Quote Unquote: This Chief Happiness Officer Can Help You Find Your Happy Place
As chief happiness officer at Happiness U, Alice Inoue encourages people to be their best selves.
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Quote Unquote: Why Hawai‘i Attorney General Doug Chin Blocked the Travel Ban
As the state attorney general, Doug Chin was thrust onto the national stage when he sued to block President Trump’s proposed travel ban on seven Muslim-majority nations.
Quote Unquote: Why Hawai‘i Rep. Beth Fukumoto Left the State GOP
As a millennial Republican woman representing Mililani and Mililani Mauka since 2012, Rep. Beth Fukumoto, 34, made headlines. But the youngest person to serve as Hawai‘i’s House Minority Leader felt increasingly isolated from her colleagues, alienated by the remarks of President Donald Trump and in March announced she was leaving the state GOP.
Quote Unquote: Comic-Book-Writer-Turned-Filmmaker Shares Veterans’ Stories “Journey of Heroes”
Stacey Hayashi spent thousands of hours interviewing veterans, then shared their stories in a comic book called “Journey of Heroes,” which won international acclaim and pushed her to her next project: finishing a feature-length film about the heroes.
Quote Unquote: Meet Honolulu Museum of Art’s First-Ever Hawai‘i-Raised Director
Sean O’Harrow, 49, is the newly installed director at the Honolulu Museum of Art.
Quote Unquote: What it’s Really Like Working for Hawai‘i’s Only Carnival
Since he was 12, Scott Fernandez has worked at E.K. Fernandez, Hawai‘i’s only nationally recognized circus.
Quote Unquote: What it’s Like to Babysit Dogs, Walk Cats and Even Feed Octopuses
Erin Gerwig created Dogwalker Etc. in 2001 and has been helping out pet families on O‘ahu ever since, providing animal lovers around the island with dog walking, pet sitting, overnight care and boarding services.
Quote Unquote: Here’s the Secret to Winning “Best Costume” This Halloween
With more than 40,000 costumes, many of them authentic pieces from around the world, Kharolina Costumes is here to help you win your next Halloween costume contest.
Quote Unquote: Longtime Catholic Charities Hawai‘i President Retires, But Not From Giving Back
When the 67-year-old father retires at the end of the year, he plans to teach, travel, babysit his two grandkids and stay involved with the national organization in some way.
Quote Unquote: Saks in the City
After establishing a career in high-end retail companies on the West Coast, Shelley Tadaki Cramer returned home to Honolulu as Saks Fifth Avenue’s vice president and general manager, to lead the team that opens the new store in Waikīkī, with a workforce of 130.
Quote Unquote: The Woman Who Created “Sting No More” After a Jellyfish Sting
A quick swim at Kaimana Beach in July 1997 changed the career path of Angel Yanagihara and how we look at box jellyfish.
Quote Unquote: This 12-Year-Old Girl is Debuting Her First Swimsuit Line
Keānuenue DeSoto is a 12-year-old fashion designer on the rise.
Quote Unquote: What’s Kimi Werner Doing Since Her Great White Shark Experience
A viral video of Kimi Werner’s encounter with a great white shark gave her international fame.
Quote Unquote: The Woman Behind HONOLULU Fashion Week
Fashion show and event producer, Lynne Hanzawa O’Neill brings the urban lifestyle of New York City to Honolulu.
Quote Unquote: Constance Hale Describes Seven Stages of Manuscript Grief
Constance Hale is a writer, editor and teacher.
Quote Unquote: Conventional Wisdom From Hawai‘i Convention Center’s Teri Orton
After working for 17 years as an executive in the hospitality industry, Teri Orton was named general manager of the Hawai‘i Convention Center in late 2013.
Quote Unquote: Bill Comerford, One of Hawai’i’s Best Known Irishmen
Bill Comerford is co-owner of O’Toole’s Irish Pub, Kelley O’Neil’s, Anna O’Brien’s and The Irish Rose Saloon.
Quote Unquote: Ben Villaflor, Pro Boxer Turned Senate Sergeant at Arms
The Hawai‘i State Legislature’s 2015 session begins on the third Wednesday of this month, marking the 37th opening-day ceremony for Ben Villaflor as Senate sergeant at arms.
Quote Unquote: Gender Equity and the Female Lab Rat
As part of a new initiative by the National Institutes of Health to address gender bias in scientific research, Marla Berry received a $100,000 grant to zero in on differences in how males and females handle selenium.
‘Ukulele Virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro Talks About Bruce Lee, TED Talks and the Future of the ‘Ukulele
HONOLULU Magazine caught up with Jake Shimabukuro during a brief visit to Honolulu.
Man in the Mirror: Meet Hawai‘i’s Michael Jackson Tribute Artist
Damian Brantley performs as Michael Jackson in Legends in Concert’s Rock-a-Hula show at the Royal Hawaiian Center in Waikīkī.
Meet the First Waianae High School Graduate Admitted to Harvard University Since 1980
This month, Kahunui Foster begins her freshman year at Harvard University—the first Waianae High School graduate admitted to Harvard since 1980.
