Katrina Valcourt

Executive Editor at HONOLULU Magazine

Katrina Valcourt graduated from UH Mānoa with a degree in communication, completing the Video and Digital Cinema track while interning with the alternative newspaper Honolulu Weekly, where she continued to work until the publication folded in 2013. Shortly after, she joined the editorial team of HONOLULU Magazine, filling every role from temporary assistant to interim editorial director. She is now the executive editor of HONOLULU and spends her free time volunteering with the Hawai‘i International Film Festival and throwing pots at Hawai‘i Potters’ Guild.

Articles

5 Ways I’m Trying to Reduce My Carbon Footprint

5 Ways I’m Trying to Reduce My Carbon Footprint

In August’s Afterthoughts, I made a promise that I was going to try five new things to help me do better with the four R’s—reduce, reuse, recycle, recover. Here’s what I managed to accomplish.

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Afterthoughts: Waste Not, Want Not

The world’s ending. Time to give up snack packs.

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Best of Honolulu 2019: The Best of Fitness and Outdoor on O‘ahu

The 9 editorial and reader picks for the best ways to get out and active.

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Best of Honolulu 2019: The Best Food and Drink on O‘ahu

45 editorial and reader picks for the tastiest food and beverage in town.

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Your O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide: Waipahu Depot Street

Mauka of Farrington Highway, this street holds some of the plantation town’s sweetest memories. But they’re disappearing fast.

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Open For Fitness: We Tried a Stand-Up Paddleboard Class from Paddle Core Fitness

Working our cores without doing planks or situps, and being in the ocean? We’re here for it.

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Afterthoughts: Gold Standard

The streets of Honolulu are paved with gold (flowers).

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Afterthoughts: Getting Lost

Just because we live on an island doesn’t mean we’ll ever run out of new things to discover.

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Open for Fitness: How Do You Do Yoga on a Horse? We Found Out at Turtle Bay Resort’s HorSea Yoga

Katrina was thrilled about this mane event. Stacey thought it was going to be a nightmare. Read on to see how everything turned out.

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Hear Panic! At the Disco Cover Some of Our Favorite Hawaiian Songs

Brendon Urie sang along with Keali‘i Reichel, Hapa and Bruddah Iz in a recent streaming session online.

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8 of O‘ahu’s Best Chicken Wings Battle For The Top Spot as Lord of the Wings

Chicken wings’ elite eight duked it out in our March Madness bracket.

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8 Things You Should Know About the 2019 Best of Honolulu Festival

When to show up, what to buy and strategies for making the most of your visit.

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See How a Former Hawai‘i Restaurateur Lived at This Private Diamond Head Estate

The property is currently listed for $7.8 million.

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Open for Fitness: We Took a Cycle Class at YMCA Honolulu

Spin classes are all the rage. We put our pedal to the metal for an early-morning workout at the Nu‘uanu Y.

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Taste Test: We Tried Every Beer at Aloha Beer Co. in Honolulu

We’re all about drinking local.

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First Look: Skull & Crown Trading Co. in Downtown Honolulu’s Chinatown

Chinatown’s new tiki bar offers fun cocktails, Dole Whip and a mean lemongrass chicken skewer.

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Afterthoughts: Homeward Bound

Scrimp a little, save a lot.

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70 Thoughts We Had While Throwing Axes at Blade and Timber Honolulu

We sent our team to Blade & Timber to try ax-throwing for the first time. Here’s what they thought during a 90-minute session.

4 We Tried: We Search for the Best Local Granola on O‘ahu

From La Tour’s all-natural mix to Anahola’s range of flavors, we raided O‘ahu shelves, farmers markets and bulk bins for the best local granola.

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Open for Fitness: We Tried an Intense Cardio Workout at Orangetheory Fitness

Don’t let the orange lights and jacked workers intimidate you.

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The Perfect Pizza Doesn’t Exist—So We Built Our Own With Slices From 6 Honolulu Spots

Wanna pizza dis? We hit up Sophie’s Gourmet Hawaiian Pizzeria, Brick Fire Tavern and more local faves.

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Open for Fitness: We Tried the Nia Move It Class at Still and Moving Center in Kaka‘ako

We like to move it, move it!

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We Want Ulus 2 Ulus! 5 Reasons to Back the Hawai‘i Version of Apples to Apples

The local card game aims to raise $22,000 on Kickstarter by April 20.

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Here’s How You Can Snag a One-of-a-Kind Bowl at Empty Bowl Hawai‘i on April 12

Volunteers from Hawai‘i Potters’ Guild are making thousands of bowls for charity.

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Afterthoughts: Don’t Shoot the Messenger

There’s a reason I take so many food pictures.

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Open for Fitness: We Tried Boxing for the First Time at Pālolo Boxing Club in Honolulu

Sometimes we get a little punchy working for a magazine that has constant deadlines. So, for this month’s fitness adventure, we hit up Pālolo Boxing Club to unleash some aggression.

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The Two Faces of WorkPlay: A Hip Kaka‘ako Bar That Now Serves a Mellow Brunch

The coffee and cocktail bar now serves omelets, Benedicts and more every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Quote Unquote: This Annual St. Patrick’s Day Block Party Raises Thousands For Charities in Hawai‘i

Murphy’s Bar and Grill is known as much for its St. Patrick’s Day block party and giving back to the community as it is for the stellar homemade pies made by Murphy’s wife.

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7 Reasons to Come to BrunchFest Presented by American Savings Bank on March 24

For its second year, the ultimate brunch event brings together our favorite restaurants in one place.

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36 Gourmet Comfort Food Dishes in Hawai‘i That’ll Warm Your Heart and Soul

Comfort food might be indulgent, but it connects us to family, traditions, cultures. Here are some of our favorites, elevated, but still reminding us of when life was simpler and calories didn’t exist.

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Open for Fitness: We Tried the Aerial Silk Workout at Samadhi Hawai‘i in Kaka‘ako

This month, we flipped and climbed our way through an aerial silk class.

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35th Hale ‘Aina Awards: Raise a Glass to SKY Waikīkī’s Colorful Cocktails and Secret Bar

There are two sides of SKY Waikīkī. You may be familiar with the restaurant/nightclub side known for its view of Waikīkī, but the venue also hides a secret bar behind a discreet panel in the wall.

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Afterthoughts: Tall People Problems

It’s lonely at the top.

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Here’s What’s New with Hawai‘i Restaurants in February 2019

A killer weekday brunch lineup, new items at a 24-hour spot and a craft beer festival featuring locally made brews.

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What’s New with Four Local Chocolate Companies on O‘ahu

Special chocolate truffles for Valentine’s Day, a new location in the works and more.

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Afterthoughts: Wait For It

Let’s see if these Mainland innovations can save us some time.

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Hale ‘Aina Happenings: Here’s What’s New With Hawai‘i Restaurants in January 2019

Throwback cocktails with a view, craft beer in Kailua, local chickpeas and a $5 burger.

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4 Can’t-Miss Food and Drink Events on O‘ahu to Check Out in January 2019

Farm dinners, haute Indian cuisine, a beer festival and wine pairings for all you foodie fiends.

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These Two Coworking Spaces on O‘ahu Are Serious Office Goals

When your coworking needs are above and beyond those of what a typical coffee shop can offer, here are two options, in town and Kailua.

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Afterthoughts: Winter Wonder

How can we make it feel like the holidays when it’s 84 degrees out?