Calabash

The epic House of Many Gods skillfully connects an ice hut on the subarctic tundra with a lanai bulging with 'ohana.

Author Rich Budnick gives us a refresher course in Hawai'i's history, whether we want to relive it or not.

A taste of New York comes to the Big Pineapple.

The new owners of this January event are moving it back to O'ahu.

Ata Damasco, Pa'ina Hou!, Ululoa Productions

Chinese New Year begins January 29, the day of the first new moon, and ends 15 days later.

After 24 years with the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD), Kenneth Silva takes on the role of chief. This month, following a three-month-long selection process and a review of 13 internal candidates, Silva was chosen to replace retiring Chief Attilio Leonardi. Silva and the department are also planning to move into the new headquarters in Kaka'ako.

With cold and flu season swirling around you, scrubbing your hands takes on a special urgency. Here are a few ways to suds up in style.

Looking for a hot event on December 31? Ring in the New Year at one of these parties.

We hit three of Honolulu's newest stores for a holiday gift-list blitz.

Brittni Paiva, Hear ..., Talmidim Productions

A new collection of short stories focuses on young women in suburbia.

Mild-mannered dentist by day, lethal spear-gun creator by night.

Since September 2004, Larry Bush has served as the president and CEO of the YMCA of Honolulu. Bush has been the leader of the three major projects that represent the group's future: new YMCAs in Kalihi, Waipahu and Wai'anae. Bush, who turns 59 this month, also remains active in the YMCA's global arena, going to Taiwan in November, to serve as both the Honolulu and U.S. representative at the annual Six YMCA Conference (Singapore, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and O'ahu).

The Date Street Mini Park Pumping Station.