News & City Life Archives - Page 29 of 31

Who Are You Calling "Brah?"

A. Kam Napier,

Gizmodo wrote about a product to hold your beach beers steady in Honolulu and beyond.

And the winner is…

A. Kam Napier,

Hundreds of you voted in AIA Honolulu's People's Choice Award.

In HONOLULU Magazine's June 1995 issue, we detail the outrageous lengths to which Microsoft and Lanai Co. (along with a perfectly willing Maui Police Department) went to keep media and the public off of Lanai for the Gates' nuptials. Let's hope Ellison is a better neighbor.

The movie to watch tonight in Honolulu

A. Kam Napier,

Don't miss This is Not a Film on Friday, June 8, in the Friends of Film Friday series at the Doris Duke Theatre.

Vote for the Year’s Best Architecture

A. Kam Napier,

From now until June 15, the public can vote in the Sixth Annual People’s Award for AIA Honolulu’s Design Awards.

Hawaii Education Q&A: How is the DOE helping poor-performing schools?

Tiffany Hill,

Associate editor Tiffany Hill asks Kathryn Matayoshi, Hawaii's Department of Education superintendent, about helping poor-performing schools.

Hawaii Education Q&A: What do schools have in place to ensure communication with parents?

Tiffany Hill,

What do schools have in place to ensure communication with parents?

Google Street View Reaches Hawaii Landmarks

Christian Vetter,

The Honolulu Zoo, Iolani Palace and Wet ‘N’ Wild Hawaii can now be explored thanks to Google’s Street View Trike.

Hawaii Education Q&A: Why don't all public schools have midterms and final exam weeks?

Tiffany Hill,

Some public high schools in Hawaii have midterms and final exam weeks, and some do not. Why?

Hawaii Education Q&A: Why don't student representatives get a vote?

Tiffany Hill,

The questions for this exclusive, video Q&A come from both the magazine staff and the public, and touch on a variety of subjects, such as what the department and board are doing to reverse negative public perceptions, how teacher evaluations will work, whether or not Matayoshi and Horner sent their children to public school and more.

From Iolani School to Moanalua High School: A Parents’ Tale

Tiffany Hill,

When private school wasn’t working for their son, a Honolulu family turned to public education.

Pacific Resource Partnership Launches Honolulu Rail Support Campaign

A. Kam Napier,

The carpenters union seems to be going off the rails in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Kamehameha Schools Focuses on Public Schools Along the Waianae Coast

Tiffany Hill,

Educating Hawaiians beyond the walls of its campuses, KSBE provides targeted support to one of Oahu’s low-income communities.

Inspirational Quotes from the Dalai Lama’s Talks in Honolulu

Tiffany Hill, Christine Hitt,

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama returned to Hawaii for two talks at the UH Stan Sheriff Center.

"Think About It" segment

A. Kam Napier,

Please do check this out and think about it! To John Fink and the crew at KFVE, thank you.

Governor Fasttrack?

A. Kam Napier,

I'm reading over at Civil Beat about how Gov. Neil Abercrombie supports Senate Bill 755 in Hawaii.

Honolulu Rail: "Lousy Practices of Public Manipulation"

A. Kam Napier,

Former Gov. Ben Cayetano and his fellow plaintiffs have released emails from the Federal Transit Authority about the Honolulu rail project.

Not So Hard in Honolulu for a Pimp

A. Kam Napier,

"In one year, Honolulu police made more than 200 prostitution arrests. But only one of those arrests involved a pimp — and he was never charged."–via Civil Beat

State Proposes Absurd Tax on Electronic Cigarettes

A. Kam Napier,

If you’ve successfully replaced cigarette smoking with electronic cigarettes, take note, the Hawaii state Legislature would like to tax you as if you were still smoking.