Reviving Downtown and Chinatown
Nearly every Downtown block shows promise of being revamped amid the grit. Can Honolulu’s urban core make a comeback?
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Robbie Dingeman
Nearly every Downtown block shows promise of being revamped amid the grit. Can Honolulu’s urban core make a comeback?
Adult children now help their parents run some of Chinatown’s most long-standing and beloved food businesses.
The nearly 85-year-old building is being restored and the new hotel and restaurant is scheduled to open in late 2023.
American Savings Bank opened its $100 million, 11-story, 373,000-square-foot campus across the park on the edge of Chinatown.
The new AC by Marriott calls for chic makeover, new restaurant and craft cocktails on Bishop Street.
A popular Korean bakery and café is set to open.
The Maui Farm provides safe, transitional housing to help families get back on their feet.
Hawai‘i Women in Filmmaking supports representation both on and off screen.
Hui Mālama i ke Ala ‘Ūlili helps a local college student find his way.
Nonprofits improve lives in Hawai‘i, from our keiki to kūpuna, and they need our help.
Robbie Dingeman
Nearly every Downtown block shows promise of being revamped amid the grit. Can Honolulu’s urban core make a comeback?
HONOLULU Magazine Team
Hiking and human connections have helped the Maui restaurant owner stay sober and committed to a brighter future.
James Nakamura
Once a New York fashion star, the designer has found solace on the slopes of Kona’s Hualālai volcano.
James Nakamura
The 102-year-old reflects on art and teaching others to find joy in creating.
James Nakamura
Faced with terminal cancer, he has chosen not to fear death, but to live out his days as joyfully as he can.
James Nakamura
The 22-year-old went from disheartened engineering student to joyful yoga instructor and entrepreneur.
James Nakamura
Hiking and human connections have helped the Maui restaurant owner stay sober and committed to a brighter future.
James Nakamura
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James Nakamura
Meet seven people who have successfully made the quest their life focus, plus how you can find your own happiness.
The former UH football player has been selling out shows with his straight-up, hilarious local humor.
Robbie Dingeman
Amid the vast scope of climate change, our series explores each of the natural elements that shape our island life, starting with water.
Over the past 100 years, the University of Hawai‘i publication has displayed a fearless drive for truth.
A first-of-its-kind commissary kitchen in Honolulu offering space for retail, pop-up restaurants and cooking classes.