HONOLULU Magazine - May 2008

Once again, we’ve ranked 258 public schools statewide. Do your neighborhood schools measure up? Are they getting any better?

Over the past century, the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard has helped the country by keeping the Pacific Fleet “fit to fight,” but it also has a special significance for the people of Hawaii. In the following pages, HONOLULU explores the past and present of the shipyard, which celebrates its centennial anniversary this month.

Now that Honolulu has two alternating, yet similar, museum exhibitions, is the art scene really going to be better?

This Waikane home’s dramatic roofline mirrors the Koolau mountains behind it.

From the Bishop Estate scandal of the 1990s to today’s Act 221 and Department of Education governance, politics in Hawai‘i is plagued by a lack of transparency and accountability.

Unfortunately, this hot corner has not cornered the market on great cuisine.

This stretch of street in Kakaako isn’t populated with just auto body shops and government buildings.

This HIV-positive Kaneohe woman works for the nonprofit Life Foundation, telling her story, counseling clients and training educators.

A stylish, energy-saving way to travel.

The Nature Conservancy takes on Hawaii's feral pigs.

The Bishop Museum says it may have to sink this historical vessel.

Broadway Wears a LeiAlfred Apaka(Re-released by Mountain Apple Co.)Hawaii’s foremost crooner, Alfred Apaka, singing “I Could Have Danced All Night,” from My Fair Lady? Believe it. This album, originally recorded in 1958 and recently re-released, finds Apaka taking on not…

Executive Director, Hawaii Book and Music Festival

Toys aren't just for kids anymore.

What you need to know to enjoy the season, even if you’ve never heard of a chukker.

May 2008

The sixth annual Waikiki Spam Jam takes place on May 3.

...on reducing parking requirements, the Eyre Era, Zippy's saimin and Linda Lingle thanks Honolulu.

How much longer can parents wait for schools to improve?

HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since 1888.

National nonprofit Chicks with Checks launches a Hawaii chapter with a party and a purpose.

The cast of characters is half the fun of apartment living.