Try Your Hand at Hanafuda, a Plantation-Era Japanese Card Game
Vintage Japanese card game gets new look, new life.
Arts & Culture
Surf Report: Honolulu Surf Film Festival Brings Good Waves to the Big Screen
Catch this swell event at the Honolulu Museum of Art, now through July 30.
Quote Unquote: This Chief Happiness Officer Can Help You Find Your Happy Place
As chief happiness officer at Happiness U, Alice Inoue encourages people to be their best selves.
Keep Your Eyes—and Ears—on Grammy and Nā Hōkū Award-Winning Kalani Pe‘a
After Grammy and Nā Hōkū award wins for Hawaiian musician Kalani Pe‘a, the world is listening.
This Hawaiian Cultural Practitioner Has Been Carving Stonework for Decades
Hanalei Hopfe is currently working on a large sculpture of a Hawaiian navigator to be installed at Heiau Ku‘ilioloa in Wai‘anae.
5 Absolutely Free Honolulu Events to Check Out in July 2017
Summer is the time for festivals! Whether you’re into art, food and drink, or great local music, there’s something for everyone to celebrate this month.
From Our Files: Moments from Hawai‘i’s Past–June Edition
A look back at Honolulu from June 1937 to 1987. Stories taken from the archives of Paradise of the Pacific and HONOLULU Magazine.
29 Must-Read Local Books You Won’t Want to Put Down This Summer
Here’s how to rock your hammock, if not your world, this summer. And if that’s not startling enough, we’ve got news about a new local bookstore opening.
Oil and Language: Q+A with Shahzia Sikander on “Parallax”
The installation will be on display at the Honolulu Museum of Art through July 30.
Father’s Day Gift Guide: 7 Picks for Your Numero Uno Dude
Because, without him, who would crack you up with terrible jokes?
After 3 Years of Sailing Across the Globe, the Hōkūleʻa is Finally Coming Home to Hawaiʻi
Everything you need to know about the iconic voyaging canoe’s historic homecoming on June 17.
Q+A: Mark Villaver, Local B-Boy Turned Viral Video Star and World-Touring Dancer
Catch Honolulu native Villaver on “So You Think You Can Dance” on Monday, June 12, on Fox.
Your Ultimate Guide to the 2017 Pan-Pacific Festival
Come to Waikīkī this Friday, June 9, through Sunday, June 11, for a weekend of festivities and performances.
Honolulu’s First Bike-Sharing Program Brings 1,000 Bikes to the Streets June 28
Now you can bop around town without taking the car out of the garage or losing your metered space, as Bikeshare Hawai‘i transforms transportation options from Chinatown to Waikīkī.
These Volunteers are Sewing 40-Foot Plumeria Lei for Kamehameha Day
Members of Hula Hālau Ka Liko O Ka Palai string plumeria flowers to honor King Kamehameha.
Is Your Pet Model Material? It Could Be Featured in a 2018 Calendar
For the 15th year, the Hawaiian Humane Society wants photos of Hawai‘i’s most photogenic pets for its annual calendar.
This Colorful Performance Turns Dancers into Human Paintbrushes and Canvases
Using bright paints and fluid movements, IONA Contemporary Dance Theatre blends art and dance in the old Sports Authority space.
Celebrate the Bond Between Hawai‘i and Japan at the Annual Pan-Pacific Festival
The 38th annual international cultural celebration takes place from Friday, June 9 to Sunday, June 11.
Wait Your Tern: Native Birds Stall Honolulu Museum of Art Maintenance Project
White terns, known as manu-o-Kū in Hawaiian, are listed as a threatened species by the state.
7 Absolutely Free Honolulu Events to Check Out in June 2017
Summer is here and there’s a lot to celebrate, including World Oceans Day, National Pride Month and the homecoming of our beloved Hōkūleʻa—all for free, of course.
21 Wins for HONOLULU Magazine at the Hawaiʻi Publishers Association Pa‘i Awards
HONOLULU Magazine snags awards in more than half of the categories at this year’s Hawaiʻi Publishers Association Awards.
8 Late-Night Things To Do and Places to Eat in Honolulu
Who said everything closes at 9 p.m. in Hawaiʻi? These spots are open until at least midnight.
From Our Files: Moments from Hawai‘i’s Past–May Edition
A look back at Honolulu from April 1917 to 1982. Stories taken from the archives of Paradise of the Pacific and HONOLULU Magazine.
This is What It’s Really Like to Drive for Uber in Honolulu
Seven months on the road ferrying tourists, drunkards and worker bees—a former Uber driver tells all.
