The news “food chain” at work!
Last month, I wrote a post about my dad’s role in converting a beautiful stone house in Kaaawa into a restaurant that, more than 70 years later, is considered an island landmark—Kaaaawa’s Crouching Lion.
A couple of weeks later, I was contacted by Jonathan Masaki at Hawaii News Now, who asked if I would share the tale for their “Stories of Hawaii” segment. Of course, I agreed.
The segment—“How the Crouching Lion Lodge became a North Shore landmark”—aired this week.
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And never breathed a word of how that European style building came to be in the first place.
True. Too bad. My comment about the building’s construction sits on the digital cutting room floor.
An cool video! Haven’t been to Kaaawa in decades. We would go when I was a child because my Dad liked to fish for papio from the shoreline. Often he would be the only person fishing.
I have driven by so many times but never went in. I will make a point of it because I would like to see the new owners succeed. I meant to some day but you’re always on the way somewhere else so I think that’s probably the problem. They have to find a way to attract more guests who are traveling for the Crouching Lion food and experience specifically. It’s not close or convenient for most of us.
Nice aloha shirt and bare feet in your TV interview, Ian. Gotta love Hawaii!
surely there is a video link, right?
Just click on the video preview….Did that not work for you?
What a wonderful story! Makes you want to drive out to try the new restaurant.