One Year Later: The Effects of Hawai‘i’s Illegal Short-Term Rental Ban
Illegal vacation rentals have worsened Hawai‘i’s affordable housing shortage while contributing to an overrun of visitors.
Long Reads
The Shark Chronicles, Part I: Catching Up with a Shark Attack Victim 5 Years Later
The shark swimmer, the shark attack victim and the filmmaker who saved him: Five years after a fateful day, they’ve reunited in Hawai‘i.
In the Room with COVID-19: Hawaiʻi Nurses Talk About Patient Care in a Pandemic
For COVID-19 patients hospitalized in isolation, nurses provide a crucial human connection—at the risk of their own safety.
Rethinking Hawai‘i: How the Visitor Industry Should Operate in the Future
The experts tell us how best to move forward when restrictions ease and tourism emerges.
COVID-19 Hits Home: Three Oʻahu People Who Contracted COVID-19 Talk About Their Illness and Long Recovery
The number of coronavirus cases in Hawai‘i just surpassed 4,000, with more than 2,000 of those cases recorded in the past two weeks.
Did You Know Vaccines Are Being Developed in Hawai‘i? The Story Behind That and 5 Other Things Made, Grown and Designed in the Islands
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.
How Hawaiian Shirts Fight Extremism
Recent sightings of aloha shirts on members of the race-war-promoting “boogaloo boys” run counter to our iconic garment’s history.
“This Is It, I’m Going to Die. Mom, Help.” A Hawaiʻi Man Remembers His Days as a Black College Student in New York
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.
Can We Ever Eat All Local in Hawai‘i?
The governor set a goal of doubling local food production by 2020. So how do we measure up?
Looking For a Job? We Talked to More Than 14 Companies Hiring in Hawai‘i Right Now
From frontline nurses and the CDC to security and food delivery services, diverse businesses are looking for workers. HONOLULU Magazine and Hawai‘i Business Magazine teamed up to find out who they are.
Sour Poi Awards: Looking Back on the Best of the Worst News in Hawai‘i from 2019
The offbeat, obscure and outrageous.
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.
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.
Meet the Guardians of the Nēnē Who Are Helping to Save Hawai‘i’s Endangered Bird
On private lands across Hawai‘i, generations of families and ranchers have hosted and cared for the endangered bird.
Will These 4 Hawaiian Traditions Disappear Forever? Meet the Teachers Who Are Fighting to Keep Them Alive
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs hopes to bolster ancient cultural traditions with a soon-to-be-released directory of artists, instructors and experts. Meet four of those practitioners who are fighting to keep their ancient arts alive.
After 71 Years in Business, Hawai‘i’s Family-Run Foodland is Swinging for the Fences
Changes are happening across Foodland’s 33 stores, some gradual and subtle, others over the top. And there’s more coming.
A Writer’s World: How to Make it in Hawai‘i
Yes, lucky we live Hawai‘i, the only state with its own regional literature. But, lately, it’s only gotten harder to make a go of it for our diverse, dedicated and ink-stained scribbling class.
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.
In Transition: Hawai‘i’s Transgender Teens
Here is how Hawai‘i is succeeding, and struggling, when it comes to supporting students in transition.
Back Story: Upheaval at the Hawaiian Humane Society
It’s been a tumultuous few years for the 135-year-old organization, stunned by the departure of 62 employees and the CEO’s resignation. With a new CEO in place, we look back at the issues that rocked leadership.
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.
3 We Tried: Who Has the Best Seafood Tower on O‘ahu?
Who has the best seafood tower on O‘ahu?
This Local Radio Show is Beaming Vintage Hawaiian Music Across the Globe
Hawai‘i radio icon Harry B. Soria jr.’s long-running show, “Territorial Airwaves,” is inspiring new recordings.
