You may have noticed designer cocktails showing up more frequently on drink menus lately, and several gastro pubs are mixing drinks seriously in Honolulu.  With New Year’s celebrations ahead, HPR’s Noe Tanigawa offers these ideas from two experienced mixologists.

Amidst the traffic and hurry, the holiday season also brings opportunities to relate deeply with people we care about.   HPR’s Noe Tanigawa spoke with a social psychologist about how to make the most of our relationships.

Mysterious packages are being delivered all over the country these days---in mailing boxes or lavishly wrapped and beribboned.   HPR’s Noe Tanigawa offers this idea for a gift box of fresh local farm products, now and through the rest of the year.

The lives of everyday folks on the Garden Island come shining through in a new collection called Kaua’i Stories.  HPR’s Noe Tanigawa offers this visit with the book’s editor, Pamela Varma Brown.

Award winning writer, Kiana Davenport’s readers have come to expect expansive dramas that encompass history and varied locales---her latest book does just that, centered around the American Civil War.