What Hawaiʻi Parents Need To Know About the Baby Formula Shortage
Local stock is available—and will soon get better.
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Outdoor Masking Optional at Hawai‘i Public Schools
Students, teachers and staff will still need to wear masks indoors.
These 13 Hawai‘i Chefs and Restaurants Just Made the Semifinals of the James Beard Awards
First-timers include Nisshodo Mochiya, Gaku izakaya and Ethel’s Grill. Congrats to all 13!
Welcome, Mara the Hippo!
A new female hippopotamus arrives to the Honolulu Zoo from Los Angeles.
Celebrate Mahina ‘Ōlelo Hawaiʻi by Helping Honolulu Fix Its Street Signs
The Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts launched its “Word on the Street” campaign to identify street signs that should be updated with proper Hawaiian spelling, in recognition of Hawaiian Language Month.
2021 Sour Poi Awards: Looking Back at the Loathsome, Laughable and Loopy News
We take a look at the best of the worst news as we close the book on 2021.
HONOLULU Magazine Earns 13 Awards in 2021
If you’re looking for a great read, here are a few of our stories that won local and national awards this year.
O‘ahu to Require Customers to Show a Vaccine Pass or Test
Better start packing that vaccination card or investing in COVID-19 tests. The new Safe Access O‘ahu program starts Sept. 13 with new requirements to enter restaurants, bars, movie theaters and more.
O‘ahu Caps All Organized Gatherings at 25 People as Hawai‘i Deals With COVID-19 Surge
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s decision affects sports, weddings, funerals, festivals and other planned events through late September.
Olympic Surfing Gold Fulfills Duke’s Dream—and Moore
Gold medal winner Carissa Moore puts Hawai‘i on the Olympic podium at the first-ever Olympic surfing competition in Japan. Here’s how it went down.
That Hurts! Hawai‘i Postal Workers Are Getting Bitten by Dogs More Often
A nationwide surge in attacks prompts the postal service to deliver news that dog bites occurred in these 12 Hawai‘i communities.
Hawai‘i Launches a Website Offering Prizes for Vaccinated People
And the chance to win a trip to Las Vegas or $1,000 in gift certificates was instantly so popular, we all crashed the website for almost an hour.
Hawai‘i Drops Outside COVID-19 Mask Requirements
You’ll still need to pack your mask when you head indoors. But other restrictions may soon be relaxed on all islands.
Meet Honouliuli National Historic Site’s First Superintendent
The granddaughter of internment camp survivors talks about what’s next for Hawai‘i’s largest internment camp site, her own journey through history and how an order at a Honolulu Starbucks helped the Idaho native feel at home in the Islands.
Is Mayor Blangiardi’s New DPP About to Allow More Vacation Rentals?
A legal battle in 2018 culminated in a “final” law to stop illegal vacation rentals. So it seems a little strange that the Department of Planning and Permitting’s docket April 6 wants to put the law back on the table for revisions.
Beloved Hawai‘i Business Prepares to Close This Weekend After 70 Years
Kāne‘ohe Bakery customers line up for last custard pies, long johns and brownies before its last day March 28.
6 Takeaways from Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s First Major Speech
Plans to reduce rail costs and homelessness while modernizing government echoed his campaign themes.
Honolulu Slated to Move Into Tier 3 with Bigger Gatherings Starting February 25
Call your nine closest friends. Groups up to 10 can get together starting Thursday and sports could be back on schedule.
A Note to Readers: Welcome to Frolic’s New Home
We’re part of HONOLULU Magazine now—which means while Frolic is still Frolic, we just got a whole lot bigger.
COVID-19 Could Spell the End of Honolulu’s Decades-Old Lei Shops at the Airport
As Hawai‘i’s new pretesting tourism program begins, it could mean business for lei sellers who have struggled through 2020.
How Hawaiian Shirts Fight Extremism
Recent sightings of aloha shirts on members of the race-war-promoting “boogaloo boys” run counter to our iconic garment’s history.
Free Meals For Keiki Extend Through Summer Break 2020
Seamless Summer Option begins on May 29, continuing the Grab-N-Go meal program that fed keiki while schools were closed.
The Painful Path to Same-Sex Marriage in Hawaii
A first-person account of the saga.
Editor's Page: Perseverance
Sticking with what you believe in.
