HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A popular Nagoya ramen shop is serving its award-winning dishes in Waikiki.

Taiga Ramen is the sister restaurant of Josui Ramen, a Michelin Bib Gourmand eatery in Japan, and its Los Angeles outpost in Torrance.

The shop is in the International Market Place, on the second floor inside Mitsuwa Marketplace food court, and open daily 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Taiga Ramen chefs Kevin Buenaventura and Eisenhower Chhuon joined HNN’s Sunrise to talk about opening the first Taiga Ramen outside of Japan in August 2023.

Buenaventura trained in Japan and opened the Josui Ramen in Los Angeles, before bringing Taiga to Honolulu.

Their popular dishes include its signature Josui Ramen, TanTan Ramen, Shoyu Ramen, Shio Ramen, gyoza, karaage and chashu fried rice.

The ramen broth is a mix of pork, chicken and fish, which serves as a base for the tantan ramen and includes sweet pork miso, sesame paste, and house-made rayu chile oil. It’s topped with minced pork.

For more information, visit josuiramen.jp or follow on Instagram at @taigaramen808.

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WASHINGTON, Utah — A Utah man is now facing charges after he allegedly rented out a property in Hawaii to a friend. But according to police, he didn’t own the property and had no right to rent it out. Matthew Liutai Tanuvasa, 32, was arrested on April 1st and faces theft charges.

Court documents state that the Washington City Police Department was made aware of the alleged theft on March 21. The victim told police he had paid a friend to use a rental property in Hauula, Hawaii. The victim paid the money through Venmo to Tanuvasa’s mother.

The total amount paid included $3,616 for the rental, $500 for a deposit on the property, $330 in taxes, and $1,257 for tickets to the Polynesian Cultural Center. The payments were made before the scheduled trip on March 7th.

But the victim would become cautious of the interactions when he learned that Matthew had ongoing cases of fraud in Northern Utah. Due to the concerns, the victim had a friend who lived in Hawaii stop by the rental property. When he did, he found two people living in the home permanently with no clue what had happened.

The victim confronted Matthew about the issue, and Matthew referred the victim to another rental and stated that he was unable to return the money due to ongoing legal and financial issues, but he would repay him as soon as possible.

Investigators say the victim instead rented another property in Hawaii and continued with the trip. However, when the victim attempted to go to the Polynesian Cultural Center, he was informed that the tickets he had bought from Matthew weren’t there, and he would have to pay again to visit the center.

The victim told detectives that he attempted to contact Matthew several times to get a refund, to no avail. Police also attempted to contact Matthew by calling and texting him but had no luck.

On April 1, police, in coordination with the Utah Highway Patrol and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, stopped Matthew’s vehicle near the state line for questioning.

When talking to the police, Matthew claimed that he didn’t own the property but had been renting it through the current owner. Investigators then informed Matthew that they had talked to the current owners, who didn’t know who Matthew was.

Matthew Liutai Tanuvasa was arrested on April 1 and faces a charge for theft valued between $1,500 and $4,999.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – April marks National Stress Awareness Month, a time to focus on ways to minimize stress and promote well-being.

One way to alleviate stress is to improve flexibility and relieve the pain and strain on our bodies. StretchLab offers assisted one-on-one stretching sessions with trained flexologists, customized to focus on problem areas and certain muscle groups.

“Think of it as lazy man’s yoga,” said Adam Bogucki, Area Manager of StretchLab Hawaii, which has locations in Kahala, Kailua and Honolulu. It just opened its fourth location in Waikele.

Bogucki and fitness and wellness professional Coral Solk joined HNN’s Sunrise to demonstrate some of the exercises.

“We are able to help with flexibility, mobility, injury prevention and pain relief. Everyone has a different reason for coming, we offer the solutions,” Bogucki said.

Visit Stretchlab’s website for more information.

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