Transform Your Home with the Right Addition
All Things New shares how an addition can elevate, improve your entire property.
Homes & Gardens
An Award-Winning Builder Shares Tips to Create a Spa Bathroom
Relax and reset your bath with the help of Moorhead & Company Inc.
Need-to-Know Basics For First-Time Homebuyers
Buying your first home can be intimidating. First Hawaiian Bank shares some tips to make the homebuying process more feasible.
We Tried It: Kaka‘ako Butterfly Garden Workday in Honolulu
Plant flowers, pull weeds, harvest veggies and get dirty while giving back to the community in this family-friendly volunteer opportunity.
Beat the Heat and Stay Cool This Summer
(Sponsored) No matter the size of your home, there are plenty of hacks to avoid paying a hefty electric bill at the end of the month.
3 Tips to Upgrade Your Fridge and Save You Money
(Sponsored) Hawaii Energy will even pay you $250 to upgrade to an energy-efficient one.
These 3 Historic Hawai‘i Houses Might Be On Sale Very Soon
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.
Get Growing: 11 Tips to Start a Backyard or Lānai Garden in Hawai‘i
In Hawai‘i, you don’t have to wait for spring to start a garden. And you don’t need an acre to get started. To get you growing, we turned to master gardeners for tips.
We Asked an O‘ahu Grower How to Treat a Poinsettia
Bloom bright.
Best of Honolulu 2019: The Best Services on O‘ahu
The 47 editorial and reader picks for the places in Honolulu that make our lives just a bit easier.
Inside HONOLULU: The Struggles of Photographing Tiny Homes in Hawai‘i
The camera adds 10 pounds and hundreds of extra square feet. So how do you shoot small?
Peaks and Valleys: The 20 Most and Least Expensive Houses and Condos on O‘ahu
We take a look at five of the most expensive homes and condominiums, as well as five of the least expensive, to see what makes a steal or a splurge.
A Tiny Home Offered This Hawai‘i Family a Fresh Start After Kīlauea Erupted
After lava from Kīlauea last year destroyed their Kapoho home of 18 years, John and Nancy Theismann decided to downsize.
Small-Kine Homes: How 4 Local Families Make the Most of Little Spaces in Hawai‘i
Locally, making do with fewer square feet has long been a fact of life for Hawai‘i families.
Learn How to Preserve Historic Hawai‘i Homes on June 13 in Honolulu
The Historic Hawai‘i Foundation offers free summer seminars on three islands.
Curb Appeal: The Investments You Make to the Outside of Your Home Will Pay Off
Of all the things you can do to improve your yard, the one with the biggest bang for your buck is the simplest.
603 Permits For ADUs on O‘ahu Were Issued From Jan. 2016 to March 2019
We asked city planners to show us where people are getting permits to build and they provided this exclusive detailed map.
Green Matters: Some Honolulu Trees Might Qualify You For a Tax Credit
Yes, money can grow on trees.
5 of Urban Honolulu’s Prettiest Streets
For when you just want to go for a scenic drive, bike, run or walk without leaving the city.
This Spacious Waimānalo Home For Sale Is Great for Entertaining
This nine-bedroom beachfront home is near where the original Magnum P.I. often swam.
Love Historic Homes? Check Out This 1920s Kaimukī Plantation Cottage For Sale
It may be tiny, but this renovated 90-year-old home has a lot of charm.
O‘ahu’s Kaka‘ako Condo Sale Prices Hit the Stratosphere
More ultra-luxury properties have been selling on O‘ahu this year. We take a look at why, and where the buyers are coming from.
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Hawai‘i is full of amazing places. Most of them you’re free to visit, but there are a few where you’re just not allowed. Here’s a peek into Hawai‘i’s coolest off-limits corners.
We take a look inside your high school yearbooks to find what’s changed about the local high school experience over the years, and what’s stayed exactly the same.
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