March 2006

Our city offers world-class thinkers, as well as great plate lunches.

A. Kam Napier, Editor

Hawai‘i is home to more 100-year-olds per capita than any other state. Researchers are learning why.

Michael Markrich

A University of Hawai'i political science professor explains why he thinks Iraq is the right war, at the right time.

R.J. Rummel

A piece of Mo'ili'ili history

Bill Thomas anticipates a Hawai'i visit in a Jan. 22 Washington Post column titled "A Shore Thing."

The 12th annual Honolulu Festival dances into town March 10 to 12.

Jenny Quill

Hawai‘i is crazy for Korean dramas, and even played a role in introducing them to Mainland audiences.

Heidi Chang

A. Kam Napier

Ka 'Upu Aloha, Aaron J. Sala, Hula Records

Michael Keany

A 20th-century institution is still clacking away on King Street.

Michael Keany

Tips for keeping your pooch happy and healthy during an outdoor excursion.

Diane Ako

We come across a lot of cool new ideas. These two are both stylish and useful.

Don’t have the time? We searched the city to find the hottest men’s watches, from $120 to $3,800.

Lori Anne Tomonari

Taking their lead from L.A.’s hipster scene, the owners of Koi offer Honolulu a little something to change up the nightlife.

Lori Anne Tomonari

An exhibit and ongoing research shed light on kapa moe, Hawaiian sleeping cloths.

Kathryn Drury Wagner

Hawai‘i’s kolea are taking flight for the North—but they’ll be back.

Shirley Black Gerum

Resembling one of the world’s most popular filmmakers leads this writer to question the nature of celebrity.

James Dannenberg

La'akea Suganuma

Kathryn Drury Wagner

It’s just getting started, but the opening of the Lana‘i Women’s Center takes a few steps in the right direction, bringing much needed counseling and healthcare opportunities to the Pineapple...

Lori Anne Tomonari

Fresh fish, handmade tortillas, rib-eye carne asada—it’s a brave new world of Mexican food in Honolulu.

John Heckathorn

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

Ronna Bolante

Time travel, roast chickens and the U.S. Census.

Kathryn Drury Wagner, Managing Editor