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.
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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.
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.
Afterthoughts: Scenes from the Polar Vortex
Hawaii fails to handle.
Hawaii's Solar Energy Revolution
How the proliferation of solar panels on Honolulu homes will force Hawaiian Electric Co. to reinvent itself—or else.
Dana Paresa: Why I Left Hawaii
Guess what? Another promising Honolulu artist moved to Portland, Ore. What gives?
Afterthoughts: Unplugged
Going off the grid used to be more dramatic.
Waikiki's Ilikai Hotel and Suites Turns 50
One of Waikiki’s most iconic landmarks celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. Here’s the story of how this hotel/condo hybrid came to be.
Editor's Page: Connections
In Honolulu, we often find connections where we least expect them.
The Kingfish: Waikiki Aquarium's Director Andrew Rossiter
Andrew Rossiter, head of the Waikiki Aquarium, on monk seal smarts, messing with fish thieves, and the myth of the man-eating clam.
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