Where To Find Irish Whiskeys In Honolulu Bars
Irish whiskeys are enjoying a renaissance, at home and in Honolulu.
Author: A. Kam Napier
Waikiki's Ilikai Hotel and Suites Turns 50
One of Waikiki’s most iconic landmarks celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. Here’s the story of how this hotel/condo hybrid came to be.
How Tall Can a Honolulu Building Be? It Depends…
How high is too high?
From Our Files: Arts & Culture
HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since the 1888 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
From Our Files: Hawaii Firsts
HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since the 1888 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
From Our Files: Education
HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since the 1888 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
From Our Files: Native Hawaiian Issues
HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since the 1888 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Editor's Page: And Then
Digging through the past, looking to the future.
From Our Files: Here Come the Neighborhoods
Honolulu Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since 1888.
Trains of Woe
Honolulu’s Italian train supplier has been breaking promises around the world.
Editor's Page: Dependence Day
The IRS scandal reached even Hawaii. But why worry when the IRS asks for a list of everyone who ever attended your events?
Vote for the best architecture in AIA Honolulu Design Awards
Cast your vote for the AIA Honolulu's Peoples' Choice Award.
From Our Files: Paradise at War
HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since the 1888 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Editor's Page: Changing Their Worlds
Two articles this month focus on communities that took charge of their destinies.
From Our Files: Tourism
HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since the 1888 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Unsolicited Advice: Get Squared Away
HONOLULU Magazine editor A. Kam Napier offers some advice to plumbers, electricians, tub refinishers and handymen in Hawaii.
Nightmare on the 21st Floor
Things HONOLULU Magazine's editor learned while trying, mainly failing, to fix up an older apartment.
Editor's Page: Schools and Stars
How we’re covering the public schools this year.
Iron Bartender Finals: And the winner is…
Four weeks of the Bacardi Oakheart's Iron Bar Finals came to a conclusion last night
Bans and Morality
Sometimes the law is too big for our problems.
From Our Files: Industry
Throughout 2013—our 125th anniversary year—From Our Files will focus on a different theme each month, looking back at how particular aspects of life in Honolulu were lived and reported on by HONOLULU Magazine and its predecessor, Paradise of the Pacific.
Gov. Abercrombie and Disney hush-hush on special announcement
Gov. Neil Abercrombie sent out media invitations to a "special announcement" scheduled for March 26.
Editor's Page: Two for Art
HONOLULU Magazine welcomes two new designers.
From Our Files: Architecture
This month we look back at our articles from our architecture archives.
Books about the origins of Hawaii
Four new book releases examine earlier times in Hawaii, including the origins of the Islands themselves.
The Steven Tyler Act (Walk This Way Edition)
Hawaii lawmakers propose to limit paparazzi. We're just jaded.
How difficult is it to get a gun in Honolulu?
With gun laws much in the news, we thought we’d take a look at what, exactly, the process is for acquiring a handgun in Honolulu.
Editors Page: On Inouye’s Passing
Hawaii loses more than just its senior senator.
Watch volcanoes erupt!
Sometimes we forget Hawaii isn't the only place in the world with active volcanoes.
Fashion designer needed to help a little girl
One of the Make-A-Wish Foundation's local recipients is 11-year-old Skylar Soares, and her wish is to create a line of sun-safe hats.
Hear the sounds of Hawaii's animals
Here's a monk seal, sounding somewhat like a heavy beer drinker with indigestion, to get you started.
Charley Memminger on his new book Aloha, Lady Blue
A local writer pens a new tropical thriller mystery series for the Islands.
The Sour Poi Awards 2012
Celebrating the best of the worst of 2012—the dumb, the deranged and the indefensible.
From Our Files: Fashion
January Archives
Editor's Page: Our 125th Anniversary
After 1,500 issues, we're still going strong.
Up and Coming Architecture Firm: Collaborative Studio
A young Honolulu architecture firm is winning awards and solving problems.
Aloha, Dan Inouye
U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye has passed away, at age 88. We’re speechless. Also, learn what happens next.
Under the Surface with Boi No Good [Expanded Version]
What happens when local lines get crossed.
Editor's Page: Waves of… Garbage?
Keeping our beaches clean begins with what we do on land.
AIA Honolulu Opens Center for Architecture on Fort Street
Dream House: You’re always welcome at the new Center for Architecture.
How to See a Sample Ballot
The Hawaii state Office of Elections has a handy feature on its website.
Editor's Page: Looking Back
As far as 1888, when this magazine was born.
Hawaiian Food Explained: Keoki's Lau Lau
Laulau: iconic to Hawaiian food, an irresistible package of pork and salted butterfish, steamed in luau and ti leaves. HONOLULU Magazine went inside Keoki's Lau Lau, where 7,000 to 8,000 laulau are produced a day, to see how it gets made.
Pro-rail Shenanigans in Honolulu
Who runs Honolulu? The unions? Or the public?
Local Media and the Mayoral Debates
Who had the better coverage?
Why Tonight’s Debates are Bogus
Why aren't the Green Party or Libertarian Party candidates going to be part of the presidential debates?
Editor's Page: You-niversity
Our guide to self-improvement in Honolulu.
Where Is the University's $200,000?
Where is the $200,000 UH Manoa spent trying to host a Stevie Wonder concert?
Opihi Boys and Girls
The Star-Advertiser wrote some interesting news about the opihi shellfish.
Wrong on Furlough Fridays
Mazie Hirono's campaign thinks we don't remember what happened.
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From plantation towns to planned communities, Central O‘ahu has its share of secret spots, a bumper crop of bowling alleys and neighborhood eats.
We celebrated National Take a Hike Day (Nov. 17), with a round up of our top picks for the best hikes on the Island.
Not willing to change her identity to be part of the industry, Mahina Florence is at the height of her career because of her flawless Hawaiian complexion, strong athletic build, and friendly aloha spirit.
These restaurants and cafés hold themselves to a higher eco-standard that make deciding where to eat for ocean-minded people an easy decision.