K2:The King of Mountains
This summer there were 11 expeditions from around the world trying to climb K2—including the one-man 2004 Hawaiian Expedition, which consisted of our contributing editor, guy Sibilla.
HONOLULU Magazine - November 2004
Kue
30 years of land struggles in Hawaii
When Eddie Met Gabby
In a Waimanalo backyard, an ailing Gabby Pahinui asked Eddie Kamae to play a few tunes with him. It was the jam session that changed Kamae’s life—and set off the Hawaiian Renaissance.
Mr. Skabadooz
In his own words, Eddie Kamae recalls his friend, Gabby Pahinui.
Giving Voice
John Keola Lake has shaped an entire generation of Native Hawaiians. In doing so, he is ensuring that the ways of his kupuna live on.
90 Years of Opening Nights
Diamond Head Theatre celebrates its 90th anniversary season, a milestone for the oldest continuously operating theater in the Islands
Book Report: Surf Science
Surf Science, University of Hawai‘i Press, $32.In a famous routine glorifying the intellect of physical education majors everywhere, comedian Bill Cosby answered his own semi-rhetorical question, Why is there air?, with the obvious punchline: To fill up basketballs. Right. The…
World Beat
A Manoa home combines mystery, art and environmental sensitivity.
Q+A Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
With more than 50 films and TV series to his credit, Hawai'i-based actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa now stars as Capt. Terry Harada in the NBC cop-fest, Hawai'i. Q: How long have you lived in Hawai'i?A: I bought a home just after…
Lighting up the Hawai‘i Theatre
Yes, it really says, “The 117th Holiday Annual” on the marquee
At Home in Palolo
For more than a century, the Pälolo Chinese Home has cared for the elderly of all nationalities.
Letters
November
50 years of Christmas
The Queen’s Medical Center Auxiliary celebrates its 50th, and last, Festival of Trees.
Tree Love
Arbor Day is a tricky holiday. The national celebration of tree planting is on the last Friday in April, but since it's a holiday uniquely dependant on weather, many states observe it during a more clement time of year. Hawai'i,…
Our Town
The Kahala turns 40
Hittin’ the Sauce
Hawai'i residents have long loved Chai's Island Bistro, an indoor-outdoor café known for its tasty Pacific Rim cuisine and relaxed atmosphere. The restaurant works just as well for a downtown business lunch as it does for a romantic evening for…
Electoral College Dropout
When it comes to presidential elections, Hawai'i gets no respect. The two leading candidates don't think much of us and, apparently, neither does the rest of America. Sure, the local Republican and Democratic parties boost their respective presidential candidates, but…
David Sedaris
World-class smart-ass David Sedaris makes his first appearance in Honolulu on Nov. 13.
Tapa:
The Fabric of Hawai‘i
Can Hawaiians Save the Public Schools?
When Native Hawaiians got fed up with the state’s failure to educate their children, they took public education into their own hands. Now Kamehameha Schools has come to their aid.
Saving Building N
Threatened with extinction, a historic schoolhouse finds new life as an art center.
Thankful for ‘Ohelo
Our very own cranberry.
The King of Cocktails
America invented the cocktail, then lost the art. Great cocktails are back-even in Honolulu.
From our Files
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