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Photos: HONOLULU Family Fun Run presented by Kaiser Permanente

Honolulu Family Team,

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So, What’s It Really Like to Be on the Food Network?

Catherine Toth Fox,

Food blogger and mom Amy Pottinger from Honolulu shares her experience on “Food Network Star.”

Inside Look: Best of Honolulu Festival 2017

Jennifer Carlile Dalgamouni,

Photo: Kelli Bullock Looking for a place where your kids can burn off some energy, be entertained and learn something while you eat, drink and shop? Saturday, Aug. 5, you can have it all at the second annual Best of…

New: Kids' Play Area at Ala Moana Center

Honolulu Family Team,

Keiki have a new place to play at Ala Moana Center. Tuesday, the center opened its 20-foot-tall climbing structure. The distinctive style is a Luckey Climber, which is a vertical maze made of platforms for little monkeys. Ala Moana Center says…

Best of HONOLULU Family 2017: Shop

Honolulu Family Team,

Photo: David Croxford Best Local Shop for Teachers’ Gifts Editors’ Pick The Paperie The chic sticky notes section alone is enough to earn this 20-plus-year stationery shop the honors. Owner Eldon Ching has a little display in the back just…

Education Cheat Sheet: Battling Boredom

Honolulu Family Team,

Photo: Thinkstock Editor’s Note: The “B” word first crept into Cassera’s vocabulary in the first grade. One day, while I was cooking dinner, she walked up, wearing her serious-frown face and said the two words I wasn’t expecting for a…

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We Tried It: Nā Kama Kai Ocean Clinic

Jennifer Carlile Dalgamouni,

Would your keiki like to stand up paddle and ride in a canoe? See our tips for this free, monthly event.

Best of HONOLULU Family 2017: Eat

Honolulu Family Team,

Photo: David Croxford Best Store for Locally Made Snacks Readers’ Pick Wholesale Unlimited More than 50 years ago, Betty Nagamoto Honma started selling beef jerky wholesale out of the trunk of her car. Now, her snack shops offer kids more…

Inside Look: ESPN 1420 Sports Festival 2017

Christi Young,

Photo: Courtesy ESPN 1420 Sports are taking over the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall this weekend. The 7th Annual ESPN 1420 Sports Festival offers keiki and adults the chance to try everything from basketball to soccer, pick up free samples and…

Money Matters: How Much Does The Tooth Fairy Pay?

Jennifer Carlile Dalgamouni,

Photo: ThinkStock When your child lost his or her first tooth, did you wonder what the Tooth Fairy would pay? Did you Google it or later worry that the fairy had given too much or too little? Our oldest son…

Best of HONOLULU Family 2017: Learn/Services

Honolulu Family Team,

LEARN Best Date Night Coding Class Editors’ Pick Computational Thinkers Ask your kids. Coding is cool. At this Kāhala studio, little thinkers as young as 3 can learn not only that, but how to use computers and algorithms to do…

Education Cheat Sheet: The Importance of Play in Early Childhood Education

Honolulu Family Team,

Photo: Thinkstock Editor’s Note: I may have trouble remembering what I ate for lunch (some times), or what floor of the parking garage my car is on (daily). But my recollections of my childhood are crystal clear. That is, I…

We Tried It

We Tried It: Coral Crater Adventure Park

Jennifer Carlile Dalgamouni,

Our tips for zip lining, climbing and free-falling with keiki as young as 6 years old.

Money Matters: Boost Your Keiki’s Financial Abilities With a Bank Account

Jennifer Carlile Dalgamouni,

Photo: ThinkStock Where do your keiki keep their money? Our house has accumulated two traditional piggy banks and several others in shapes including a London bus, dinosaur, space station and two kid-painted airstream caravans. I’m realizing it’s about time to…

Best of HONOLULU Family 2017: Party

Honolulu Family Team,

Photos: Karen DB Photography Best Party Entertainment Readers’ Pick Dave & Buster’s It’s already a favorite for kids (and parents) of all ages, but one thing we love about Dave & Buster’s is its early-entry option. For an additional fee,…

Best of HONOLULU Family 2017: Play

Honolulu Family Team,

Photos: Karen DB Photography Best Movie Theater for Families Readers’ Pick Regal Kapolei Commons 12 Regal Theatres’ newest location not only offers recliners that our kid models wanted to stay in all day, but enough leg room so that mid-movie…

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