Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: April 14–20, 2021
Watch a mini film festival, make a joyful museum visit, sing along with an iconic pop hit or cook up something special.
April 14, 2021
The Children of the Coral featured in Indigenous Lens at HIFF virtual mini festival. Photo: Courtesy of HIFF
April 15 to 25
When lockdowns closed theaters, us film geeks lost the chance to gather in person twice a year to happily binge watch on the big screen at the Hawai‘i International Film Festival. The re-imagined HIFF, presented by Halekūlani, is emerging as a series of four virtual mini-festivals, each with a theme, available between April and July. First to debut this week is Indigenous Lens, powered by Pacific Islanders in Communications featuring a mix of festival favorites and new works by kānaka maoli as well as artists from New Zealand, Australia, Polynesia and Oceania. They include: the U.S. premiere of
1. Gigli; 2. paprika papardelle; 3. casarecce; 4. bucatini; 5. ube gnocchi; 6. short mafaldine; 7. black pepper rigatoni; 8. basil spaghetti; 9. gnocchetti sardi; 10. paprika tagliatelle; 11. fusilli; 12. penne. Photo: Aaron K. Yoshino
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f you think the word gigli came from that 2003 Bennifer film considered to be one of the worst of all time, you need to eat more Italian food. The lily-shaped pasta also known as campanelle is one of a dozen styles available through
Onetti first started Onda Pasta almost 10 years ago, then left the business, and the Islands, in 2017. He returned in 2019 to be with his daughter, Alba, and decided to pick up where he left off. Now he shares kitchen space with meal kit subscription service Fresh Box and spends as many as seven days a week cranking out fresh pasta in various shapes.