OK, so this blog went from celebrating its 6th year anniversary to being dormant for an entire month! Ummm… Sorry ah!
For whatever reason, I had super early meetings/calls/travel every single Wednesday last month, so the Tuesday nights before (the night I usually work on these blogs) was used to go bed early. I have something tomorrow morning again, but it’s been long enough! My two readers need me! 😛
Anyway, sorry for the unintentional hiatus. We back yo. Let’s do this!
* Marcus Cancervive Fundraiser Birthday Bash!
My friend Marcus Reimel is battling a rare form of melanoma cancer called Mucosal Melanoma and needs your kokua. Please consider supporting in one or both of the following ways:
Donate to his YouCaring online fundraiser. This is to help offset his mounting medical expenses. At last check they are close to their $20,000 goal with $16,500 with just 25 days to go.
* Bill Amis & Miah Ostrowski Basketball Skills Camp
Former University of Hawaii Athletics University of Hawaii Men’s Basketball stars Bill Amis & Miah Ostrowski are holding a skills training basketball camp for Hawaii’s youth from July 17th-19th at McKinley High School. Register and attend the Bill Amis & Miah Ostrowski Basketball Skills Camp today!
My New AroundHawaii.com Article: Bubble Tea Mania!
We continue our epic bubble tea journey with 5 more milk tea establishments located in town. We found out about Dragon Tea after the wife saw her friend post a drink photo on Instagram. Since we hardly ever go to Waiks, we thought it would be some time until we got to visit and taste what Dragon Tea had to offer. Luckily, my clothing company (VH07V) got the wonderful opportunity to vend at the popular Waikiki SPAM Jam festival again, so we decided to grab a hotel at the Outrigger Waikiki for the weekend to have a mini staycation since we would be there anyway…
* Spotted!
Super talented ukulele duo Honoka & Azita posted another crazy video to their YouTube channel on Monday, this time, covering the popular song “Wipeout”. The girls look awesome thanks in large part to their schooling at Ukulele Hale and the filming/editing magic of Shibby Stylee!
* VH07V at Honolulu Night Market! VH07V will be making its triumphant return to the popular Honolulu Night + Market on Saturday, June 21st! Visit our booth from 6pm-11pm for special, show only pricing and giveaways! See you there!
* VH07V at the 4th of July Spectacular at Schofield! VH07V will have a booth at the 43rd Annual 4th of July Spectacular at Schofield Barracks on Friday, July 4th from 10am-6pm! Visit our booth for special, show only pricing and giveaways and stick around for games, food, rides for the keiki, a car giveaway, and entertainment by Third Eye Blind, Willie K, etc.
* Mailing List
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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. 😛 Hope they do well. Go and support them k? #SupportLocal
* Mailing List
If you haven’t already, be sure to sign up for our mailing list to get the latest scoops! I promise I don’t email too often (takes planny effort you know da kine! 😛 ).
* Order Online!
Get all of the latest VH07V gear at:
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. 🙂 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! 🙂
* 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!
* Mailing List
If you haven’t already, be sure to sign up for our mailing list to get the latest scoops! I promise I don’t email too often (takes planny effort you know da kine! 😛 ).
* Order Online!
Get all of the latest VH07V gear at:
Eh, no fo-get, this Friday is Valentine’s Day! You’re welcome! 😛
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… 🙂
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! 🙂
* Mailing List
If you haven’t already, be sure to sign up for our mailing list to get the latest scoops! I promise I don’t email too often (takes planny effort you know da kine! 😛 ).
* Order Online!
Get all of the latest VH07V gear at:
* Ho, how was Shane Victorino’s game winning grandslam!?!? Nuts!
* We now have two local boys (Shane Victorino from the Boston Red Sox and Kolten Wong from the St. Louis Cardinals) now competing in the World Series, which starts today at 2:07pm on FOX (KHON channel 3 or HD 1003 on Oceanic Time Warner Cable). Hawaii should be super proud!
* Who are you rooting for? Boston or St. Louis? Victorino or Wong?
* VH07V Spotted!
This week’s “SPOTTED!” is from another music video from the trio of Jody Kamisato, TJ Mayeshiro and Micah Ganiron who make up the group Heart & Soul. This time, they cover Brown Eyed Girl, originally written by Van Morrison, but made famous here in Hawaii by the Ka`au Crater Boys.
VH07V Spotted in Heart & Soul’s Music Video for Brown Eyed Girl
* VH07V now at Aloha Stadium!
Select items are also now available at Aloha Stadium during home UH Football games! 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 “Tron” and Green/White Logo designs, along with our Green Shaka and the hats below! The main store will also actually be open during swap meet hours so check them out then as well!
* Lanyards coming soon!
The lanyards I ordered are scheduled to be shipped to me next Monday, on the 28th. Can’t wait! Here’s a mockup of what it is supposed to look like. Dope right?
* Another show!
I know I said I was pau for the year, but I may be doing another event early next month. It’s for a good cause though (a fundraiser). More details when I get it!
* Christmas coming soon!
Gonna start stocking up on inventory since Christmas is just around the corner. Look for some specials l’dat!
* 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. 🙂 More TBA soon!
* Order Online!
Get all of the latest VH07V gear at:
* Tarp Surfing Video Shoot for Youtube
Partnered up with my buddy Shibby Stylee again to shoot a Tarp Surfing video/commercial for VH07V. Link to video TBA soon, but check out this sick sunset shot Shibby captured of me riding the tube! 🙂
* You guys been playing in the McDonald’s Monopoly game?
* 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 meetings on Wednesday July 31 @ 6pm at Makiki District Park and 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!”
* Youtube Project
Partnering up with my buddy Shibby Stylee again, I’m looking to shoot a fun project for VH07V on Youtube this weekend. Watch um when it comes out k? 🙂
* 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 meetings on Wednesday July 31 @ 6pm at Makiki District Park and 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 from Chad Fajota. Here’s his laptop sporting VH07V with his Beats By Dre headphones. Shmall kine upside-down but das ok! She go!
* Shirts Are In!
My refill order is finally back in stock. You should be able to order everything now. Mahalo for your patience!
* Reloaded with Stickers!
After being nearly sold out of everything, I finally got my re-order for stickers in, so I am fully loaded with all colors and sizes ranging from 2″, 7″, 10.5″ to even 30″ and our new “Shaka” design. Check out the Sticker Category on our web site for all options.
* Hats In!
I got all but one of my hats reloaded, included three brand new styles. Whatchu tink?
* Order Online!
Get all of the latest VH07V gear at:
Back to a full week of work gangy, but at least we’re already at WIH Hump Day. 🙂
Hint for #1: No need! So duck soup!
Hint for #2: Not even Hawaii. 😛
Hint for #3: Check da reflection for hints…
Last Week‘s Winners:
* Hilton Hawaiian Village (Nobody, but jknakas1 was closest with “Waikiki”)
* “lookout by Hanauma bay overlooking Hawaii Kai” (chawan_cut)
* UH Gym 2 (chawan_cut)
* VH07V Spotted!
This week’s “SPOTTED!” shot was one with the parentals.
On a trip to Switzerland, the ‘rents took off many layers and froze their butts off just so they could get this “Spotted” shot in their VH07V tees in front of the Matterhorn. Cute yeah?
* Shirts Are Ready!
Just got word that they my fill-in order is ready for pick up. I’ll try to pick them up during lunch some time this week and get them loaded into inventory shortly thereafter. Mahalo for your patience!
* Youtube Project
Partnering up with my buddy Shibby Stylee again, I’m looking to shoot a fun project for VH07V on Youtube in the coming weeks. Watch um when it comes out k? 🙂
* Reloaded with Stickers!
After being nearly sold out of everything, I finally got my re-order for stickers in, so I am fully loaded with all colors and sizes ranging from 2″, 7″, 10.5″ to even 30″ and our new “Shaka” design. Check out the Sticker Category on our web site for all options.
* Hats In!
I got all but one of my hats reloaded, included three brand new styles. Whatchu tink?
* Order Online!
Get all of the latest VH07V gear at:
Happy 4th of July eve! Wat you guys get planned for tomorrow?
To go along with the theme, 2 of this week’s 3 photos are fireworks related. The third is just a random easy one that I figured I’d throw in there. Haha! Guess away!
* Youtube Project
Partnering up with my buddy Shibby Stylee again, I’m looking to shoot a fun project for VH07V on Youtube in the coming weeks. Watch um when it comes out k? 🙂
* Reloaded with Stickers!
After being nearly sold out of everything, I finally got my re-order for stickers in, so I am fully loaded with all colors and sizes ranging from 2″, 7″, 10.5″ to even 30″ and our new “Shaka” design. Check out the Sticker Category on our web site for all options.
* Hats In!
I got all but one of my hats reloaded, included three brand new styles. Whatchu tink?
* Hooooo! What a game last night! The series is tied 3 games a piece. It all comes down to this last game tomorrow night. Who you got? San Antonio Spurs or Miami Heat?
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Hairy Leg Tights?
So there has been a viral photo going around the social web lately that shows a pair of (otherwise, normal) hairy legs. The thing is, they are not. According to a Chinese web site, these are supposedly a pair of stockings that young women wear to ward off perverts. Clever, but is it fo real? What you think?
* VH07V Spotted!
This week’s “SPOTTED!” shot is from VH07V‘s debut at the popular Honolulu Night Market event this past Saturday. I had the honor and pleasure of meeting Ed Kenney (owner of the popular TOWN Restaurant & host of the unreal new TV show on PBS Hawaii, Family Ingredients) when he stopped by our booth. It was very refreshing to find out that his humor and likability on TV is not an act. He is as genuine and humble as they come. Mahalo for the support Bruddah Ed!
* Re-Order in Progress
Because of the successful weekend, we are again wiped out in various styles and sizes and have placed a huge order to restock. Hopefully it won’t take too long to get those missing items back in stock. Mahalo for your patience in the meantime.
* Updated Product Photos!
Had some time to finally take better looking product shots so the online shopping cart looks a little more professional at least. Hope you guys like some of the changes!
* South Point Cliff Diving Video
In case you missed it, check out my buddy Andrew Agcaoili, aka Shibby Stylee‘s newest video after his recent visit to the Big Island of Hawaii for some gnarly dives off South Point!
World Wide Ed 