How to Celebrate Lunar or Chinese New Year in Hawai‘i
Revisiting a classic guide: If you want to usher in good luck in 2025, here are timeless tips from a local Chinese American family.
HONOLULU Magazine - January 2020
Meet the 2020 Ola Pono Award Winners
Volunteers are a vital part of Hawai‘i’s nonprofits—every year, hundreds of thousands of them donate their time and talents to keep our communities moving forward.
What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus and Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i is testing people for COVID-19 with two confirmed travel-related coronavirus cases in the islands. This new respiratory virus, first identified in China has killed more than 4,300 and sickened more than 121,000 as it spread into a worldwide pandemic.
Con-fused About Hawaiʻi’s Pop Culture and Comic Conventions?
Here’s a guide to help you sort through the events in 2021.
Former Wai‘oli Tea Room Reopens with 10 Dishes and a Renewed Focus on its Mission
Gone are the chintz tablecloths, red velvet waffles and gift shop bric-a-brac.
Rigo Serves Spanish and Italian Dishes and One of the Best Budget Wine Menus Around
Raise a glass to this stylish setting.
O‘ahu in 1955: HONOLULU Looks Back at the 6th Narcissus Festival During Chinese New Year
“One of Hawai‘i’s most colorful events.”
Sour Poi Awards: Looking Back on the Best of the Worst News in Hawai‘i from 2019
The offbeat, obscure and outrageous.
Spend Valentine’s Night at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum: Connecting Hearts with Art
Need a date idea for Valentine’s Day? HiSAM has you covered.
O‘ahu in 1930: One of Hawai‘i’s Must-See Buildings Makes Its Debut in Honolulu
In 1930 the four-story building was one of the tallest on the street.
Afterthoughts: Google Maps Can’t Keep Up with the Rapidly Changing Face of Honolulu
Takin’ it to the streets.
Proposed 2021 Shutdown of the Blaisdell Center Delayed
Why the mayor says the big project to renovate the concert hall and arena have been put on hold.
Super Bowl Sunday 2020: The Best Bars on O‘ahu to Watch the Game Plus Takeout Options
Your last-minute guide to bars and restaurants showing Super Bowl LIV and where to place your game day orders.
O‘ahu in 2000: University of Hawai‘i Football Coach June Jones is Islander of the Year
He turned down a job with the NFL’s San Diego Chargers to head up a UH team.
Open for Fitness: We Tried Body Balance’s Ass and Abs Class
’Cause it’s all about that base. Andddd six pack. And slimming thighs. And tight waist. You get the point.
Entomologist Cynthia King is Tasked With Protecting Hawai‘i’s Biodiversity
She started the first state insectary, established to propagate native rare invertebrates and other of Hawai‘i’s smallest and most overlooked species, including our state insect, the Kamehameha butterfly.
Eyewitness Account of Deadly Chaos That Left Two Officers Dead in a Diamond Head Neighborhood
Senior editor Don Wallace’s first-person account about the morning on Hibiscus Drive when police officers were shot and fire spread from house to house.
Giveaway: Win a Romantic Couples’ Spa Treatment at Naupaka Spa & Wellness
(Sponsored) Just in time for Valentine’s Day, enter by Feb. 13 for the chance to win a spa treatment for two at Four Seasons Resort O‘ahu at Ko Olina’s luxury spa.
Best of the Fests: O‘ahu’s 20 Ethnic Festivals
Stuff your face with authentic food while soaking in the cultures of the Islands. From hula and Chinese lion dances to taiko and opera, this list of 20 ethnic festivals on O‘ahu won’t disappoint.
