2021 Sour Poi Awards: Looking Back at the Loathsome, Laughable and Loopy News
We take a look at the best of the worst news as we close the book on 2021.
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We take a look at the best of the worst news as we close the book on 2021.
From exceptional trees to Pidgin, hip bars to beloved bakeries, here are some of my favorite 10 stories about Honolulu in 2021.
Pizza, cupcakes, curry noodles, yakiniku: Top dishes still on the brain after a year of good eating.
Noodles, doughnuts and a whole lot of fried goodness were what we all craved this year.
Our most-read stories, and a few updates, that left us all hungry for more in 2021.
Think of it as 32 things to put on your must-eat list before the end of 2022.
The Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex will be home turf for the UH Rainbow Warriors’ games in 2021. But this isn’t the first move for the football team in the past 100 years, or the last.
What starts now is the great rebooting of Hawai‘i: figuring out what went wrong, what must change, and what path to choose. For a clear-eyed take on the road ahead …
We asked our team and our readers to show us what Honolulu looked like in 2020. Here are their photos and we welcome you to send us yours.
The PBS Hawai‘i program’s executive producer and managing editor recall personal stories about cultural controversies, a girl facing her mother’s terminal illness and other standout stories from local youth.
Tales of weird, wacky and wild news you may have missed. The best of the worst of 2020.
A snippet of Hawai‘i in the 1990s, from our files.
Since the 1970s, organized crime in Hawai‘i has rippled through the community, from gangland-style slayings, gambling and drugs to diverse global operations. We take a closer look at how organized crime has changed over the decades.
One-offs, standards, and specials that proved too popular to stop brewing: These are the standouts from a year of local beer.
22 chefs, bloggers and eaters name their most memorable food moments.
Here are your favorite stories about eating and drinking in Hawai‘i.
Highlights from a year that saw an unexpected slew of new openings.
What kinds of food news were you hungriest for? Pageviews reveal the results.
In case you missed it, here are 10 of my favorite stories on food and dining in Honolulu in 2020.
From funny to sad, newsy to thoughtful, these posts covered a unique dining scene in a unique year.
Here’s a look back at the history and HONOLULU photographer Aaron K. Yoshino’s favorite moments.
The offbeat, obscure and outrageous.
From plantation towns to planned communities, Central O‘ahu has its share of secret spots, a bumper crop of bowling alleys and neighborhood eats.
We celebrated National Take a Hike Day (Nov. 17), with a round up of our top picks for the best hikes on the Island.
Not willing to change her identity to be part of the industry, Mahina Florence is at the height of her career because of her flawless Hawaiian complexion, strong athletic build, and friendly aloha spirit.
These restaurants and cafés hold themselves to a higher eco-standard that make deciding where to eat for ocean-minded people an easy decision.