So, What’s It Really Like to Be on the Food Network?
Food blogger and mom Amy Pottinger from Honolulu shares her experience on “Food Network Star.”
Inside Look: Best of Honolulu Festival 2017
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
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
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
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…
We Tried It: Nā Kama Kai Ocean Clinic
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
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
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?
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
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
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: Coral Crater Adventure Park
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
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
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
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…
7 Tips for Planning the Best Summer From 7 Award-Winning O‘ahu Teachers
Ah, summer. For kids, it's the most anticipated time of the year. For parents? Not so much. If you're looking at your summer with a touch of anxiety—for whatever reason—we're right there with you. There are a lot of hours…