Chinatown has a new, impossible-to-miss landmark: a pink and purple abstract mural on the back wall of 1121 Nuuanu Ave.

May is Hawaiian Music Month, but don’t forget about Spam popsicles, psychics and a dramatic tale of a Hawaiian outlaw.

In 1888, King Kalakaua issued a royal charter, commissioning a magazine. Then titled Paradise of the Pacific, this publication became HONOLULU Magazine, making it the oldest magazine west of the Mississippi.

It's April, and that means it’s time for the Merrie Monarch Festival, now heading into its 51st year.

Each month Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vibrant and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: Weekday Afternoons at Manoa Pool.

A new anthology grapples with the big questions.

Sarah Park, infectious disease physician, state epidemiologist and chief of the Hawaii Department of Health’s Disease Outbreak Control Division, investigates everything from measles outbreaks to the flu and leptospirosis. She isn’t scared of a little dengue, but she also doesn’t buy the 5-second rule.

A 65-year-old artwork symbolizing the eternal struggle in life has overcome its own battles, from an early identity crisis to sledgehammer attacks.

April may be Earth Month, but we’re celebrating the ocean and outer space, too.

In 1888, King Kalakaua issued a royal charter, commissioning a magazine. Then titled Paradise of the Pacific, this publication became HONOLULU Magazine, making it the oldest magazine west of the Mississippi.

Ducks float downstream in a “race” that raises funds for the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii (UCPAHI).

Brittany Wi Lin Lee, 24, was crowned Narcissus Queen at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce’s 65th annual Narcissus Festival earlier this year.