July 2006

Features

Saving St. Francis

When a deal to sell their hospital fell through, a band of physicians got together to buy it themselves. Will they be able to turn things around?

Brandon Lee

All in the Family

What do you get when an experienced contractor builds his own dream home? Clean, understated ‘Ohana living.

Michael Keany

Hawai’i’s Best Doctors

Every two years, Best Doctors Inc. conducts an in-depth survey among top physicians nationwide. Which doctors would they pick for themselves or their loved ones? Here, we share the Hawai’I...

Kathryn Drury Wagner, photos by Olivier Koning

Departments
Editor's Page: Pigeons and Doctors Archive »

An unexpected encounter with a bird reminded me why we need good doctors and hospitals.

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

Health: Bird Flu and You Archive »

Is Hawai’i ready for a pandemic such as bird flu? That depends on you.

Katherine Nichols
Calabash: Arts: Siamese Wins Archive »

Hawai’i Opera Theatre changes pace with its summer season, featuring The King and I.

Kathryn Drury Wagner
Calabash: The New Keiki Zoo Archive »

Calabash: History: Hawai’i’s Sakada Soldiers Archive »

Not all of Hawai’i’s earliest Filipino immigrants came to work on plantations.

Ronna Bolante
Calabash: Q+A Archive »

Ka’iulani Murphy

Ronna Bolante
Calabash: Clipping Service Archive »

Calabash: Our Town Archive »

Old Hawai’Ii needs your help
Calabash: By the Numbers Archive »

Calabash: Music Review Archive »

Troy Fernandez, Hawaiian Style ‘Ukulele, Neos Productions

Michael Keany
Calabash: Let Us Eat Cake Archive »

Michael Keany
Calabash: Nature: Turtle Independence Day Archive »

In July, Hawai’i’s green goodwill ambassadors are released into the freedom of the open ocean.

Shirley Black Gerum
Calabash: Shopping: The Lovin’ Spoonful Archive »

Like a time machine in a cone, ice cream transports you back to your youth. Here’s the scoop on where to indulge.

Kathryn Drury Wagner, photos: courtesy of Cold Stone Creamery, Häagen-Dazs, Marble Slab Creamery
Making a Difference: Cooking Up Success Archive »

Paul Onishi’s alternative program is leading Farrington’s at-risk students into the kitchen and back into the classroom.

Lori Tomonari
Dining: Kosmic Kaua’i Archive »

If you don’t think you can love vegan food, just wait till dessert.

John Heckathorn
From Our Files: From Our Files – July Archive »

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

Ronna Bolante
Afterthoughts: New York Turned My Poi Dog Mean Archive »

A furry Island transplant finds the Big Apple considerably edgier than Honolulu.

Dan Kois