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Helpful Tips for Emergency Preparedness

It’s time to celebrate the family-friendly winners of our annual readers’ choice awards, with a few editors’ picks to round them out. Discover the best brownies ever, local stores for keiki books, play spaces, golf activities, party rentals and more!

Helpful Tips for Emergency Preparedness

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Honolulu Stories: Belonging

Deborah Harada,

I hadn’t initially planned to take on a new surname later in life, tied to an ancestry that clearly wasn’t mine.

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Honolulu Stories: Pet Mama

Sujatha Raman,

In a place I never planned to land, through a dog I got as a bribe, I became essential.

‘Ono

8 Food Spots Outside Honolulu Worth the Drive

Mari Taketa,

Eateries that townies should visit—for reasons they may not realize.

Photography

Chinatown Through A Lens

Diane Seo, Katrina Valcourt,

It’s edgy, vibrant, dynamic and diverse, and that’s what makes it a focal point for many of our city’s street photographers.

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Honolulu Stories: The Worst Tap Dancer in Honolulu

Timothy Dyke,

Everyone else at open adult tap is zippy and syncopated. I’m a half-step behind on the second twirl.

Homes

Home Industry Answers You Need, from People Who Know

Brie Thalmann, Diane Seo,

Industry experts weigh in on some of the most pressing issues related to real estate buying and investments, mortgages, homebuilding and remodeling.

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Japan’s New Wave of Eateries in Honolulu

Mari Taketa,

Driven by craft and quirk, they’re expanding the boundaries of Japanese food in Honolulu.

News & City Life

Do Genki Balls Work? Discussions Continue

Diane Seo,

Hawai‘i Pacific University scientists and leaders of the Genki Ala Wai Project took part in a symposium to discuss the effectiveness of the mud balls.