HONOLULU Magazine April 2007 - Honolulu Magazine

Futurama

Kathryn Drury Wagner, managing editor,

Our lives are starting to look like we’re on a Stanley Kubrick set, and, for me, it’s about time.

Environment: Curbside Crux

Sheila Sarhangi,

A passed City Charter amendment might finally get curbside recycling rolling on O‘ahu.

Hawai‘i by Design

Michael Keany,

From signature stores to sophisticated hotels to ancient tattoo techniques, design is everywhere in Hawai‘i, challenging who we think we are.

Hawai‘i by Design - Advancing Architecture

Michael Keany,

In Hawai‘i architecture, new is good—whether it’s tapping the next generation of architects for fresh design ideas or figuring out a way to build houses before they ever get to the construction site.

Hawaii by Design - Designs for Living

Lori Anne Tomonari, Kathryn Drury Wagner,

Good design isn’t limited to buildings or houses. We shopped with this in mind, looking for clever local designers who create things worth sharing your life with.

7 Reasons to Get Out of the House

Lori Anne Tomonari,

04|07

The Day the Trees Cried

New Fiction by Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Illustration by Jing Tsong,

Editor’s note: Lois-Ann Yamanaka, author of Saturday Night at the Pahala Theatre and the trilogy Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers, Blu’s Hanging and Heads by Harry, and most recently, Behold the Many, is hard at work on a new…

6 Rules for Eating Brunch in Honolulu

John Heckathorn,

Why does everyone, except me, love brunch?

Letters 4|07

Site Staff,

“Our City on Rails” 03/07 Associate editor Michael Keany looks at Honolulu’s planned mass-transit rail system. I found the article on Honolulu’s proposed rail system fascinating, and factually detailed. However, it was bittersweet, as I found the magazine in my…

Q + A

Ronna Bolante,

The Freshman Rebel

The Beach

Site Staff,

“The ultralight allows for an aerial intimacy you can’t normally get from a small plane or helicopter,” says photographer Sergio Goes, who toured O‘ahu in a two-seater device that pairs hang glider with propeller. Here, Goes hovers above Sandy Beach…

Food: Buying in Bulk

Kathryn Drury Wagner,

Some of you may remember the classic shopping list from Sesame Street: “A quart of milk, a loaf of bread, a stick of butter.” Well, imagine getting groceries for a whole restaurant. What might that list look like? To find…

Scrap Yard: What is marriage for?

Michael Keany,

In February, the state Legislature once again killed proposed bills that would have given civil union partners the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. We decided to take a step back and ask a more basic question. What is marriage for?