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Tying the Knot

Congrats to two of the Bishop Brothers for “tying the knot!”
No, they didn’t marry each other. Hehe. But they got married on consecutive Saturdays.

The team celebrated at Kikuya’s. (We’re becoming regulars there.)

For Timo’s “bachelor party,” we went golfing at Bay View. The weather was perfect. We had an absolute blast.

We had dinner at the Signature Steak & Seafood Restaurant at the top of the Ala Moana Hotel. I guess you could call this a “salad,” except that the green(s) are on top of the meat and not underneath….
All kidding aside, the bone-in ribeye was winnahs!

Meanwhile, Kimble was in Kona getting married on the beach. What an amazingly awesome picture!

So happy for Tim & Roseann and Kimble & Naho!!

Now three of the four Bishop Boys are married (just me left.)
Peer pressure? Haha. Nah.

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KSEdTech Conference

Our Kamehameha Schools Education Technology Conference was a huge success! The theme this year was Hana Pono, (to work with purpose/passion.)

I was able to promote the conference on Hawai’i Public Radio on the Bytemarks Café talk show.

The goal this year was to make the conference more interactive with a variety of formats, makerspaces, and collaboration areas.

We kicked off the event with a free unconference. We had a nice group.

We were also able to increase student involvement through performances and presentations.

Photo credit @Bytemarks

A highlight for me was running the Soapbox Session.

Learned a lot and met many amazing people. Imua!

Check out the Twitter hashtag #KSEdTech to see more….

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Got Pizza?

Everybody loves pizza. Me too. I’ve had awesome pizza in New York and Rome. People think that we don’t have good pizza in Hawai’i. I think we do have a couple of good places. Here are my Top 5:

5. I stumbled upon Kiawe Pizza at the Honolulu Night Market in Kaka’ako. Hot, fresh, simple, and satisfying!

4. Big Kahuna’s Pizza near the airport is still around and still popular. I actually don’t care for toppings on my pizza, but this one works.

3. Buca di Beppo is a fave because it’s one of our regular go-to places. Be sure to get the Spicy Arrabbiata Pizza. The sweet, caramelized red onion balances the spicy sausage. Ono.

2. V-Lounge has long been considered Hawai’i’s best pizza. Unfortunately, they just recently shut down. They used to make authentic Neapolitan pies. The crew has now started up a new place in Kailua called Prima.

1. My #1 fave place by far is J.J. Dolan’s in Chinatown. Not even close. This pizza reminds me of what I had in New York. The crazy thing is that it’s probably the cheapest at $3.50 a slice.

Got pizza? Hawai’i’s got some….

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TED-Ed @ Kamehameha

The KS TED-Ed Club held its 2nd annual TED Talks event today.

This was also my 2nd year as club advisor.

This year, it was an in-house event featuring speakers from KES, KMS, KHS, alumni, and faculty. It was a great success and a big relief!

All of the speakers did an amazing job.

I was even able to give a talk entitled “[re]imagine” and how that word has transformed my life.

Very proud of the team. And very relieved….
Imua.

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#POWWOWHawaii + #HNLnightmarket

Tonight was the POW! WOW! Hawai’i Finale at the Honolulu Night Market in Kaka’ako. It was a blast!

“POW WOW IS A GATHERING OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS THAT ENGAGES WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN THE PROCESS AND CREATION OF ART.”

On my walk over, I came across this wall. This piece is actually in 3-D. A girl there let me borrow one of those paper 3-D movie glasses. It really worked!

This mural is across from the Mother Waldron Park.

This one is behind the courts.

The artists were super cool and very appreciative.

Angry panda?

Some of the tools of the trade.

This is Fresh Café, my fave café in town. I actually worked on some of my projects from here.

This one is close to the UFC Gym. Love looking at this stuff.

Found myself in a “selfie zone.” Didn’t know what else to do….

At the Night Market, there were food booths, entertainment stages, pop-up boutiques, and even a fashion show. I had the Lamb Kebab Pita from Kan Zaman for dinner. It was ono!

This is near Lana Lane Studios.

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This one is eye-popping! Click to enlarge.

There were DJs and more activity at the studio. POW! WOW! were selling their merch here.

Checked out the pop-up shops at the Kaka’ako Agora and visited with the Kamehameha Surf Team. They had a booth there. Ran into a few friends along the way. Had a really great time at Night Market! Oh yah, Happy Valentine’s….