Unsolicited Advice: Replacing Macy's
We had been preparing unsolicited advice that the downtown Macy’s was overdue for a thorough remodeling. Before we could get that out, Macy’s announced in January it was closing the store.
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Editor's Page: Two for Art
HONOLULU Magazine welcomes two new designers.
Illinois vs. Hawaii: The battle for Obama's presidential library
An underdog Hawaii committee hopes to land Barack Obama's eventual presidential library, and is getting a more-than-4-year headstart.
Best Dentists In Hawaii 2013
Whether it’s for a routine checkup or more specialized work, here's a list of 237 top dentists in the Islands.
Afterthoughts: What would you want your final words to be?
One Last Thing
Unsolicited Advice: Kamaaina Tours
Wouldn’t it be great if there were kamaaina versions of the tours themselves?
Parking in Honolulu
Here, we take a look into the world of parking in Honolulu.
Workplace Secrets in Honolulu
We spoke to people in a wide range of professions—teacher, waxer, gravedigger—to find out the nitty-gritty details of what they do at work, and why.
After Inouye: Hawaii's most powerful representative is gone. What happens now?
Hawaii's most powerful representative is gone. What happens now?
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?
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.
