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Kuleana Rum Works
This North Kohala company defies stereotypes and proves rum and responsibility can be related concepts. Article by Matias Arredondo | Photography by Fletch Photography In 2007, Steve and Jackie Jefferson sailed around the Caribbean with their two little keiki. On the French island of Martinique, they tasted Rhum Agricole. This variety uses fresh-pressed sugarcane juice instead of molasses but only accounts for 3% of the global rum production. “We had this huge moment. We had never tried...
September 2024
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Kona Brewing Company
The renowned brand brings it all back to being local and sustainable Article by Matias Arredondo | Photography by Fletch Photography Everybody remembers their first time at Kona Brewing Company’s pub or brewery. People feel emotionally attached to the brand, but others think the company belongs to the multinational Anheuser-Busch, owner of Budweiser, Stella Artois, and Bud Light. Though it was accurate a few years back, this company has decided to craft its own destiny. Kona Brewing Company...
September 2024
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Art to Art
Each fall, renowned artists gather in Holualoa to create art together and raise funds for Hawai'i Island art teachers Article by Margaret Kearns | Photography by Fletch Photography About 40 artists representing Hawai’i, the U.S. mainland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, working in various mediums, participate annually in this invitation-only event. The 2024 Hawaii Artist Collaboration takes place over four days beginning November 2. Much of the completed artwork made from found objects...
September 2024
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Striving For Magic
Magics Beach Grill’s new trio has a new dinner menu Article by Samantha Arredondo | Photography by Fletch Photography In 2023, Peggy Szelinski came on as Magics’ manager from her time at Merriman’s Waimea. Szelinski was looking for a challenge and desired to help shape and grow something new; that’s when Magics invited her in. “I remember standing out by the rock wall and all the staff coming up and introducing themselves to me … It felt like family. It felt like home,” Szelinski says. ...
September 2024
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