April 2006

Features

Waiting for Walden Chu

Runner-Up

Trudi Nekomoto

Design Matters

Michael Keany, A. Kam Napier and Kathryn Drury Wagner

Legend of da River Street Gambler

Grand-Prize Winner

Lee Tonouchi

Magic Words in the Palace of Desire

Runner-Up

Lou Zitnik

Departments
Editor's Page: All by Design Archive »

Hawai’i is home to a thriving community of creative design pros.

A. Kam Napier, Editor
Letters: Letters - April Archive »

Special Section: Welcome from our sponsor Archive »

Special Section: Kailua Shopping Archive »

Our intrepid writer sought out the best deals, cutest boutiques and most interesting shopkeepers.

Sheila Sarhangi, photography by Alex Viarnes
Special Section: Kailua Restaurant Guide Archive »

Whether you’re looking for a casual, ocean-front dinner, a quick pizza snack or a delicious meal of Mexican cuisine, Kailua eateries have something to offer everyone.

Lori Anne Tomonari
Special Section: Kailua Sunrise Archive »

Forget the sun umbrellas and coolers--the best time of the day to enjoy the beach, this Kailua-based writer suggests, is before dawn.

James Dannenberg
Special Section: Kailua on the Water Archive »

The heart of Kailua may not be on land at all, but in the ocean, where generations of Kailuans have found adventure, recreation, even comfort.

Brian Berusch
Special Section: Kailua Arts & Culture Archive »

Dancers, painmters, sculptors, glassblowers and more--Kailua is filled with art.

Sheila Sarhangi
Calabash: Q+A Archive »

Kathy “Tita” Collins

Lehia Apana
Calabash: Cirque Hawaii Archive »

Waikiki's new show
Calabash: Clipping Service Archive »

Calabash: From the Heart Archive »

An innovative adoption process gathers local photographers and community members with one goal: to find homes for all of Hawai’i’s children.

Lori Anne Tomonari
Calabash: Music Review Archive »

Ginai, Jazz Island, Black Hawaiian Records

Michael Keany
Calabash: Nature: The Color Purple Archive »

This month’s botanical forecast: violet explosions of Jacaranda mimosifolia.

Shirley Black Gerum
Calabash: Egg-stravagant Archive »

Whether made of diamonds and platinum or chocolate and sugar, these gifts are perfect for spring.

Lori Anne Tomonari, photography by Rae Huo
Calabash: Our Town: McClain Auctions Archive »

Ronna Bolante
Making a Difference: Behind the Scenes Archive »

Some nonprofits exist to boost other nonprofits. Their work receives less publicity, but is just as important.

Lori Anne Tomonari
Dining: Upscale Chinese Archive »

Two new restaurants make Chinese food special again.

John Heckathorn
From Our Files: From Our Files - April Archive »

HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific, chronicling the Islands since 1888.

Ronna Bolante
Afterthoughts: Home Free Archive »

Sometimes home is all over the map.

Bill Harby