O‘ahu Neighborhood Guide Bonus: A Local’s Guide to Helping Out
No matter where you are on O‘ahu, volunteer opportunities abound.
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No matter where you are on O‘ahu, volunteer opportunities abound.
We asked locals for their best one-day itinerary for other locals outside of the urban core. Make sure to pack your cooler, ice packs, beach towel, slippers and a good amount of respect before you go.
Start with a view of one of the last sugar mill stacks left on O‘ahu then sit for drinks in one of the best places to watch the sun set.
Visit a Korean temple, buy some new plants, catch a foreign film and discover the lesser-known parts of East Honolulu.
Drive through 13 ahupua‘a as you shop for vintage and new finds, explore a hidden garden and eat your way up the eastern coast of O‘ahu.
From plantation towns to planned communities, Central O‘ahu has its share of secret spots, a bumper crop of bowling alleys and neighborhood eats.
Since 2009, Honoluluans have had front-row seats to the rebirth and redevelopment of Kaka‘ako, the city’s much-touted future urban hot spot.
A diverse mix of businesses tucked into two-story warehouses.
Once a sleepy burger stop for surfers, Monsarrat Avenue has transformed over 19 years into a food and fashion scene noted for outdoorsy authenticity.
Takin’ it to the streets.
HONOLULU Magazine and Andy’s Sandwiches and Smoothies’ relationship began with a bowl of lentil soup and a brownie.
(Sponsored) From your neighborhood experts at Locations.
(Sponsored) From your neighborhood experts at Locations.
See Honolulu then and now through the lens of these Old Honolulu photos.
Disappearing Diamond Head, a historic fire in Chinatown and mule-drawn trolleys. We look back ... and forward at Honolulu.
(Sponsored) From your neighborhood experts at Locations.
(Sponsored) From your neighborhood experts at Locations.
(Sponsored) From your neighborhood experts at Locations.
Thieves couldn’t stop a collaboration of artists and business owners from creating a bright spot in McCully.
Mililani-raised. Mānoa-educated. Kaka‘ako-bound. Kama‘āina or visitor, you’ve found yourself settled into one of Honolulu’s many diverse neighborhood pockets. But are you in the wrong place?