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Crowded House in Hawaii! No, not the band—our homes, which are frequently overcrowded because of our high cost of living.
The number of Oahu realtors has declined nearly 37 percent over the past two decades.
How we named the best new albums in the Islands.
HONOLULU readers last met Kaleikini in Ronna Bolante's Nov. 2007 article, "Bones of Contention."
HONOLULU Magazine’s tour of 67 cheap eats, from burgers to soft-shell crab to frugal finds with a view.
One of the hottest issues in national news is the furor over voter ID laws.
Four focused tomes on music, beaches and ... bananas?
Observations on City Council member Nestor Garcia and UH West Oahu.
… at potentially spreading a global pandemic, unfortunately.
Here are Pres. Obama’s points, and what pops to my mind when I hear them.
Leonard's Bakery on Kapahulu Avenue in Honolulu has done a little housekeeping and painting in its storefront.
This month, we have a Q&A with former Gov. Ben Cayetano, who is currently running for mayor of Honolulu.
We sat down with former governor and current mayoral candidate Ben Cayetano to talk about rail, old guys and why your commute isn’t going to get any better, no matter who wins.
HONOLULU Magazine celebrates, plus notes on this issue.
Gizmodo wrote about a product to hold your beach beers steady in Honolulu and beyond.
Hundreds of you voted in AIA Honolulu's People's Choice Award.
In HONOLULU Magazine's June 1995 issue, we detail the outrageous lengths to which Microsoft and Lanai Co. (along with a perfectly willing Maui Police Department) went to keep media and the public off of Lanai for the Gates' nuptials. Let's hope Ellison is a better neighbor.
Don't miss This is Not a Film on Friday, June 8, in the Friends of Film Friday series at the Doris Duke Theatre.
Buildings define the personality of a city, even in Honolulu, where the natural environment outshines our built one. Which buildings define Honolulu?
From now until June 15, the public can vote in the Sixth Annual People’s Award for AIA Honolulu’s Design Awards.
How we named the nine best buildings in Honolulu.
Buildings define the personality of a city, even in Honolulu, where the natural environment outshines our built one. Which buildings define Honolulu? We assembled a panel of 13 of Honolulu's most accomplished architects to decide.
The May 2012 archives from our files of Paradise of the Pacific and HONOLULU Magazine.
The carpenters union seems to be going off the rails in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Taking another close look at public education.
Unsolicited Advice: Do You Know Why We're Writing This, Officer?: It happened on King Street, downtown, during one of the Honolulu Police Department’s antijaywalking campaigns.
The downside to life in Hawaii is mainly economic. How much are we willing to pay?
Please do check this out and think about it! To John Fink and the crew at KFVE, thank you.
I'm reading over at Civil Beat about how Gov. Neil Abercrombie supports Senate Bill 755 in Hawaii.
For downtown Honolulu executive-types looking to raise a family close to work, it would be hard to beat this three-bedroom penthouse.
Former Gov. Ben Cayetano and his fellow plaintiffs have released emails from the Federal Transit Authority about the Honolulu rail project.
"In one year, Honolulu police made more than 200 prostitution arrests. But only one of those arrests involved a pimp — and he was never charged."–via Civil Beat
KPOI, would it kill you to hire some DJs?
Honolulu is packed with so much great stuff, it can be hard to know where to begin. To give you a headstart, we’ve explored the city to find the best products, services, food and entertainment—so you can make the most of everything Honolulu has to offer.
Attempts to legalize gambling in Hawaii always seem to get a bit more strident when the economy is down.
The March Best of Honolulu issue is a reader favorite, and a pleasure to research.
If you’ve successfully replaced cigarette smoking with electronic cigarettes, take note, the Hawaii state Legislature would like to tax you as if you were still smoking.
HONOLULU Magazine loses a legend.
The state thinks it would be super cool to know every move you make online.
Best film of 2011? I knew that it was getting great reviews, but always felt like the critics had seen a different movie than the one I saw.
Hawaii Reporter's Jim Dooley is reporting that the University of Hawaii is refusing to release the salary of new UH football head coach.
The owner of the Queen Emma Building has begun dramatically altering its historic exterior.
Celebrating the best of the worst of 2011—the strange, the stupid and the scandalous.
Passionate interests make for great magazine features.
Bottlenose dolphins have been taking rides on the noses of humpback whales in the waters off Kauai and Maui.
The only way to fry.
If we can’t get roads repaved any faster than every 20 years in Honolulu, why would we expect that rail would fare any better?
New faces, new pages.
Honolulu's rank in an international quality of life survey.
This is how we lived in 20th century Honolulu.