Lord spent the first year of the United States’ involvement in World War II with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, building bridges in Persia. He returned to the Merchant Marine as an Able Seaman before enrolling in the deck officer course at Fort Trumbull. Is Hawaii 50 aRead More →

Yes, that’s Taylor “Big T” Wily, known on the show as “Kamekona”, who recently started a real-life Shrimp Truck business. … Big T’s Shrimp Truck opened about two months ago in front of Hilo Hattie on Nimitz Highway. FYI, Hilo Hattie is a store that specializes in Aloha wear andRead More →

With virtually no natural predator in Hawaii, the mongoose population increased exponentially, from the original seventy-two to the thousands we have today. Why are there so many mongooses in Hawaii? Like so many invasive species that now run amuck on islands around the world, mongooses were intentionally introduced to Hawaii.Read More →