Food + Beverage

Vegan Mango-Sunrise Cake

With spiced cream cheese frosting. Article by Samantha Arredondo | Photography by Mel Arredondo This dense, moist cake is full of flavor and mouthwatering with a cream cheese, coriander, & cardamom frosting. INGREDIENTS Cake: 3 cup flour  3 tsp. baking powder  3⁄4 tsp. baking soda  Pinch of salt  3⁄4 cup vegetable or any neutral oil  1 ½ cup sugar  1 ½ cup mango purée (plus extra for filling) 1 ½ tsp. vanilla  ½ cup non-dairy milk (coconut...

Finance + Legal Services

Wealth Health

How do we save when what used to be a healthy income is now barely scraping by? Article by Samantha Arredondo | Photography by Fletch Photography The times are changing. We all see it, from the housing market to the grocery store and gas pump to airfare. Inflation and price gouging have left no corner untouched, and what would have been a sufficient middle-class family income 15 years ago is now barely scraping by. Many of us are wondering what on earth to do. It seems like we can’t win, and...

Wellness

Thriving In Today’s Fast-Paced World

Dr. Kristina Roberts shares strategies for achieving lasting wellness. Article by Dr. Kristina Roberts, ND | Photography by Kona Integrative Health In today’s culture, achieving health requires more than just regular exercise or a balanced diet. It’s about adopting a holistic approach that includes physical, mental, and emotional well-being. With its fast pace, digital distractions, and complex societal expectations, the modern world can significantly challenge living a healthy lifestyle. ...

Health + Wellness

In The Business Of Eliminating Barriers

Dr. Scott McMurry shares his vision and inspiration for Waiola Direct Care. Article by Matias Arredondo | Photography by Fletch Photography In 2020, Urgent Care offices in Hawai’i were overrun. Seeing the need for medical help, Dr. Scott McMurry didn’t hesitate to answer the call. He packed eighteen bins with the essentials to start a new life and moved from the mainland to O‘ahu with his wife and four keiki. Growing up in rural Texas, Scott McMurry saw what it was like not to have...

Life + Culture

Hualalai Hosts Champions

PGA Tour legends return to the Kona Coast again this month for the annual Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai Resort. Article by Margaret Kearns | Photography by Mitsubishi Electric Championship Golf Tournament January 2025 marks the 29th year the Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, one of two courses at Hualalai Resort and Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, hosts the opening tournament of the annual PGA Tour Champions – a series of 28 tournaments held throughout the year in the United...

Home + Design

Dress For Success

Kona real estate agent shares how she got her start, saw the island evolve, and gives advice to others in the industry. Article by Tianna Morimoto | Photography by Fletch Photography When Gretchen Osgood gets ready to start her day as a real estate agent in Kona, Hawai’i, she dresses for success and shows professionalism to her clients.  “I need to be professional everywhere I go. I think people take you more seriously when you show up dressed looking like you belong there. I wear a name tag...

Arts + Culture

Paying It Forward

A second-generation Hawaiian fisherman journeys to share values, skills, and traditions handed down with today’s youth and future generations Article by Margaret Kearns | Photography by Fletch Photography Miloli‘i native Jeff Silva, 41, of Hawaiian and Portuguese descent, has never let his celebrity as a professional longboard surfer, champion outrigger canoe paddler or his success at business diminish his strong sense of kuleana (responsibility) to preserve and protect Hawai‘i’s rich history...

Arts + Culture

A Holiday Classic

West Hawaiʻi Dance Theatre’s marvelous take on the classic Nutcracker ballet Article by Johnny Gillespie | Photography by Susi Childers When Virginia Holte moved to the Big Island in 1986 after a successful dance career, her impact on the dance world was just beginning. “I started a couple of classes at the Aloha Theatre — we had just five students.” She realized there was a lot of talent on the Big Island, but not many who could develop it. “Dance teachers dream to have this many talented...

Life + Culture

Fuzzy Feelings

Finding warmth and meaning in a tropical Christmas Article by Sara Burns | Photography by Living Stones Church Has it ever struck you as funny that we decorate with snowmen and icicles in Hawaiʻi? I don’t know about you, but December 1st hits, and you can find me snuggled up with hot cocoa in front of my Amazon fireplace, listening to those logs crackle (ok, ok, November 1st). Why do we have such a nostalgic connection to all things winter other than hoping longingly for a dip in temperature...

Home + Design

Enduring Investments

Precious metals broker/dealer perfects the art of investing in enduring assets, young artists, and the community Article by Sara Stover | Photography by Fletch Photography A gold 1967 SS 396 Chevelle cruises toward the landing strip at Old Airport, much like it might have 57 years ago when Kona’s main airport was tucked away at the end of Kuakini Highway. Three years after the classic car was built, Kona International Airport opened and the original airport closed. Today, Old Airport’s landing...