5 Things We Love

Owl key cap’s light illuminates locks

Keys can easily be identified using this adorable owl key cap that also serves as a small flashlight, making it easier to open locks in the dark. The one downside: The flashlight batteries are not replaceable. Buy the caps for $4.99 at Simply Organized in Kapolei at 889 Kamokila Blvd. and at Kahala Mall. — Nancy Arcayna

Stickers help organize photos of kids

As parents in the social media generation, we are expected to send out pictures regularly to mark the milestones in our children’s lives. Sometimes in a cascade of photos, it’s tough to keep track of what was taken when, especially as weeks give way to months and the scrapbooking remains unfinished. Give your Facebook photos or family albums some instant context with Slick Sugar’s Belly Banter stickers. The sets of 4-inch stickers announce the passage of each month, holidays or baby’s firsts. A set of 15 stickers is $14.99 at slicksugar.com. — Donica Kaneshiro

Chef co-writes violent graphic novel

Anthony Bourdain is a busy man. The renowned chef, author and TV host will be doing a "Guts & Glory" speaking tour in November and will have two new shows on CNN next year as well as a cooking competition series for ABC called "The Taste." But you probably didn’t know he’s also a comic book fan, and he has lent his culinary expertise to a fun graphic novel titled "Get Jiro!" (DC/Vertigo, $24.99), co-written with Joel Rose and illustrated by Langdon Foss. The exclamation "NO CALIFORNIA ROLL!!!" takes on a deadly meaning here. Suggested for mature audiences, its story takes place in Los Angeles in a not-too-distant future where food is the lone cultural obsession and a highly skilled renegade sushi chef is caught between warring factions of high-style elitists and radical organic purists. While the story is a violent romp, what sells "Get Jiro!" for me is Foss’ cleanly rendered work and action pacing. — Gary Chun

Happy Cakes divine with ice cream

My first Hawaiian Happy Cake was a gift from a colleague and I have been hooked ever since! This Hawaii version of a fruit cake has been around since 1967 and is dense and full of macadamia nuts, pineapple and coconut. When toasted and then smothered with ice cream … it’s sweet heaven! Now I am the guy passing out Happy Cakes in the office. They come in 16-ounce gift sizes for $19.95 and 8-ounce souvenir sizes for $9.95. Buy them at the Kapiolani Community College Farmers Market on Saturdays or order online at happycake.com. If you call them at 922-1957 for pickup at their Walina Street office across from the Food Pantry on Kuhio Avenue in Waikiki, they will run out and bring your order to your car. — Mark Berwick, Kalama Valley

Yuen’s nature photos grace cards

Local photographer Nathan Yuen has always had a love for nature, specifically for the plants and animals native to Hawaii. He’s got a great eye for detail: the fresh dewdrops on a bursting, red lehua flower, the delicateness of a fiddlehead fern about to unfurl, or the striped pattern of an endangered Oahu tree snail on a leaf. His landscapes are also stunning. Yuen has been known to hike for miles on difficult and steep terrain just to get a particular shot. Find a small window to Hawaii’s natural world in a pack of six cards featuring his work for $20 ($35 for two) at hawaiianforest.com, where you can also read Yuen’s blog telling the story behind some of his shots. You’ll also find his fine-art prints and cards at Tagami & Powell Fine Art Gallery, 47-754 Lamaula Road, Kaneohe. — Nina Wu

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