Heart of Honolulu: An Aunty on the Big Island, a Kick-Butt Dancing Queen and a Really Hot Dinosaur
Each week, HONOLULU Magazine staff and readers show aloha for small acts of kindness.
Local Culture
Shark Strong: Join Da Shop’s Virtual Q&A with 2020’s Breakout Novelist Kawai Strong Washburn
With raves from “The New York Times,” “Vanity Fair” and, ahem, HONOLULU, Washburn’s “Sharks in the Time of Saviors” has become an international publishing phenomenon.
How to Watch Jack Johnson’s “Kōkua Festival 2020: Live From Home” in Hawai‘i
The Kōkua Hawai‘i Foundation’s annual music festival has adapted to the new normal and brings us a streaming music festival straight to our homes on Saturday, April 25.
Heart of Honolulu: HONOLULU Magazine Staff and Readers Show Aloha for Small Acts of Kindness
Whether it’s a neighbor baking delicious banana bread or a stranger showing love to a loved one, our community is filled with stories of compassion, generosity and aloha.
How to Watch the “One World: Together at Home” Online Benefit Concert From Hawai‘i
A very special global event is happening right now. Everyone from Lady Gaga to Jack Johnson to Jimmy Fallon to Awkwafina will live stream themselves from their living rooms for “One World: Together at Home.”
How Hawai‘i Farmers Markets Are Keeping Shoppers Safe During the Coronavirus
Many local farmers markets remain open as essential businesses, so they’ve made tweaks to their operations to ensure proper social distancing, sanitizing and more. Plus, find out which ones are still open.
3 New Books By Hawai‘i Writers That You Should Read Right Now
Bookmarks the spot.
Local Comfort Food: The Perfect Boiled Peanuts in Hawai‘i
Fort Ruger Market offers up nostalgia in a brown paper bag.
How Hawai‘i Musicians Are Trying to Help During the COVID-19 Crisis
Concerts have been canceled, but local entertainers are still making music and finding new ways to reach their audiences.
The Final Episode of “Hawai‘i Five-0” Airs After 10 Seasons—And We’re Feeling All the Memories
The series comes to an end on April 3 with Steve finally solving the case his father left him.
Afterthoughts: What Happened to Chinatown’s Arts District in Honolulu?
There goes the neighborhood.
Our Favorite Hawai‘i Entertainers Who Keep Us Smiling, Laughing and Informed
We spotlight a group of creatives, a radio duo and a comedian who give us something fun to watch while we’re stuck inside.
Actor Daniel Dae Kim Shares His Story of Testing Positive for COVID-19 in Honolulu
He urges people to take the disease seriously, praises medical staff and workers, cautions against prejudice. And he describes his recovery.
Two O‘ahu Lifeguards Talk Story About the Lifestyle and the Challenges of the Job
They monitor two different parts of the island but met many years ago at one of Merino’s clinics at Mākaha Beach Park.
Young’s Fish Market’s Laulau Collaboration with Lanai Tabura Launches Today
And all I can say is Oh Wow, Laulau. (I know, I know.)
2020 Marks 10 Years of Pow! Wow!, the Now-Global Street-Art Festival That Originated in Hawai‘i
Here’s a look back at the history and HONOLULU photographer Aaron K. Yoshino’s favorite moments.
Islander Sake Brewery, Hawai‘i’s Only Sake Brewery, Opens in March in Kaka‘ako
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.
Con-fused About Hawaiʻi’s Pop Culture and Comic Conventions?
Here’s a guide to help you sort through the events in 2021.
O‘ahu in 1955: HONOLULU Looks Back at the 6th Narcissus Festival During Chinese New Year
“One of Hawai‘i’s most colorful events.”
Long Live Kaho‘olawe: Restoring the Former Military Bombing Site Off the Coast of Maui
Twenty years after the bombing stopped, Kaho‘olawe sets a path for the future.
Afterthoughts: Google Maps Can’t Keep Up with the Rapidly Changing Face of Honolulu
Takin’ it to the streets.
Your O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide: King Street at University Avenue in Honolulu
There are plenty of old-school haunts and new grinds on the mauka side of King Street past University Avenue.
