ISSUE 2 // THE YOUNG AND GOLDEN [SUMMER 2014] by HNL FLOW

THE YOUNG & GOLDEN

Issue 2 Summer 2014

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FOUNDING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ----------- Vina Cristobal CO-FOUNDER/DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ----------- Peter Cheng HEAD PHOTOGRAPHER ----------- Starr Benson HEAD GRAPHIC DESIGNER ----------- Meddie Asuncion GRAPHIC DESIGNER/WRITER ----------- Sasha Anderson MARKETING/PR/WRITER------------ Raelyn Batacan MARKETING/EVENT COORDINATOR----------- Girlieh Mae Barit WRITERS ----------- Chelan Crane, Ellie Kakazu, Anthony Selvanathan PHOTOGRAPHERS -------- Nadia Fale, Bradley Quiocho, Brittany Reis, Shawn Saito

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a word from the editor We’re back! (Did you miss us?) First of all, we are humbled by the support of all of our readers and social media followers. On behalf of the Flow Fam, we hope to continue this journey in the long run…so we are all excited to share this next issue with you. We called the theme of this issue ‘The Young and the Golden’ for various reasons. One - when we were sitting down with our two emcees for our launch event in May, they were trying to get a feel of what exactly HNL Flow was and what it embodied. One of them said (not exactly accurate) - “The basis of HNL Flow, as I’m seeing it, is a youthful perspective of what Oahu is and how it’s growing as this artistic community, and I know you guys are primarily covering Kaka’ako, which is all business and real estate right now, but there’s something very grassroots, very youthful about that area.” Two - it’s summer! That’s the golden aspect – because summer is all about feeling like gold, feeling like you’re unstoppable, feeling as young as you want to be. For those who’ve surpassed that stage, I’m sure you remember those days of carefree, naive fun.

or just cruising with friends…the memories you made as a youngin will always be the most cherished ones. We hope this issue gives you a feeling of hope, a feeling of freedom, a feeling that you can only express and evoke when you’re young and golden. Sincerely, Vina Cristobal Founding editor-in-chief Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr! (click the links below to go directly to our pages!)

But if you’re still young, live those days like it’s the last. So whether you’re riding your bikes, cooling yourself off with (insert choice of beverage here), throwing your hands in the air at (insert concert you went to/wish you were at)

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On the second floor of a rusty building on McCully lies a hidden gem known as About the Goods. In November 2012, Robin Taclas, Riana Stellburg and Jonathan Evangalista – all well-known DJs in Honolulu – collaborated to create a place that celebrates Honolulu’s underground and local clothing brands and music.

The three masterminds behind ATG: Robin Taclas (DJ Revise), Riana Stellburg (DJ Tittahbyte) & Jonathan Evangelista (DJ Took HNLA)

“We started because there was a lack of underground hip-hop culture shops in Hawaii. About The Goods is a place where you can’t get hip hop gear anywhere in Hawaii,” Taclas said. The trio began ATG at a pop up shop in Pearl City and shared a space with Mobi PCS. ATG was a grassroots shop, and the three funded it through their personal bank accounts. Finally, in January, they acquired a larger space in McCully, which is now their flagship store. To further the success of their business, Evangalista (also known as Took HNLA), said, “We offer the products for different groups of brands to offer to the community and to the hip hop culture. They cover different types of hip hop elements in Hawaii that we cant get.” 26

Stellburg added that About the Goods should be a prime spot for people who are interested in learning more about the underground culture of Hawaii. “They take heart at the hip hop culture and they want to spread it around the community,” said Stellburg, a DJ who performs under the alias Tittahbyte. “They want to cultivate to the community about their brand.” The store sells its own line of shirts and snapbacks, but also includes other local and up-and-coming streetwear, such as Topia Clothing, Crappy Kids and Maiden Hell. ATG has also brought up a reputation of selling kendamas, the popular Japanese toy that is still creating buzz in the islands. The store also sells brands that are not from Hawaii, but still want to get their names out there. “A lot of the homies that we support now want to branch out and get out of the bubble,” Taclas said. “They want other people to use their gear. About the Goods is like a shared space for these brands that eventually go out and find their own space. Every brand at ATG can only be sold here for a limited time, because eventually they go out and make their own space.” The struggle is definitely real for these brands. While facing 9 to 5 jobs, the designers of these brands are still working hard to make ends meet for their business to thrive. “A lot of the money they do is taken from their normal job, and they invest in the business,” Stellburg said. “This is what they live to do - hip hop and clothes.” Even though About the Goods has achieved great success in the urban culture of Hawaii, the trio admits that they did have their downfalls.

“The bumpy part of this was building everything from the bottom up,” Taclas said. “We weren’t financially stable when we first started; we did everything out of pocket.” But despite the challenges of being a grassroots store, Taclas, Stellburg and Evangalista are still making About the Goods a well-known brand. They’ve collaborated with artists, such as Dumbfoundead, Bambu

and Jeff Bernat, and have even been a part of the Curators of Hip-Hop lectures back in May. This proves that About the Goods is not just a store, but a place where artists can gather together through their love of urban culture. “We’re here for the longer fun and longer run,” Taclas said.

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e Late Ones – a band consisting of three members, brothers Tai and Tau Avei and Josh – hail f he small town of Laie on the North Shore. Their sound pays tribute to the “late ones” of regg who they’ve named themselves after), such as Bob Marley and John Lennon. Since 2012, the usic has become a blend of all genres, which has gained them great popularity. They’ve open up for Kendrick Lamar back in March and now performing at this year’s Mayjah Rayjah at the Waikiki Shell. Sasha Anderson: So to start off, where are you all from? The Late Ones: We’re originally from Gardena, California near LA. Liae is kind of like our home town now. It’s hard to answer that question because we consider both places to home. SA: How was the group formed? TLO: We were rapping, there was no group. We just played around with beats. When Tau moved to Hawaii his senior year, he fell in love with the reggae music which inspired us to make the band. But with the influence of rap, we wanted to keep rap going too. It’s either strictly reggae or strictly rap, we wanted to have both. Ammon, our friend who lives in this bus and does bone carving, really pushed them to start the music group. And now we feel like we’re suppose to be doing this. SA: How did you come up with your name? TLO: Our thought was when we hear it, if someone says it, we’ll know. A friend said something like The Late Ones, and that’s how the picked it up. It took us close to a year to figure out our name. SA: What are each of your roles in the group? Tai: Singer and songwriting. All three of us work together. We want to eventually play music, but it takes time. Tau takes lead and Josh and I harmonize and do the rapping. SA: How do you separate yourself from other artists? TLO: The message that we want to send, the spiritual side. And the passion that we have. We never want to be labeled. We want to be known as a group that can do any kind of song.

from gae SA: Who are your favorite artist(s)? eir TLO: Kendrick Lamar, Bob Marley, Coldplay the list goes on. I remember stealing my grandma’s oldies CDS, and that gave us a lot of inspiration in the making our music. ned e SA: Who influenced your style and how? TLO: Family and friends. Life experiences. Artists that blow our minds. we bring both sides of our lives. We grew up in LA, where everything isn’t so sweet and and we try to bring spiritual side in as well. We want to send the message that there’s nothing wrong with being a good guy. SA: Musically? Tau: For me, Bob Marley for sure. The oldies influenced us making good music. Bob Marley and all the hip hop we grew up listening to. Tai: And Kendrick Lamar really relates to us. I feel like I went to school with that kid.

SA: What message do you want your music to send to your audience? TLO: All things positive. It’s okay to not do what everyone else is doing. A lot of things that are straight from the scripture. We don’t want to hide the truth of our music. We want our music to represent us, and how we’re being productive. We want to show that you can still do want, and be productive in life. We want to reach everyone!

SA: What role do you want your music to play in the listener's life? TLO: A spiritual one, for sure. We want to be fun but at the same time conscious. We’re trying to be the best artist we can be. It’s as simple as that. SA: What are the goals for the future? TLO: Conquer the world, to say the least. But for now, one step at a time. We want to prove that we can make it outside of just the islands. We’re the only band at Mayjah Rayjah who doesn’t have an album out yet and it’s on the radio. That’s what we’re working on now. SA: This last question is just for fun. In one word how would you describe yourselves? TLO: Unpredictable.

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LIVING IN A BAB THE HYDROLITES ARE MORE THAN A BAND THEY'RE FRIENDS. THEY'RE BROTHERS (FROM OTHER MOTHERS). WITH A SUCCESSFUL CAREER AHEAD OF THEM - RYAN, BRYCE, AND CHRIS - THE BOYS ALWAYS MAKE TIME TO BE...WELL, BOYS. TEXT | CHELAN CRANE PHOTOS | SHAWN SAITO

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Ryan: We were mostly a summer band and we started under the name “Tru-Flo.” That was our first thing and basically every summer we’d come back, play as many shows as we could, and then we’d all go back to where we were going to school. CC: So you originally started off as a summer band? Ryan: It was kinda like that. Chris: I was already in Hollywood. I majored in music so it was kinda my thing right after high school and then that’s how we got connected. My friend was just like old friends with them and so when we’d come back here [to Hawaii]…actually it first started when I was only back for 2 weeks and then we would link up when were in California to

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practice and play and all that kind of stuff. CC: I read that you performed in the Sunset Boulevard area. How was that? Chris: Oh that was fun. The venues over there are unreal. It’s just, all my favorite artists that I’d ever listened to all had stickers in the backroom because we all went to the backstage area and they have all these writings and you just think “wow, I listen to them and I love that band.” It really opened my eyes and made me realize that I really want to do this for the rest of my life.

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out there and people know us as ‘Tru-Flo’ and other stuff too, but we kind of put that in the back right now because there’s too much things going on and people are busy. We want to start fresh. CC: You guys just started last year as ‘The Hydrolites?’ Ryan: Correct. As ‘The Hydrolites’ we started in around October-November of last year. We’re still getting out there and still finding our sound, but it’s progressing though. That’s the main thing. Every time we play a show now, I feel like we’re tighter every time. We know what we give to the sound and it’s going somewhere. Bryce: We try to incorporate new genres of music instead of just sticking to reggae because before, as ‘Tru-Flo’, we used to just play reggae because we’re

big fans of that. Now, we’re branching off to hip-hop and jazzy stuff…even rock. Chris: We’re pretty much just trying to tap into all of that acoustic and indie kind of music that’s out there right now because it’s very broad to be reggae as a band. Ryan: And there’s a million reggae bands in Hawaii, so it’s hard to differentiate yourself. And we’re already unique in our setup. For example, Chris has his suitcase drum set, which is pretty cool.

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example, Chris has his suitcase drum set, which is pretty cool. CC: So what would you say differentiates yourselves from other local artists? Chris: Well, just by the looks of us…you wouldn’t really expect us to play the kind of music we play. Ryan: There’s a suitcase drum, there’s an electric uke, and it’s just a little different. And then our influences kind of shape what we play. So I’m in to jazz, like Santana, and Bryce is into trap and hip-hop. Bryce: And K-pop…just kidding. I just went to Korea last month.

drums, and I try to come up with lyrics. So it’s a long process and it takes more brainpower than just covering a song. Chris: We do have a lot of originals, some of it is on iTunes, but it’s under ‘Tru-Flo.’ It’s kind of hard to bring back all the stuff we did before into this new thing so we kinda put that a little bit behind. I mean, we do still play them, but we play them in a different way because we don’t want it to be exactly like ‘TruFlo.’ That’s why this is basically our new project. We try to tweak it. Ryan: And it’s a little bit trickier now too because there’s less people and we have to cover-up to make it sound full. We can cover a million covers, but we definitely don’t want to try to sound like the cover songs because it definitely does not workout that way. Bryce: We want to put our own spin on it. Ryan: The originals are something we are progressing toward. That has to be our focus in the next few months or so…banging out new originals.

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(Writer Chelan Crane (far left) interviewing the Hydrolites. Photo credit: Hydrolites manager Maile Johnson.) CC: Did that inspire you in any way for the Hydrolites? Bryce: Oh no! That was a totally separate side project [laughs]. Chris: So there’s hip-hop and jazz, I actually just like the more grungier punk stuff.

CC: I saw that you guys do a lot of covers on YouTube. As a band, do you try to focus more on creating your own originals or covering songs with your own spin on it? Bryce: It would be a little bit of both. Our practices usually consist of us working on new cover songs because that’s easier for us to get going and to warm-up. Then, sometimes people have different ideas with originals and we just collaborate on that. Like chord progressions, and then Chris brings in his

CC: So have you guys hit any obstacles or challenges? Chris: I think it’s just been with people. People telling us to add this or to add that to the band. And it’s good in some ways, but we kind of have to look at it like “what do we really want for this band and how would people want to work with us?” Ryan: And getting people on the same page is hard. Chris: A lot of people come up to us and ask to jam with us too and that’s cool, but what I’ve learned from all the bands I’ve been in is that you have to have the right fit of people. As much as people want to be in your band or are really good sometimes, it just doesn’t always work out. We really just try to focus on finding the right people because we are looking at eventually having some bassists and some keys. Right now we’re working on just the main core of it. CC: Do you find it hard to branch away from ‘Tru-Flo?’ Chris: It’s inevitable really. I mean, people are always gonna say ‘Tru-Flo.’ Ryan: Yeah, because we were all in ‘Tru-Flo’ and we were all of the original people in ‘Tru-Flo’ too…minus one other guy. So, it kind of is inevitable but it’s still a part of us so it’s still cool that 3

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Lorem Ipsum Dolor people still recognize us from ‘Tru-Flo.’ Bryce: ‘Tru-Flo’ stuff was getting a little stagnant because we were playing the same songs for a while and not really building on our rep because we couldn’t practice too much due to scheduling conflicts and stuff. But now because we are all on the same page, we’re able to go back and tweak songs and put different spins on them…like more acoustic sounds or more technical sounds. CC: What would you guys say has been the highlight of ‘The Hydrolites’ so far? For example, was there a certain event you guys played at that you were super stoked about? Chris: Yeah, we opened for Mike Love a couple months ago which was really cool because we are all really big fans of him. They are kinda hipster reggae, which is basically what we are trying to do too. I always thought that Sam, the drummer, had a really cool setup for drums because they were acoustic drums. It made me think that I could build something like that, and that’s how I built my little drum thing that I use. It was cool because they noticed us and they noticed that we are out on the scene right now. CC: Speaking of drums, did you create that suitcase drum? Chris: I did. I built it. CC: Where did you get the idea? Chris: Well, it was on the internet and I had some musician friends from school who built a couple of them and I would 4

Issue #, Date look at their pictures and I would look on the internet. I basically put all the ideas together, and there was such thing as a suitcase drum set, and I always thought that I could make a better one than that. And so I kind of just spent some time in my garage, formulated it in my head and I actually built it. I was like “wow,” it sounds better than I thought. It’s really easy to use now. I just carry it in a suitcase…it saves my back. Ryan: Everything that he plays fits into the suitcase. So when he travels with it…it’s just a suitcase. [laughs] Chris: You’ve got to mic it up and everything, but once you mic it up it sounds real good.

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CC: So, you guys have played at the Mai Tai Bar and you’ve even performed at our launch event. Are there any venues that you guys dream of playing at one day? Ryan: The Republik. Chris has played there with another band, but as a band that would be awesome. Bryce: Or the Shell… CC: Where do you guys see yourselves in five years? Bryce: Hopefully touring. Hopefully we will have our EP out or a physical copy that we would be able to give people. Probably doing more shows and hopefully just getting out there more. Ryan: I mean, we don’t have to be famous, but I think what we really want is for everyone to be on the same page, for all of our components to be there, and for us to feel like this is the best we can do.

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Very few talents hail from the west side of Oahu. As someone who grew up on that side, I haven’t spotted any local talent that isn’t from my side of the island. When I found out about Jerome Williams, I had no idea that we’ve been living in the same area for more than 20 years, let alone within walking distance of each others’ neighborhoods. Williams (who goes under the alibi Jerome OMT, or Only My Truest) is a talented gem hidden in the depths of Kapolei’s suburban jungle. I first discovered his music on Soundcloud with one of his popular songs, “Pali” (If you listen to the song without knowing that it’s Jerome on the mic, you could easily label the song as an exclusive, unreleased track from Gambino’s “Because the Internet”, or it could even be a Cudi track for all we know). His first mixtape, “Blueprint: A Rxsegxld Epiphany,” is set to release in a few months. “When I first recorded, I was 19 and it was at my friend’s house,” Williams said. "When I heard myself afterward, it was like…magic. Some people don’t like how their voice, how they sound, but I just liked it. My friends liked it, my family liked it. I felt like I could say whatever I want." After graduating from Kapolei High School in 2010, Williams moved to the Art Institute in Oregon, where he linked up with Kalin Corley and a couple of other friends to launch their own collaborative creative brand, Rosegold (stylized Rxsegxld). Their motto is “Passion is wealth,” which, according to Williams, means, "If you have a passion

for something, make something out of it. The money will just come later on.” Rxsegxld is a collaboration of artists of many trades, from music to fashion to art. “I make music,” Williams said. “I rap. You know, we’re just all around. Creatives, I guess. I have friends who make clothes. We have a website, rxsegxld.com. We just have hats on there for now. We’re just all around creatives. Doing whatever we like.” Outside the studio, Williams is a down-toearth 22-year-old who holds down two part-time jobs, spends time with family and friends and even does a bit of songwriting. But things can only progress positively for the young Williams. "We just started, so it’s moving slowly but surely. But progression is what [the

readers] should expect. Positivity. We’re not trying to be all hard and in your face. Stay humble,” he said. “Don’t try to do

something that’s not you. Just do it and go for it.”

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CAROL SALVADOR AND GERALD ULEP (GOLD CVLTVRE) 22 | KALIHI, HI Written by: Raelyn Batacan, writer and PR coordinator Pictures by: Ronald Castillo

\'gōld 'kul-chur\ - Chase your dreams and do what you love. Follow what inspires you, what you’re passionate about and never give up on what you want. You have one life to live so live it doing something you love with people that matter.

Carol found her love of designing and creating clothes in her junior year of high school.

There’s a new culture and it’s golden. A recent graduate of Chaminade University with her B.A. in Marketing, Carol Stacy Salvador, and partner Gerald Ulep, never lost sight of their dreams, everything they believe in and what they’re passionate about. They have taken all their obstacles and used it to motivate themselves to become better, turning it into positive energy and form Gold Cvltvre.

Soon enough Gerald and Carol got together, brainstormed and came up with Gold Cvltvre. “G for Gerald and C for Carol. Creating two unique words, something that represents us.”

“The foundation of creating a brand started with her,” said Gerald. “She used to print her own creative designs.”

So why the V’s instead of U’s in ‘culture’, you might ask? “We wanted to be unique,” mentioned Carol. “We looked in the past and brands

like BVLGARI, [so we wanted to have] a V instead of a U.” “The V’s were basically to be seen as unique in culture so, a unique culture,” said Gerald. With inspiration of other brands like Crooks & Castle, who Carol sees as a role model, Gerald and Carol added in their unique creativity to design their apparel. They both put their ideas on the table, along with freelancers who helped them out.

in Honolulu; and Black Label in Pearl City. It is easier doing business through having a physical store, where customers can go to shop, especially in West Oahu. “That’s the ultimate goal,” says Gerald. “Hopefully start our own store.” Another goal Gerald and Carol have is to hold a fashion show at HNL Night Market, an urban lifestyle experience in Kaka’ako filled with food and retail vendors. However, they’re not there yet. Gerald and Carol are hoping to feature more cut and sew designs. “We’re not trying to just do graphic designs and snapback hats,” said Gerald. With a more dressy attire, business casual and collared shirts they hope to have a more broad selection of apparel. Not just streetwear.

Their first design was printed in December of 2012. A simple circle logo with the words ‘GOAL DIGGER’. They were sold to two friends and they kept the ball rolling from there. They started shipping locally, doing business through email and meetups. Which led for them to open their online store earlier this year in May. In addition to their online store, you can find Gold Cvltvre apparel in three locations: JV Salon & Boutique (@hairbyjuju) in Aiea; Limited Addiction

However, everyone faces obstacles and it’s not always easy when you’re in it alone. Before Gold Cvltvre formed, Carol upheld a previous brand that wouldn’t move forward. She struggled to produce on her own and turned to Gerald for help. “She was basically doing almost

everything,” Gerald said. I love street wear and I always wanted to create my own brand but I never thought I could. When she wanted to stop, I thought I would jump in and try…she inspired me.”

the Gold Cvltvre way is being yourself, positive energy and doing what you love.” “When we say ‘Gold,’ we mean success,” says Carol. “Success is measured not by money,” explains Gerald. “Success is finding the stability between happiness and having everything you want.”

In their men’s apparel of their summer release, there’s a quote on their design that says “A Sunny Place For Shady People”. It’s a reminder to be yourself in this paradise we call home. With Hawaii’s year-round sunny weather, there will be ‘shady’ people who will try to come between you and your dreams or your goals so filter out the negative energy and replace it with positive ones then continue to chase your dreams. “What we believe in is to chase your dreams and do whatever you always wanted to do,” said Gerald. “So basically,

Their recent Independent Day Release featured “The Liberty Tee” with the design of Lady Liberty in 24 karat gold with the American flag. Emphasizing our youth and freedom because of those who fought for us. You can find out more about their apparel online at goldcvltvre.com. Follow GOLD CVLTVRE on social media!

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