Drumming, singing, dance and food were features of a celebration of Cook Islands Language Week in Whanganui on Friday. About 40 people gathered at the Te ...

For that final blast of summer vacation you can find hula in the mountains, gravity-defying sand castles at the beach and Middle-Eastern sandwiches at a chili cook-off.

Hula Hawaiian Kitchen popped up, and I wondered if it would stick around long enough for me to check it out. Despite its out-of-the-way location, clearly folks enjoy getting a taste of the Islands ...