Features Premium http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium RSS Feed for FeaturesPremium en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT SWARM http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/20130520_swarm_extermination_pros_offer_tips_to_ward_off_termites.html It's termite-swarming season again, and if your neighbor's tented home isn't enough of a reminder, those clouds of critters gathered around outdoor lights at night should scare you to be on the lookout for evidence of the voracious, wood-eating pests. 5 Things We Love http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/20130520_5_things_we_love.html 1. Cards add isle-themed touch to long-lasting memories • 2. Bargain bottles of wine grant wish for deal • 3. Quirky comedy makes long-awaited return • 4. Anthem Lights delivers not-so-guilty pop delight • 5. Volumizing spray gives thin mane necessary fluff Plant looks like a snake, tastes like green beans http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/20130520__Plant_looks_like_a_snake_tastes_like_green_beans.html What do Hawaii gardeners love to grow the most? Based on my interactions with plant lovers, landscape clients, farmers and keiki, the top answers are fragrant flowers, native Hawaiian and medicinal plants and food crops. The Velvet Baritone http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/20130519_The_Velvet_Baritone.html Seen on stage, Gary Aiko looks the part of a traditional Hawaiian singer. And, yes, he is a cultural icon who represents a grand era in island music. He is one of the great Hawaiian baritones of the 20th century and, with the evolution of Hawaiian and hapa haole music in recent decades, perhaps the last. "I do!" Hawaii couples share their wedding moment http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/20130519_I_do_Hawaii_couples_share_their_wedding_moment.html Sharkey and Wong. Mawae and Eder. Garcia and Bensley. Published May 19. Married in the last six months? Share that special moment with our readers! Falsetto favored as promising artist http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/20130519_Falsetto_favored_as_promising_artist.html Kamakakehau Fernandez of Maui is the odds-on favorite to be named most promising artist in the 2013 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards to be announced Saturday by the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts. Triple threat http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/20130519__Triple_threat.html The three Geminis — Hamilton Kobayashi, Harry Tsuchidana and the legendary (though he would say "overexposed") Satoru Abe —began hanging out with each other in Kobayashi's Kaimuki frame shop. Author returns to land of inspiration http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/20130519_Author_returns_to_land_of_inspiration.html Award-winning novelist Susanna Moore, whose books include "The Whiteness of Bones," set in the islands, the erotic thriller "In the Cut," and the dark prison tale "The Big Girls," is returning to Honolulu as a special guest at this weekend's 8th Annual Hawaii Book and Music Festival. Whodunit overcomes implausible beginning http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/20130519__Whodunit_overcomes_implausible_beginning.html I almost stopped reading Charley Memminger's debut novel, "Aloha Lady Blue," on page 28. He was laying out the crime scene — a taro patch in one of the priciest real estate sections in Hawaii. Right. No one — even poi lovers — grows taro in posh urban neighborhoods. ''Ewa' brilliantly evokes local feel http://www.staradvertiser.com/featurespremium/20130519__Ewa_brilliantly_evokes_local_feel.html The best Hawaii fiction provides a sense of place, a sense of time and an authentic representation of the collective local culture. "‘Ewa Which Way" accomplishes all of these checkpoints and more.