March 2009

Features
	Stop the Fear, Take Action Instead of worrying about what the future may hold, we want to encourage you to take action. Here's tips from 10 experts. Sheila Sarhangi
	Art in a Storm The troubled economy has spared no one, including Hawaii’s treasured arts and cultural institutions. They’ve been battered by layoffs and cutbacks. Is Hawaii’s art community sinking? Andrew Rose
	Best of Honolulu 2009 We've scoured the Islands once more to find the best products, services, food and entertainment, all to help you live better in Honolulu. Tiffany Hill, Christine Hitt, Michael Keany, Alice Keesing and Renee Lee, Illustrations by Andrew Catanzariti

Features

Stop the Fear, Take Action

Instead of worrying about what the future may hold, we want to encourage you to take action. Here's tips from 10 experts.

Sheila Sarhangi

Art in a Storm

The troubled economy has spared no one, including Hawaii’s treasured arts and cultural institutions. They’ve been battered by layoffs and cutbacks. Is Hawaii’s art community sinking?

Andrew Rose

Best of Honolulu 2009

We've scoured the Islands once more to find the best products, services, food and entertainment, all to help you live better in Honolulu.

Tiffany Hill, Christine Hitt, Michael Keany, Alice Keesing and Renee Lee, Illustrations by Andrew Catanzariti

Departments
Editor's Page: Editor's Page: Selecting the Best	Archive »
Our new president, Island role model? A. Kam Napier
Letters	Archive »
...on dining with kids, Mainland pigs and using the magazine as a resource. Plus, a pizza giveaway!
Special Promotional Section: Kailua Magazine	Archive »
Special Promotional Section
Calabash: Pandas!	Archive »
Aaron Martin's new panda mural at The Contemporary Museum
Our Town: Fast Food Transformation	Archive »
It’s the little changes that show how much our city evolves. Renee Lee
Around Town: 7 Reasons to Get Out	Archive »
Events happening around town in March. Tiffany Hill
Around Town: Web Exclusive: Differing Views at Statehood Ceremony	Archive »
In a perhaps symbolic juxtaposition, an anti-statehood group remained on one side of the capitol while the military band played on the other side. Tiffany Hill
Q&A: Q&A: Martha Smith	Archive »
The CEO of Kapiolani Medical Center celebrates the hospital’s centennial—and charts a course for the future. Tiffany Hill
Real Estate: Deal or No Deal?	Archive »
Tips when shopping for foreclosure or short-sale real estate Jenny Quill
Arts: Thinking Inside the Box	Archive »
The 10th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition compels artists around the world to create good things in small packages. Lavonne Leong
Arts: Web Exclusive: Arts Panel Discussion	Archive »
The audio aired March 29, 2009 from the public arts roundtable discussion. Christine Hitt, audio provided by Hawaii Public Radio
Culture: In Your Cups	Archive »
What are the secrets to a perfect cup of coffee? Brooke Jones
Music Review: CD Reviews: Bop Tribal and Busekrus	Archive »
Music reviews of jazz quintet, Bop Tribal and rockers, Busekrus. Michael Keany
Books: Relaxing Reads	Archive »
Shut the door on the doomsayers and cozy up on your couch with one of these new books. Kathryn Drury Wagner
Books: Thought for Food	Archive »
Nourish your senses with locally-inspired gourmet books. Kathryn Drury Wagner
Environment: Playing Our Song?	Archive »
An Oahu-based biologist studies an endangered bird species using recordings of its songs. Sheila Sarhangi
Scrapyard: Scrapyard: Driving While Talking	Archive »
Should we force drivers to hang up? Michael Keany
Field Notes: Field Guide: Kakaako	Archive »
This industrial neighborhood is surprisingly vibrant with good eats and discount buys. Tiffany Hill
Making a Difference: Making a Difference: Nonprofit Gets PHOCUSED on Health	Archive »
State budget cuts inspire a new coalition. Tiffany Hill
Dining: Dining: Pizza for the Particular	Archive »
I went looking for pizzas that would make the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana happy. John Heckathorn
From Our Files	Archive »
HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since 1888. Tiffany Hill
Afterthoughts: Afterthoughts: The H-1 Lullaby	Archive »
Steering my way through the night. Kathryn Drury Wagner

March 2009

Features

Stop the Fear, Take Action

Art in a Storm

Best of Honolulu 2009

Departments