* Thoughts on the new WiFi at Kakaako?
* Thoughts on this supposed hoverboard from HUVr Tech?
* Thoughts on the Oscar’s?
* Thoughts on Comcast’s possible takeover of (Oceanic) Time Warner Cable?
* Did you guys partake in “Fat Tuesday” yesterday with some Malasadas? I swear, Leonard’s (hint, hint) owes whoever invented that concept some money. ๐
* Spotted!
This week’s “Spotted” shot for VH07V is preview from the newest Cookin’ With Cutty episode hitting the airwaves this Saturday, March 8th at 9am on OC16 (Oceanic Time Warner Cable channel 12 or HD 1012) and simulcast on www.oc16.tv! Entitled “You Are What You Eat”, the show focuses on Bragg Health Institute’s newest Health Education and Outreach program, BraggHealthKids.org, which, in the coming months, will release a series of online lessons and curriculum based on the Bragg health Philosophy, “you are what you eat drink, breath, think, say and do”. The curriculum, which meets school-age educational guidelines, will be made available to teachers, students and parents around the world, both online and in print. The online curriculum features a kid-friendly website with educational videos, games and exercises for school-age kids.
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Last week must’ve been too hard. This one won’t be any easier though (I think), but if you live in these neighborhoods, should be duck soup! Chance um!
Last week‘s Winnahs:
* Crack Seed Store (Lia)
* Hoku’s (jknakas)
* Les Murakami Stadium (Lia)
* VH07V on Tiny TV!
Our popular #TarpSurfing Commercial will air on the 3rd television show in as many weeks! Super exciting! This week, we’ll be on Tiny Tadani’s Tiny TV show on OC16 (Oceanic Time Warner Cable channel 12 or HD 1012) airing TONIGHT at 10:30pm and then repeating this Thursday and Friday at 10:30pm!
* Groove Hawaii Now Open!
This past Saturday 2/22, the much anticipated The Groove Hawaii officially opened its doors to the public. On Friday 2/21, as part of a social media event, I had the unique opportunity to preview their facilities during a soft launch opening. Was super fun, especially when you get a bunch of testosterone-filled men trying to get the better of each other on the Go-Kart race track (see pic below)! LOL! You can also play parlor games (arcades & billiards, darts, air-hockey, shuffleboard, etc.), climb a “rock” wall, take Segways tours, ride a Paradise Pedals Party Bike around town, or hold your next party or corporate event there. It’s the closest thing to Castle Park that we’ve had in a loonnnnnng time! Oh the memories. ๐ Hope they do well. Go and support them k? #SupportLocal
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So wot? You guys went survive Valentine’s Day? I’m kinda lucky cause the wife is very against the inflated prices of flowers and restaurants on V-Day, so I get a pass shmall kine. I still picked up 3 heart-shaped balloons for my 3 girls so hopefully, that won some points from them. ๐ Did you guys do anything special?
This week is all food again, so hopefully you’re not reading this before lunch time. If so, sorry ah!
Last week‘s Winnahs:
* Alan Wong’s (pink lady)
* Tokkuri Tei (jknakas1)
* Molly’s Smokehouse (jknakas1)
* VH07V on Cookin’ With Cutty TONIGHT!
Tune in to OC16 (Oceanic Time Warner Cable channel 12 or HD 1012) TONIGHT at 8:30pm for the season premiere of Cookin’ With Cutty! Good kine quality programming for the entire ohana, from a bruddah with plenny #ALOHA in his heart! And watch the commercials all the way through ok? 8) You may just catch VH07V’s newest #TarpSurfing spot! ๐
* VH07V on HI*Sessions TOMORROW NIGHT!
And TOMORROW NIGHT… Catch another episode of HI*Sessions at 7pm on K5 The Home Team, where our spot will run twice!
Kolohe Kai is back together again, and their new album “Paradise” is coming out in less than 1 week (Feb 25th)! Yesterday, band leader Roman De Peralta visited Phat Joe and the Reggae Cafe at the Island 98.5FM studios and guess what shirt he wore!? Super blessed and honored! Here’s Roman playing an acoustic version of a song called Stinky Air. Funny lyrics!
Kolohe Kai (Roman De Peralta)- Stinky Air (acoustic)
* VH07V’s New Ladies and Keiki stuff!
Check out VH07V‘s 3 newest items for da Ladies and da Keiki!
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Eh, no fo-get, this Friday is Valentine’s Day! You’re welcome! ๐
I think last week‘s pics may’ve been shmall kine too hard. Hopefully, you folks will have an easier time this week! It’s all food related, so mayyyybe… ๐
Last week‘s Winnahs:
* Hale Koa Hotel (Nobody)
* Iida’s (Stickit)
* Kaiser Permanente (Nobody)
* Valentine’s Day Sale – 2 More Days!!
Just two days left in our Valentine’s Day Special Promo: 25% OFF anything Red or Pink when using the code REDALOHA at checkout at a7oha.com!
Some of you may’ve heard the news about the “acts of vandalism” on crosswalks in Hawaii Kai and Kapolei, where the “vandals” spelled out the word “ALOHA”. Oooooooh! (*sarcastic voice*) Well, you know I just couldn’t let it go with paying a little visit right? So I gathered up some friends (Heart and Soul‘s Jody Kamisato and Micah Ganiron, and Shibby Stylee‘s Andrew Agcaoili) and suggested we do the “Abbey Road” pose that the Beatles made famous in the 60s. Right down to the color of the clothes! You know, a nu skool, Aloha kine version of it right here in Hawaii. Below is the result (pc: Andrew Agcaoili). I hope you guys like it! ๐
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Putting this up top cause I’m super excited about it! ๐
Our television commercial spot was recently completed and uploaded. Check it out on Youtube and please let me know what you think. It is supposed to also air on the HI*Sessions local music show on KFVE going forward, starting this Thursday (TOMORROW) at 7pm, and on Cookin’ with Cutty on OC16 in the coming weeks!
OK, back to our regularly scheduled programming… ๐
Last week‘s Winnahs:
* Turtle Bay Resort (808 Dad)
* Yogurstory (Takeshi)
* The Alley at Aiea Bowl (carokun)
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Thanks to a recent deployment of Oceanic Time Warner Cable’s TWC WiFi service – the largest of its kind in Waikiki – Royal Hawaiian Center guests are now able to shop, dine, and relax with the added convenience of free WiFi access.
“Previously, free WiFi was available only in the Center’s Pฤ`ina Lฤna`i Food Court”, according to Royal Hawaiian Center general manager Marleen `ฤkau, “but now our mainland and international visitors as well as our local resident customers can surf the Internet at lightning-fast speeds on the upper levels within all three blocks of Royal Hawaiian Center, along Kalฤkaua Avenue”.
To celebrate, Oceanic Time Warner Cable, in association with Royal Hawaiian Center, held a WiFi launch event last week which included a dine around with local celebrities, members of the media, and Time Warner Cable executives. Below are some scenes from the night.
Reigning Miss Hawaii Crystal Lee, and OC16 TV Show Host Jenn Boneza (Photo Credit: Kiman Wong)
Mobile Product Management Senior Director Vijay Venkateswaran and Wireless Director Kiman Wong (Photo Credit: Kiman Wong)
Elvis with Senior Marketing Manager Shelley Thomas (Photo Credit: Anne Butac)
Cheesecake selection from Cheesecake Factory (Photo Credit: Stephen Claro)
Vijay Venkateswaran with Royal Hawaiian Center’s Marketing Director Sam Shenkus (Photo Credit: Kiman Wong)
One of the six groups enjoying the dine around: Social Media
WOWAWEEWA! 20+ comments Last Week! Nevah had dat kine comment count in one long time! You guys da bes! I goin’ cry. Haha! I know the secret formula now. Just gotta post chain restaurants so you have to try fo guess all of um. Hahahaha!
#2 was funny so I just thought I’d post it for giggles. Know of any other business names that make you laugh? (and no say VH07V! ๐ )
Good luck y’all! ๐
Last Week‘s Winners:
* Tamashiro Market (carokun)
* Subway Wahiawa (Nobody, but credit to carokun, makahawahine, zzzzzz, Jacob, Coconut Willy, carokun, che, rayboyjr, Ynaku)
* Best Buy Iwilei (Jacob, but credit also to Takeshi)
Come on down to this benefit concert/fundraiser for Koauka’s Chantel N Keahi Lau who is battling Moyamoya, a rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder (see KHON video below). Listen to live music from some of Hawaii’s leading bands (see list below) while enjoying a family fun day with food booths, local vendors (like VH07V!**), and more! Keahi has been an early supporter of VH07V, so it’s only natural for us to give back. ** Part of ALL VH07V proceeds from that day will be donated back to the Keahi Lau fundraiser. Please come & support!
Sunday, November 10th
4pm – 10pm (Monday is a holiday!)
@ the Hawaii Paintball Field (Kapolei Airsoft next to Podium Raceway in the Kalaeloa/Barbers Point area)
– Pre-sale tickets – $10
– At the door- $15
– 12 & under – FREE!
*** Call 808-377-0260 for tickets!***
For more information about bruddah Keahi and his fight against Moyamoya, check out this piece Ron Mizutani did on October 12th for KHON2 news: “Local Musician Battles Rare Disease“.
Keahi Lau Fights Moyamoya (via Alison Naeole’s YouTube)
* VH07V Spotted!
This week’s “SPOTTED!” is from a recent episode of Tiny TV on OC16. Tiny was one of our participating celebrities and joined Chef Mavro on stage for a cooking demo at this year’s Rice Fest. He filmed the following segment while there and even featured the VH07V booth! See you if reconotice anyone in his piece! ๐
Tiny TV featuring VH07V at Rice Fest
* VH07V at Aloha Stadium!
Select items are available at Aloha Stadium during home UH Football games! Check out our cool display below! Super exciting! Thanks to Centerplate’s CGear and their 4 stores inside the stadium (one at each end zone and one on each sideline), you can now pick up our Black “Tron”, Green “Shaka”, and Green/White Logo designs, along with our Black/Green Snapback and Green “Shaka” Snapback Trucker! The main store (north end zone) is also supposed to be open during swap meet hours (Wed, Sat: 8am-3pm, Sun: 6:30am-3pm) so check them out then as well!
* Christmas coming soon!
Gonna start stocking up on inventory since Christmas is just around the corner. Look for some specials (including new hoodies, etc.) l’dat!
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* New Design: “???”
Submitted the work order for my new design. Hoping to get those in before the show above. *crossing fingers* Design is actually pretty basic, but the message is cool (IMO). Hopefully others will feel the same way. ๐ More TBA soon!
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Hooo….Rice Fest is this Sunday already. No can believe! Another year’s worth of blood, sweat and tears finally coming to fruition. I hope you guys can make it down this Sunday, September 1st from 12pm-5pm at Ward Centers. Get CHOKE activities, grinds, & entertainment (see list below)! Should be fun!
This week’s photos are (of course) Rice Fest inspired. In fact, they are pictures from three of our 30+ participating vendors this year. Go here for some hints: http://www.ricefest.com/vendor/vendor-info. Go get um!
Last Week‘s Winners:
* Kailua District Park (Stickit)
* Oceanic Time Warner Cable – Mililani (Takeshi)
* Hawaii Kai (M)
* Rice Fest!
Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 1st, 2013 and come celebrate Hawaii’s beloved grain at the 4th Annual Rice Festival. Held at Ward Centers from 12pm to 5pm, this event has a full day of food and fun activities lined up including:
* VH07V Spotted!
This week’s “SPOTTED!” is a music video of the ukulele group Heart & Soul covering Jake Shimabukuro’s song Serano. Heart & Soul is Jody Kamisato, Tj Mayeshiro and Micah Ganiron. Jody is the owner and lead instructor at Ukulele Hale, where Tj and Micah were schooled. You can catch them and other Ukulele Hale students at this year’s Rice Fest as well!
Heart & Soul – Serano
* New Design: “???”
Working on an all-new mystery design, that I don’t want to mention yet because somebody else might steal the idea. Haha. Design is actually pretty basic, but the message is cool (IMO). Hopefully others will feel the same way. ๐ More TBA soon!
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* VH07V at Honolulu Night Market next Saturday, August 17th!
VH07V will be at this Saturday night’s Honolulu Night Market in Kakaako! It will be one of the last two pop-up shows I’ll be doing this year so come on down and pick up the latest in VH07V swag!
* Rice Fest!
Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 1st, 2013 and come celebrate Hawaii’s beloved grain at the 4th Annual Rice Festival. Held at Ward Centers from 12pm to 5pm, this event has a full day of food and fun activities lined up including:
– Rice focused food & craft vendors (including VH07V ๐ )
– Cooking demos with Chef Mavro’s Chef George Mavrothalassitis & Pastry Chef Elizabeth Dippong, and OC16’s “Cutty” Cutler & KITV’s Yunji de Nies
– Entertainment by Kapena, Jody Kamisato & Uke’s Rising Stars, EMKE, and Honoka & Azita
– Appearances by Tiny Tadani from TinyTV & Scott, Mayumi & Skyler from Ultimate Japan!
– the 4th Annual SPAM ยฎ Musubi Eating Contest, and
– an attempt to break the Guinness World Recordโข for the World’s Largest SPAM Musubi
* Calling All Referees! If you are a referee or have always wanted to be one, check out the note below from my friend Alton who has been chosen to run the organization: “The Hawaii State Basketball Officials Association (HSBOA) will be having a meeting next Monday August 19 @ 6pm at Salt Lake District Park. It’s open to new first year officials and transfer officials. Well can teach people that don’t no how or are interested in trying. For more information, please contact Alton Mamiya (808) 551-0916 or via email at amamiya@hawaii.rr.com. Thanks!”
* New Design: “Jah”
Still waiting for these to come in, but I am counting on getting them in on time for VH07V‘s appearance at this week Saturday night’s Honolulu Night Market event. Crossing my fingers!
Since we’re less than a month away, I figgah I’d commence the world “famous” (only in my mind) Rice Fest countdown. This week is all food related, actually rice related for that matter. Good luck!
Last Week‘s Winners:
* P.F. Chang’s (pink lady)
* Ala Moana Beach (kyleepuu)
* Aala Park (Surfdad)
* VH07V at Honolulu Night Market next Saturday, August 17th!
VH07V will be at next Saturday night’s Honolulu Night Market in Kakaako! It will be one of the last two pop-up shows I’ll be doing this year so come on down and pick up the latest in VH07V swag!
* Rice Fest!
Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 1st, 2013 and come celebrate Hawaii’s beloved grain at the 4th Annual Rice Festival. Held at Ward Centers from 12pm to 5pm, this event has a full day of food and fun activities lined up including:
– Rice focused food & craft vendors (including VH07V ๐ )
– Cooking demos with Chef Mavro’s Chef George Mavrothalassitis & Pastry Chef Elizabeth Dippong, and OC16’s “Cutty” Cutler & KITV’s Yunji de Nies
– Entertainment by Kapena, Jody Kamisato & Uke’s Rising Stars, and EMKE
– the 4th Annual SPAM ยฎ Musubi Eating Contest, and
– an attempt to break the Guinness World Recordโข for the World’s Largest SPAM Musubi
* Calling All Referees! If you are a referee or have always wanted to be one, check out the note below from my friend Alton who has been chosen to run the organization: “The Hawaii State Basketball Officials Association (HSBOA) will be having a meeting on Monday August 19 @ 6pm at Salt Lake District Park. It’s open to new first year officials and transfer officials. Well can teach people that don’t no how or are interested in trying. For more information, please contact Alton Mamiya (808) 551-0916 or via email at amamiya@hawaii.rr.com. Thanks!”
* VH07V Spotted!
This week’s “SPOTTED!” shot is one with popular recording artist Anuhea! It’s the Yamada boys showing some VH07V with Anuhea after her show at Seattle’s Crocodile Cafe during “The Love & Roots Tour” last June.
* New Design: “Jah”
Based on your votes, here are the two final colors for the new “Jah” design: Charcoal and Dark Chocolate Brown. I’m hoping to get these in before VH07V‘s appearance at Honolulu Night Market next Saturday. Crossing our fingers!
World Wide Ed 