Since the 1970s, organized crime in Hawai‘i has rippled through the community, from gangland-style slayings, gambling and drugs to diverse global operations. We take a closer look at how organized crime has changed over the decades.
Hikers can help the public-private partnership with repairs now.
Illegal tree burning in the wildlife sanctuary harms natural resources.
We attempted to make it out of Chambers Escape Games’ Temple in Kaka‘ako in less than an hour.
“There’s responsibility that goes well beyond the folks who actually carried it out.”
Celebrate the coming of a new year with live music, catch a local theater in the national spotlight, enjoy cozy homegrown drinks or stroll through a garden.
A snippet of Hawai‘i in the 1955s, from our files.
Fans of the old Downbeat Diner can find new takes on meaty and vegan favorites, complete with a conspiratorial twist, at the new Other Side Diner.
We asked the Hale ‘Aina drink experts to recommend a drink to pair for nearly every emotion.
Watch hard-to-find features, cinema star panels, a lumpia superhero, a pidgin “Breakfast Club” and more than 170 streaming films through November 29.
A diverse mix of businesses tucked into two-story warehouses.
Hard-hit by the pandemic, the Windward O‘ahu vegan restaurant kept cooking its best meals, then started delivering them.
Hit the drive-in for a hard-to-find crime film, listen to new Hawaiian music from an award-winning ensemble, take a hike on a Tuesday (we won’t tell) and shop safe.
The 2020 General Election changed the way Hawai‘i votes, delivered victories for new mayors for two counties and a new Honolulu prosecutor.
Treehouse Coworking has curated an exhibition devoted to exploring the creative side of COVID-19.
We’re behind the scenes reporting from the state counting center.
Election Day is here but there’s still time for even hard-core procrastinators to get your ballot in.
Things will look a bit different this year, but we don’t need big parties to have fun this spooky season.
Some of our top picks for comforting slurps when a cold snap is coming.
Local authors give us new perspectives on Hawai‘i’s final queen, one of Hawai‘i’s most notorious crimes and life for Japanese Americans in World War II.
Find fresh poke with a twist in Chinatown.
Picking the best poke in Honolulu may require several trips to taste them all.
We enjoyed all the fall-friendly flavors of this local cider maker but had a few favorites.
Think of it as Primary Election Confidential.
No matter how you slice it, there’s a pie for everyone. Here are our team’s favorite dine-in and takeout pizza options on O‘ahu.
We sought out the best of everything—from local sake to seafood boil, bank to barbershop—and expanded our list with a finalist in every category chosen by our readers.
A new city matrix allows small groups to hike, visit the beach, eat in restaurants and shop, with limits, but bars and nightclubs will have to wait.
47 editorial and reader picks for the tastiest food and beverage in town.
The 70-year-old Honolulu family business opens each morning to sell a mix of soy-based products.
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.
We put two people in a room to talk story, then stay out of the way.
As the state’s once-promising COVID-19 case count blew up, critics called for their ouster as well as increased widespread testing and tracing of those with the coronavirus.
Watch a film about the Kamehameha Song Contest from the inside, bid for handcrafted items at a museum auction, talk story with famous chefs, and plant more lettuce and flowers that fight bugs.
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.
Here is our guide to races to watch and how last-minute voters can still participate in the state’s first all-vote-by-mail election on Saturday, Aug. 8.
Passionate, emotional and powerful.
A parade, speeches, and performances by the Kamehameha Glee Club and the Kamehameha Girls’ Glee Club were featured at ceremonies held across town in 1915.
What you need to do now and where to go to make sure your vote gets counted.
