Your Guide to the Perfect Thanksgiving Weekend: November 25–December 1, 2020
Celebrate native voices, shop local deals and kick off the holiday season with a light show.
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The 2020 Hale ‘Aina Awards
Holiday Marketplace
Support Hawai‘i Brands and Score Great Holiday Deals
The holidays are right around the corner. Shop 30-plus local offers all from your living room.
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Sasabune Offers the Best Takeout Sushi Bento in Honolulu for $30
Since its opening in 1997, the O.G. omakase restaurant never offered takeout. Until now.
Your Guide to the Perfect Thanksgiving Weekend: November 25–December 1, 2020
Celebrate native voices, shop local deals and kick off the holiday season with a light show.
2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Presents From Hawai‘i Shops for Less Than $50
Let’s wrap up this humbug year (and shop local!) with Santa-supported stocking stuffers and bright under-the-tree surprises.
See New Artworks Added to “Mai hoʻohuli i ka lima i luna” at HiSAM
The exhibition has expanded into the Hawai‘i State Art Museum’s former café and gift shop spaces.
Give Big Hawai‘i Returns to Spark Your Charitable Spirit for the Holidays
Now through Dec. 31, give back in a big—and super convenient—way with our online fundraiser.
First Look: Foodland’s Chic New Restaurant Et Al in Kāhala
This makes eatery number three for the local supermarket chain.
Bring a Thanksgiving Pie that No One is Expecting
Uncommon sur-pie-ses from Breadshop, HB Baking and The Pig & The Lady.
Tavana’s Newest Release, “Sway,” Showcases Collaboration in a Time When We Crave It Most
The artist talks about why you may hear running in the background of his songs, how a weekend festival inspired his first slack-key song and why he wants to play in your backyard.
SingMaTei’s Laksa Noodle Soups and Nasi Lemak Will Transport You to Southeast Asia
Slurp like you’re at a hawker stall.
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Life At Home
Sasabune Offers the Best Takeout Sushi Bento in Honolulu for $30
Since its opening in 1997, the O.G. omakase restaurant never offered takeout. Until now.
Where to Eat at Hawai‘i International Film Festival’s Ala Moana Drive-In Movies
Grab takeout from these 7 favorite restaurants and eateries at Ala Moana Center for movie meals and snacks.
Find Local Seeds for Local Needs from the Hawai‘i Seed Growers Network
The group’s online marketplace sells varieties adapted to the pests and diseases of Hawai‘i’s unique growing conditions.
Long Reads
Kapi‘olani Community College’s Farmers Market Celebrates 15 Years on O‘ahu
Kapi‘olani Community College has promoted local farmers, launched businesses, inspired other markets and cultivated a deep respect for Hawai‘i agriculture.
A Writer’s World: How to Make it in Hawai‘i
Yes, lucky we live Hawai‘i, the only state with its own regional literature. But, lately, it’s only gotten harder to make a go of it for our diverse, dedicated and ink-stained scribbling class.
Film Review: Last Taxi Dance Swings, Connects and Frightens at the Same Time
The potent dramatization of Chinatown’s WWII role servicing the military via paid affection feels like a game changer in locally sourced film production.
How Local Are You? Your Potluck Dish Says A Lot About You
Or why a Jewish guy is eating Chinese food at his son’s bar mitzvah in Kāhala.
Virtual Wellness Series “Life Interrupted”
Life Interrupted: A Free Virtual Series on Mental Wellness
Each week HONOLULU and a panel of experts will tackle a new topic and share ways to cope during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honolulu Experts Offer Tips and Tales From Their Own Lives for Dealing with Togetherness and Tough Issues in “Life Interrupted: Home”
The final session in our free talk-story webinar explores ways we can improve our home well-being while helping to shape a healthier community for all.
HONOLULU’s “Life Interrupted” Webinar Series Concludes This Week Talking About Maintaining a Healthy Home Environment During This Anxious and Surreal Time
Join us this Thursday, June 25, at 1 p.m. for a free virtual talk-story session on getting by and moving forward and ask the experts your questions.
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2021 Private School Guide
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Congratulations to this year’s Hale ‘Aina Award winners announced on Sept. 14, 2020.
We delve deep into underground passages, secret societies and mysteries to bring you the best secrets the city has to offer.
For all those thrifty rich locals living their best lives in Hawai‘i.
In honor of Shark Week, here are 16 facts you may not know about sharks in Hawaii.
Waikīkī is much more than a tourist destination and faces the same challenges of other urban neighborhoods on O‘ahu. It has public schools, family-run restaurants, places people call home. Here are their stories.
