There is risk and there is reward. St. Francis senior Bubba Akana is rolling on risk and reward. The talented three-sport letterman has an offer on the table to play baseball for Hawaii. When a football teammate recently mentioned that Akana would sit out to focus on baseball, Saints football (and baseball) coach Kip Akana -- Bubba's father -- cleared the air. "When he gets back (from a mainland baseball tournament), he'll rejoin the football team as he has all these years. I want to make it clear," Coach Akana said. "UH is very supportive of high school athletes participating in any sport." That news is huge for the Saints. Akana, the two-year starter at QB, is among the most experienced returning signal-callers in the state. The Saints also have a promising slinger in Jonan Aina-Chaves , a strong-armed junior. "We are pleased with the work that Jonan has done. He is more than capable to guide this team to a championship,...
If Palama Market — this one is on North King Street and the other one is in Kaheka area — was any closer, I'd have the bibimkoosoo at least once a week. It's spicy, but not impairment-to-your-brain spicy. More of a sweet spicy with resounding kick. I usually add a fried egg. A soda helps digest things down below. I also took some pics around the store. The brown plastic boxes that are built for kimchi fermentation come in different sizes. I saw one of these at Don Quixote a few months back and put it to use to store and carry video camera stuff. Works really well. The inside cover actually pins down all moving particles, which is good since I don't want cameras and battery chargers bouncing around. Palama Market has all sizes of this product. Very handy. The bibimkooksoo is less than $6. It's menu item #11. The diner is in the back of the store.