The Essential Guide to Taro: The Significance of Kalo in Hawaiian Culture
To Native Hawaiians, the kalo plant is a sacred connection to their ancestors.
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The Essential Guide to Taro: How to Volunteer at a Lo‘i
Volunteers learn more than just how to grow taro at these community workdays.
The Essential Guide to Taro: 12 Local Dishes That Showcase the Versatility of Kalo
Get a taste of taro in everything from curry and chowder to doughnuts and pie.
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.
The Essential Guide to Taro: Three Farms Connecting Culture with Community
Plus, seven tips for cultivating taro at home.
The Essential Guide to Taro: How Kalo is Eaten Around the World
Here are 12 other places that include taro in their diet (and one that doesn’t).
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.
4 Entrepreneurs Keeping it Local on O‘ahu’s North Shore
Modern mom & pop businesses work to keep the country country.
Could Hawai‘i’s Endangered Native Crow Be Saved From Extinction?
Conservationists have spent decades working to re-establish Hawai‘i’s last remaining crow—the ‘alalā—in the wild.
Drink Local Guide: Where to Get Locally Crafted Beer, Wine and Spirits in Hawai‘i
It’s not just a craft-beer boom anymore: Hawai‘i produces our own wine, vodka, gin, mead and more right here in the Islands. Find out who’s behind it and where to get it.
Drink Local Guide: Where to Get Locally Crafted Spirits in Hawai‘i
Just about every kind of spirit, from rhum agricole to traditional shochu, can be found crafted in the islands.
Drink Local Guide: Here’s What Local Pros are Pairing
Three pros give us the scoop on their favorite local drink pairings.
Forget “Having it All”—Here’s How You Can Overcome Superwoman Syndrome
Ever felt like you’re facing constant pressure to juggle work, family, friends and everything in between—and to do it well? Experts say that unrealistically high standards can lead to greater stress and more health problems.
Drink Local Guide: Where to Get Locally Made Wine and Mead in Hawai‘i
Two wineries on the slopes of Hawai‘i volcanoes are producing small-batch estate wines that keep getting better with age. Plus, two local spots to try one of the oldest alcoholic beverages.
It Came From the Ala Wai: 6 Strange Creatures That Thrive in Waikīkī’s Sewage Filled Canal
What lurks in the murk of Honolulu’s most prominent drainage ditch? Lots of things, including a fish that can literally give you nightmares.
7 Local Superstitions You Need to Know Before Buying a New Home
Find a home for sale you like, put in an offer, buy and move in, right? Well, here in Hawai‘i, our diverse traditions and beliefs can make it more complicated.
Drink Local Guide: Where to Get Locally Brewed Craft Beer in Honolulu
With a slate of thriving breweries, bustling neighborhood bars, and Island-made beer lining the shelves of local stores, craft beer lovers in Hawai‘i have never had it better.
Drink Local Guide: 10 Locally Brewed Beers to Try Right Now
From two styles of IPA to a Thai peanut ale, these locally brewed beers should be on your must-drink list.
Haunted Hawai‘i: My Personal Experience With the Supernatural and the Unexplained
Many say that Hawai‘i is full of ghosts and otherwordly beings–not just from one culture, but all of the cultures that live together in the islands. This is one writer’s experience with the supernatural.
Everything You Need to Know About Legalized Medical Marijuana in Hawai‘i
After 15 months of nail-biting delays—and 17 years after the state decriminalized pot for patients—medical cannabis is finally available for legal sale. Who does it help? How does it work? Is this the crop that will replace sugar? And, if it is, who profits?
25 Reasons We Go Kapolei
If you haven’t been to the West Side in a while, it might be time to pay a visit.
This New Art Exhibit is Rewriting the History of Abstract Expressionism
“Abstract Expressionism: Looking East From the Far West” debuts Sept. 7 at the Honolulu Museum of Art.
Where the Wild Things Went: Tracking Hawai‘i’s Most Elusive Non-Native Animals
From alligators to wallabies, an eclectic mix of alien creatures has been reported roaming the Islands. We set out to sort fact from fiction.
