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2016 Private School Guide

Mid-Pacific Innovators. Artists. Individuals.  Photos: Mid-Pacific Institute    President, Paul Turnbull, Ph. D. At Mid-Pacific, we see children with original ideas and perspectives, with dreams, aspirations, emotions and insights. We see students who celebrate these many characteristics and interests… and define…

What is HouseMart?

(Sponsored) HouseMart is a family-owned business that encompasses Ace Hardware and Ben Franklin Crafts.

July 2015: Table of Contents

Features State of the Arts ON THE COVER: You know what they say about building on sand. Graphic artist Matthew Tapia created our “Best of Honolulu” logo, and photographer Aaron Yoshino captured the impact of waves on words. Further styling by…

June 2015: Table of Contents

Features ON THE COVER: The lunch grilled catch at livestock tavern, one of the best new dishes in town.  photo: Steve czerniak Summer Reads  Summertime seems the right time to plunge into a stack of books, whether we’re lying on…

2015 Best In Real Estate

    Daryn Ogino  PRESIDENT, MORTGAGE BROKER  ​Daryn Ogino was born and raised on O‘ahu. He embodies the aloha spirit and is much attuned to the local way of doing business. He graduated from the University of Hawai‘i with a BBA…

2015 Faces of Hawai‘i

(Sponsored) Learn more about prominent Hawai‘i leaders and businesses in this special-section black-and-white photo essay.

May 2015: Table of Contents

Features ON THE COVER: Honolulu's a crowded place—and an expensive place. who owns all this? photo: cameron brooks 808 ON WHEELS  ​These days, it seems like just about any service you can think of is mobile. Meet a few people…

April 2015: Table of Contents

Features On the Cover: “Grading the Public Schools” illustration: Boyoun Kim Homeless in Honolulu The Aloha State now has the highest number of homeless per capita in the nation. What are we doing to help the individuals and families living…

2015 Best Dentists in Hawai‘i

HONOLULU Magazine helps you find the dentist you need, whether it’s for a routine checkup or more specialized work. They come highly recommended, by other dentists, who know their work best.

March 2015: Table of Contents

On the cover: You want it? A general store probably has it. Check out the full feature on page 54 in the magazine. Photos: Steve Czerniak Features Spring Fashion: Hello Dolly Get dolled up in spring’s hottest trends: bold stripes,…

February 2015: Table of Contents

Features On the Cover: Jack and Kim Johnson get in a little garden time. Photo: Ryan Foley, Styling: Risa Hoshino What I Learned from Potluck Or why a Jewish guy from Milwaukee is eating Chinese food at his son’s bar…

January 2015: Table of Contents

  On the Cover: Primal offering porchetta dinner served family-style at Hale ‘Aina Award-winning The Pig and the Lady restaurant.  Photo: Steve Czerniak Features The Sour Poi Awards Celebrating the best of the worst of 2014—the strange, the stupid and…

The Best Lawyers in Hawai‘i 2015

As the number of legal specialties here—86!—attests, life is complicated. But there’s no need to face those complications without an advocate.

Hawai‘i Lawyers of the Year 2015

Who is the best of the best? Says Best Lawyers, “The lawyers being honored as ‘Lawyers of the Year’ were selected because they received particularly high ratings from most of their peers. In some cases, they also received particularly effusive…

November 2014: Table of Contents

On the Cover Promotional image courtesy of the Dole Pineapple Archives at the Hawaiian Collection at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Library. Custom lettering by Matthew Tapia.   Features Cannery Tales For years, working at the pineapple cannery was…

October 2014: Table of Contents

On the Cover Hawai‘i fashion is more than just aloha shirts; on this month’s cover, all of the apparel is courtesy of Hawai‘i fashion designers and brands. Apparel, left to right: Ava Sky Harley dot dress, Issa de Mar Morocco…

September 2014: Table of Contents

Features On The Cover: Koko Head Café chef Lee Anne Wong gets a nuzzle from a Shinsato Farm piglet. Read more about her in the Restaurant Guide. Photo by Mark Arbeit. Styling by Cathy Chun. Photo retouching by Michael Brittain.…

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July 2014: Table of Contents

Best of Honolulu Once again, we asked for your help finding the tastiest food, the chic-est shopping, the hottest entertainment, the most helpful services, and everything from the yummiest pancakes to the best jewelry repair. Here are the top reader…

June 2014: Table of Contents

Off The Charts We asked some of Hawaii’s top doctors for their most amazing tales. We got stories that include surgery sans anesthesia, a mysterious malady that only affects malihini surfers and a doctor who raised the alarm on a…

New Waikiki boutique To The Sea

Call the Coast Guard! You’re completely shipwrecked on the island of Washed-Out Style. Lately, every time you attempt to put on your beach day “best,” you end up looking like your sense of chic just abandoned ship. Luckily, brand-new boutique…

Om and Home yoga-inspired pillows

Chair pose? Only if it’s parked on the couch. Cobra pose? Maybe slug. Downward Dog? You find it ruff. So you haven’t quite mastered all the yoga stances yet. But even if struggling into Backward-Facing-Upside-Down-Scorpion is anything but zen, at…

Lei Chic's guide to the weekend's best events

Shop Operation Market Garden What: Local stores and designers will be stationed in Kakaako this weekend for Honolulu Night Market, ready to invade your summer wardrobe with style. If you haven’t yet, check out the new warehouse location, with more…

Takuyo hand-painted silk scarves and wraps

It may be the time of May flowers, but this almost-summer heat is making you start to wilt. How's a girl supposed to keep her style game on in a greenhouse of an island like this?  Nip that problem right…

Molly Payne's Hawaii-based Alola line

They have subways, we have SUP. They have the three-piece suit, we have the two-piece swimsuit. They have the briefcase, we have the beach bag. Doing business can look a little sunnier in Hawaii. Which is why, after a stint…

Custom-made Peace of Paradise swimsuits

Josh Hartnett’s smoldering gaze. David Beckham’s athletic bod. Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s amazing lip-sync skills. You know exactly what you need to make the perfect man. Unfortunately, finding someone that’s made for you is taking a lot longer than expected. Lucky for…

Guava Shop opens a fresh month-long pop-up in Kakaako

We love Johnny Appleseed: Everything about planting new trees and spreading fruit is delicious. But with our tropical climate, he’d have to give himself a serious makeover to set down roots: We’re thinking something like—err—Johnny Guavaseed? Maybe he’d better just…

Roseri's locally made bow ties paint a stylish picture

You’re a free spirit, an artist, the Claudia Kishi of your clique. But let’s face it, we all need to brush up our style once in a while. If you’ve been going mad canvassing stores for a new pièce de…

Noho Designs pillows, towels and home decor

You dish it out everyday. But you’re not sure how much more you can take it. There are so many demands on your plate that every night, all you want to do is spoon on your couch with a wine…