August 8, 2008

¤ Features

Peter the Prosecutor

Peter Carlisle is exactly what you'd expect from a prosecutor—a quick-on-his-feet, tough-talking lawman who lives to put away bad guys.

Our Disappearing Nurses

A nursing shortage looms on the horizon, not just nationally, but also here in Hawaii. Can the problem be fixed before it's too late?

Waialae on the Rise

This 2.5-mile stretch makes up one of the city's last, best walking neighborhoods, packed with restaurants, shops and small businesses.

A House Divided

With a boxy, corrugated exterior and an interior filled with rich, imported teak, this Puna home splits the difference between clean modernism and old-world warmth.

¤ Restaurant Guide

2009 All-Island Restaurant Guide


The Art of Sushi, 24 Perfect Pupu, Tips on Dining with Kids and Classic American Comfort Food.

¤ Departments

Dinner, and a Departure

This month, we pull together our Restaurant Guide, and say goodbye to one of the family.

Letters

Our readers respond.

Calabash

People * Arts * Culture

Making a Difference

Habitat for Humanity constructs homes with families in need.

From Our Files

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

Afterthoughts: Back in the Game

An unusual group of athletes reminds us to take action.


 

¤ Promotions 

2009 Hale Aina Ballot

VOTE for your favorite restaurants in HONOLULU Magazine's  25th Annual Hale Aina Awards.

See last year's winners from our 2008 Hale Aina Awards. 
 

4th Annual Photo Contest

HONOLULU Magazine and the Hotels & Resorts of Halekulani present the 4TH ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST, celebrating the Island’s best photographers and their visions.

View the official rules and entry form. 


Enter to win!

Two tickets to the 35th anniversary Cecilio & Kapono concert on August 23 & a $100 gift certificate to MAC 24-7. Enter now.

 

¤ HONOLULU Blogs

Blog by Editor, A. Kam Napier

COMMENTARY, QUESTIONS & CRITICISMS

When Rail Gets Old

Remembering Mayor Hannemann’s wisdom of approaching any civic infrastructure project with three questions—Do we need it? Can we afford it? Can we maintain it?—this piece from The New York...


Blog by Kathryn Drury Wagner

FOOD, SHOPPING & BOOKS

Local Elixir

I love kombucha, an energizing, fermented tea product. It’s basically lightly sweetened tea, plus a blob of culture...


Blog by Mike Keany

ARCHITECTURE & URBAN PLANNING

Bon Dance!

A few scenes from Palolo Hongwanji's bon dance this past Saturday.


Blog by Christine Hitt

ARTS, CULTURE & NIGHTLIFE

HOT's A Little Night Music

Hawaii Opera Theatre’s A Little Night Music is a musical treat and its last showings are this weekend, August 9-10. The opening song gives you...

¤ Calendar

Looking for something to do tonight? Check out what’s going on in and around Honolulu.

Got an event to post? Submit your event here.

WHALES: WONDERS OF THE OCEAN

05.17.2008 to 09.21.2008

Learn all about the gentle giants of the sea in this robotic traveling exhibition from WonderWorks. This exhibit tells their 54-million-year-old...

Honolulu Family Festival

08.07.2008 to 08.10.2008

After two successful years of record-breaking attendance, the Honolulu Family Festival returns to Magic Island for not one, but two fun-filled...

2008 Honolulu Family Festival

08.08.2008

After two successful years of record-breaking attendance, the Honolulu Family Festival returns to Magic Island for not one, but two fun-filled...

Tourbillon Launching

08.08.2008 to 08.10.2008

Launching event/ promotion for new canvas line, Tourbillon collection. Private party on August 8, from 6 pm to 8 pm. One bag will be given away...

Entire Calendar »

¤ Honolulu Magazine Events

¤ Kokua


HONOLULU Magazine introduces readers to the local charities

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



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

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Letters - August 2008

...on publicly funded elections, the best doctors in Hawaii and the quality of the political class.

Letters - July 2008

... on grading Hawaii's public schools, politics in Hawaii and the unsung heroes of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.

Letters - June 2008

...on Randall Roth's "Politics in Hawaii," HPD officers and abstinence-only education.