Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – April 17, 2013

We’re now two days after the April 15th filing deadline for taxes. So wot? You made um or you got one extension?

Photos 1 & 2 may be a little challenging this week, but 3 is duck soup! Go get um!

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Where in Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – April 17, 2013

Wea Dis Stay? ________________________

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Where in Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – April 17, 2013

Wea Dis Stay? ________________________

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Where in Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – April 17, 2013

Wea Dis Stay? ________________________

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SCOOPS!

#PrayForBoston
What happened on Monday in Boston is sad and angering. It goes without saying. I really hope they find and punish the person/people involved with this terrible, terrible act. Please help me pray for those families going through hurt and loss right now…

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Blogger turned “Actress” Cat Toth?
I recently solicited friend and former Advertiser blogger Cat Toth to be in a future Oceanic Time Warner Cable commercial spot so look for that in the coming weeks. It was fun. Sistah always cracks me up. Here’s a group shot from that day.

Cat Toth and crew at the Oceanic Time Warner Cable commercial shoot (Photo courtesy: Catherine Toth

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Visit VH07V at SPAM Jam next week!
VH07V has been selected as one of only 10 crafters to get into this year’s SPAM Jam festival in Waikiki taking place NEXT WEEK (Saturday, April 27 @ 4pm-10pm). Come on down and visit us at da booth k?

VH07V will be at next week’s 11th Annual Waikiki SPAM Jam! (Photo courtesy: SPAM Jam)

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VH07V Spotted!
This week’s “SPOTTED!” shot features Melissa back when she lived in Chicago. Buy the Black/Blue VH07V colorway she’s wearing here: shop.vh07v.com.

SPOTTED: Melissa spreading the #VH07V in front of Cloud Gate (a.k.a. “The Bean”) all the way from Chicago, Illinois!

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Storage Auction at Hawaii Self Storage Kaimuki!

Check out Hawaii Self Storage in Kaimuki tomorrow, April 18th for another exciting live storage auction! For more information, visit www.hawaiiselfstorage.com!

Storage Auction at Hawaii Self Storage in Kaimuki!

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2011 Rice Fest is TODAY (Schedule of Events from 10am-6pm)

Well, my baby has finally arrived. It took 1 whole year (again), but I pushed and I pushed and am ready to deliver it to you today. Hope you can make it down to Rice Fest at Ala Moana’s Magic Island today between 10am-6pm.

Check out the below for an hour by hour breakdown of the day’s festivities including celebrity & chef cooking demonstrations, “Riceipe” cooking competitions, live entertainment by Jody Kamisato, Bruce Shimabukuro and a Taiko Drum Performance by Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Hawaii, a SPAM® Musubi Eating Contest, and a Guinness World Record™ attempt to create the Largest SPAM® Musubi in the world!

2nd Annual Hawaii Rice Festival
Magic Island at Ala Moana Beach Park
TODAY from @ 10am-6pm

10am – Rice Fest (at Ala Moana’s Magic Island) starts, hosted by 102.7 Da Bomb’s Bruddah Bryan

102.7 Da Bomb’s Bruddah Bryan

10:15am-10:45am – Ukulele performances by Jody Kamisato & Uke’s Rising Stars

Jody Kamisato & Uke’s Rising Stars

11am-11:20am – 1st Celebrity/Chef Cooking Demo (with Chef Kent Thompson and Hawaii News Now’s Minna Sugimoto)

Chef Kent Thompson and Hawaii News Now’s Minna Sugimoto

11:30am-12:30pm – “Riceipe” Cooking Competition – Amateur Division (including Leticia Buhr, Cathy Nobriga Kim, Loreen Matsushima, Mao Moeng, and Joan Murata).

“Riceipe” Competition Amateurs: Leticia Buhr, Cathy Nobriga Kim, Loreen Matsushima, Mao Moeng, and Joan Murata

12:30pm-1:30pm – “Riceipe” Cooking Competition – Professional Division (including returning champ Hideaki “Santa” Miyoshi from Tokkuri Tei, Executive Chef Wayne Hirabayashi from the Kahala Hotel & Resort, Executive Chef Hector Morales from the Turtle Bay Resort, and retired chef Kent Thompson).

“Riceipe” Competition Professionals: Chef Hideaki “Santa” Miyoshi (Tokkuri Tei), Executive Chef Wayne Hirabayashi (Kahala Hotel & Resort), Executive Chef Hector Morales (Turtle Bay Resort), Chef Kent Thompson (retired)

“Riceipe” Cooking Competition – Judges (11:30pm-1:30pm) – Food experts John Heckathorn from Honolulu Magazine, Nadine Kam from the Honolulu Star Advertiser and Melissa Chang and Mari Taketa from Nonstop Honolulu.

Judges John Heckathorn, Nadine Kam, Melissa Chang Mari Taketa

2pm-2:20pm – 2nd Celebrity/Chef Cooking Demo (with Chef Mavro’s George Mavrothalassitis and The Cat Dish’s Catherine Toth)

Chef/Proprietor George Mavrothalassitis (Chef Mavro) & Catherine Toth (Cat Dish)

2:30pm-3pm – Taiko Drum Performance by Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Hawaii

Taiko Drum Performance by Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Hawaii

3pm-3:30pm – Ukulele performance by Bruce Shimabukuro

Bruce Shimabukuro

4pm-4:20pm – 3rd Celebrity/Chef Cooking Demo (with Maui’s Sea House Restaurant’s Executive Chef Craig Erickson and KHON2’s Justin Cruz)

Executive Chef Craig Erickson (Maui’s Sea House Restaurant) & Justin Cruz (KHON2)

4:30pm-5pm – Guinness World Record™ for Largest SPAM® Musubi – Official Weigh-In

5pm-5:30pm – 2nd Annual SPAM® Musubi Eating Contest

5:30pm-6pm – Contest winner announcements

6pm – Rice Fest concludes

All Day (10am-6pm)
* Rice Donation Center – Donate your brown rice to Lanakila Meals on Wheels and white rice to Hawaii Foodbank
* Guinness World Record™ attempt to create the Largest SPAM® Musubi
* Live Tweetup/Scavenger Hunt – Compete in this Tweetup/Scavenger Hunt for a chance to win great prizes!
* Rice Education Booth – Learn all about Rice from the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Professor of Nutrition Dr. Maria Stewart, and
* The Keiki Zone – coloring contest hosted by members of the 2011 Narcissus Festival Court from 10am-2pm, bouncies, balloons and fun from Douglas Odani, Crystal Face Painting & Tattoos by Lei Crystal Tattoos, and games from JMJ Gaming.

2011 Narcissus Festival Court

And let’s not forget about all of the participating vendors & booths:

• Bruce Shimabukuro / The Ukebox
• Douglas Odani – Balloon Twister
• Dr. Maria Stewart – University of Hawaii at Manoa Professor of Nutrition
• Grandma G’s Kitchen
• Hawaii Book of Rice / Watermark Publishing
• Hawaii Foodbank
• Hawaiian Style Chili Co.
• Island Fruits
• JMJ Gaming
• Kat’s Sushi
• The Keiki Zone
• Lanakila Meals on Wheels
• Lei Crystal Tattoos
• Oceanic Time Warner Cable
• Ono Local Foods
• Ono Pops
• Project Grad
• Raised on Rice
• Sam’s Kitchen
• Shiga’licious
• SNOW |F|A|C|T|O|R|Y|
• Taste & See Delights

Hope you can make it down to experience another long year of my blood, sweat and tears for this event… See y’all there! 🙂