GREEN

For the environment

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PEOPLE

Daughtry show unites Super Bowl fans

They are on opposing sides, but Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints fans found something to bond over at the Super Bowl yesterday — a Daughtry concert. More »

BOOKS

Literature served at Mercury Bar

Honolulu, Hawaii — Authors from Bamboo Ridge, Oiwi and Tinfish will be reading their work 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Mercury Bar. More »

OTHER LIFESTYLE

Let the superstition Games begin

Years of training, special diets and elite coaching may not be enough to win an Olympic medal. So athletes turn to special socks, pictures of their kids or fortune cookies. Superstition runs deep in some jocks hoping to win at the Vancouver Olympics. They're looking for a slight edge, and sometimes they look in some strange places. More »

• Staying on track's a matter of time

RECIPES

You say yummy, we say umami

Yumminess is one way to describe it. In fact, yummy sounds like umami when you hear it. Yummy. Umami (ooh-MA-mee). The Japanese term umami means deliciousness. It's been called the fifth taste sensation after sweet, sour, bitter and salty. More »

• Pickle soup turns skeptic into fan

COLUMNISTS

SHOW BIZ: Wayne Harada

Prayers helping Sakuma recover from heart surgery

Roy Sakuma, of Roy Sakuma Ukulele Studio fame, is recuperating at home following open heart surgery at Queen's Medical... More »

Wanda Adams

Tart and tasty tamarind has many uses

Tamarind, a staple in cuisines around the world from India to the Middle East, is a tall shade tree. You'll see it in parks... More »

Charles Memminger

Punx Phil's no match for Makani

Punxsutawney Phil is way overrated. Better to rely on Makani da Mongoose. More »

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