After Inouye: Hawaii's most powerful representative is gone. What happens now?
Hawaii's most powerful representative is gone. What happens now?
News & Opinion
Remembering Dan Inouye: Gov. Neil Abercrombie Pays Tribute
Gov. Neil Abercrombie shares his first impressions of the late senator, why Inouye was so effective in office and how he’ll always cherish a congratulatory phone call.
Editors Page: On Inouye’s Passing
Hawaii loses more than just its senior senator.
Afterthoughts: Neighbors and Strangers
You don’t get to choose them, but you have to live with them.
Fashion designer needed to help a little girl
One of the Make-A-Wish Foundation's local recipients is 11-year-old Skylar Soares, and her wish is to create a line of sun-safe hats.
Unsolicited Advice: Local Food Mashup
All the restaurant coverage in this issue got us thinking about our favorite local foods.
The Sour Poi Awards 2012
Celebrating the best of the worst of 2012—the dumb, the deranged and the indefensible.
Meet Paulette Kaleikini: The woman who stopped the rail
To most, they’re just old bones in the ground. To Paulette Kaanohiokalani Kaleikini, the iwi kupuna are her ancestors, her history, her culture.
Editor's Page: Our 125th Anniversary
After 1,500 issues, we're still going strong.
Bad Company: The final days of Baron Dorcy, Maui Millionaire
The bizarre story behind the death of Maui's ultimate trustafarian.
How Long Does it Take to Become Local in Hawai‘i?
Mahalo Rewards: South Park’s episode entitled “Going Native” gets Hawai‘i residents asking this question.
Up and Coming Architecture Firm: Collaborative Studio
A young Honolulu architecture firm is winning awards and solving problems.
Best Lawyers in Hawaii 2012
As the number of legal specialties here—76!—attests, life is complicated. But there’s no need to face those complications without an advocate.
Unsolicited Advice: Gov. Abercrombie, tear down this fence!
From Salt Lake Boulevard by the stadium to Acacia Road in Pearl City: how about a nice hedge instead?
The Warning Shot
Eight years before the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a Japanese-language publication hit Honolulu like a bombshell, predicting war with the United States and an inevitable Japanese victory.
Editor's Page: Waves of... Garbage?
Keeping our beaches clean begins with what we do on land.
Afterthoughts: Rear View Mirror
Objects of the past may be closer than they appear.
Honolulu in 1888: The City That Made the Magazine
King David Kalakaua founded this magazine under a royal charter as Paradise of the Pacific, publishing our first issue in January 1888. On these pages, we take you back in time to see what life in Honolulu was like then.
Hawai‘i’s Most Endangered Historic Places in 2012
You can describe a place using words. You can show a place with pictures. But to really experience a place, you have to stand in it. This is our list of the most endangered historic places in Hawaii.
Psychotherapy with Horses on Oahu's North Shore
Horse Sense: Got a long face? Maybe a horse can help.
Unsolicited Advice: Add a Pedestrian Bridge over the Ala Wai at University Ave.
We’re overdue to add at least one more bridge. Even a pedestrian overpass connecting the makai end of University Avenue to Kalaimoku Street in Waikiki would make a difference.
The Outdoor Circle Celebrates 100 Years Beautifying Honolulu
A Green Century: The Outdoor Circle has been beautifying Honolulu for 100 years now.
911 for the Life Aquatic: Hawai‘i’s Marine Mammal Response Network
For dolphins, whales or seals in bad situations, Hawaii’s Marine Mammal Response Network knows just what to do.
Editor's Page: Looking Back
As far as 1888, when this magazine was born.
