August 2016: Table of Contents

August 1, 2016

Site Staff,

Features

ON THE COVER: HONOLULU HAS ALL KINDS OF HIDDEN NOOKS AND CRANNIES, LIKE THIS ONE: COCKROACH COVE, TO THE LOCALS, “FROM HERE TO ETERNITY” BEACH TO EVERYONE ELSE.

PHOTO: AARON YOSHINO

Farm Fresh

A new crop of farmers looks to grow fresh local food by trying innovative agricultural methods. The result? Mushrooms, goat cheese, microgreens and more.

By Catherine Toth Fox

Hidden Honolulu

We delve deep into underground passages, secret societies and mysteries—including a few we pass by every day without noticing—to bring you the best secrets the city has to offer.

By Don Wallace with James Charisma, Robbie Dingeman, Michael Keany, Colby Lawton, Stacey Makiya, Natalie Schack, Brie Thalmann and Catherine Toth Fox

Calabash

A presidential mural

President Barack Obama looks determined in “Hapa,” a new mural adorning an office on Ward Avenue.

August Picks

We’ve got your perfect summer playlist, a special Taco Tuesday, LGBT films and more.

By Katrina Valcourt

The National Park Service turns 100

The National Park Service marks a century.

By Catherine Toth Fox

Da Meter

Gauging what’s hot and what’s not in Honolulu.

What’s up with the Hawai‘i GOP?

The Hawai‘i GOP makes news with name-calling, swearing and welcoming disgraced Democrat Rod Tam.

By Neal Milner

Quote Unquote: Shelley Tadaki Cramer

After establishing a career in high-end retail companies on the West Coast, Shelley Tadaki Cramer returned home to Honolulu as Saks Fifth Avenue’s vice president and general manager, to lead the team that opens the new store in Waikīkī, with a workforce of 130. The Maryknoll grad earned a bachelor’s in finance and marketing and MBA from Gonzaga University. She and her husband have two daughters, 5 and 11.