September 2009

Features

The Coolest Jobs in Hawaii

The Coolest Jobs in Hawaii

What do you daydream about when you’re at work? Surfing? Shopping? What if you could do it for a living? This month, we found 11 lucky people who get paid to do what many would do for free.

Abundant Spirits

Abundant Spirits

Meet nine Islanders who are making life in Hawaii better for those who most need the help.

Private School Guide 2010

Private School Guide 2010

How to choose the right school, a step-by-step guide to admissions and frequently asked questions.

Departments

Editor's Page: Editor's Page: Cool Jobs

Some people don’t settle for the usual 9-to-5.

Letters: Feedback

...on Lilo & Stitch and the best lawyers.

Calabash: Cabaret

Cherry Blossom Cabaret

Our Town: Airway to Heaven

Free-rein college station KTUH has been igniting the radio airwaves for 40 years.

Our Town: A Tight-Knit Group

The Aloha Knitters isn’t your grandmother’s knitting circle, though none of its members would mind the comparison.

Around Town: 7 Reasons to Get Out

Things to do in September

Music Review: CD Reviews: Becky and Lyle, and Kawaikapuokalani Hewett

CD Reviews of "Bossa Style" and "Hoola i ka Poli"

Science: Space: Hawaii's Final Frontier?

And you thought rail was contentious. Now, the state plans to apply for a spaceport license.

Environment: The Healing Place

As The Queen’s Medical Center marks its milestone sesquicentennial, we take a closer look at the historic landscape that surrounds it.

Field Notes: Field Guide: School Street

You’ll find more eateries than schools on this long street.

Dining: Dining: Eating Outside the Box

Someone out there in restaurant land was doing some unconventional thinking, perhaps just to keep me from getting bored.

From Our Files

September archives

Afterthoughts: Afterthoughts: Kangaroo You

Beasts bounce through Kalihi Valley—and my imagination.