Signs of Hawaiian Life – Jan. 22, 2023
![At the PVDFest, an arts and culture event in Providence, R.I., in June, Honolulu residents Cheryl and Ray Soon came across a mobile outpost of Hometown Cafe and Poké Bar, which offers Hawaiian-inspired bowls.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/web1_20230122-Cheryl-Soon-Hawaiian-Bowls-Providence-Rhode-Island.jpg)
At the PVDFest, an arts and culture event in Providence, R.I., in June, Honolulu residents Cheryl and Ray Soon came across a mobile outpost of Hometown Cafe and Poké Bar, which offers “Hawaiian-inspired bowls.”
![Ewa Beach resident Tracey Laciste spotted the Hawaiian Shaved Ice food truck at the 2022 Great Minnesota Get-Together (Minnesota State Fair) in Falcon Heights, Minn., in September. Photo by Darcey Donley.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/web1_20230122-Tracey-Laciste-Shaved-Ice-Minnesota-State-Fair.jpg)
Ewa Beach resident Tracey Laciste spotted the Hawaiian Shaved Ice food truck at the 2022 Great Minnesota Get-Together (Minnesota State Fair) in Falcon Heights, Minn., in September. Photo by Darcey Donley.
![On a trip to Denver in September, Gail Cachola of Waipahu discovered the Kealohas BBQ food kiosk at the 16th Street Mall. Photo by Eugene Cachola.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/web1_20230122-Eugene-Cachola-Kealoha-s-BBQ-Denver-Colorado.jpg)
On a trip to Denver in September, Gail Cachola of Waipahu discovered the Kealoha’s BBQ food kiosk at the 16th Street Mall. Photo by Eugene Cachola.
![At the PVDFest, an arts and culture event in Providence, R.I., in June, Honolulu residents Cheryl and Ray Soon came across a mobile outpost of Hometown Cafe and Poké Bar, which offers Hawaiian-inspired bowls.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/web1_20230122-Cheryl-Soon-Hawaiian-Bowls-Providence-Rhode-Island.jpg)
![Ewa Beach resident Tracey Laciste spotted the Hawaiian Shaved Ice food truck at the 2022 Great Minnesota Get-Together (Minnesota State Fair) in Falcon Heights, Minn., in September. Photo by Darcey Donley.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/web1_20230122-Tracey-Laciste-Shaved-Ice-Minnesota-State-Fair.jpg)
![On a trip to Denver in September, Gail Cachola of Waipahu discovered the Kealohas BBQ food kiosk at the 16th Street Mall. Photo by Eugene Cachola.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/web1_20230122-Eugene-Cachola-Kealoha-s-BBQ-Denver-Colorado.jpg)
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