Samurais, Godzilla and Cowboys-oh my!
HIFF celebrates its 25th anniversary, with movies, movies, movies.
Author: A. Kam Napier
The New Guy
Introducing this magazine’s 21st editor.
Best of Honolulu 2005
The Best of Honolulu 2005. Including Best Burger, Best Kim Chee, Best Furniture, best baby shops, comedy shows, best cakes, best toy shops, best cat and dog amenities, best supermarket and more
Lost and Found
This high-rise kitchen remodel uncovers a surprise — windows, with an amazing view, hidden behind the old cabinets.
Imaginary Friends
They’re good for kids, so why not for adults?
2005 Sour Poi Awards
When you look back on a year that's just ended, especially one dominated by big events-war, elections-it's easy to forget about the little things that happened. Do you remember that, in 2004, mice ran amok in Makakilo while feral peacocks menaced…
Books
In this age of impersonal corporate radio, it's hard to imagine a time when radio stations were truly local institutions-familiar, a little amateurish and probably broadcasting live from a neighborhood store near you. Such is the world conjured by Kaua'i…
The New Standards
There's a lot of fun to be found listening to The Finer Things, The Songs of Herb Ohta and Jim Beloff.Ohta, the 'ukulele virtuoso and Beloff, a songwriter-music publisher, collaborated on this project to create a new generation of "standards"-songs…
Can Anyone Here Design an Interesting Building?
Island architects are wrestling with the state of Hawai‘i architecture
World Beat
A Manoa home combines mystery, art and environmental sensitivity.
Voting by Design
When a single ballot insists it is actually five ballots, who could blame a voter for being confused?
First Friday, Best Friday
You've got to get downtown. First Friday waits for you. We hit the town for September's First Friday and had a blast-this monthly street party of galleries and other venues (including a hair salon, restaurants and a tattoo parlor)…
Gold Chamber
As the Honolulu Chamber Music Series (HCMS) launches its 50th anniversary season, bringing international chamber music ensembles to the 400-seat Orvis Auditorium, it's hard to imagine that the series' first concerts took place in Honolulu living rooms. "The first concert was…
Screen Time
It's so much fun in the dark-sitting there, munching popcorn, watching as the world comes to you on the silver screen. Of course, we're talking about the Hawai'i International Film Festival, now in its 24th year of bringing films both…
Forgotten Disasters
Time buries old wounds.
Old-Timers Need Not Apply
Can it be too late to begin a life of international intrigue and adventure?
Can We Make Honolulu Cool?
The city and county of Honolulu wants to change the way the city looks. Is “smart growth” the way to go?
Our Town: Yokohama Specie Bank Building
If an old building is lucky, it will enjoy many uses. Case in point: The Yokohama Specie Bank Building (pictured below), at 36 Merchant St., designed in 1909 by architect Henry Livingston Kerr. Originally, this was a bank for Japanese…
Den of felicity
There’s nothing like a plumbing disaster to motivate a little remodeling
His House/Her House
We know men and women’s tastes can differ on home furnishings and décor. So this month, we sent a pair of writers into Honolulu’s showrooms to find out what would catch their eye.
From Our Files
HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since 1888.
OurTown: J Salon
J Salon, a new downtown hair salon, caught our eye the moment it opened on Nu'uanu Avenue. The salon is done up in bold, simple rectangles of bright orange and blue, which seem to hover in the large, open space…
Constitution Abuse
The right to marry doesn’t come from your neighbors, or society, or President Bush.
Great Rides for Island Living
We test 10 of the hottest new vehicles in real world Honolulu traffic.
The Ghosts of Advertising Past
The art of advertising as we know it was invented in the 1930s. Class envy and B.O. would never be the same.
Best of Honolulu 2004
Our annual guide to living better in Honolulu by readers and editors. The Best of Honolulu
