Grading the Public Schools
For the third year, we’ve compiled official DOE data on 259 public schools statewide and used it to grade and rank our schools.
HONOLULU Magazine - May 2006
Books: A Foodie’s City
A new book by Joan Namkoong covers everything Island-food-related, from the ubiquitous use of shoyu to the history of the saloon pilot cracker.
Music Review
Herb Ohta Jr. and Daniel Ho, Step 2: ‘Ukuleles in Paradise 2, Daniel Ho Creations
Nature: Lehua Blooms
When you should--and when you shouldn’t--pick this flower.
Making the Grade
This year, we hand out the grades. How does your child’s school measure up?
To Do List
Use this checklist to change your humdrum office cube into a space that’s colorful, decorative and, dare we say, fun.
Up in the Air
Patient transport raises larger concerns about Hawai’i’s medical system.
Down on the … Seahorse Farm?
Recognizing a market for these elegant sea creatures, a Big Island company carefully raises them in captivity.
First Person: Mud + Memories
Honolulu-based photographer Lucy Pemoni shares her account of the tragic aftermath of the Philippine mudslides.
Savoring Pickled Mango
Reading this might just make your mouth water.
All Greek to Me
Full of the flavors of the sun and sea, this ancient cuisine is worth revisiting.
From Our Files – May
HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific, chronicling the Islands since 1888.
Game Theory
For me, trying out for a game show proved far more entertaining than actually watching one.
Q+A
UH President David McClain
Positive from Negatives
Project Focus puts cameras in the hands of disadvantaged kids, giving them--and us--a fresh perspective on their lives.
Hilo Rising
In 1999, this magazine visited Hilo and found a community in trouble. Now, art dealers hold more sway than drug dealers, and Hilo is building a future to rival its storied past.
Our Schools: Has Anything Changed?
In May 2001, we published "The Death of Public School," taking the state Department of Education to task for failing to do its job. It's been five years—has public education gotten any better?
A Mid-Century Time Capsule
A recently discovered treasure trove of vivid Kodachrome slides takes us back to the futuristic ‘50s, when modernist architecture was all the rage in Hawai’i.
