The 8 Best Things to Do in October 2018
Learn about veganism, carboload on pasta and cut loose with a hard rock legend.
Arts & Entertainment
Quote Unquote: You Can Now Find Hawai‘i Artist Mark Chai’s Designs in New York City
Since the early 1990s, the Hawaiian-Chinese UH Mānoa art school graduate has been creating sculptures and lamps from wood as well as recycled cardboard, X-ray film boxes and other discarded materials from his day job at The Queen’s Medical Center.
5 Theater Shows and Local Premieres Coming to O‘ahu in the 2018-2019 Season
Fall means the start of Honolulu’s theater season. So dust off your dress slippers and get ready for some standing ovations.
The 8 Best Things to Do in September 2018
Jam out with reggae artists, walk for a cure and laugh your head off with Trevor Noah this month.
Swipe Right for Art: This New App Lets You Experience Honolulu Through Artists’ Eyes
The Art World Escape app lets you select interactive, one-off experiences with local artists as they paint, dance, sculpt and create. In some, you’ll be able to take photos, take part in the creative process or lend your body as a canvas.
The 8 Best Things to Do in August 2018
Soak in our last summer days with the best events happening this month.
Quote Unquote: Mililani Quarterback McKenzie Milton is an East Coast MVP
Meet Mililani High football star McKenzie Milton, who gained nationwide attention as the quarterback for the undefeated University of Central Florida Knights.
This Flower Show Showcases Botanical Jewelry, Stunning Flowers and a Tree
Celebrate plants, fabulous floral design and a gardener named May.
The 8 Best Things to Do in May 2018
Meet award-winning authors, catch candy from a remote-controlled plane, solve a murder mystery and more.
Meet the 96-Year-Old Author Sharing the Untold Stories of Japanese Picture Brides
After 35-plus years as a dressmaker, author Barbara Kawakami went back to school, earned a college degree and published her first book—about plantation clothing—at age 53, followed by the award-winning “Picture Bride Stories” in 2016.
Keepers of the Kaona: How These 6 Kumu Preserve Hawai‘i’s Hula Traditions
These kumu hula have worked tirelessly for decades to ensure that the kaona, knowledge and traditional practices shared by their mentors are passed on to the next generation.
Quote Unquote: Improv Your Life with “Hawai‘i Five-0” Actress Kimee Balmilero
Local actress Kimee Balmilero is putting on the Hawai‘i Sketch Comedy Festival on Oct. 21 at the Honolulu Museum of Art and Oct. 22 at The Arts at Marks Garage.
Hau‘oli Lā Hānau: Celebrating Local Company Anniversaries—September Edition
Every month, we celebrate the anniversaries of local companies and organizations. This month: A helping hand, a Waikīkī mainstay, a school of firsts and a historic church.
Hau‘oli Lā Hānau: Celebrating Local Company Anniversaries—August Edition
Every month, we celebrate the anniversaries of local companies and organizations. This month: A revamped source of entertainment, legal aloha, slippers and malassadas.
Hau‘oli Lā Hānau: Celebrating Local Company Anniversaries—July Edition
Every month, we celebrate the anniversaries of local companies and organizations. This month: A Hawaiian church, a media mainstay and a North Shore purveyor of delicious treats.
Hau‘oli Lā Hānau: Celebrating Local Company Anniversaries—June Edition
Every month, we celebrate the anniversaries of local companies and organizations. This month: Local icons of publishing, seafood and car-washing.
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.
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.
The 8 Best Things To Do in June 2017
Festival season is in full swing, so get outside and dance, eat waffles and dress up with your pup.
Quote Unquote: Comic-Book-Writer-Turned-Filmmaker Shares Veterans’ Stories “Journey of Heroes”
Stacey Hayashi spent thousands of hours interviewing veterans, then shared their stories in a comic book called “Journey of Heroes,” which won international acclaim and pushed her to her next project: finishing a feature-length film about the heroes.
The 8 Best Things To Do in April 2017
Don’t be an April Fool, learn more about how our bodies work, watch Japanese satire, eat Spam and celebrate Scottish culture.
This New Exhibit is Putting Art on the Menu at Artizen by MW
A new exhibit aims to bring more people, and money, to the Hawai‘i State Art Museum.
5 TV and Movie Scenes That You Probably Didn’t Know Were Filmed in Chinatown
As a neighborhood of a thousand faces, Chinatown has seen some pretty strange things, including being used as a backdrop for these scenes in film and television.
Quote Unquote: What it’s Really Like Working for Hawai‘i’s Only Carnival
Since he was 12, Scott Fernandez has worked at E.K. Fernandez, Hawai‘i’s only nationally recognized circus.
