Author: Kathryn Drury Wagner

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Listening to the New Sounds of Japan, I kept thinking, I don’t know what this is, but I like it. Was that a xylophone? An accordion? What’s up with all the hoof beats? Curious, yet enchanting, the CD ($9.98 Aloha…

A new festival features timeless songs.

A new exhibit delves into the process of perception.

Honolulu’s shopping scene continues to explode, with urban, hip boutiques popping up like ali‘i mushrooms. Here’s a sampling of notable offerings in women’s clothing.

Restroom relief cannot come soon enough to downtown Honolulu.

A breezy guide to eating well on the Valley Isle.

The holiday song may demand figgy pudding, but frankly, we’d rather receive these fig-themed goodies.

Maybe you’re swamped at work, juggling the needs of a busy family or just don’t want to fuss with cooking—or perhaps all three. But you don’t have to survive on cereal and pizza. Here are a few ways to get a balanced dinner on the table with minimal effort.

The HPD has stepped up pedestrian citations. Will it make O‘ahu’s streets safer?

With the holidays upon us, you’ll be joining with family and friends for some festive meals. But which wine goes with stuffing? To find out, we consulted several local wine shops, as well as a new book from Cooking Light…

For movie buffs, October is the most wonderful time of the year.

Gothic fun for grownups this Halloween.

Appealing to grandmothers, athletes and grandmothers who are athletes, a Pilates studio draws a diverse crowd.

We combed the stores for products worth buzzing over.

Is that an early-19th-century fainting couch? Fans might need it when they line up at the Convention Center this month, when Antiques Roadshow comes to Hawai’i.

The Outdoor Circle CEO Mary Steiner

Hawai’i Opera Theatre changes pace with its summer season, featuring The King and I.

Like a time machine in a cone, ice cream transports you back to your youth. Here’s the scoop on where to indulge.

'Tis the season for shiny graduation balloons, which makes the Hawaiian Electric Co. feel skittish. That's because the Mylar balloons conduct electricity, so if they float up into a power line, zap—power outages. photo: Kristin Gonzales Last year, fugitive balloons…

A new book by Joan Namkoong covers everything Island-food-related, from the ubiquitous use of shoyu to the history of the saloon pilot cracker.

Patient transport raises larger concerns about Hawai’i’s medical system.

An exhibit and ongoing research shed light on kapa moe, Hawaiian sleeping cloths.

La'akea Suganuma

Put a little sparkle in your romance with one of these Champagne-themed gift ideas.

The epic House of Many Gods skillfully connects an ice hut on the subarctic tundra with a lanai bulging with 'ohana.

A taste of New York comes to the Big Pineapple.

With cold and flu season swirling around you, scrubbing your hands takes on a special urgency. Here are a few ways to suds up in style.

You mean you still haven't mailed your gift to Auntie? Get thee to a post office, pronto. Here are this year's shipping deadlines for items in order for them to arrive by Christmas, according to the U.S. Postal Service. For…

photo courtesy of Timber Press Digging around for a great holiday gift for the gardener in your life? Flora's Orchids is a reference to all things Orchidaceae, covering 1,500 plant types (including this Paphiopedilum species, being enjoyed by a frog),…

On the set of Lost, Hawai'i's professional stuntmen and stuntwomen roll with the punches.

Part of the Phoenix-like revival of Hotel Street, this hip new club is thriving and expanding.

Chatt Wright