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…
Keiki in the Kitchen: 4 DIY Ice Pops
Four quick frozen treats that will make you the coolest parent on the block.
Out & About: 5 Things to Do in Summer 2017
MAY 26 (Start Date) 50th State Fair Find your Fun Pass. The biggest fair of the year will deliver free shows and the ever-popular E.K. Fernandez rides, midway and carnival food. This year, the lineup of entertainment includes the Anastasini Circus,…
Hawai‘i Parent Hacks: 11 Tips and Tricks for Your Garden
Learn how to keep pests away from your vegetables, stop birds from eating your strawberries and which secret ingredient makes tomatoes sweet.
Hawai‘i Parent Hacks: 13 Tips and Tricks for Your Home
Learn how to stop doors from slamming, detangle doll hair, organize LEGO and slip a duvet cover on in seconds.
Our Family Guide: The Honolulu Zoo
Kids rarely tire of the Honolulu Zoo, where visits never are the same.
Education Cheat Sheet: Individualized Learning
Photo: Assets School Editor’s Note: I’ve been out of school for decades but I can still name every subject that ever made me cry in less than five minutes. Those courses that you found almost impossible to figure out haunt…
Ready to Play: Playground Updates on O‘ahu
Photo: Christi YoungThe new playground at Ka‘onohi Neighborhood Park The couch potato gene runs strongly in our family. As a kid, I loved reading, playing pretend and, one memorable day, making wings out of newspaper then attempting to fly off…
Hawai‘i Farmers Market Adventures: Spicy Grilled Pineapple
Photo: michele Aucello Editor's Note: This blog is the part of a series of mom-and-child pieces from Michele Aucello and her kids, Isabella, 12, and Luca, 10, as they try new ways to cook with produce found in their weekly…
Free Fun: 6 Volunteer Opportunities
Photo: Tien EngaFamilies helped clear a lo‘i at Ka Papa Lo‘i O Kanewai in Mānoa as part of the 2017 HONOLULU Family Volunteer Day. Do you want your keiki to learn the value of volunteer work? Check out these six…
We Tried It: Atlantis Submarines
Photo: Lavonne LeongThe view underwater. Who: Four parents and four kids, ages 4 through 10. What: Atlantis Submarine Premium Tour, Waikīkī When: A weekend morning, 9 a.m. When you go to the beach, do you ever wonder what’s way out…
Keiki in the Kitchen: 3 Breakfast Recipes from Café Kaila
Chrissie Kaila Castillo loves breakfast. And the tens of thousands of customers at Café Kaila couldn't be more thankful. The popular…