January 7, 2009

November 2004

Features

Giving Voice

John Keola Lake has shaped an entire generation of Native Hawaiians. In doing so, he is ensuring that the ways of his kupuna live on.

K2:The King of Mountains

This summer there were 11 expeditions from around the world trying to climb K2—including the one-man 2004 Hawaiian Expedition, which consisted of our contributing editor, guy Sibilla.

When Eddie Met Gabby

In a Waimanalo backyard, an ailing Gabby Pahinui asked Eddie Kamae to play a few tunes with him. It was the jam session that changed Kamae’s life—and set off the Hawaiian Renaissance.

Kue

30 years of land struggles in Hawaii

90 Years of Opening Nights

Diamond Head Theatre celebrates its 90th anniversary season, a milestone for the oldest continuously operating theater in the Islands

Can Hawaiians Save the Public Schools?

Can Hawaiians Save the Public Schools?

When Native Hawaiians got fed up with the state’s failure to educate their children, they took public education into their own hands. Now Kamehameha Schools has come to their aid.

Departments

Editor's Page: Lighting up the Hawai‘i Theatre

Yes, it really says, “The 117th Holiday Annual” on the marquee

Letters

November

Culture: Tapa:

The Fabric of Hawai‘i

Food: Thankful for ‘Ohelo

Our very own cranberry.

Rescue: Saving Building N

Threatened with extinction, a historic schoolhouse finds new life as an art center.

World Beat

A Manoa home combines mystery, art and environmental sensitivity.

Calabash: David Sedaris

World-class smart-ass David Sedaris makes his first appearance in Honolulu on Nov. 13.

Calabash: Our Town

The Kahala turns 40

Calabash: Q+A Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Calabash: 50 years of Christmas

The Queen’s Medical Center Auxiliary celebrates its 50th, and last, Festival of Trees.

Calabash: Tree Love

Calabash: Electoral College Dropout

Calabash: Book Report: Surf Science

Calabash: Hittin’ the Sauce

Making a Difference: At Home in Palolo

For more than a century, the Pälolo Chinese Home has cared for the elderly of all nationalities.

Dining: The King of Cocktails

America invented the cocktail, then lost the art. Great cocktails are back-even in Honolulu.

From Our Files: From our Files

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

Afterthoughts: Voting by Design

When a single ballot insists it is actually five ballots, who could blame a voter for being confused?