Meaning "half" in Hawaiian, the word "hapa" first entered the Hawaiian language in the early 1800s. Originally used to describe individuals of mixed Hawaiian and European ancestry, hapa has since ...
From left, Michiyo and Sohei Lappen, the mother-son duo behind Hapa Bistro in San Bruno. Courtesy Hapa Bistro. When Sohei Lappen graduated college with a degree in criminal justice in 2019, opening a ...
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