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One year after it became illegal to look at your phone in a crosswalk, we check on Honolulu’s “cell phone law” and other mobile device-related legislation.
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Jayna Omaye joined HONOLULU Magazine as a staff writer after working as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i and Orlando. Born and raised on O‘ahu, she earned her master’s degree from Northwestern University and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon, both in journalism. Jayna grew up writing and dancing hula, and spent most of her adult life traveling and exploring the Mainland and abroad. She is happy to be home working as a journalist.
One year after it became illegal to look at your phone in a crosswalk, we check on Honolulu’s “cell phone law” and other mobile device-related legislation.
Spend your Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 and 2, stuffing your face while soaking in Okinawan culture.
Each Category comes with its own potential damage and forecasted sustained winds.
Molding kids into well-rounded students no longer means just checking a list of activities. Educators are encouraging students to follow their passions for nature, volunteering, music and more, resulting in more meaningful and creative learning.
Discover all the 2018 Best of Honolulu winners—both editorial and reader picks.
The 5 editorial and reader picks for the best for you and your ʻohana.
These editorial and reader picks will make your home picture perfect.
We try walking tours that uncover O‘ahu’s rich history and culture.
26 editorial and reader picks for the tastiest food in town.
The 9 editorial and reader picks for the places in Honolulu that make our lives just a bit easier.
The 6 editorial and reader picks for the best ways to get out and active.
The 14 editorial picks for the chic-est shopping in the city.
We try walking tours that uncover O‘ahu’s rich history and culture.
This year marks the 2nd year in the festival’s 40-year run that it will be held at historic ‘Iolani Palace. Here’s your guide to what to expect, where to park and more.
We try walking tours that uncover O‘ahu’s rich history and culture.
A symbol of a bygone era in Waipahu’s plantation history undergoes much-needed restoration.
We try walking tours that uncover O‘ahu’s rich history and culture.
Remix your pau hana with these better-than-basic dishes.
The landmark smokestacks serve as daily reminders of these communities’ rich plantation history.
As many older Americans draw the curtains on their first careers, they are finding ways to open new ones and start fresh.
Josh Stanbro, 46, was tapped last year to serve as chief resilience officer and executive director of the city’s new Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency.
The revered kumu has taught poi board and stone classes to more than 5,000 students.
Messy monks, high-flying dogs and risqué parties—eight Hawai‘i real-estate agents share their most memorable stories.
How two groups of young skateboarders took matters into their own hands.
The move is hailed as a way for UH to be a leader in native Hawaiian education.
A prime predictor of future economic and emotional instability, and even prison time, chronic absenteeism affects large numbers of Hawai‘i public school students. Last school year, nearly 27,000 students got in trouble for missing too much school. Helping them show up consistently will take a community effort.
A look back at Honolulu from March 1923 to 2013. Stories taken from the archives of Paradise of the Pacific and HONOLULU Magazine.
Both mobile phone programs, MyEar and UniDescription, are available for download in the App Store.
People from all walks of life congregate in Waikīkī. Their stories reflect the community’s often colorful characteristics and depict what living local in Waikīkī means.
A look back at Honolulu from February 1933 to 2013. Stories taken from the archives of Paradise of the Pacific and HONOLULU Magazine.
Waikīkī is much more than a tourist destination and faces the same challenges of other urban neighborhoods on O‘ahu. It has public schools, family-run restaurants, places people call home. Here are their stories.
To mark Lactose Intolerance Awareness Month in February, try these 5 nondairy desserts.
A look back at Honolulu from January 1948 to 2008. Stories taken from the archives of Paradise of the Pacific and HONOLULU Magazine.
New state website provides up-to-date information on water-quality conditions at beaches.
Ten thousand specialty plates depicting Haleakalā National Park and Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park were released in August.
A new year means a new set of laws. Here’s a roundup of some of the major city laws (and one state law) that will go into effect in the New Year.