Roy Yamaguchi and Dean Okimoto have teamed up for some island style fusion. Roy Yamaguchi is Hawaii’s most famous chef and Dean Okimoto is the owner of Nalo Farms and president of the Farm Bureau. They paired up to create a new line of salad dressings and marinades. There are three flavors, Tangy Sweet Onion, Exotic Thousand Island and Creamy Honey Herb, for you to bring a little Hawaii to your kitchen. You can find these at Hawaii stores and farmers’ markets or online at dafarmerandthechef.com, 808-545-3276.

Mele means song in Hawaiian. If you’re interested in Hawaiian Music and island artists, check out mele.com. They have over 1200 titles in stock and you can browse sound clips right on the website. Another source for local style music is www.mountainapplecompany.com. You can get 20% off purchases until April 30th, 2008 with the coupon code HIMAG08.

If you just to stream some Hawaiian music over your computer, check out northshoreradiohawaii.com.

The Hawaiian Alphabet
The Hawaiian Alphabet has only 13 letters:
A, E, I, O, U, H, K, L, M, N, P, V, W, ‘
Yes that last little guy is a letter, the Okina!
If you are interested in learning some Hawaiian words, check wehewehe.org.

We all know about L&L around the islands, but the chain just keeps expanding on the mainland. There are new L&L’s popping up all over the place, including Portland, Oregon, Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada and even more. Check out their locations here.