Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – March 10, 2010

We had a clean sweep last week when Bruddah Takeshi guessed the name, location and map, all based on a photo of a little shrubbery. Crazy! With that, kesh has put a stop to rayboyjr’s insane streak of 8 straight, and has, as a result, taken sole possession atop the leaderboard. Congrats kesh!

This week, we’ll be going Triple F on y’all: Food, Fun and FBI! How’s your Big Isle recogmatizing skillz? We shall see! (No get too hungry k?)

Points L’dat!:
* Name of Location: 1 point
* General Location: 1/2 point
* Price of dish (at the time this photo was taken): 1 point

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - March 10, 2010
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – March 10, 2010

Hint: FBI yo! 8)


Da “Where In Hawaii” Winnahz Circle!

Da Leadahboard!

  • 17.5 – Takeshi
  • 16.5 – rayboyjr
  • 15.0 – Coconut Willy
  • 10.5 – kuya.d
  • 09.0 – snow
  • 05.0 – tita leerz
  • 03.5 – NaPueo
  • 03.0 – BananaFysh, M, Paco, HNL2LAS
  • 02.5 – Rosette
  • 02.0 – Scott, NeedaHobby, MakiSushi, hemajang, Syxx, jr.
  • 01.5 – pink lady, skycastles
  • 01.0 – Dave, David In Oregon, carokun, mcat, YN, Marvo, k15, getITon, Kage, miLL-viLLe, jack, frankie, Ynaku, Rodney, teej, BarbieQ!, kako mochi, ijiwarui, GumbysHorse
  • 00.5 – bB, Coconut Willy’s wifey, MoOgooGuypAN

 Great Eights!
* rayboyjr

 Heavenly Sevens!
* rayboyjr

 Sexy Sixes!
* rayboyjr

Five Alive!
* kuya.d, rayboyjr

Quad Playaz!
* kuya.d, rayboyjr

Turkey Turkeys!
* kuya.d, Takeshi, rayboyjr

Back to Back Winnahz!
* snow, Paco, Syxx, NaPueo, MakiSushi, pink lady, kuya.d, Takeshi, BananaFysh, Coconut Willy, tita leerz

P.S. Adding this footnote to all future WIH posts… If any of y’all have pics you’d like to contribute to the “Where In Hawaii” game, feel free to email them to me and I’ll post um up in future blogs! And yes, you aren’t allowed to guess on those days! LOL! :P

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  • THU 03/11 – Chicken Grease – “TheGrease and TheBus”
  • FRI 03/12 – kuya.d – “I’m So Over It”
  • MON 03/15 – JMAW – “Something like a Phenomenon”
  • TUE 03/16 – frankie – “The Curse of the Murse”
  • WED 03/17 – kako mochi – “Where in Oregon is kako mochi?”
  • THU 03/18 – tweetpeep22 – “Online Dating Follies – Female Perspective”
  • FRI 03/19 – S-Ticket – “Online Dating Follies – Male Perspective”
  • MON 03/22 – tita leerz – “The Hawaii Visitor’s Survival Guide”
  • TUE 03/23 – skycastles
  • WED 03/24 – hemajang – “Where in Hawaii is hemajang?”
  • THU 03/25 – uncle jimmy

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Happy Hump Day Where In Hawaii Wednesday y’all. Shooooots!

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Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – March 3, 2010

To all the WWE ladies up in hurr… HAPPY GIRLS’ DAY (Hinamatsuri)! I bet some y’all fellas forgot. That’s why I’m here. I take kea. ;) And now, on to our regularly scheduled programming…

Ho, rayboyjr is going all nuts! He got his 8TH WIH correct guess in a row last week (albeit with a 0.5 point doozy :P ), and made history yet again. Bruddah Takeshi made it two weeks in a row with his two point Google Map gem, and Coconut Willy almost had a clean sweep with 5 total correct guesses. And guess who the Top “tree” WIH leaders are? Congrats beej, kesh and Dubbs!

Y’all are probably gonna wig out at this week’s photo cause it’s yet another vague-as-heck shot. Sorry, but I gotta make um last as long as possible, and you guys be too smart for me. ;) Good luck gang!

Points L’Dat!:
* Exact Name of Location: 1 point
* General Location: 1/2 point
* Google Map Street View link of entrance: 1 point

How to get Street View (in 5 easy steps :P ):
1) Find location on Google Maps
2) Zoom all the way in OR drag the man at the top of the zoom bar (orange guy on the left side) onto the street near your location.
3) Drag/navigate/zoom to show location
4) Click on “Link” on top right of image and copy URL
5) Win point! :)

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - March 3, 2010
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – March 3, 2010

Hint: Almost jail? 8)


Da “Where In Hawaii” Winnahz Circle!

Da Leadahboard!

  • 16.5 – rayboyjr
  • 15.0 – Takeshi, Coconut Willy
  • 10.5 – kuya.d
  • 09.0 – snow
  • 05.0 – tita leerz
  • 03.5 – NaPueo
  • 03.0 – BananaFysh, M, Paco, HNL2LAS
  • 02.5 – Rosette
  • 02.0 – Scott, NeedaHobby, MakiSushi, hemajang, Syxx, jr.
  • 01.5 – pink lady, skycastles
  • 01.0 – Dave, David In Oregon, carokun, mcat, YN, Marvo, k15, getITon, Kage, miLL-viLLe, jack, frankie, Ynaku, Rodney, teej, BarbieQ!, kako mochi, ijiwarui, GumbysHorse
  • 00.5 – bB, Coconut Willy’s wifey, MoOgooGuypAN

Great Eights!
* rayboyjr

Heavenly Sevens!
* rayboyjr

Sexy Sixes!
* rayboyjr

Five Alive!
* kuya.d, rayboyjr

Quad Playaz!
* kuya.d, rayboyjr

Turkey Turkeys!
* kuya.d, Takeshi, rayboyjr

Back to Back Winnahz!
* snow, Paco, Syxx, NaPueo, MakiSushi, pink lady, kuya.d, Takeshi, BananaFysh, Coconut Willy, tita leerz

P.S. Adding this footnote to all future WIH posts… If any of y’all have pics you’d like to contribute to the “Where In Hawaii” game, feel free to email them to me and I’ll post um up in future blogs! And yes, you aren’t allowed to guess on those days! LOL! :P

Happy Hump Day Where In Hawaii Wednesday y’all. Shooooots!

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Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – February 24, 2010

rayboyjr has been on a mean tear as of late yo. Last week bruddah made it 7 weeks in a row with his 16th correct WIH guess! Crazy! Takeshi also earned his lucky 13th point and bB got on the board with his 0.5 point “Waikiki” guess. Woo hoo! Please help me congratulate all of these fellas.

This week, we’ve got a brain-teaser for y’all! Since the “main” image can be just about anywhere, I’ve sprinkled in a 0.1 second animation to help a brutha/sistah out. If the electrodes in your brain can catch up with what your eyes see, the points could very well be yours this week! :)

Here’s how we’ll do…:

Points L’Dat!:
* General Location: 1 point
* Cross Streets: 1/2 point each (3-5 possible)

Bonus Kine:
* Google Maps Street View link pointing at this location: 2 points
(e.g. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1296+S.+Beretania+St.,+Honolulu,+HI+96814&sll=21.312405,-157.748566&sspn=0.460574,0.614548&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1296+S+Beretania+St,+Honolulu,+Hawaii+96814&layer=c&cbll=21.300921,-157.841404&panoid=byKptoP8_mIjKCg_610BKA&cbp=12,61.58,,0,6.71&ll=21.30088,-157.841306&spn=0,359.990398&z=17 for our St-Germaine’s Bakery one from a couple of weeks ago).

How to get Street View (in 5 easy steps :P ):
1) Find location on Google Maps
2) Zoom all the way in OR drag the man at the top of the zoom bar (orange guy on the left side) onto the street near your location.
3) Drag/navigate/zoom to show location
4) Click on “Link” on top right of image and copy URL
5) Win points! :)

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - February 24, 2010
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – February 24, 2010

Hint: Buss out da eye drops for dis one! 8)


Da “Where In Hawaii” Winnahz Circle!

Da Leadahboard!

  1. rayboyjr – 16
  2. Takeshi – 13
  3. Coconut Willy – 12
  4. kuya.d – 10.5
  5. snow – 9
  6. tita leerz – 5
  7. NaPueo – 3.5
  8. BananaFysh – 3
    M – 3
    Paco – 3
    HNL2LAS – 3
  9. Rosette – 2.5
  10. Scott – 2
    NeedaHobby – 2
    MakiSushi – 2
    hemajang – 2
    Syxx – 2
    jr. – 2
  11. pink lady – 1.5
    skycastles – 1.5
  12. Dave – 1
    David In Oregon – 1
    carokun – 1
    mcat – 1
    YN – 1
    Marvo – 1
    k15 – 1
    getITon – 1
    Kage – 1
    miLL-viLLe – 1
    jack – 1
    frankie – 1
    Ynaku – 1
    Rodney – 1
    teej – 1
    BarbieQ! – 1
    kako mochi – 1
    ijiwarui – 1
    GumbysHorse – 1
  13. bB – 0.5
    Coconut Willy’s wifey – 0.5
    MoOgooGuypAN – 0.5

 Heavenly Sevens!
* rayboyjr

Sexy Sixes!
* rayboyjr

Five Alive!
* kuya.d, rayboyjr

Quad Playaz!
* kuya.d, rayboyjr

Turkey Turkeys!
* kuya.d, Takeshi, rayboyjr

Back to Back Winnahz!
* snow, Paco, Syxx, NaPueo, MakiSushi, pink lady, kuya.d, Takeshi, BananaFysh, Coconut Willy, tita leerz

P.S. Adding this footnote to all future WIH posts… If any of y’all have pics you’d like to contribute to the “Where In Hawaii” game, feel free to email them to me and I’ll post um up in future blogs! And yes, you aren’t allowed to guess on those days! LOL! :P

Happy Hump Day Where In Hawaii Wednesday y’all. Shooooots!

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Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – February 17, 2010

A-ight peeps. I’m back from Hilo, but unfortunately for all y’all, this week’s photo is not FBI. We’ve got yet another one from O-town (Oahu) for you to chew on. First off though, please help me congratulate last week’s winnahz: NaPueo, rayboyjr and Rosette. Yep, you heard me right! Rosey! :P

For anyone who has been to the below, it should be pretty duck soup. For the sake of the contest though, I’m hoping that none of you have ever been. 8) Let’s see which it will be!

Points L’Dat!:
* Name of Place: 1 point
* Name of Location: 1/2 point

Bonus Kine:
* Why wuz I dea?: 1 point
* Month and Year: 2 points – (Must get both correct in the same post to get both points) :)

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - February 17, 2010
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – February 17, 2010

Hint: Not in Hilo. 8)


Da “Where In Hawaii” Winnahz Circle!

Da Leadahboard!

  1. rayboyjr – 15
  2. Takeshi – 12
    Coconut Willy – 12
  3. kuya.d – 10.5
  4. snow – 9
  5. tita leerz – 5
  6. NaPueo – 3.5
  7. BananaFysh – 3
    M – 3
    Paco – 3
    HNL2LAS – 3
  8. Rosette – 2.5
  9. Scott – 2
    NeedaHobby – 2
    MakiSushi – 2
    hemajang – 2
    Syxx – 2
    jr. – 2
  10. pink lady – 1.5
    skycastles – 1.5
  11. Dave – 1
    David In Oregon – 1
    carokun – 1
    mcat – 1
    YN – 1
    Marvo – 1
    k15 – 1
    getITon – 1
    Kage – 1
    miLL-viLLe – 1
    jack – 1
    frankie – 1
    Ynaku – 1
    Rodney – 1
    teej – 1
    BarbieQ! – 1
    kako mochi – 1
    ijiwarui – 1
    GumbysHorse – 1
  12. Coconut Willy’s wifey – 0.5
    MoOgooGuypAN – 0.5

Sexy Sixes!
* rayboyjr

Five Alive!
* kuya.d, rayboyjr

Quad Playaz!
* kuya.d, rayboyjr

Turkey Turkeys!
* kuya.d, Takeshi, rayboyjr

Back to Back Winnahz!
* snow, Paco, Syxx, NaPueo, MakiSushi, pink lady, kuya.d, Takeshi, BananaFysh, Coconut Willy, tita leerz

P.S. Adding this footnote to all future WIH posts… If any of y’all have pics you’d like to contribute to the “Where In Hawaii” game, feel free to email them to me and I’ll post um up in future blogs! And yes, you aren’t allowed to guess on those days! LOL! :P

Happy Hump Day Where In Hawaii Wednesday y’all. Shooooots!

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Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – February 10, 2010

Wawaweewa!!! (*in the voice of Borat*) Last week, we had a record breaking 304 comments! Following that, we even had one with 282 comments (and counting?). Yes, both were pseudo contests/games, but who’s asking? :P

Within those 304 comments lay the answers to last week’s WIH contest. Please help me congratulate da winnahz: BananaFysh, Takeshi, kuya.d, tita leerz and last but not least, rayboyjr for his incredible, borderline insane, 102 single-handed comments. 8)

To help celebrate (or remind, for some of us guys! :P ) the glory that is Valentine’s Day this weekend, hurr’s an apropos shot for this week’s Where In Hawaii contest. Check the below for the point action:

* (General) Name of Business: 1 point
* (General) Name of Location: 1/2 point
* (Exact) Name of Location (based on web site’s description): 2 points (requires some Google magic!) 8)

Bonus Kine:
* Mushy Valentine’s Love Story: 2 points – Yes, I have a heart. :P Submit the most touching Valentine’s story (yours or one that you’ve heard), and you will be get these 2 “bonus kine” points.

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - February 3, 2010
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – February 3, 2010

Hint: Valentine’s Day is this Sunday. Yeah, not the hint you were looking for, but you’re welcome anyway fellas. ;)


Da “Where In Hawaii” Winnahz Circle!

Da Leadahboard!

  1. rayboyjr – 13
  2. Takeshi – 12
    Coconut Willy – 12
  3. kuya.d – 10.5
  4. snow – 9
  5. tita leerz – 5
  6. BananaFysh – 3
    M – 3
    Paco – 3
    HNL2LAS – 3
  7. Scott – 2
    NeedaHobby – 2
    MakiSushi – 2
    NaPueo – 2
    hemajang – 2
    Syxx – 2
    jr. – 2
  8. pink lady – 1.5
    skycastles – 1.5
  9. Dave – 1
    David In Oregon – 1
    carokun – 1
    mcat – 1
    YN – 1
    Marvo – 1
    k15 – 1
    getITon – 1
    Kage – 1
    miLL-viLLe – 1
    jack – 1
    frankie – 1
    Ynaku – 1
    Rodney – 1
    teej – 1
    BarbieQ! – 1
    kako mochi – 1
    ijiwarui – 1
    GumbysHorse – 1
  10. Rosette – 0.5
    Coconut Willy’s wifey – 0.5
    MoOgooGuypAN – 0.5

Five Alive!
* kuya.d, rayboyjr

Quad Playaz!
* kuya.d, rayboyjr

Turkey Turkeys!
* kuya.d, Takeshi, rayboyjr

Back to Back Winnahz!
* snow, Paco, Syxx, NaPueo, MakiSushi, pink lady, kuya.d, Takeshi, BananaFysh, Coconut Willy, tita leerz

P.S. Adding this footnote to all future WIH posts… If any of y’all have pics you’d like to contribute to the “Where In Hawaii” game, feel free to email them to me and I’ll post um up in future blogs! And yes, you aren’t allowed to guess on those days! LOL! :P

Happy Hump Day Where In Hawaii Wednesday y’all. Shooooots!

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Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – February 3, 2010

I found out something very interesting last week: post “eye candy” pics and the pervys come out to play. Haha, nah, nah! But 74 comments wuz not bad for this blog yeah? Thanks gang!

Congratumalations to snow, rayboyjr, Scott and tita leerz for being last week’s pervs, er winnahz. Hehe! Big ups Informer, beej, Scotty2Hotty and leerz, yo!

This week, we going back to the food to tickle your tummies (with the taste of nuts and honey). ;) Hurr’s how we’ll break um down:

This Week’s Point Distro:
* Name of Restaurant: 1 point
* Name of Location: 1/2 point
* Name of Island: 1/2 point

Bonus Kine:
* Timestamp of photo: 2 points! *grin*
* Person with the most comments: 3 points! (Sneaky yeah?)

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - February 3, 2010
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – February 3, 2010

And… just so you don’t think I’m some type of pervball, 8) here’s the full version of last week’s shot (with my friend’s face/body blurred out for his protection :P ).

Last Week's Photo
Last Week’s Photo

See, totally legit right? ;)

Post your guesses to the photo above (the food one, not the beach one!) ;) in the comment area below… Good luck y’all!


Da “Where In Hawaii” Winnahz Circle!

Da Leadahboard!

  1. Coconut Willy – 12
  2. Takeshi – 11.5
  3. rayboyjr – 10
    kuya.d – 10
  4. snow – 9
  5. tita leerz – 3
    M – 3
    Paco – 3
    HNL2LAS – 3
  6. Scott – 2
    BananaFysh – 2
    NeedaHobby – 2
    MakiSushi – 2
    NaPueo – 2
    hemajang – 2
    Syxx – 2
    jr. – 2
  7. pink lady – 1.5
    skycastles – 1.5
  8. Dave – 1
    David In Oregon – 1
    carokun – 1
    mcat – 1
    YN – 1
    Marvo – 1
    k15 – 1
    getITon – 1
    Kage – 1
    miLL-viLLe – 1
    jack – 1
    frankie – 1
    Ynaku – 1
    Rodney – 1
    teej – 1
    BarbieQ! – 1
    kako mochi – 1
    ijiwarui – 1
    GumbysHorse – 1
  9. Rosette – 0.5
    Coconut Willy’s wifey – 0.5
    MoOgooGuypAN – 0.5

Five Alive!
* kuya.d

Quad Playaz!
* kuya.d, rayboyjr

Turkey Turkeys!
* kuya.d, Takeshi, rayboyjr

Back to Back Winnahz!
* snow, Paco, Syxx, NaPueo, MakiSushi, pink lady, kuya.d, Takeshi, BananaFysh, Coconut Willy

P.S. Adding this footnote to all future WIH posts… If any of y’all have pics you’d like to contribute to the “Where In Hawaii” game, feel free to email them to me and I’ll post um up in future blogs! And yes, you aren’t allowed to guess on those days! LOL! :P

Happy Hump Day Where In Hawaii Wednesday y’all. Shooooots!

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Fave Friday – Hawaii Chefs

I know, I know, there are not many to choose from, in terms of really well-known chefs from Hawaii. Let’s see, off the top of my head, we got the big dogs like Roy Yamaguchi, Alan Wong, Sam Choy, Russell Siu, Chai Chaowasaree, Chef Mavro (George Mavrothalassitis), etc., and some of the lesser known, but equally impressive, like Hideaki “Santa” Miyoshi, Collin Nishida and Onjin Kim (anybody know what happened to her btw?).

In the comment area below, list your favorite Hawaii Chef(s) and why. Whether it be their cooking ability, ono-ness of their restaurant, their personality, or all of the above. I have a few for various reasons:

  • Hideaki “Santa” Miyoshi: He’s the co-owner of Tokkuri-Tei, my all-time favorite restaurant, hands-down. He’s down to earth and has a hilarious sense of humor. Santa always makes me crack up without even saying a word.
  • Chuck Furuya: Yeah, he’s not really a chef, but close enough. He runs Vino Italian Tapas & Wine Bar in Restaurant Row, and, oh by the way, is one of only two Master Sommeliers in the state of Hawaii. He’s genuine and friendly and has a knack for taking the intimidation out of wine. Back in college when I worked at KHET Hawaii Public Television, we filmed a segment with him for one of our shows. During setup, he yells to this little student grunt (me) across the room and says “Eh, I know you! I played ball with you in Hawaii Kai the other weekend! Remember me?” Stunned, I was like “Huh!?” Then I realized he was talking to me and was able to muster up this glorious response: “Me? Oh yeah!” We continued to shoot segments with him and he would always take the time to make conversation with all of us about anything and everything. Recently, I saw him with his son at Cafe Laufer and he still recognized me and shook my hand. What an awesome guy!
  • Sam Choy: just seems really friendly and welcoming. Plus, he loves him some poke. My kinda guy!
  • Roy Yamaguchi and Alan Wong: though insanely intimidating, these two guys seem warm hearted in person and continue to stay true to their roots, choosing to buy local whenever possible. My “claim to fame” for Roy Yamaguchi was that I gave him a ride to and from Roy’s Hawaii Kai – in my little Civic hatchback – before and after a shoot in our KHET studios (I lived in Hawaii Kai at the time and it was looked at as a better, more economical idea than sending a production van out to Hawaii Kai to pick him up). My “claim to fame” for Alan Wong was actually a few days ago when I interviewed him for Part II of my “Poke Paradise” series for AroundHawaii.com, set to be published on February 1st. 8) Here’s a little sneak peek for y’all! Let me know what you think!


An Interview with Alan Wong

Talk to me!
* Post your favorite Hawaii chefs below and why.
* Thoughts on the above interview?
* Excited about the new iPad?
* Excited about the Olympics?

Have a happy VH07V Friday and weekend y’all! See you on the flipside! :)

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Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – December 23, 2009

OK, OK… as we approach Christmas (just two days away!), the holiday spirit is finally hitting me. So even though I was supposed to join the rest of y’all on holiday hiatus, I thought I’d entertain the few of you who are still checking in with this Christmasy-themed Where In Hawaii. Enjoy! :)  

Last week, bruddah kuya.d crept up to 3rd place on da leadahboard by correctly guessing Toshi’s Delicatessen. That gives him back to back wins and puts him in position to be the first for the turkey. Congrats dewz! 

This week, we got some animation ack-shon goin’ on again. It’s a festive Christmas tree from bottom to top. Too bad for you, I cropped out most of the background. Muhahahaha! 8) 

Attempting another multi-point photo might be hard with less people reading, but let’s give it a go shall we? Here’s how we’ll divvy up the points this week: 

* General Location: 1 point
* Name of closest business: 1 point
* Name of closest cross streets: 1 point each (3 points possible) 

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - December 23, 2009
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – December 23, 2009 

Hints: Ho Ho Ho! ;)  


Da “Where In Hawaii” Winnahz Circle! 

Da Leadahboard! 

  1. Coconut Willy – 9
  2. snow – 8
  3. kuya.d – 5
  4. Takeshi – 4.5
  5. rayboyjr – 3
    M – 3
    Paco – 3
    HNL2LAS – 3
  6. NeedaHobby – 2
    MakiSushi – 2
    NaPueo – 2
    hemajang – 2
    Syxx – 2
    jr. – 2
  7. pink lady – 1.5
    skycastles – 1.5
  8. tita leerz – 1
    carokun – 1
    mcat – 1
    YN – 1
    Scott – 1
    Marvo – 1
    k15 – 1
    getITon – 1
    Kage – 1
    miLL-viLLe – 1
    jack – 1
    frankie – 1
    Ynaku – 1
    Rodney – 1
    teej – 1
    BarbieQ! – 1
    kako mochi – 1
    ijiwarui – 1
    GumbysHorse – 1
  9. Coconut Willy’s wifey – 0.5
    MoOgooGuypAN – 0.5

Back to Back Winnahz!
* snow, Paco, Syxx, NaPueo, MakiSushi, pink lady, kuya.d 

P.S. Adding this footnote to all future WIH posts… If any of y’all have pics you’d like to contribute to the “Where In Hawaii” game, feel free to email them to me and I’ll post um up in future blogs! And yes, you aren’t allowed to guess on those days! LOL! :P  

Happy Hump Day Where In Hawaii Wednesday y’all. Shooooots!

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Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – December 16, 2009

With two back to back weeks of comments hitting in the triple digits (and a whoppin’ 208 last week, WWE is officially legit. Majahloz for your active participation as of late. Makes a brutha feel good. You guys are DA BOMB!!! :)

Not quite sure if this week’s comment count will be as insane as in the past since the formula for high comment counts = Japanese restaurant + caption contest, but we can definitely try right? 8) We go!

BTW, congrats to the winners of last week’s points fiesta!:

* Name of business: Long’s Drugs (0.5 a piece to rayboyjr. and kuya.d)
* Location of business: Aiea, but technically Pearl City (0.5 points a piece to pink lady and kuya.d)
* Funniest caption: ”Hana….hana buttah….boogahz!” (1 point to tita leerz)

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - December 16, 2009
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – December 16, 2009

Hints: Some place dat get chow fun! ;)


Da “Where In Hawaii” Winnahz Circle!

Da Leaderboard!

  1. Coconut Willy - 9
  2. snow - 8
  3. Takeshi – 4.5
  4. kuya.d – 4
  5. rayboyjr – 3
    M – 3
    Paco – 3
    HNL2LAS – 3
  6. NeedaHobby – 2
    MakiSushi – 2
    NaPueo – 2
    hemajang – 2
    Syxx – 2
    jr. – 2
  7. pink lady – 1.5
    skycastles – 1.5
  8. tita leerz – 1
    carokun – 1
    mcat – 1
    YN – 1
    Scott – 1
    Marvo – 1
    k15 – 1
    getITon – 1
    Kage – 1
    miLL-viLLe – 1
    jack – 1
    frankie – 1
    Ynaku – 1
    Rodney – 1
    teej – 1
    BarbieQ! – 1
    kako mochi – 1
    ijiwarui – 1
    GumbysHorse – 1
  9. Coconut Willy’s wifey – 0.5
    MoOgooGuypAN – 0.5

Back to Back Winnahz!
*  snow, Paco, Syxx, NaPueo, MakiSushi, pink lady

P.S. Adding this footnote to all future WIH posts… If any of y’all have pics you’d like to contribute to the “Where In Hawaii” game, feel free to email them to me and I’ll post um up in future blogs! And yes, you aren’t allowed to guess on those days! LOL! :P

Happy Hump Day Where In Hawaii Wednesday y’all. Shooooots!

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Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – December 9, 2009

Awwww YEEE-AH son! We exceeded all of my hopes and dreams and hit triple digits last week! (yes, it’s a big deal for this blog! :P ) Props to all y’all who posted your guesses and guesses (and guesses)! :) It is much appreciated! Tiny kine props to the picture itself cause it sure was a toughie! ;) And congrats to pink lady who got it correct with the 81st guess!

This week, we’ve got one of dem multi-point possibilities again. Hurr’s how we’ll divvy em up…

* 1 point: Name of business
* 1 point: Location of business
* 1 point: Funniest caption (to go along with the picture)

Sound guuuud? Go getum!

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - December 9, 2009
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – December 9, 2009

Hints: Hmmm. I guess it’s some place that may or may not sell greeting cards. 8) Holla!


Da “Where In Hawaii” Winnahz Circle!

Da Leaderboard!

  1. Coconut Willy - 9
  2. snow - 8
  3. Takeshi – 4.5
  4. kuya.d - 3
    M – 3
    Paco – 3
    HNL2LAS – 3
  5. rayboyjr - 2.5
  6. NeedaHobby – 2
    MakiSushi – 2
    NaPueo – 2
    hemajang – 2
    Syxx – 2
    jr. – 2
  7. skycastles – 1.5
  8. pink lady - 1
    carokun – 1
    mcat – 1
    YN – 1
    Scott – 1
    Marvo – 1
    k15 – 1
    getITon – 1
    Kage – 1
    miLL-viLLe – 1
    jack – 1
    frankie – 1
    Ynaku – 1
    Rodney – 1
    teej – 1
    BarbieQ! – 1
    kako mochi – 1
    ijiwarui – 1
    GumbysHorse – 1
  9. Coconut Willy’s wifey – 0.5
    MoOgooGuypAN – 0.5

Back to Back Winnahz!
*  snow, Paco, Syxx, NaPueo, MakiSushi

P.S. Adding this footnote to all future WIH posts… If any of y’all have pics you’d like to contribute to the “Where In Hawaii” game, feel free to email them to me and I’ll post um up in future blogs! And yes, you aren’t allowed to guess on those days! LOL! :P

Happy Hump Day Where In Hawaii Wednesday y’all. Shooooots!

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Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – December 2, 2009

I’m pretty excited today. Not so much for anything other than the promise of this post’s potential comment count.

You see, if history is any indication, the Japanese food shots tend to get a lot of action comin’ in from da regulars and lurkers alike. On top of that, this Hawaii restaurant is not exactly a “mainstream” one. Combine that with the fact that the dish looks it could be from anywhere, and we’ve got the perfect storm. Record-breaking comment count hurrr we come! Muhahaha!

OK, I know somebody will probably get it early and burst my bubble, but a fella can dream right? In the meantime, please help me congratulate da 4 winnahz from last week (kuya.d and snow with 2 points a piece, and Coconut Willy and rayboyjr with 1.5 points a piece). I kinda like this multi-point per week scoring action. Congrats! ;)

This week, we’re back on Oahu, but I think (and hope!) it’ll be quite the challenge. Put on your thinkin’ caps and guess away y’all!

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - December 2, 2009
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – December 2, 2009

Hints: Could be any Japanese restaurant around the state. *grin* OKfine, on Oahu. 8)


Da “Where In Hawaii” Winnahz Circle!

Da Leaderboard!

  1. Coconut Willy - 9
  2. snow - 8
  3. Takeshi – 4.5
  4. HNL2LAS – 3
    Paco – 3
    M – 3
    kuya.d - 3
  5. rayboyjr - 2.5
  6. jr. – 2
    Syxx – 2
    hemajang – 2
    NaPueo – 2
    MakiSushi – 2
    NeedaHobby – 2
  7. skycastles – 1.5
  8. GumbysHorse – 1
    ijiwarui – 1
    kako mochi – 1
    BarbieQ! – 1
    teej – 1
    Rodney – 1
    Ynaku – 1
    frankie – 1
    jack – 1
    miLL-viLLe – 1
    Kage – 1
    getITon – 1
    k15 – 1
    Marvo – 1
    Scott – 1
    YN – 1
    mcat – 1
    carokun – 1
  9. MoOgooGuypAN – 0.5
    Coconut Willy’s wifey – 0.5

Back to Back Winnahz!
*  snow, Paco, Syxx, NaPueo, MakiSushi

P.S. Adding this footnote to all future WIH posts… If any of y’all have pics you’d like to contribute to the “Where In Hawaii” game, feel free to email them to me and I’ll post um up in future blogs! And yes, you aren’t allowed to guess on those days! LOL! :P
P.P.S. Don’t forget to check out my December article about Lanai, written for Road Runner Hawaii!

A Weekend In Lana`i
A Weekend In Lana`i

Happy Hump Day Where In Hawaii Wednesday y’all. Shooooots!

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Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – November 25, 2009

Congrats to M for capturing his 3rd WIH victory last week by correctly guessing Cafe Laufer. Please help me share tha love with bruddah emmz. :)

This week, we’re gonna mix it up a bit to make things a lil’ more eeeenteresting. Since there are only a few known “hotspots” around the island of Lanai, I thought I’d make it a tad more challenging by offering up 4 cropped photos of the non-standard fare. Each photo will be worth 1 point, with the first guy or gal guessing all 4 correctly getting a whoppin’ 4 points! More chances for all to score points and move up da rankings. Smaht chyea? Hehe!

A-ight, so hurr we go. Good luck y’all!

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - November 25, 2009
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – November 25, 2009

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - November 25, 2009
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – November 25, 2009

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - November 25, 2009
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – November 25, 2009

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - November 25, 2009
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – November 25, 2009

Special Kine Bonus!!!: Guess the name of the burger and the restaurant it’s from for 2 additional Bonus Ponts!

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - November 25, 2009
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – November 25, 2009

Hints: Places around da Private Isle. ;)


Da “Where In Hawaii” Winnahz Circle!

Da Leaderboard!

  1. Coconut Willy – 7.5
  2. snow – 6
  3. Takeshi – 4.5
  4. HNL2LAS – 3
    Paco – 3
    M – 3
  5. jr. – 2
    Syxx – 2
    hemajang – 2
    NaPueo – 2
    MakiSushi – 2
    NeedaHobby – 2
  6. skycastles – 1.5
  7. GumbysHorse – 1
    ijiwarui – 1
    kako mochi – 1
    BarbieQ! – 1
    teej – 1
    Rodney – 1
    Ynaku – 1
    frankie – 1
    jack – 1
    miLL-viLLe – 1
    Kage – 1
    getITon – 1
    k15 – 1
    Marvo – 1
    kuya.d – 1
    Scott – 1
    YN – 1
    rayboyjr – 1
    mcat – 1
    carokun – 1
  8. MoOgooGuypAN – 0.5
    Coconut Willy’s wifey – 0.5

Back to Back Winnahz!
*  snow, Paco, Syxx, NaPueo, MakiSushi

P.S. Adding this footnote to all future WIH posts… If any of y’all have pics you’d like to contribute to the “Where In Hawaii” game, feel free to email them to me and I’ll post um up in future blogs! And yes, you aren’t allowed to guess on those days! LOL! :P

Happy Hump Day Where In Hawaii Wednesday y’all. Hope err-one has a wonderful Thanksgiving Day with friends and family tomorrow. :) Shooooots!

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Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – November 18, 2009

Thanks to hemajang’s generosity (with his submitted photo) and the Veterans Day holiday, it’s been almost a month since I’ve had to go through my archives to hunt for a WIH worthy photo. Wow, has it really been that long?

MakiSushi was on the verge of making WIH history :P by pulling off the back-to-back-to-back turkey, but was stumped with my Maui photo (sorry Maks! :( ). Local girl NeedaHobby, however, repped it valley style, and won with her Papalaua Beach Park guess on the wessssssiiiiiide of da island!

This week, we’re back to da eats. (Sorry my hungry children! ;) ) For those who’ve been, I’m guessing this one will be another easy one. But who knows… Maybe there are many places around the state dat serve sammiches dat look la’dis!? We shall see… Post your guesses below peeps!

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - November 18, 2009
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – November 18, 2009

Hints: Place dat serves sammiches. 8)


Da “Where In Hawaii” Winnahz Circle!

Da Leaderboard!

  1. Coconut Willy – 7.5
  2. snow – 6
  3. Takeshi – 4.5
  4. HNL2LAS – 3
    Paco – 3
  5. M – 2
    jr. – 2
    Syxx – 2
    hemajang – 2
    NaPueo – 2
    MakiSushi – 2
    NeedaHobby – 2
  6. skycastles – 1.5
  7. GumbysHorse – 1
    ijiwarui – 1
    kako mochi – 1
    BarbieQ! – 1
    teej – 1
    Rodney – 1
    Ynaku – 1
    frankie – 1
    jack – 1
    miLL-viLLe – 1
    Kage – 1
    getITon – 1
    k15 – 1
    Marvo – 1
    kuya.d – 1
    Scott – 1
    YN – 1
    rayboyjr – 1
    mcat – 1
    carokun – 1
  8. MoOgooGuypAN – 0.5
    Coconut Willy’s wifey – 0.5

Back to Back Winnahz!
*  snow, Paco, Syxx, NaPueo, MakiSushi

P.S. Adding this footnote to all future WIH posts… If any of y’all have pics you’d like to contribute to the “Where In Hawaii” game, feel free to email them to me and I’ll post um up in future blogs! And yes, you aren’t allowed to guess on those days! LOL! :P

BTW, speaking of food, congrats to us for being the 4th healthiest state in the country, according to Forbes.com. Hurr’s the top 5:

  1. Vermont
  2. Utah
  3. Massachusetts
  4. Hawaii (yay!) :)
  5. New Hampshire

Happy Hump Day Where In Hawaii Wednesday y’all. :) Shooooots!

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Fun Day Monday: Serious Grindage

OK, so for those of you who don’t know, today marks the start of Restaurant Week Hawaii, where restaurants from around Oahu create menus at special rates and donate a portion of their proceeds to benefit the development of The Culinary Institute of the Pacific. It’s from today (11/16) through Sunday (11/22) and for a good cause so get out dea and support our local businesses k?

On another note, some of you may’ve heard that the lady friend and I will be celebrating our one year wedding anniversary soon. (and noooo! that’s not what I meant by “Serious Grindage” you pervs! :P ) I will be taking her to _______ (shh! even SHE doesn’t know yet! :P ), but could use some additional suggestions and tips on where to take her and what to get her. Sorry, I’m a guy. :P

So using the above two news items as today’s theme, send me some suggestions for your restaurant (and your favorite dishes from that restaurant) of choice for this special 1 year anniversary occasion (click here for the list of participating restaurants for Restaurant Week Hawaii). Bonus points for those who gimme good, non-food related, gift ideas. ;) Have a great week y’all! :)

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Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – October 28, 2009

Bruddah MakiSushi captured his first WIH victory last week when he correctly guessed Yohei Sushi Restaurant. Congrats Maks!

This week, we’ve got a special treat for ya! Since WWE is featured on the front page of today’s Advertiser (print version), we’re gonna try something a lil’ different to welcome in the new meat, er blood, er readers. ;)

Long time poster and WWE `ohana member hemajang submitted an image for consideration for a future WIH. I thought that there was no better way to mix the “old” (no offense hemmaz) with the new than to have hemajang’s photo welcome them on in. Plus, with Halloween coming up in just 3 days, his Pig’s Feet dish fit the bill. :P

So hurr we gooo! For the oldies (but goodies ;) ), you know what to do. For the newbies, check out the photo below and try to guess “Where In Hawaii” it is. Post your guess(es) in the comment area below. Good luck chy’all!

Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? - October 28, 2009
Where In Hawaii is Edward Sugimoto? – October 28, 2009 (Photo Credit: hemajang)

Hints: Only if you’re nice to hemajang! ;)


Da “Where In Hawaii” Winnahz Circle! 

Da Leaderboard!

  1. Coconut Willy – 7.5
  2. snow – 6
  3. Takeshi – 4.5
  4. HNL2LAS – 3
    Paco – 3
  5. M – 2
    jr. – 2
    Syxx – 2
    hemajang – 2
    NaPueo – 2
  6. skycastles – 1.5
  7. GumbysHorse – 1
    ijiwarui – 1
    kako mochi – 1
    BarbieQ! – 1
    teej – 1
    Rodney – 1
    Ynaku – 1
    frankie – 1
    jack – 1
    miLL-viLLe – 1
    NeedaHobby – 1
    Kage – 1
    getITon – 1
    k15 – 1
    Marvo – 1
    kuya.d – 1
    Scott – 1
    YN – 1
    rayboyjr – 1
    mcat – 1
    carokun – 1
    MakiSushi – 1
  8. MoOgooGuypAN – 0.5
    Coconut Willy’s wifey – 0.5

Back to Back Winnahz!
*  snow, Paco, Syxx, NaPueo

P.S. Adding this footnote to all future WIH posts… If any of y’all have pics you’d like to contribute to the “Where In Hawaii” game, feel free to email them to me and I’ll post um up in future blogs! And yes, you aren’t allowed to guess on those days! LOL! :P
P.P.S. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PHILLY! World Series Game 1 today at 1:30PM on KHON Digital channel 0003 or HD channel 1003! 8)

Happy Hump Day Where In Hawaii Wednesday y’all. :) Shooooots!

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