We asked our readers and searched the island for the best of everything—from locally designed house dresses and locally made hand sanitizers, gifts to art, jewelry to native plants—all so you can live better in Honolulu.
We asked our readers and searched the island for the best of everything—beach cleanups to land restoration, fishing equipment to surf shop, free gym to yoga studio—all so you can live better in Honolulu.
We asked our readers and searched the island for the best of everything—book club to cat café, day spa to barbershop, hardware store to car rental—all so you can live better in Honolulu.
Hawai‘i writers break the news about our watery fate 120 years from now, surfing’s corrupt soul and love in Wahiawā (yes, Wahiawā).
Gold medal winner Carissa Moore puts Hawai‘i on the Olympic podium at the first-ever Olympic surfing competition in Japan. Here’s how it went down.
From Punahou Carnival to Hale ‘Aina-winning restaurants, here are our team’s top spots to pile on the patties.
What starts now is the great rebooting of Hawai‘i: figuring out what went wrong, what must change, and what path to choose. For a clear-eyed take on the road ahead …
We talk about farm villages, if New Zealand is truly a success story and the problem that frustrated the former city councilmember the most.
We talk about inefficient contracting and why local government bureaucracy just doesn’t change.
Faced with a pandemic, an event no one anticipated in our lifetime, the experts we queried for March’s cover story had plenty to say—about black swans, failed bureaucracy, food insecurity, unions, overtourism, and illegal vacation rentals. You can read…
We speak with the hospitality consultant about how many tourists Hawai‘i can handle, what we should charge for and if the state can diversity its economy.
Local Oscar-listed animated short “Kapaemahu” is just one of more than a dozen recent films to spring from our filmmaking community into the spotlight—and it’s no “Baywatch Hanauma Bay.”
A legal battle in 2018 culminated in a “final” law to stop illegal vacation rentals. So it seems a little strange that the Department of Planning and Permitting’s docket April 6 wants to put the law back on the table for revisions.
Paper-thin salami, juicy roast beef, tasty tonkatsu, sumptuous smoked brisket, hefty lumps of crab, fresh fish and everything else that’s best between bread.
You made it through January so here’s every excuse to eat wings, loaded nachos and tater tots.
Once a sleepy burger stop for surfers, Monsarrat Avenue has transformed over 19 years into a food and fashion scene noted for outdoorsy authenticity.
What makes one person paddle toward a violent shark attack while others flee? In the case of Keoni TeTawa Bowthorpe, the factors are many and complex, but begin with his culture and upbringing.
Illegal vacation rentals have worsened Hawai‘i’s affordable housing shortage while contributing to an overrun of visitors.
The shark swimmer, the shark attack victim and the filmmaker who saved him: Five years after a fateful day, they’ve reunited in Hawai‘i.
Labor Day might signal the end of summer elsewhere, but we’ll still be sweating through the next few months. Here are our favorite ways to cool down.
Opened in 2007, before the earliest inklings of the redevelopment that's still enveloping Kakaako, Hank's Haute Dogs manages to feel both nouveau and like it's been there for ages. It takes the humble hot dog of our youth and elevates…
Looking for more activities to do at home or just searching for that extra oomph of flavor to add to your sandwiches, salads, hot dogs, burgers … we could go on. Our team has very strong opinions about locally pickled goods and their own pickling hacks.
The Aug. 9 mixed-doubles charity event should be a showcase for the powerful wave, especially as a platform for mind-boggling maneuvers.
Recent sightings of aloha shirts on members of the race-war-promoting “boogaloo boys” run counter to our iconic garment’s history.
Our very own Olympics rep and champion’s “RISS: A Film About More Love,” is giddy, heartfelt, intimate and family friendly—perfect for these trying times.
With raves from “The New York Times,” “Vanity Fair” and, ahem, HONOLULU, Washburn’s “Sharks in the Time of Saviors” has become an international publishing phenomenon.
Bookmarks the spot.
A cherry red convertible sets the tone for 1995’s “Spring Into Color” fashion section.
Finding affordable accommodations in the Islands for teachers and out-of-state students isn’t a new problem, it seems.
Don’t book the Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival just yet—it’s changing months, moving locations and shaking up its lineup.
Two culture critics lay their hot dog cred on the line—and still find room for a “No” Dog and a hamburger for dessert. Welcome to the sausage party.
At Café Kaila, Koko Head Café and Over Easy, success comes from memories of favorite family mornings, and some spectacular versions of home cooking.
Why the mayor says the big project to renovate the concert hall and arena have been put on hold.
How they’ve made it, saved it and are passing it on.
Whether you’re a vegan, a vegetarian or trying to lessen your meat consumption, your restaurant experience should not have to suffer.
All ideas are on the table, including shorter and less rigorous training for some doctors. But time and money are running out.
Health Department director Bruce Anderson on what climate change could have in store for us.
John John Florence edges rival Kelly Slater for the last U.S. Olympic berth. He joins fellow local Carissa Moore on the squad.
The Billabong Pipe Masters is happening with Hawai‘i's Seth Moniz just eliminated by Kelly Slater. If Florence can advance, a tense semifinal awaits.
