In Transition: Hawai‘i’s Transgender Teens
Here is how Hawai‘i is succeeding, and struggling, when it comes to supporting students in transition.
Where Victims of Domestic Violence Can Get Help in Hawai‘i
Photo: Getty Images (Editor's note: This article originally posted in October 2019. Domestic violence is a concern as families stay at home during the coronavirus lockdown. Please call the numbers below if you are a victim, or suspect that a family is a victim of domestic…
Go Trick-or-Treating at Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival’s Treat Street
Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival has announced a new FREE activity at the annual HMAA Presents Keiki in the Kitchen® Family Sunday at Victoria Ward Park on October 27, 2019. Treat Street Trick-or-Treating Keiki, ages 10 and under, are invited…
Halloween Crafts for Honolulu Families: 6 Pumpkin Carving Tips from a Master
We ask a master pumpkin carver how to make your jack-‘o-lantern last longer, fix a broken tooth in your design and the number one mistake most rookies make.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Oct. 10, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Pacific ExposSavvy young businesspeople will market and sell their own items at the Hawaiʻi Food & New Product Show this weekend. Food & New Product Show If your family likes to walk around big-box stores and eat food samples,…
Our Family Guide: Aloun Farms Pumpkin Festival 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Aloun Farms Editor's Note: This story was updated October 2019. Aloun Farms hosts the biggest Pumpkin Festival on the island. When we say big, we mean BIG. After all, the Kapolei farm produces up to 36,000 pumpkins…
Make It: Shrunken Heads
Photo: Michele Aucello With Halloween just around the corner, the kids might be clamoring to carve pumpkins. Dig out your pumpkin carving tools and let them have a go with an apple. The bonus? Some shrunken heads that can be…
Iyasume Makes Up to 23 Kinds of Spam Musubi
Did you even know the world needed 23 kinds of Spam musubi?
Decorate Halloween Cupcakes With TLC’s Cake Boss at Keiki in the Kitchen
Photo: Courtesy of Hawai‘i Food and Wine Festival It’s a family affair at the HMAA Presents Keiki in the Kitchen® Family Sunday! Bring the whole family to the free kid-friendly Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival event at Victoria Ward Park…
Halloween Crafts for Honolulu Families: How to Keep a Carved Pumpkin Fresh
5 ways to slow down pumpkin decay before Halloween.
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Oct. 3, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Honolulu Intertribal Powwow Honolulu Intertribal Powwow Shhhh! Listen! Do you hear chanting and the rhythmic beat of drums? That’s the intertribal powwow happening this weekend, featuring Native American and Native Alaskan cultures. See dancers wearing colorful regalia (don’t call them costumes), shop…
Our Family Guide: Celebrate Children & Youth Day 2019 in Honolulu
Photo: Children & Youth day Sunday, Oct. 6, is Hawaiʻi Children & Youth Day, a free outdoor festival just for kids. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Hawaiʻi State Capitol district will host hundreds of age-appropriate activities for keiki ages 0 to 18.…
Party Planning Guide: No-Slumber Sleep Under
Set up pillows, plush toys and pancakes for a pajama party under the (cut-out) stars.
HONOLULU Family 2018 Halloween Costume Contest Winners
See the winners and all the entries in our first photo costume contest.
Make It: Countdown to Halloween Tree
Photo: Michele Aucello Materials A branch from a tree Black paint Rocks A shallow basket Ornament hooks or paper clips Pumpkin foam shapes. Sharpie marker Glue gun Clay Directions Paint the tree branch black using poster paints. Once it is…
5 Fin-tastic Activities To Get Your Keiki Excited for Baby Shark Live in Hawai‘i
Photo: Laura DornbushWe found Baby Shark cereal at Sam's Club in Honolulu. Since HONOLULU Family announced that the Baby Shark show is coming to Honolulu in November, my toddler’s obsession of the song, characters and sharks in general has exploded. Duke, my…