March 2004

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	Best of Honolulu 2004 Our annual guide to living better in Honolulu by readers and editors. The Best of Honolulu Ronna Bolante, Michael Keany, Joan Namkoong, John Heckathorn, Kathryn Drury & A. Kam Napier

Features

Best of Honolulu 2004

Our annual guide to living better in Honolulu by readers and editors. The Best of Honolulu

Ronna Bolante, Michael Keany, Joan Namkoong, John Heckathorn, Kathryn Drury & A. Kam Napier

Departments
Editor's Page: Editor's Page: Missing Donnelly	Archive »
With Dave Donnelly gone, Honolulu seems like a less interesting town. John Heckathorn
Letters	Archive »
Letters, March 2004
Culture: Makau: Hawaiian Fishhooks	Archive »
Hawaiian fishhooks admired as a work of art David Young
First Person: Truth along the blue line	Archive »
The surfer lifestyle is not babes in bikinis, bonfires on the beach—just middle-aged surfers grabbing a few waves before work. Jim Bocci
Politics: Help Wanted	Archive »
Honolulu is going to get a new mayor this fall. Due to term limitations, Mayor Jeremy Harris can no longer run, so the job is open to a fresh face for the first time in a decade. A. Kam Napier
Q+A: Q + A, Dee Jay Mailer	Archive »
Questions and answers with Dee Jay Mailer Kathryn Drury
Health: Atkins Crazy	Archive »
Kathleen Kozak, M.D.
Health: Scary Shortage	Archive »
Shortage of medical specialists in the community. Alex Salkever
Around Town: Age of Aquarium	Archive »
Waikiki Aquarium celebrates its 100th year anniversary Jennifer Crites
Q&A: Q + A, Dee Jay Mailer	Archive »
Questions and answers with Dee Jay Mailer Kathryn Drury
Food: Dining: Best Local Food	Archive »
The tasty portion of our Best of Honolulu 2004 issue. By John Heckathorn, Joan Namkoong and Michael Keany
Food: Drink to the Turtles	Archive »
Honu Beer is dedicated to the turtles. A. Kam Napier
Government: Called to duty	Archive »
This month, about 380 Army Reservists and 180 Army National Guardsmen from Hawai‘i will deploy to Iraq, leaving their families and jobs behind. Katherine Nichols
Government: Help Wanted	Archive »
Honolulu is going to get a new mayor this fall. Due to term limitations, Mayor Jeremy Harris can no longer run, so the job is open to a fresh face for the first time in a decade. A. Kam Napier
Travel: Desert Solitaire	Archive »
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West Alex Salkever
Architecture: Written in Stone	Archive »
An exploration of Hawaii’s masterworks in stone. A. Kam Napier
Culture: Makau: Hawaiian Fishhooks	Archive »
Hawaiian fishhooks admired as a work of art David Young
Entertainment: Age of Aquarium	Archive »
Waikiki Aquarium celebrates its 100th year anniversary Jennifer Crites
Entertainment: Recommended	Archive »
Recommended media, March 2004 John Heckathorn
Entertainment: April Would Know	Archive »
April Masini's dating love life John Heckathorn
Science: Afterthoughts: Mission to Mars	Archive »
Getting to Mars won't be easy A. Kam Napier
Environment: Bamboo Boom?	Archive »
Bamboo is seen as a sustainable resource for construction. David Thompson
Dining: Dining: Best Local Food	Archive »
The tasty portion of our Best of Honolulu 2004 issue. By John Heckathorn, Joan Namkoong and Michael Keany
From Our Files	Archive »
HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific, chronicling the Islands since 1888. A. Kam Napier

March 2004

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Best of Honolulu 2004

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