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December 2006

Features
Night Shift

Night Shift

When the sun goes down, a completely different Honolulu comes to life. For most of us, it’s a time to watch television and then go to sleep, but, for some, it’s time for work. Meet the people...

Michael Keany, Lori Anne Tomonari, Jenny Quill, A. Kam Napier & Brandon Lee

The Last Plantation

The shutdown of one of Hawai‘i’s few remaining pineapple plantations leaves 600 workers without jobs and possibly 200 without homes.

Ronna Bolante, photography by Monte Costa

“Mom”

An excerpt from former Gov. Ben Cayetano’s upcoming autobiography, Ben, A Memoir, from Street Kid to Governor.

Benjamin J. Cayetano

Departments
Editor's Page: Working Late Archive »

Honolulu works and plays by moonlight.

A. Kam Napier, editor
Letters: Letters 12|06 Archive »

Food: Deliciousness Itself Archive »

Sample a sweet, custardy cherimoya.

Joan Namkoong
Home: Working the Angles Archive »

Even with a tight budget, this first-time homeowner managed to land himself a one-of-a-kind, architect-designed house. Turns out you don’t have to be a millionaire to afford a custom home.

Michael Keany, photography by Hal Lum
Calabash: Our Town: Kaimuki Archive »

A new book charts the rapid growth of Honolulu.

Michael Keany
Calabash: First Person: Croaking Coqui Archive »

Die, die, die, you cute, melodious frogs!

Bill Harby
Calabash: Clipping Service Archive »

Calabash: Waikiki After Dark Archive »

Calabash: Music Review Archive »

Jake Shimabukuro, Gently Weeps, Hitchhike Records

Michael Keany
Calabash: Epic Book Archive »

Restoring a lost legend.
Calabash: Shopping: Gettin’ Figgy With It Archive »

The holiday song may demand figgy pudding, but frankly, we’d rather receive these fig-themed goodies.

Kathryn Drury Wagner, photography by Alex Viarnes
Calabash: Environment: The Plant Seekers Archive »

Sometimes you’ve got to take a risk when saving a dying species.

Sheila Sarhangi
Calabash: Environment: Clearly Beloved Archive »

A Honolulu-made kayak makes it all the way to New York’s art scene.

Cari Shane Parven
Calabash: Q+A Archive »

Donald Pascual

Christopher Pala
Calabash: What’s for Dinner? Archive »

Maybe you’re swamped at work, juggling the needs of a busy family or just don’t want to fuss with cooking—or perhaps all three. But you don’t have to survive on cereal and...

Kathryn Drury Wagner
Calabash: Technology: Did You Hear That? Archive »

A Hawai‘i-based researcher uses a new kind of transmitter to figure out when sharks are eating, and where.

Christopher Pala
Fashion: Land of the Lost Archive »

Steam things up with this season’s hottest accessories. Whether it’s a reptile-inspired handbag or chunky, topaz jewelry, these looks are anything but extinct.

Styling by Kathryn Drury Wagner, photography by Alex Viarnes
Making a Difference: A Time for Giving Archive »

The Salvation Army hits the streets again this holiday season, collecting donations, toys and clothing to bring Christmas to all of Hawai‘i’s children.

Lori Anne Tomonari
Dining: Eating at the Bar Archive »

When dining out means bar stools for two.

John Heckathorn
From Our Files Archive »

Chronicling the Islands since 1888.

Ronna Bolante
Afterthoughts: Fear Factor Archive »

A scaredy-cat tries to embrace adventure.

Kathryn Drury Wagner, managing editor