Fashion Feature: Party For One, Please! 4 Cocktail Dresses to Wear At Home
Hey sole sister, get off the sofa and ditch the sweats. This season is all about getting dressed up in fabulous frocks while eating cake and dancing like no one is watching—well, maybe a zebra.
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Fashion Feature: Party For One, Please! 4 Cocktail Dresses to Wear At Home
Hey sole sister, get off the sofa and ditch the sweats. This season is all about getting dressed up in fabulous frocks while eating cake and dancing like no one is watching—well, maybe a zebra.
This Waikīkī Oasis Has Pasta, Roman Sandwiches and a Crack Seed Sundae with Mochi Crunch
Seek out the new Piccola Onda food truck and Double Fat Ice Cream kiosk next to the Alohilani Resort.
A COVID-19 Timeline: How Honolulu Got To This Point
Here are major milestones since the pandemic began changing life in Hawai‘i.
Mama Kim’s Fresh Sushi and Poke Bowls Spice Up Kāheka
Slimy neba neba, garlicky torched scallops and poke with freshly prepared kim chee bring life to this corner of King Street.
Photo Gallery: Hawai‘i During the Pandemic in 2020
We asked our team and our readers to show us what Honolulu looked like in 2020. Here are their photos and we welcome you to send us yours.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: 4 Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things
Honolulu’s heroes of 2001.
Life of the Tree People: Meet the President of the Aloha Arborist Association and System Arborist with Hawaiian Electric Co.
We talk with Desiree Page about how criminal statistics pushed her into arboriculture, how HECO manages power lines and trees, and why trees grow up so fast in Waimānalo.
See How a Poke Shop Creates a Sushi Cake in 11 Gorgeous Photos
There’s way more than poke at Aloha Cones: Here are sashimi rosettes, a bubu arare shell and all the layers in between.
100 Sails Kicks Off March with Indulge, A Signature Grazing Experience
The Hawai‘i Prince Hotel restaurant reopens with old favorites, new additions and an updated dining concept, plus a featured indulgent dish of the month.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: March 3–9, 2021
Celebrate Girls’ Day, listen to Hawai‘i musicians, check out a new family-friendly racetrack, trace your family history and more.
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Fashion Feature: Party For One, Please! 4 Cocktail Dresses to Wear At Home
Hey sole sister, get off the sofa and ditch the sweats. This season is all about getting dressed up in fabulous frocks while eating cake and dancing like no one is watching—well, maybe a zebra.
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Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: March 3–9, 2021
Celebrate Girls’ Day, listen to Hawai‘i musicians, check out a new family-friendly racetrack, trace your family history and more.
What to Read This March: 5 Hawai‘i Book Picks Recommended by Local Experts
Happy Read Across America Day! We reached out to our friends at Da Shop to ask their community of writers and readers for their picks.
We Tried This: Electric Mountain Biking Behind Hawai‘i Island’s Anna Ranch Heritage Center
Big Island Bike Tours offers an e-bike ride around the historic property.
Long Reads
50 Essential Hawai‘i Books You Should Read in Your Lifetime
Need something to read—or hand to someone who does? Here’s HONOLULU’s first-ever list of the most iconic, trenchant and irresistible Island books, as voted by a panel of literary community luminaries.
Murder, Kidnapping, Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering: Here’s How Hawai‘i’s Crime Scene is Changing
Since the 1970s, organized crime in Hawai‘i has rippled through the community, from gangland-style slayings, gambling and drugs to diverse global operations. We take a closer look at how organized crime has changed over the decades.
Waiter, There's a Critter in My Wine
Why did the chicken cross the road? To be featured on a wine label, of course. But what’s really behind the fad of naming wines after animals?
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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Congratulations to this year’s Hale ‘Aina Award winners announced on Sept. 14, 2020.
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For all those thrifty rich locals living their best lives in Hawai‘i.
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Expect more spicy Chinese, local beer and yes, more birria tacos.