meals to frontline workers. “All these hands came together from our generation to help and protect the most vulnerable communities and it was an incredible opportunity to be a part of, to protect our island, our kupuna, our family, you know children,” Noyle said. |
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EHCC July (Iulai) Video Series We hope you enjoyed last month's video series - Story Time with Aunty Leihua! This month we are featuring Mele Monday! Sharing mele (song) with each other is a beautiful way to express ALOHA. Our first mele shared by Jonah, Nalei, and Kalia this past Monday was You Don't Write by Ka'au Crater Boys. Our next mele will be a surprise guest artist from Hawai`I so stay tuned! |
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July 29 - Aug 1: Queen Lili`uokalani Keki Hula - Don't miss this four night special broadcast presentation to be aired at 7-8pm HST on hawaiinewsnow.com. The broadcast will also re-air in it's entirety on Sunday, August 2nd from 1-5pm HST. Aug. 5 (Wed): KTUH Honolulu presents, 'Ua ao Hawai`i' part 9 and 10 of the Hawaiian language summer session classes. So join them on Facebook at 11pm EST and learn the language of this land, ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi! Aug. 8 (Sat): Ki-ho`alu Foundation and the Waikiki Aquarium presents the 38th Annual Hawaiian Slack Key Festival on Facebook Live at 7pm EST with many artists including Kamuela Kahoano. |
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Interested in sharing something in our Newsletter? How about a special event or announcement? Please send an email to: Marilyn@ealaehcc.org |
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