This is What It’s Really Like to Drive for Uber in Honolulu
Seven months on the road ferrying tourists, drunkards and worker bees—a former Uber driver tells all.
Author: Colby Lawton
Field Notes: Go the Distance with Hawaiian Ultra Running Team
Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vast and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: Hawaiian Ultra Running Team, or HURT.
Field Notes: A Spunky Little Library Supported Entirely By Donations
Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vibrant and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: Makiki Community Library.
Hidden Honolulu: Explore the Best Secrets the City Has to Offer
We delve deep into underground passages, secret societies and mysteries to bring you the best secrets the city has to offer.
Field Notes: The People Who Make the Piping Hot Andagi at Hawai‘i’s Bon Dances
Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vast and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: andagi makers.
Super Realistic Barack Obama Mural Addresses Race and Equality in America
A presidential mural adorns an office on Ward Avenue.
7 Places to Get a Delicious Cup of Coffee in Downtown Honolulu
This one’s for the caffeine junkie.
What you Need to Know About Tropical Storm Darby
The storm is set to bring some heavy weather to the Islands this weekend.
New Plantation-Style Village for Homeless Families One Step Closer to Reality
Kahauiki Village brings community together to provide affordable housing for Hawaiʻi
You Don’t Need to Get Out of Your Car to Register to Vote in Hawai‘i
State offers drive-thru voter registration.
The City Wants to Use This Water Wheel to Rid the Ala Wai Canal of Trash
Eco-groups move forward with plans to clean up the Ala Wai.
6 Fun Things to Do in Honolulu With the Extra Summer Hours
Don’t let the summer days become a summer daze.
Hawai‘i Becomes First U.S. State to Place Gun Owners into a National Database
The governor approves three legislative measures targeted at gun control.
Your Sunscreen Might Be Killing Coral Reefs in Hawai‘i
A chemical in sunscreen causes “zombie reefs.”
A Guide to the Pan-Pacific Festival 2016: Celebrating Hawai‘i’s Rich Melting Pot
Don’t miss the block party, parade and bon dance from June 10–12.
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Hawai‘i is full of amazing places. Most of them you’re free to visit, but there are a few where you’re just not allowed. Here’s a peek into Hawai‘i’s coolest off-limits corners.
We take a look inside your high school yearbooks to find what’s changed about the local high school experience over the years, and what’s stayed exactly the same.
Hole-in-the-wall general stores dishing up their own eats—even if it’s just one ‘ono item—are a beloved part of Island life. Here are a few of Hawai‘i’s best.
Need something to read—or hand to someone who does? Here’s HONOLULU’s first-ever list of the most iconic, trenchant and irresistible Island books, as voted by a panel of literary community luminaries.