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Tales of weird, wacky and wild news you may have missed. The best of the worst of 2020.
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.
Illegal tree burning in the wildlife sanctuary harms natural resources.
“There’s responsibility that goes well beyond the folks who actually carried it out.”
We should commemorate Hawai‘i’s historic places with those who truly shaped them.
Election Day is here but there’s still time for even hard-core procrastinators to get your ballot in.
Illegal vacation rentals have worsened Hawai‘i’s affordable housing shortage while contributing to an overrun of visitors.
Think of it as Primary Election Confidential.
“Our trucks would be full of these huge cases of toilet paper and sanitizer.”
Students left for spring break and never returned to Farrington High School.
Even with the drastic decrease in visitors to the Islands, flights continue.
The governor set a goal of doubling local food production by 2020. So how do we measure up?
It’s the largest movement since Native Hawaiians rallied to fight the military bombing of Kaho‘olawe in the 1970s.
My 10-week internship included impromptu office yoga, designer samples and award-winning snacks.
Get ready for some figure 808s with Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi.
Even playgrounds and parks can spark protests.
Don’t hate me. Oh, go ahead. Hate me.
The word has a new note next to it on Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, thanks, in part, to an email from a local writer.
O‘ahu is the only major Hawaiian island with no wild nēnē.
On July 24, 1969, the command module Columbia landed in waters 812 miles southwest of Hawai‘i.
We aren’t picky, we’re just…discerning.
Hawai‘i is full of amazing places. Most of them you’re free to visit, but there are a few where you’re just not allowed. Here’s a peek into Hawai‘i’s coolest off-limits corners.
We take a look inside your high school yearbooks to find what’s changed about the local high school experience over the years, and what’s stayed exactly the same.
Hole-in-the-wall general stores dishing up their own eats— even if it’s just one ‘ono item—are a beloved part of Island life. Here are a few of Hawai‘i’s best.
Need something to read—or hand to someone who does? Here’s HONOLULU’s first-ever list of the most iconic, trenchant and irresistible Island books, as voted by a panel of literary community luminaries.