June 2009

Features

How Much is Your Home Worth Now?

How Much is Your Home Worth Now?

After a decade of skyrocketing prices, Hawaii’s real estate market has finally slowed down. What can we expect next?

Jewel Boxes

Jewel Boxes

Despite the economy, there are reassuring signs of life: small boutiques opening up.

Farm to Table: The New Face of Farming

Farm to Table: The New Face of Farming

Meet the people who grew your dinner.

Farm to Table: Getting Fresh

Farm to Table: Getting Fresh

Why does one box of salad last for two weeks, while another collapses in 48 hours? Derek Albano of the Whole Foods Market produce department answers.

 

Revive

Departments

Editor's Page: Editor's Page: Fun with Inflation

Prices get bigger, dollars get smaller, but we want just as much.

Letters: Feedback

...on public school teachers, the DOE and illegal immigration in Hawaii.

Innovation: Web Exclusive: Hands-Free Speech

Need help shopping for hands-free equipment? Here are some products you might like.

Around Town: 7 Reasons to Get Out

Things to do in June 2009 in Honolulu

Around Town: Release Yourself

These promoters give kamaaina a reason to stay up late on Kauai.

Q&A: Towing the Line

It’s hard enough when your car gets towed. Here’s how to avoid getting gouged, too.

Arts: Pet-ography

Meet a Honolulu pet photographer.

Music Review: CD Reviews: Gordan Mark and Natalie Ai Kamauu

Music reviews of Gordan Mark's Solo Ukulele and Natalie Ai Kamauu.

Environment: What Happened to the Birds?

The disappearance of an entire colony of albatrosses leads to a high-level investigation.

Field Notes: Field Guide: Young Street

Sandwiched between King and Beretania, this hidden street boasts more than condos and apartment complexes.

Making a Difference: Making a Difference: Stopping the Traffic

Nonprofit helps hidden victims of human trafficking and torture.

Dining: Dining: Parking-Lot Food

The Farmers’ Markets are cookin’, literally.

From Our Files

...on punishment as a sailor in pre-1840s, the Infinity Dolls of 1974 and sake.

Afterthoughts: Afterthoughts: Goldilocks Goes Car Shopping

The quest for a little family Fahrvergnügen.