Signs of Hawaiian Life – Jan. 1, 2023
![While out shopping, Thomas Chun of Mililani found a Hawaii-themed buffet
at The Buffet Daimaru Sapporoten in Sapporo, Japan, in August. Photo by Sandra Okuma.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/web1_20230101-Sandra-Okuma-Hawaii-buffet-Sapporo-Japan.jpg)
While out shopping, Thomas Chun of Mililani found a Hawaii-themed buffet at The Buffet Daimaru Sapporoten in Sapporo, Japan, in August. Photo by Sandra Okuma.
![Prior to boarding a cruise to Alaska, Mililani residents Bungie and Christine Chinen discovered Aloha Street in Seattle in August. Photo by Michelle Chirachella.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/web1_20230101-Anthony-Chinen-Aloha-Street-Seattle-Washington.jpg)
Prior to boarding a cruise to Alaska, Mililani residents Bungie and Christine Chinen discovered Aloha Street in Seattle in August. Photo by Michelle Chirachella.
![Waikiki resident Ray Yourchek spotted the Sunshine Hawaiian BBQ restaurant in Stockton, Calif., in August. Photo by Nancy Miller.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/web1_20230101-Ray-Yourchek-Hawaiian-BBQ-Stockton-California.jpg)
Waikiki resident Ray Yourchek spotted the Sunshine Hawaiian BBQ restaurant in Stockton, Calif., in August. Photo by Nancy Miller.
![While out shopping, Thomas Chun of Mililani found a Hawaii-themed buffet
at The Buffet Daimaru Sapporoten in Sapporo, Japan, in August. Photo by Sandra Okuma.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/web1_20230101-Sandra-Okuma-Hawaii-buffet-Sapporo-Japan.jpg)
![Prior to boarding a cruise to Alaska, Mililani residents Bungie and Christine Chinen discovered Aloha Street in Seattle in August. Photo by Michelle Chirachella.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/web1_20230101-Anthony-Chinen-Aloha-Street-Seattle-Washington.jpg)
![Waikiki resident Ray Yourchek spotted the Sunshine Hawaiian BBQ restaurant in Stockton, Calif., in August. Photo by Nancy Miller.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/web1_20230101-Ray-Yourchek-Hawaiian-BBQ-Stockton-California.jpg)
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