Former Rep. Ed Case joins the race for Congress; and a lawmaker briefly goes shirtless to help a friend

Celebrate Hawaiʻi’s vibrant cultures during the Pan-Pacific Festival, paint the day away at the museum and start the King Kamehameha Day celebrations early with a historic flower parade.

Whether it’s celebrating King Kamehameha Day at the park, watching a movie under the stars or enjoying some mango-inspired cocktails, this summer ought to be off to a good start.

“Moana” twin writer team tailored “The Descendants” star a punishing new role that included 14-hour days filming in the ocean off Fiji. But she does romance dreamboat Sam Claflin in a film based on a castaway’s tale that thrilled Hawai‘i in 1983.

(Sponsored) Unlimited food, bottomless drinks and endless conversation, June 19 at The Modern Honolulu.

We’re giving one lucky winner $1,000 worth of gift certificates to places that include Herringbone Waikīkī, Prima Hawai‘i, W Salon and tons more. Enter today!

A stunning view doesn’t always require a killer climb.

Need something to read—or hand to someone who does? Here’s HONOLULU’s first-ever list of the most iconic, trenchant and irresistible Island books, as voted by a panel of literary community luminaries.

The voting was close enough we’re recognizing books that just missed making the list, as well as plays and guidebooks that our judges suggested. More to read this summer—and all year.

What defines greatness? What matters most to us today? What will people actually (really) read? Those were some of the questions we faced while winnowing HONOLULU’s first-ever list of books every Islander should know, if not own.

Acclaimed poet Christy Passion and Kristiana Kahakauwila, author of short stories and a forthcoming novel, celebrate their literary communities and personal favorites.

Honolulu’s newest Italian eatery, Le Radici, is now open in Velocity Honolulu at the Symphony.