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Kona Brewing Company, Hawaii's own Big Island-based brewer of hops and so forth is about to release its first new product in eight years. The Pipeline Porter is a combination of roasted barley malt, hops, and 100% Kona-grown Cornwell Estates Coffee.

I've said it a million times before: I thoroughly enjoy reporting on the lives of people who have made drastic changes in their lives in order to pursue their dreams. What follows is a tale of not only inspirational proportions, but it serves a higher purpose. At the end of this story, you will know about one of Honolulu's hottest new finds.

"We're at the exciting stage of a multi-level deployment strategy," says Sabine Glissmann, Director of Food & Beverage at the Halekulani, during an exclusive interview for B on Hawaii. If someone were eavesdropping on our conversation, they might think we were talking about a covert military maneuver.

We at B on Hawaii recently came across an interesting item that might be of interest to all the oenophiles and sommeliers out there who think about how to protect your precious wine collection.

It probably comes as no surprise that golf is one of the fastest growing travel market segments in the U.S. It seems like everyone, young and old, are finding Big Bertha's in their stockings and swinging for the 300-yard marker–from 3rd graders to Grandma Maybel.

Roberto Viernes is Hawaii's second master sommelier. He leads what has become Oahu's most educational (and enjoyable) wine seminar, held at Formaggio on a monthly basis and attracting an array of doctors, "foodies" and creative types. But when an attendee brings in a bottle for a blind tasting, can the master nail it"

One of Hawaii's two master sommeliers, Chuck Furuya, has asked me to share with readers of B on Hawaii a few upcoming events that culinary and grape enthusiasts won't want to miss. Furuya, as most of you know, is the brawn behind Little Vino at Restaurant Row in Honolulu.

During the week of August 21-25, 2006, Bali By The Sea will offer a special prix-fixe menu for $59 per person, a portion of the proceeds of which will go towards the fight against childhood hunger.

A rather sizeable announcement nearly slipped through the cracks of the holiday season: Big Island Hawaii Regional Cuisine pioneer Peter Merriman will skip the pond to Maui in order to open a signature restaurant at the newly revitalized Kapalua Resort.

Ah, dining for a cause. There's no better excuse. Ever heard of Remy Martin Louis XIII? It's that fancy looking bottle on the very tip-top of your favorite bar. Yep, the one that costs $200 per glass (if not more). The folks at Rﾎmy Martin have gotten together with the folks at Halekulani to offer the "Rﾎmy Martin Ultimate Dinner", available now through December 30, 2007.