What’s Open or Closed in Honolulu for Thanksgiving Day
Here’s your guide to which Honolulu City and County services will be available or suspended in observance of Thanksgiving on Nov. 27, 2025.
City & State
With Traffic Fatalities Rising, Campaigns Have Been Launched to Make Our Roads Safer
To curb the alarming increase of traffic fatalities, the state, city and police are urging the public to do their part with the Safer Roads, Together and Vision Zero campaigns.
Hot Jobs of the Future: A State Forecast for 2032
Here are the industries where new jobs are expected to open in Hawai‘i.
Honolulu Rail Expands With Four New Stations
The oft-criticized Honolulu Rail project’s next stops will be at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the airport, Lagoon Drive and the Middle Street Transit Center.
Where to Park in Kaimukī
Want to shop or dine in Kaimukī? Here’s an insider guide on where you should park.
What’s Open or Closed in Honolulu for Statehood Day
Your guide to which Honolulu City and County services will be available or suspended in observance of Hawai‘i’s Statehood Day on Aug. 15, 2025.
Bold Ways to Fix Our City
HONOLULU contributor Mary Vorsino spoke to key leaders about addressing some of Honolulu’s most pressing problems. Here are their ideas in their own words.
Listen Up! Hawai‘i Podcasts You Need to Hear
These community-minded podcasts can help cut through the confusion of our state’s most pressing concerns.
What’s Open or Closed in Honolulu on Kamehameha Day
Your guide to which city and county and state services will be available or suspended in observance of Kamehameha Day on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
What’s Open and Closed in Honolulu for Memorial Day
Your guide to which Honolulu City and County and state services will be available or suspended in observance of Memorial Day on May 26, 2025.
Leading With Pride: An Interview With Kathleen O’Dell
Kathleen O’Dell shares her vision for the Hawai‘i State LGBTQ+ Commission.
Advocating for Native Hawaiian Programs Amid Federal Cuts
Federal cuts and policy shifts are threatening various programs that support Native Hawaiian health care, housing, education and more.
Heads Up: Real ID Deadline Is May 7
Here’s what you need to apply for a Real ID with a gold star.
What’s Open and Closed in Honolulu on Good Friday
Your guide to which city services will be available or suspended in observance of Good Friday, April 18, 2025.
Can We Return to Ahupua‘a?
A movement is underway to resurrect the traditional Hawaiian land division and management system to better care for the ‘āina, water and people.
What’s Open and Closed in Honolulu for Prince Kūhiō Day
Your guide to which city services will be available or suspended in observance of Prince Kūhiō Day on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
Q&A With Representative Kim Coco Iwamoto
In her third try, in 2024, Kim Coco Iwamoto finally defeated longtime incumbent Scott Saiki to represent District 25 in the Hawai‘i House of Representatives, which includes Ala Moana, Kaka‘ako and Downtown. We check in as part of ongoing discussions with local leaders.
What’s Open or Closed in Honolulu for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Your guide to which city services will be available or suspended in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
What’s Open and Closed in Honolulu for New Year’s Day
Your guide to which city services will be available or suspended on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
What’s Open or Closed in Honolulu for Christmas
Your guide to which Honolulu City and County services and retail stores will be available on Christmas Eve and Christmas 2024.
What Happens Now to Hawai‘i’s Military-Leased Lands?
Sixty years ago, the military leased thousands of acres of state land for $1. Talks are underway now to renew those leases.
Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Playbook
Mayor Rick Blangiardi discusses his second-term strategy to tackle our city’s most critical issues.
Hawai‘i’s Maile Alert Is a 100% Success
Maile Alerts, Hawai‘i’s take on AMBER Alerts for missing children, have been issued four times.
Beautiful Winning Lei From the Lei Day Celebration Contest 2024
Hawai‘i’s talented lei makers showed out this May Day with dazzling submissions to the annual lei contest.
