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Afterthoughts: Rear View Mirror

Michael Keany,

Objects of the past may be closer than they appear.

Honolulu in 1888: The City That Made the Magazine

Lavonne Leong,

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.

Feature

Hawai‘i’s Most Endangered Historic Places in 2012

Kathryn Drury Wagner,

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

Sheila Sarhangi,

Horse Sense: Got a long face? Maybe a horse can help.

Unsolicited Advice: Add a Pedestrian Bridge over the Ala Wai at University Ave.

Site Staff,

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

Tiffany Hill,

A Green Century: The Outdoor Circle has been beautifying Honolulu for 100 years now.

Environment

911 for the Life Aquatic: Hawai‘i’s Marine Mammal Response Network

David Thompson, Illustrations by Michael Byers, Photography by Elyse Butler, Photography by Matt Mallams,

For dolphins, whales or seals in bad situations, Hawaii’s Marine Mammal Response Network knows just what to do.

Editor's Page: Looking Back

A. Kam Napier,

As far as 1888, when this magazine was born.

Afterthoughts: Boooooo.

Michael Keany,

Halloween in Honolulu? Bah humbug.

Q&A with Honolulu Mayoral Candidate Kirk Caldwell

Tiffany Hill,

HONOLULU talks with mayoral candidate Kirk Caldwell about rail—is it over?—how we’re going to pay for sewer improvements, and being compared to Mufi Hannemann.

Editor's Page: You-niversity

A. Kam Napier,

Our guide to self-improvement in Honolulu.

Afterthoughts: Risky Business

Michael Keany,

When an arcade’s not really an arcade.

Leave Us Alone, Kiosk People!

Site Staff,

Ala Moana Center, we love you. Why are you trying to make us feel bad? Tone down the kiosk people.

Hurricane Iniki: 20 Years Later

David Thompson,

It’s been two decades since Sept. 11, 1992, that cataclysmic day when Hurricane Iniki devastated Kauai with widespread flooding, storm surge and 145 mph winds. With the anniversary upon us, we did a quick survey to see where Hawaii stands, hurricanewise, today.