We’re more than ‘ukulele, mac nuts and kona coffee, although we love all three. Here’s a look at a few unusual industries making waves in the Islands, as well as some decades-old companies that are still committed to handcrafting in Hawai‘i.
Living during a pandemic can feel like getting stuck in a human-sized flow chart. Worried about the risk of getting COVID-19? Stop. Stressed about family finances? Take two steps back. Businesses, bars and bike paths open. Go out, but …
The new yellow and red food truck helmed by a Sicilian is bouncing between parks, breweries and markets across O‘ahu.
A beekeeper turns honey into a Champagne-like mead.
Best of the unexpected.
While you were busy avoiding Waikīkī, Zetton was infiltrating the neighborhood.
Mānoa Chocolate opened a new factory capable of churning out 50,000 chocolate bars a month, more than twice as many as the old spot.
After Jayson Harper graduated from Kaiser High School, he was eager to make his mark in New York. But soon, an encounter with police taught him instead to be invisible.
Paramedic supervisor Marie Hathaway transported one of the first known COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i.
It’s not always late-night ramen and leftover mac and cheese after a long shift.
One was allergic to blood; another planned his own funeral. A groom popped in to fight a chef, while shrimp shells followed another chef home.
Poppy hues, sleek suiting and cutting-edge accessories will soon be everywhere.
One winter dish started with a carrot.
Back in 2020, weeks of quarantine cuisine renewed our love for local businesses that deliver great Hawai‘i produce, meat and even locally prepared meals right to our doors.
The governor set a goal of doubling local food production by 2020. So how do we measure up?
We put two people in a room to talk story, then stay out of the way.
Museums, universities and nonprofits used to be a safe haven for historic homes, a way to preserve them for public use. But now, three residences entrusted to local institutions are in danger of being sold.
They monitor two different parts of the island but met many years ago at one of Merino’s clinics at Mākaha Beach Park.
HONOLULU Magazine helps you find the dentist you need, whether it’s for a routine checkup or more specialized work. Everyone on this list comes highly recommended by other dentists, who know the work of fellow professionals.
We asked our city’s beverage experts what they might like written on their tombstones.
We asked Honolulu cocktail experts to tell us what they’d want for that very last call.
For the first time in three decades, since Hawai‘i’s last sake brewery shut down, sake is being brewed commercially in the Islands once again.
Raise a glass to this stylish setting.
At Café Kaila, Koko Head Café and Over Easy, success comes from memories of favorite family mornings, and some spectacular versions of home cooking.
