November 2006

Features

Where I’m From

Knowing a person’s hometown tells you more than just where they were raised.

Interviewed by Ronna Bolante. Portraits by Mark Arbeit

9 Most Endangered Historic Sites in Hawai‘i

The buildings, estates and towns most in need of saving in 2006.

Michael Keany

Saving Kaho‘olawe

Kaho‘olawe doesn’t make the news so much anymore. But a lot is going on there—and you can be part of it.

Story and Photos by Sheila Sarhangi

The Unretired

Rocking chairs and gold watches are the stuff of yesterday’s retirees. Today, the rules are different.

Lori Anne Tomonari

Who Owns the Duke?

The battle for the trademark to Duke Kahanamoku’s name has been far less dignified than the man himself.

Patti Paniccia

Behind the Paint

Graffiti is everywhere. We talked to the people who write it, to find out how and why they do it. Think you already know who spray-paints walls? Think again.

Story and Photos by Michael Keany

Departments
Editor's Page: On Kaho‘olawe Archive »

Small plants can restore a larger faith.

A. Kam Napier, editor
Letters: Letters | November Archive »

Education: Destination Unknown Archive »

Hawai‘i’s charter schools still struggle to find permanent homes.

Ronna Bolante
Environment: Down the Tubes Archive »

Storm-drain pollution prompts the city to take action.

Sheila Sarhangi
Events: Calling All Writers Archive »

Food: Mom Was Right Archive »

Take advantage of the cooler weather by getting some crunchy, tasty local broccoli.

Joan Namkoong
Our Town: The Real Salt Lake Archive »

This area has a flavorful past.

Noelle Chun
Shopping: Mu‘umu‘u Re-do Archive »

The trendy Blue Geisha Vintage Boutique turns an old mainstay into a hot new look.

Noelle Chun
The Arts: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby Archive »

Hawai‘i Public Radio celebrates 25 years.

Jenny Quill
Calabash: Trail Time Archive »

With only one person overseeing more than 40 of O‘ahu’s hiking trails, the state gets extra help from an unexpected source.

Ronna Bolante
Calabash: Pampered Pooch Archive »

Spoil your four-legged companion with groovy pet goodies.

Lori Anne Tomonari,photography by Rae Huo
Calabash: Music Review Archive »

Amy Hanaiali‘i, Generation Hawai‘i, Hanaiali‘i Records

Michael Keany
Calabash: Perfect Pairings Archive »

Kathryn Drury Wagner
Calabash: Careful Crossings Archive »

The HPD has stepped up pedestrian citations. Will it make O‘ahu’s streets safer?

Kathryn Drury Wagner
Calabash: Return of the Waffle Dog Archive »

It’s true—the local favorite is back.

Ronna Bolante
Calabash: Q+A Archive »

Masami Teraoka
Calabash: Surfing’s Triple Crown Archive »

Calabash: By the Numbers Archive »

Noelle Chun
Calabash: Do You Speak Ocean? Archive »

Like Morse code, Hawai‘i’s surf beats out a message—one that reaches surprisingly far. Meet some global citizens who heeded this call.

Philip Thurston, photography by Hesham
Calabash: Clipping Service Archive »

Calabash: Shipping Out Archive »

Earlier this year, the USS Honolulu bid a final aloha to its namesake city when the submarine left Pearl Harbor to deactivate at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. It was the third ship named after the...

Noelle Chun
Making a Difference: Let the Healing Begin Archive »

By facing the victims of their crimes, inmates at Waiawa prison start to move forward.

Lori Anne Tomonari
Dining: Chinese, Sort Of Archive »

Three chains shake up the Chinese restaurant scene.

John Heckathorn
From Our Files: From Our Files | November Archive »

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

Ronna Bolante
Afterthoughts: Off with Their Heads! Archive »

Whatever happened to the public spanking?

Kathryn Drury Wagner, managing editor