The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Investigating Honolulu’s Illegal Gambling Scene
Police raid video game rooms on O‘ahu in 1986, citing tens of millions of dollars changing hands at these illegal operations.
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The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Dredging Waikīkī’s Ala Wai Canal
An article from 2001 takes on the topic of dredging the Ala Wai Canal in the wake of complaints about what lurks in its murky waters.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: How Tourists Saw the Islands in 1926
Here’s a look back at April 1926.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Exploring Women’s Rights in the 1970s
Here’s a look back at April 1971.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Growing Tree Ferns as a Food Crop?
Here’s a look back at April 1921.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Long Gone Noodle Shops
Here’s a look back at May 1996.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: City Signs Loved By Local Creatives
Here’s a look back at May 1981.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: A Man’s Point of View On Fashion
Here's a look back at March 1961.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: 4 Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things
Honolulu’s heroes of 2001.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: One Warrior’s Journey to Save the Hawaiian Language
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in February 1996.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: UH Mānoa Students Test High on Culture
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in February 1946.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: A Young Family’s Attitudes About Growing Up Half-Japanese After World War II
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in February 1961.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Tagging Along with the “Hōkūle‘a” on Its Most Ambitious Journey to Date
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in February 1986.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Secret Worshipping of Pele
The history of Hawai‘i from our files.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: The Best of the Worst of 1991
A snippet of Hawai‘i in the 1990s, from our files.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Sailing to the Islands in 1921
Life on a steamship headed to Hawai‘i in 1921, from our files.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Honolulu’s First Official Photographer Arrived in 1846
The 100-year-old story of Hawaiʻi’s first photographer, from our files.
The History of Hawai‘i: “Gone Are the Days of the Old Hotel-By-The-Sea”
A snippet of Hawai‘i in the 1955s, from our files.
The History of Hawai‘i: Hawaiian Poi Dogs of Old Polynesia
A snippet of Hawai‘i in the 1930s, from our files.
The History of Hawai‘i: The Origins of the Kamehameha Day Floral Parade
A snippet of Hawai‘i in the 1930s, from our files.
We Had No Idea Our 2005 List of “40 Things Every Local Must Do” Would Have Such a Short Shelf Life
The history of Hawai‘i, from our files.
Hawai‘i’s Tourists Used to Make Poi “Cocktails” in 1930
The history of Hawai‘i from our files.
The History of Hawai‘i: A Fall TV Season Without “Hawai‘i Five-0” Has Us Looking Back to Our 1970 Interview with Jack Lord
The history of Hawai‘i from our files.
The History of Hawai‘i: A Honolulu-Based Color Consultant Helped Locals Navigate Color Choices in the 1980s
The history of Hawai‘i from our files.
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