History
HONOLULU Magazine Remembers the Decade That Was: Hawai‘i Through the 2010s
Goodbye 2010s. Hello to the next roaring ’20s!
17 Nisei Veterans Share Stories of the Lives They Built in Hawai‘i After World War II
They’re our everyday heroes in plain clothes—the revered second-generation Japanese American veterans of World War II. Fewer than 250 Hawai‘i nisei vets are known to be alive today in Hawai‘i. And the war is just part of their life stories.
How the Conflict Over the Thirty Meter Telescope Has Reawakened a More-Than-Century-Old Battle
It’s the largest movement since Native Hawaiians rallied to fight the military bombing of Kaho‘olawe in the 1970s.
Video: How We Told the Life Stories of 17 Nisei Veterans in Hawai‘i
The HONOLULU team spent five months interviewing and photographing 17 nisei veterans for the December cover story, “Soldiering On.”
Inside HONOLULU: Remembering the Nisei Veteran in My Family
Sometimes you need a little (or big) push to remember what’s important.
O‘ahu in 1958: Remembering The “Sheriff of the Posse” on Hawai‘i’s KGMB-TV
For years, about 50,000 TV fans waited every week to hear Ken Alford say, “Howdy Buckaroos.”
My Honolulu: Trying (and Failing at) Traditional Hawaiian Sledding
Letting things slide isn’t always a good way to go.
Get A Free Download Of This Native Hawaiian-Produced Walking Tour App to Learn About Our Islands’ History
Get the Native Stories app and free Downtown walking tour download.
O‘ahu in 1947: Originally a Fishing Spot, Moku O Lo‘e (Coconut Island) Was Once a Place to Swim, Bowl and Catch Movies
Before it housed the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, the island off the Windward Side was slated to be a playground for the nation’s researchers and wealthy.
O‘ahu in 1967: The Polynesian Cultural Center Was Once Considered Outlandish
Since the Polynesian Cultural Center opened in 1963, some 38 million people have visited. But early on, many considered the concept outlandish, as HONOLULU Magazine reminded them a few years later.
Divided Over TMT: We Take a Look at Where Things Stand and How We Got Here
With tensions running high and a weeks-long standoff now stretching into its third month, no one seems to be able to predict what will happen next on Maunakea. Will the state or the protectors back down? Or will the Thirty Meter Telescope bow out? We take a look at where things stand and how we got here.
O‘ahu in 1981: Extracts From an Interview With Tom Selleck, The O.G. Thomas Magnum
When the original “Magnum, P.I.,” went off the air in 1988, it was one of TV’s highest-rated shows. Twenty years later the reboot debuted. Its new season premiered Friday, Sept. 27.
O‘ahu in 1957: The Day the Pali Highway Opened
One day in May, Hawai‘i drivers started going through the Ko‘olau mountain range to Kailua, instead of over it.
O‘ahu in 1937: Stories From When the Vanderbilts, George F. Baker and Henry Robinson Luce Visited Hawai‘i
Here we see how the other half lived on vacation—sometimes breaking the law in style—and even, in one instance, dying.
The Sacred History of Maunakea
As protests against the Thirty Meter Telescope on the Big Island stretch into a fourth week, we look at the history of the summit.
O‘ahu in 1963: Housing the Royal Household Guards at the Halekoa
A modern state building was in the works. But a quiet coral-block barracks stood in its way.
Look Through NASA’s Photos of Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins Arriving in Hawai‘i
The Apollo 11 crew landed 812 miles off our shores and declared moon rocks at Pearl Harbor Customs.
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong Declared Rocks and Dust at U.S. Customs After Walking on the Moon
On July 24, 1969, the command module Columbia landed in waters 812 miles southwest of Hawai‘i.
O‘ahu in 2010: The Neon Signs of Honoulu
With only a few “benders” on the island, classic neon signs faced a dim future in 2010.
O‘ahu in 1934: Honolulu’s Vanishing Street Car Tracks
The advent of Honolulu’s new, technologically advanced fleet of Twin Coach buses signaled a new era in the city’s rapid transit system.
O‘ahu in 1978: Housing Prices on the Rise in Hawai‘i
In the late 1970s, Hawai‘i’s housing prices hit an all-time high. Fast forward four decades, and we’re still singing the same tune.
Quote Unquote: Honolulu’s Registrar for the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts
When he’s not coordinating the Honolulu City Lights annual holiday wreath contest or dressing up for historical re-enactments, Tory Laitila is responsible for helping manage the city’s art collection.
Tiny Flags Pay Tribute to 2,390 Who Died in Pearl Harbor Attack
You have until Memorial Day to see a new tribute at iconic Pearl Harbor dedicated to the victims of the Dec. 7, 1941 attack.
