December 2012: Table of Contents

November 27, 2012

Site Staff,

Features

The Warning Shot

Eight years before the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a Japanese-language publication hit Honolulu like a bombshell, predicting war with the United States and an inevitable Japanese victory.

by jamie bisher

The Best Lawyers in Hawaii

HONOLULU Magazine worked with the research firm of Woodward/White, publishers of The Best Lawyers in America, to bring our readers the list of the best lawyers in Hawaii.

The Everything Guide to Surfing

We invented it, we live it, we love it. Here’s how Hawaii surfs now.

by martha cheng, maria kanai and david thompson

Bad Company

The bizarre final days of Baron Dorcy.

by david thompson

Up and Coming

A new generation of architects is making its mark on the city. We spoke with one young firm doing cool stuff, Collaborative Studio, to see what they’re up to.

by a. kam napier

Departments

Editor’s Page Waves of … Garbage?

Keeping our beaches clean begins with what we do on land.

by a. kam napier

Feedback

Our readers respond.

Calabash

Road to Rome

Reasons to get out and go in December

Couch Surfing

Kanikapila Reloaded

Unsolicited Advice

Food: The best bread in town

Q&A: Chris McKinney

Field Notes: The Kava Festival

HONOLULU Shops

Hip stationery, cozy home accessories, a new local arts and crafts shop and more.

by stacey makiya and brie thalmann

Dining: The Do-Overs

In which two decade-old restaurants give way to new ones. One is an outright replacement of the old John Dominis, the other took over a long-time Chinese greasy spoon.

by martha cheng