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Food event showcases ”Hawaii’s Best Kitchens,” supports future culinary talent
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The 6th annual “Best of Hawaii’s Best Kitchens” is happening tonight at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki. The event gathers top local chefs from more than a dozen restaurants for a night of food, music and charity benefiting future culinary talent.
Keith Mallini, chair of the Hawaii Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, Alessandro Bolla, VP of Arancino Ristorante Italiano, and Tran Phuong, co-founder of Luna Events and Catering Hawaii, joined HNN’s Sunrise to talk about the fundraiser organized by Hawaii’s Best Kitchens founder Darrell Chock.
This year’s event goes from 7-10 p.m. with proceeds going to fund programs that uplift the local culinary industry through scholarships, public service and educational programs.
Arancino Ristorante Italiano and Luna Events & Catering showcased dishes they plan to serve at tonight’s event.
Chock founded the social media business on Instagram in 2015 to showcase Hawaii’s top eateries and be a culinary guide for locals and visitors.
For information and tickets, visit hawaiisbestkitchens.org.
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Missing Oregon nurse with Hawaii ties found dead; suspect arrested
BEAVERTON, OREGON (HawaiiNewsNow) – An Oregon nurse with Hawaii ties who was reported missing is dead, according to Beaverton police officials.
Officials said Melissa Jubane, 32, was first reported missing on Wednesday when she didn’t show up for her job in Portland.
Police said after days of searching in her hometown of Beaverton, her remains were found.
Local police said her neighbor, identified as Bryce Johnathan Schubert, 27, is believed to be involved in her disappearance.
Schubert has been arrested and charged with Jubane’s murder.
Jubane’s husband, Bryan Llantero, is originally from Hawaii. The couple was married in Haleiwa last week.
Llantero’s sister Aimee told HNN their other brother flew to Portland to help with the search.
This story may be updated.
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Hawaii’s John John Florence captures third world title with an incredible ride
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The coronation is complete for John John Florence. The Oahu native put on a show Friday in the World Surf League finals to capture the third title of his career.
The victory caps off what’s already been such a banner year for the superstar from Haleiwa, and Friday’s final was a best of three-heat showdown.
He managed to win the first heat in the final seconds and only caught two waves.
Then, in the start of the second frame: pure magic.
Florence, not wasting any time, strung together an incredible ride for a score of 9.7 — the highest single score in WSL finals history.
Credit to Brazil’s Italo Ferreira who fought his way from the five-seed to the final round, but John John was on a mission, going on to win the final by a score of 18.1.
This is Florence’s third world championship of his career and his first since 2017.
“My family, my wife, my son, my team, everyone, I couldn’t have done it without them. The injuries, the down days, so much going into these last few years to get to this point. I cant believe it,” Florence said.
The world-renowned surfer is also the first Hawaii surfer to win three world titles since Andy Irons ripped off three straight in the early 2000s.
And now, Florence gets to enjoy some much needed down time after a busy year that also saw him compete in the Olympics — and become a father.
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