For 15 years, Hawai‘i’s reputation as a food destination soared. Then COVID-19 came. During shutdowns and visitor fall-off, Hawai‘i’s chefs and restaurateurs have been scrambling to stay afloat and thinking about what lies ahead.
The granddaughter of internment camp survivors talks about what’s next for Hawai‘i’s largest internment camp site, her own journey through history and how an order at a Honolulu Starbucks helped the Idaho native feel at home in the Islands.
“I’m a gardener, I love gardening and I love saving the world one garden at a time. That’s my motto.”
A legal battle in 2018 culminated in a “final” law to stop illegal vacation rentals. So it seems a little strange that the Department of Planning and Permitting’s docket April 6 wants to put the law back on the table for revisions.
Your guide to which Honolulu City and County services will be available or suspended in observance of Good Friday, April 2, 2021.
Plans to reduce rail costs and homelessness while modernizing government echoed his campaign themes.
Here are major milestones since the pandemic began changing life in Hawai‘i.
Call your nine closest friends. Groups up to 10 can get together starting Thursday and sports could be back on schedule.
State, federal, city, county offices are closed Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in observance of Presidents Day, a federal holiday.
Tales of weird, wacky and wild news you may have missed. The best of the worst of 2020.
A snippet of Hawai‘i in the 1990s, from our files.
Your guide to which Honolulu City and County services will be available or suspended in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 21, 2019.
Since the 1970s, organized crime in Hawai‘i has rippled through the community, from gangland-style slayings, gambling and drugs to diverse global operations. We take a closer look at how organized crime has changed over the decades.
Hikers can help the public-private partnership with repairs now.
Illegal tree burning in the wildlife sanctuary harms natural resources.
The 2020 General Election changed the way Hawai‘i votes, delivered victories for new mayors for two counties and a new Honolulu prosecutor.
We’re behind the scenes reporting from the state counting center.
It may be an all-mail election day, but some offices will be closed on Nov. 3, 2020.
Your ballots must be back at elections HQ by Nov. 3, so the city recommends sending your mail-in ballot no later than today, Oct. 27.
As Hawai‘i’s new pretesting tourism program begins, it could mean business for lei sellers who have struggled through 2020.
Illegal vacation rentals have worsened Hawai‘i’s affordable housing shortage while contributing to an overrun of visitors.
Think of it as Primary Election Confidential.
Experts tell us how to bolster our food security and commit to locally grown for our future.
Toshi Sushi, @Sushi and Kai Sushi: Which one is right for you?
Kupu, the nonprofit that runs youth programs in conservation and sustainability, now offers Hawaiian food and breathtaking venue.
Take a (very) late outdoor lunch or (very) early dinner of delicious discounted dishes and drinks in Kaka‘ako.
Tiramisu, strawberry shortcake, and even vegan chocolate and haupia gelato cakes.
Pork belly adobo, nori chicken, chocolate birthday cake butter mochi: Sheldon Simeon is proudest of the people, places and poke of his home—and we found all of these in “Cook Real Hawai‘i.”
