August 2014: Table of Contents
Features
Get Out!
Hawaii is a beautiful place; don’t let tourists have all the fun. Here are 20 outdoor adventures that will help you make the most of this paradise we call home.
by loren moreno, robbie dingeman, lorin eleni gill and michael keany
It Came From the Ala Wai
What lurks in the murk of Honolulu’s most prominent drainage ditch? Lots of things.
by david thompson
Calabash
The Greek Festival Returns
Return of the Opa!
August Picks
Many Europeans take the month of August to travel, while Americans celebrate National Goat Cheese Month. In Hawaii, we’re sampling beers, cleaning our beaches and laughing at local comedy.
by katrina valcourt
Chocolate on a Mission
River of Life Mission’s thriving chocolate business shows that chocolate can be less about indulgence and more about service.
by lorin eleni gill
Da Meter
Gauging what’s hot and what’s not in Honolulu.
Quote Unquote: Wally Amos
Wally Amos has made many comebacks since losing ownership of his first cookie company, Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie Co., in the 1980s. Other ventures that have come and gone include Uncle Noname Cookie Co., Uncle Wally’s Muffin Co., Aunt Della’s Cookies and Chip & Cookie. The undauntable 77-year-old now has a new brand, The Cookie Kahuna, which brings back Amos’ cookie recipes from the 1970s. And yes, they use butter, thank you, not margarine.
by david thompson
Field Notes: Homebrewing Clubs
Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vast and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: homebrewing clubs.
by david thompson
Ono: Food & Dining
Where to eat in Honolulu if you avoid gluten. Plus, a look at new restaurant Grondin.
by martha cheng and mari taketa
Style
Iridescent accessories for summer, plus, clothes and accessories that make more out of less.
by stacey makiya, brie thalmann and natalie schack
From Our Files
HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since 1888.
by lorin eleni gill
Columns
Editor’s Page: Get Out and Play
The importance of summer.
by robbie dingeman
Afterthoughts: Hawaii, Reviewed
Yelp is not impressed.
by michael keany
Feedback
Our readers respond.
