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.
Serving homeless families helps this young mother overcome her own challenges.
Kick off the start of summer with a cultural extravaganza from June 7 to 9.
In the 1950s Hawai‘i’s hotel industry was booming but the state needed more cooks in the kitchens.
Find out how a show in Honolulu connects with musicians in Rome.
Mana Magazine explored Hawaiian cultural traditions through modern icons.
You have until May 15 to help the state decide what artifacts will hold the memories about life in Hawai‘i in the early 2000s.
Hang on to your hula skirts! The two local designers are releasing their first collaboration at the 2019 Merrie Monarch Festival.
Get ready for the “Olympics of hula” from April 25 to 27.
The local card game aims to raise $22,000 on Kickstarter by April 20.
Luana Kawelu, 79, took over as president of the Merrie Monarch Festival after her mom, Dottie Thompson, who was instrumental in reviving the event in the 1970s, died in 2010.
Podcasts make it easy to create your own playlist of content on the go. Here are seven local ones gaining listeners.
Redevelopment, social media and presidential publicity all lure more tourists than ever to this once mostly residential Windward O‘ahu town.
With the crowning of the 67th festival queen and court on Saturday, March 16, we take a look back at 1999, a pivotal year for the historic event.
The challenges of capturing a story about your own hometown.
Honolulu’s mochi makers combine Japanese tradition with unique, only- in-Hawai‘i touches.
Get ready to walk through interactive, botanical and LED art installations all over town. The Honolulu Biennial is back.
Think you know your way around the State Capitol area? Take this test to prove it!
Fiber artist Marques Hanalei Marzan brings a contemporary eye to this ancient craft, creating works that bridge old and new while weaving a continuum of culture.
Hawai‘i musicians Kalani Pe‘a and Nā Hoa will find out who wins in their category Sunday morning, local time.
With block parties, art exhibitions and a big finale bash at the ʻAlohilani Resort, it’s Kakaʻako’s most eventful annual makeover.
Stuff your face with authentic food while soaking in the cultures of the Islands. From hula and Chinese lion dances to taiko and opera, this list of 21 ethnic festivals on O‘ahu won’t disappoint.
Hurricane threats, new fees and money troubles have suddenly forced some of Honolulu’s decades-old ethnic festivals to pivot and change course in the past few years.
Kapi‘olani Regional Park is somewhat of an anomaly: It is managed by the city but governed by a trust.
