Jon Matsubara Serves “Refined Grinds” at One of Honolulu’s Hottest New Restaurants
Now, chef Jon Matsubara is in the kitchen of one of the most buzzable new eateries in town—and it’s finally his.
HONOLULU Magazine - December 2019
The Best Lawyers in Hawai‘i 2020
The number of legal practice areas here—96!—attests, life is complicated. But there’s no need to face those complications without an advocate.
HONOLULU Magazine Remembers the Decade That Was: Hawai‘i Through the 2010s
Goodbye 2010s. Hello to the next roaring ’20s!
See Andrew Imamura’s Intricate Paper Art at the “Winter Swell” Surf Exhibition
We sat down with the kiri-e artist for a Q&A about his process, style and why his surfers are missing half their bodies.
17 Nisei Veterans Share Stories of the Lives They Built in Hawai‘i After World War II
They’re our everyday heroes in plain clothes—the revered second-generation Japanese American veterans of World War II. Fewer than 250 Hawai‘i nisei vets are known to be alive today in Hawai‘i. And the war is just part of their life stories.
Open For Fitness: We Tried to Bend It Like Bikram at The Yoga Room Hawai‘i’s Vinyasa Class
With all the Christmas drama-la-la-la-la-la-la over, we decided to give our bodies a good, om-azing stretch at a chill yoga studio.
Your Guide to the Perfect Holiday Week (and NYE) in Honolulu: December 26, 2019–January 2, 2020
We’ve survived Christmas, Hanukkah is still going and New Year’s Eve is on its way: It’s the homestretch, people. We can do this.
Video: How We Told the Life Stories of 17 Nisei Veterans in Hawai‘i
The HONOLULU team spent five months interviewing and photographing 17 nisei veterans for the December cover story, “Soldiering On.”
Inside HONOLULU: Remembering the Nisei Veteran in My Family
Sometimes you need a little (or big) push to remember what’s important.
Pali Highway to Open 24/7 Beginning December 21
Most of the post-landslide emergency work is completed.
Hone Your Light Saber Skills Just in Time for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
Always wanted to be a Jedi? Bring balance to the galaxy (or at least Salt Lake) with LudoSport Hawai‘i.
Ticket to Tokyo: John John Florence Is Going to the Olympics—Even After Gabriel Medina Ended His Comeback at the Billabong Pipe Masters
John John Florence edges rival Kelly Slater for the last U.S. Olympic berth. He joins fellow local Carissa Moore on the squad.
Happening Now: Follow John John Florence as He Battles for an Olympic Berth
The Billabong Pipe Masters is happening with Hawai‘i's Seth Moniz just eliminated by Kelly Slater. If Florence can advance, a tense semifinal awaits.
UNIQLO Hawaii’s Brand-New Aloha Collection Is the Perfect Holiday Gift
(Sponsored) Still searching for the perfect holiday gift? Check out Uniqlo Hawai‘i’s brand-new Aloha Collection launching this Friday at its flagship store at Ala Moana Center.
Nisei Veterans Share Stories of Life After WWII: Harold Afuso
Harold Afuso can’t pinpoint the exact moment he met his wife, Patsy, which elicits a slap on the arm. “The nerve!” she says. The couple laughs, and Patsy tells the story. One Saturday night, she and her friends went…
Nisei Veterans Share Stories of Life After WWII: George Ariyoshi
George Ariyoshi’s name is already in Hawai‘i and U.S. history books. Following his service as an MIS interpreter in Japan, he returned home and helped shape the political landscape in the Islands. He is our longest-serving governor (completing three…
Nisei Veterans Share Stories of Life After WWII: Kenji Ego
Kenji Ego loves the outdoors: Nearly every significant milestone in his life can be traced back to nature. He vividly remembers his first assignment as a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist, spending two months at a time…
Nisei Veterans Share Stories of Life After WWII: Yoshiaki Fujitani
Family friend Donna Higashi describes Yoshiaki Fujitani as “a man before his time.” Many know him as the bishop of Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai‘i. His 12-year leadership has been marked by bold changes. Fujitani broadened Hongwanji’s reach and…
Nisei Veterans Share Stories of Life After WWII: Shinye Gima
It started with a crash. It was the early 1990s, nearly 50 years after Shinye Gima returned home from Okinawa, where he had served as an MIS translator. He was a bachelor, still looking for “the one.” Then he…
Nisei Veterans Share Stories of Life After WWII: Royce Higa
Royce Higa didn’t have much growing up. As the first child born in Hawai‘i to Okinawan immigrants and the first to speak English, he had to represent the family. College was never a thought until he returned home from…
Nisei Veterans Share Stories of Life After WWII: Asa Higuchi
Asa Higuchi’s life story can be told in 21 pages. That’s the length of a memoir he began after his wife, Edna, died in 2008. A friend had suggested he try writing, and for 10 months, that’s what he…
Nisei Veterans Share Stories of Life After WWII: Hidenobu Hiyane
At 101, Hidenobu Hiyane considers himself a lucky man. He dodged death more than once while serving in Europe—his commanding officer was shot and killed while Hiyane was standing right next to him; in another close call, a grenade landed…
Nisei Veterans Share Stories of Life After WWII: Henry Ishida
It was the war that led Henry Ishida to his best friend, Minoru Hirozawa. They met in their 442nd RCT company, and afterward, they did everything together. The two traveled to the East Coast, joined a dance club with…
