Your Ultimate Guide to the 2023 Punahou Carnival
Punahou Carnival makes its return this coming Friday and Saturday. Here’s your complete guide to the rides, food, parking and so much more.
Around Town
5 (More!) Amazing Things to Do on O‘ahu
Explore Doris Duke’s Shangri La, kayak to the Mokes or take a sunset catamaran sail.
Exciting Mu‘umu‘u Month Events Happening in Honolulu
From shopping pop-ups and a vintage fashion show to a mu‘umu‘u repair class, get in on the fun celebrations and activities still to come this January.
Gorgeous Mu‘umu‘u Worn at Mu‘u at the Museum 2023
Decked out in stunning new and vintage mu‘u and holokū from iconic Hawai‘i designers, guests celebrated Mu‘umu‘u Month at Queen Emma Summer Palace.
Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Dec. 1–7
Take in the Honolulu City Lights, shop an eco-friendly holiday market and listen to Yo-Yo Ma under the stars.
Can’t-Miss Local Holiday Shopping Markets on O‘ahu
Mark your calendar for these pop-ups and get ready to shop small!
HONOLULU Magazine’s Guide to Road Tripping Around O‘ahu’s Neighborhoods
We asked locals for their best one-day itinerary for other locals outside of the urban core. Make sure to pack your cooler, ice packs, beach towel, slippers and a good amount of respect before you go.
Kalihi Gets a Little More Public Space with this Bright Pint-Sized Park
Organizations, residents and volunteers are trying new ways to provide pop-up mini parks in communities across O‘ahu.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Connecting Through Culture at The Honolulu Museum of Art
Here’s a look back at 1947.
Photo Gallery: Hawai‘i During the Pandemic in 2020
We asked our team and our readers to show us what Honolulu looked like in 2020. Here are their photos and we welcome you to send us yours.
Photo Gallery: See Some of Honolulu’s Exceptional Trees
We spent weeks contemplating some of Honolulu’s oldest, biggest and most impressive trees to capture their natural magnificence.
Drink Just-Brewed Beer, Buy Fishing Gear, Fix Something and Eat Old-School Japanese Food on Kāne‘ohe’s Kahuhipa Street
A diverse mix of businesses tucked into two-story warehouses.
Your O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide: Monsarrat Avenue
Once a sleepy burger stop for surfers, Monsarrat Avenue has transformed over 19 years into a food and fashion scene noted for outdoorsy authenticity.
Best of Honolulu 2020
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.
Our Separate Reality: Snapshots of Honolulu’s New Normal During Quarantine
A week after the city and state ordered us to shelter in place, O‘ahu was almost unrecognizable.
Catch The Gay Men’s Chorus of Honolulu at Their Upcoming Jazzy Holiday Jam (and Christmas Caroling Near You)
The Hawai‘i chapter of the nationwide movement can be found caroling around town this month as well as in a holiday concert at Hawai‘i Theatre.
Native Hawaiians Are Taking Ownership of Indigenous Sites and Stories With a New Location-Based and Podcast App
Choose from a hundred free, ethically sourced guided tours thanks to Native Stories. The app’s gone global and adds Japanese-language programming this fall. (And did we mention that we love it?)
Yes, That Big Red Box in Honolulu’s Chinatown (and Waikīkī) is Talking to You
Don’t be startled if you hear Mayor Kirk Caldwell yell, “Aloha!”
HONOLULU Magazine’s Summer 2019 Bucket List: The 53 Best Things to Do on O‘ahu
We rounded up your must-do list for the season so you can plan the best summer ever.
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.
O‘ahu Museum Ideas: Have Lunch with an Artist at Hawai‘i State Art Museum
The museum includes work from the Art in Public Places Program, dedicated to acquiring, preserving and displaying works of art that relate to the Hawaiian Islands or the culture of its people.
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Lets You Climb Into Cockpits
Besides model aircraft and exhibits that depict Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, coast through the skies, dogfight in the air and land on the deck of an aircraft carrier in the museum’s combat flight simulator.
O‘ahu Museum Ideas: Sleep Next to a Volcano at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
The challenge at this museum has always been how to showcase its 26 million artifacts and objects.
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From plantation towns to planned communities, Central O‘ahu has its share of secret spots, a bumper crop of bowling alleys and neighborhood eats.
We celebrated National Take a Hike Day (Nov. 17), with a round up of our top picks for the best hikes on the Island.
Not willing to change her identity to be part of the industry, Mahina Florence is at the height of her career because of her flawless Hawaiian complexion, strong athletic build, and friendly aloha spirit.
These restaurants and cafés hold themselves to a higher eco-standard that make deciding where to eat for ocean-minded people an easy decision.