Castle in the Sky
For a busy single mom, this Hokua penthouse apartment has become the ideal home—after a few tweaks, of course.
HONOLULU Magazine - May 2007
Bullied
Nearly a fifth of Hawaii’s school-age children have been victims, bullies or both. And schools aren’t required to do anything about it.
First Person: Chasing Netflix
Somewhere on O‘ahu, a movie company bustles through the night.
Music Review
He Aloha…, Cody Pueo Pata, (Ululoa Productions)
Field Guide: ‘Aiea Heights Dr.
From old-school diners to new-wave bowling, this area is worth a stop.
From Our Files
May
No Need Then
What is school for, if kids graduate unprepared for either work or college?
Dashed Hopes in Waikiki
The report on three restaurants isn’t pretty, but the fourth is a standout.
Ready for the Real World?
Why Hawaii's public education system isn’t doing enough to prepare your kids for life after high school.
How We Met
Love has to start somewhere. Here, five local couples tell the stories of when the sparks first flew.
Shopping: Mother’s Day Gifts
Being a mom? Very difficult. Giving Mom presents on Sunday, May 13? Much easier, because all you have to give birth to are a few good ideas.
Sports: Bowled Over
How decreasing profits and interest result in a sport striking out.
Smells Like Fiasco
The plans for O‘ahu’s rail system are so screwy, even die-hard mass transit fans can’t get onboard with it.
Letters 5|07
“Hawai‘i Design Issue” 04/07 Our April issue looked at how design and architecture—buildings and tattoos, graphic artists and woodworkers, clothing designers and city planners—help define who we are. It’s a profound insult to our city and its proud, long-standing cultural…
Isla Tango
Bruce and Yoko Wee tango at the Isla Tango dance party held at Wine, The Experience in Kapahulu. Do you tango? Log onto www.islatango.com for a calendar of events, including tango lessons and weekly milongas (Argentine tango dance parties). photo:…
Shop: Downtown’s New Boutique
Rafael has reopened, this time in Chinatown.
Sip: Coming Attraction
photo courtesy of Pinky We taste-tested Pinky vodka, exclusive to the Waikiki Parc Hotel and the Halekulani until the Nobu opening in late May. We loved it with tonic, which balances well with its violet, rose petal and other botanical…
Arts: Illuminate—The Moon Show
An exhibit shines light on Island contemporary art.
Places: We need your help.
Give us your aging, your threatened, your forgotten buildings.
Scrap Yard: Does God Exist?
Victor Stenger, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, recently released a book, God: The Failed Hypothesis—How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist. We asked Charles Hayes, dean of the University of Hawai‘i’s College of Natural Sciences, to offer an opposing viewpoint on the relationship between God and science.
Books: Lunch Quandary, Solved
David Choo’s new book, Lunch Break Honolulu, has 65 reasons to leave your desk and forage for sustenance. Inside are snappy reviews on everything from old standbys—burgers and dim sum—to adventurous, Zen macrobiotic extravaganzas. The book is $9.95, from Watermark…
Green Inside and Out
It makes sense: Kaua‘i’s first green building will be a world-class botanical research center.
By the Numbers
Vital Statistics
