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¤ Features

January 2009

2008 Sour Poi Awards

Celebrating the best of the worst of 2008—the strange, the stupid and the scandalous.

By Michael Keany

January 2009

Behind the Curtain

The unsung heroes of Hawaii entertainment.

By Michael Keany and Catherine Toth

January 2009

25 Years of Hale Aina

HONOLULU Magazine’s Restaurant Awards have grown—along with the restaurants themselves.

By John Heckathorn

January 2009

2009 Hale Aina Awards

Restaurant Profiles of Hale Aina award-winning restaurants, including: Alan Wong's Restaurant, Tango, Le Bistro, Le Mer and more.

By Tiffany Hill

January 2009

Hale Aina Award Winners 2009

The complete list of winners from the 2009 Hale Aina Awards.

January 2009

¤ Departments

	Editor's Page: What a year Who knows what to expect of 2008? By A. Kam Napier january 2009
	Letters ...on Jack Lockwood's melting plane over Mauna Loa volcano. january 2009
	Calabash People * Arts * Culture january 2009
	Making a Difference: How to Make a Chef Culinary nonprofit broadens students' horizons. by tiffany hill january 2009
	From Our Files HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since 1888. by tiffany hill january 2009
	Afterthoughts: Remembering the Digital Revolution A classic Afterthoughts column from the vaults. by A. Kam Napier january 2009

¤ Kokua

HONOLULU Magazine introduces readers to the local charities

and philanthropists who are working to improve life in the Islands.

Kokua means helping others. Learn more about these people and see a list of charitable events on our Kokua Calendar.

¤ 2008 Editor's Picks

Here are some of my favorite stories from 2008. How about you? What are your favorites? E-mail me at akamn@honolulumagazine.com

—A. Kam Napier, Editor, HONOLULU Magazine

“Cooking with Cheese” [March Afterthoughts]

“After Oil” [March]

“Politics in Hawaii: Is Something Broken?” [May]

“The Yard” [May]

“Japanese Jewelbox” [July]

“Peter the Prosecutor” [August]

“The Art of Sushi,” [August RG]

“An Authentic Luau” [September]

“50 Reasons to Love this City” [September]

“10 Amazing Island Stories” [November]

¤ HONOLULU Blogs

Off My Desk

Blog by Editor, A. Kam Napier

COMMENTARY, QUESTIONS & CRITICISMS

Remembering MacMillan

Shortly before Christmas, we received word that local author Ian MacMillan had passed away on Dec. 18.

December 31, 2008

Urban Archaeology

Blog by Mike Keany

ARCHITECTURE & URBAN PLANNING

Notes from Inside the General Election

My impressions from a day spent in the counting center this Tuesday.

November 6, 2008

The Hitt List

Blog by Christine Hitt

ARTS, CULTURE & NIGHTLIFE

The Hitt List: My New Year's Eve Picks

These spots are guaranteed to give you a bottle-popping, fireworks-watching, disco-dancing night to remember.

December 23, 2008

Guilty Pleasures

Blog by Kathryn Drury Wagner

FOOD, SHOPPING & BOOKS

Tastes Like Summer

I’d been eyeing the “New: Apricot Pie” sign for weeks now...

September 24, 2008

Kathryn will resume blogging in January 2009.

E V E N T S & P R O M O T I O N S

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