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Celebrate Hawai‘i’s First 808 Day at “Beyond Van Gogh”
On Aug. 8, 2021, head to the Hawai‘i Convention Center to enjoy a special celebration with giveaways, live music, art and more.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Honolulu for July 22–28, 2021
Dance and dine at a new family-friendly happy hour, attend a unique live performance in a museum garden, borrow a book from a library in a park and more.
Local Hawai‘i Eating, Family-Style: Scavenger Hunt Shrimp Boil
The prize at the end of an around-the-island adventure is an all-local, eat-with-your-hands supper.
Education Cheat Sheet: Guiding an Emotional or Sensitive Child
Not every conversation needs to end in tears. Here are some ways you can coach your child, and yourself, through those emotional storms.
2022 Hawai‘i Private School Guide: All About That Student Base
Student learning shifted across our state last year as educators explored different ways to reach out, teach, keep schools safe and remain flexible to ever-changing situations.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Honolulu for July 15–21, 2021
Make yarn blossoms at the return of a favorite family event (in person!), ride the Pharoah’s Fury, tune in for an ‘ukulele fest and take a last tour through sunflowers and try an unusual treat.
We Tried It: Hiking Mānoa Falls Trail in Honolulu with Kids
Less mud and more safety upgrades make the newly reopened hike in Honolulu a more family-friendly adventure.
Enter to Win! HONOLULU Family’s “Beyond Van Gogh” Coloring Contest Presented by Hawai‘i Dental Service
Win 4 tickets to Beyond Van Gogh the Immersive Exhibit.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Honolulu for July 8–14, 2021
See an endangered butterfly, blow bubbles at a ceramic workshop and join a wild virtual concert.
We Tried It: Summer Sunflower Event at Waimānalo Country Farms
Take cheerful Insta-worthy family photos, feed farm animals, eat a sunflower head and sip fresh squeezed lemonade.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for July 1–7, 2021
Visit princesses at a new party space, tour a museum after dark, walk into a world of Vincent van Gogh and and find some fireworks on the fourth.
We Tried It: “Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” in Hawai‘i
The animated exhibition at the Hawai‘i Convention Center was a hit for my young family.
Pidgin 102: Da Future of Hawaiian Pidgin
Is Pidgin thriving or dying as a language? That's the focus of the last of our four-part series on pidgin from “Da Pidgin Guerrilla” Lee Tonouchi.
3 Local Mail-Order Mushroom Kits to Start Growing at Home
Normally, we’re trying to get rid of fungus in the house.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for June 24–30, 2021
Glow at a new mini golf course, win a birthday party at a water park, volunteer in a wetlands or grab tickets to a concert at one of our favorite keiki farms.