Hale ‘Aina Awards 2025
Expect the Unexpected | Unapologetically Themselves | All in the Family | Raising a Glass | “I Want them to Dream” | All You Can Scoop | And the Winners
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Jennifer Akiyoshi and Bao Tran celebrated Giovedì’s first anniversary in early June surrounded by their team, friends and supporters. With a DJ spinning, neighborhood business owners popping by, and a joyous spirit overflowing into the Chinatown restaurant’s courtyard, I flashed back to when Encore Saloon occupied this space just over a year earlier. So much has changed, yet the community—the core of what’s made this spot special—is alive and well…