Signs of Hawaiian Life – Feb. 4, 2024
![On a visit to a Downers Grove, Ill., Home Depot, Mary Schmitt of Kaneohe spotted bathtubs with the names Aloha and Maui. Photo by Larry Schmitt.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/web1_SCHMITT-Bathtubs.jpeg)
On a visit to a Downers Grove, Ill., Home Depot, Mary Schmitt of Kaneohe spotted bathtubs with the names Aloha and Maui. Photo by Larry Schmitt.
![Tyler Makabe of Waipahu was reminded of home when he stopped at Hawaiian Burger & Cafe in Toshima ward, Tokyo. Photo by Dennis Makabe.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/web1_MAKABE-Hawn-Burger-Cafe-in-Japan.jpeg)
Tyler Makabe of Waipahu was reminded of home when he stopped at Hawaiian Burger & Cafe in Toshima ward, Tokyo. Photo by Dennis Makabe.
![When Helene Nakamoto of Honolulu traveled to Japan, she came across the Hawaiian Dining & Cafe La Ohana eatery in Tokyos Odaiba Mall. Photo by Harry Nakamoto.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/web1_NAKAMOTO-20230418_1417032.jpeg)
When Helene Nakamoto of Honolulu traveled to Japan, she came across the Hawaiian Dining & Cafe La Ohana eatery in Tokyo’s Odaiba Mall. Photo by Harry Nakamoto.
![On a visit to a Downers Grove, Ill., Home Depot, Mary Schmitt of Kaneohe spotted bathtubs with the names Aloha and Maui. Photo by Larry Schmitt.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/web1_SCHMITT-Bathtubs.jpeg)
![Tyler Makabe of Waipahu was reminded of home when he stopped at Hawaiian Burger & Cafe in Toshima ward, Tokyo. Photo by Dennis Makabe.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/web1_MAKABE-Hawn-Burger-Cafe-in-Japan.jpeg)
![When Helene Nakamoto of Honolulu traveled to Japan, she came across the Hawaiian Dining & Cafe La Ohana eatery in Tokyos Odaiba Mall. Photo by Harry Nakamoto.](https://staradvertiser.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/web1_NAKAMOTO-20230418_1417032.jpeg)
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