Connecting with My Doppelgänger
Seeing my Vegas-based alter ego living his best life on Instagram sent me on a journey.
Afterthoughts
Seriously, Thanks for Not Stealing My Avocados
Counting the fruits of my avocado tree has become my obsession.
Afterthoughts: The Sound of Silence
After the promising debut of her first story collection, author Megan Kamalei Kakimoto has been excavating the heart of her second book.
The Things I Carried
Since leaving Hawai‘i for Southern California, life remains an adjustment.
Breaking Tradition
Hawai‘i author Virginia Loo channels her great-grandmother as she reflects on her journey on becoming a single mother.
Afterthoughts: 8 Hawai‘i Businesses I Wish We Could Bring to the Mainland
Zippy’s just announced a second location in Las Vegas—but four years after this publication, Katrina’s eight picks are content to stay in the Islands.
Tracking My Blessings
My gratitude app steers me to focus on the positive, even when things fall apart.
Swimming with Sharks
A Hawai‘i author and lifelong surfer reflects on the pleasures and perils of an ocean life.
Afterthoughts: The Lunch Club at Niu Valley Middle School
Summer break is a good time to revisit this memory about the best school cafeteria food around—not just because it was free.
Too Asian, Yet Not Asian Enough
A HONOLULU intern shares her journey to self-acceptance as an adopted Asian American.
Lucky We Live Hawai‘i
There are so many ways to take advantage of living here, beyond the beach.
Afterthoughts: Skin Deep
Our family Thanksgiving was almost canceled after I mentioned a desire to be inked.
Afterthoughts: Who Mourns for Koreamoku?
Here’s to Heinekens and beef bulgogi: Revisiting a classic last tribute to a one-of-a-kind neighborhood.
Misnomer: Stop Naming Places After People
What I can’t stand is when a human name replaces a name that was actually descriptive of the area.
Afterthoughts: Without Late-Night Restaurants, Where Do We Go?
Afterthoughts columnist James Charisma laments the lack of dining choices for nighthawks.
What’s in a Name? Borrowing ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i Doesn’t Make It Hawaiian
Getting left out of the ‘ohana—a closer look at the appropriation of Hawaiian words for non-Hawaiian purposes.
That’s the Spirit: Uncovering the History of a Mysterious Bottle
After finding an old unopened liquor bottle during spring cleaning, I investigated its origins.
Plan On It: Why I Wrote a Will and You Should Too
No matter how young you are or where you are in life, you need a will. You just never know what might happen.
