2025 Hale ‘Aina Award Winners: The Best Restaurants in Hawai‘i
Congratulations to this year’s Hale ‘Aina Award winners announced on June 2, 2025.
Author: HONOLULU Magazine Team
Celebrating Wāhine Awards 2025
We’re honoring 39 outstanding business and community leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, health care workers, creatives and others for their impactful contributions to our community. After readers submitted nominations, the women were selected by HONOLULU editors. We asked our award winners to tell us more about their goals and sources of inspiration. Here’s what they said in their own words.
What’s Open or Closed in Honolulu for Labor Day
Your guide to which Honolulu City and County services will be available or suspended in observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.
What’s Open or Closed in Honolulu for Statehood Day
Your guide to which Honolulu City and County services will be available or suspended in observance of Hawai‘i’s Statehood Day on Aug. 15, 2025.
2026 Private School Guide: Listing of Private Schools
With the large number and variety of private schools in Hawai‘i, you may be wondering where to start. Look no further than the following list with 96 schools organized alphabetically by island, along with each school’s contact information and other important data.
Applying to Private School: The Timeline
Thinking about private school for your children? Finding the right fit and getting them enrolled can take at least a year. Here’s a timeline so you don’t miss a crucial deadline.
The Importance of Licensing and Accreditation
When selecting a private school, you’ll want to consider these key factors.
What Are You Looking For?
You and your child should have a clear idea of what you want in a private school before you begin the search. Here are some general areas to consider.
Defining the Differences
It’s not just public or private. These categories will tell you more about a school’s focus and style of learning.
How to Ace the Interview
What are schools really looking for? We asked admissions directors and administrators for the most common mistakes parents make and their tips.
The Answers to Commonly Asked Questions About Financial Aid
Find out everything you need to know about financial aid at Hawai‘i private schools.
What’s Open or Closed in Honolulu for Independence Day
Your guide to which Honolulu City and County services will be available or suspended in observance of Independence Day on July 4, 2025.
What’s Open or Closed in Honolulu on Kamehameha Day
Your guide to which city and county and state services will be available or suspended in observance of Kamehameha Day on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
What’s Open and Closed in Honolulu on Good Friday
Your guide to which city services will be available or suspended in observance of Good Friday, April 18, 2025.
What’s Open and Closed in Honolulu for Prince Kūhiō Day
Your guide to which city services will be available or suspended in observance of Prince Kūhiō Day on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
What’s Open and Closed on Presidents’ Day in Honolulu
Your guide to which city services will be available or suspended in observance of Presidents’ Day on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025.
What’s Open or Closed in Honolulu for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Your guide to which city services will be available or suspended in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
What’s Open and Closed in Honolulu for New Year’s Day
Your guide to which city services will be available or suspended on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
What’s Open or Closed in Honolulu for Christmas
Your guide to which Honolulu City and County services and retail stores will be available on Christmas Eve and Christmas 2024.
Where to See Neighborhood Christmas Lights on O‘ahu
Take a photo trip down Christmas Lane in Mililani and Waipahu.
HONOLULU Magazine’s Top 10 Stories of 2024
The stories that drew the most readers this year covered everything from events and holiday celebrations to brunch and Best of HONOLULU.
HONOLULU Magazine Team’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
Crowd-pleasers under $100 from some of our favorite local businesses.
The Best Lawyers in Hawai‘i 2025
The number of legal practice areas here—105—attests that life is complicated. But there’s no need to face those complications without an advocate.
What’s Open or Closed in Honolulu for Thanksgiving Day
Here’s your guide to which Honolulu City and County services will be available or suspended in observance of Thanksgiving on Nov. 28, 2024.
What’s Open or Closed in Honolulu for Veterans Day 2024
Here’s your guide to which Honolulu City and County services will be available or suspended in observance of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, 2024.
3 Creepy Hawai‘i Tales That Won HONOLULU’s 2017 Ghost Story Contest
All we asked was for a little chicken skin, but it turns out these talented local writers didn’t mind stirring an eye of newt and a chicken bone or two into the bubbling cauldron.
2025 Hawai‘i College Guide
Give your future college student the best leg up with our Hawai‘i College Guide that covers preparation guidance like finances and testing.
2025 Hawai‘i College Guide: Timeline to Success
Here’s how to manage the road to college admission over the four years of high school.
2024 Hale ‘Aina Award Winners: The Best Restaurants in Hawai‘i
Congratulations to this year’s Hale ‘Aina Award winners announced on Aug. 27, 2024.
2024 Top Doctors in Hawai‘i
We’ve partnered with Castle Connolly to bring you a list of the 890 top doctors in the state.
Save the Date: Frolic’s 2024 Poke Fest at Ka Makana Ali‘i
Get Ready for ‘onolicious poke creations from all over the island on May 18.
HONOLULU Magazine’s Top 10 Stories of 2023
The stories that drew the most readers this year covered events, holiday celebrations, awards and the Maui fires.
2024 Hawai‘i College Guide
Give your future college student the best leg up with our Hawai‘i College Guide that covers preparation guidance like finances and testing.
Dear Maui
We reached out to members of our Hawai‘i community for messages of aloha to the people on the Valley Isle.
Maui Wildfires: How to Support Our Maui Neighbors From O‘ahu
Want to help those affected by the Maui wildfires? Here are the ways you can lend your support on O‘ahu and donate to Maui.
Watch: Maui Ola Livestream at 6 p.m. Tonight
100% of Maui Ola proceeds will be distributed directly to Maui communities.
2023-2024 Private School Open House Guide
Plan your next campus visit with our list of private school open houses.
2023 Hale ‘Aina Award Winners: The Best Restaurants in Hawai‘i
Congratulations to this year’s Hale ‘Aina Award winners announced on June 6, 2023.
Aloha to Scott Schumaker
Scott Schumaker, longtime HONOLULU publisher and president of aio Media Group, is trading in magazines for fishing poles and grill gear.
Interview: Governor Josh Green
Contributing editor Don Wallace sat down with Hawai‘i Governor Josh Green on February 1, 2023 for our April cover story. Read the full interview here.
Time to Reexamine Relationships
We asked local clinical psychologist and sex therapist Janet Brito to tell us what we should look out for.
2023 Hawai‘i College Guide: Timeline to Success
Here’s how to manage the road to college admission.
2023 Hawai‘i College Guide
(Sponsored) Our annual Guide will help parents and students navigate the road to and through college. Learn how to manage the admissions process, tackle financial aid applications and more.
Chef Andrew Pressler Says Restaurants Are in Crisis
The chef-owner of Youpo Noodles says the pandemic laid bare how on thin ice most restaurants are in a struggling labor market.
Best of HONOLULU 2022: The Best Celebrations and Getaways on O‘ahu
Readers chose their top six places to treat themselves and loved ones.
How the Restaurant Industry Bubble Popped While You Were Scrolling
Lindsey Ozawa, a Nobu executive chef-turned-farmer and co-owner of local deli ‘Ili‘ili Cash & Carry, says our chef-worshipping culture must end.
July/August 2022: Table of Contents
Features Best of HONOLULU From best Korean fried chicken to banh mi, the best way to get into pickleball to best beach blanket,…
What Is Accreditation?
It is more than just a stamp of approval. Here is what a school’s accreditation or license really means for your child.
