The Soft Touch
A new boutique turns the usual hassle of bra shopping into a far more pleasant experience.
Honolulu Magazine - October 2005
Q+A
Jerry Glanville
40 Things Every Local Must Do
Locals in Hawai'i have their own ideas on everything, from how food should taste to how holidays should be celebrated. We've even got our own way of speaking the English language.
40 Things Every Local Must Do
21. Drown a graduate in lei. Funny how it creeps up on you. One day, you're the 17-year-old graduate, dizzy from the smell of pikake or maile. Then, before you know it, you get a graduation announcement in the mail,…
Chinatown, Our Chinatown
Like the rest of Hawai'i, Honolulu's Chinatown has turned multicultural.
October
"THE 25 MOST EXPENSIVE HOMES ON O'AHU," SEPTEMBER 2005 HONOLULU'S cover story last month. With bodies floating in the flooded bayous of New Orleans, who gives a fig how or where the rich and famous live in Hawai'i? Will any…
Don't Ask, Do Tell
Ten questions your doctor isn't asking you-and why the answers can help you get healthier.
Buy Fresh, Buy Local
It's a simple concept, but supporting Hawai'i's farmers is not as easy as you might think. Here's how you can help.
HONOLULU Photo Contest 2005
Presenting the winners of the 2005 Honolulu Magazine/Hotels & Resorts of Halekulani Photo Contest
Traditions and Changes
Something old, something new at HONOLULU.
School of the Heart
A dynamo creates a preschool specifically for the needs of families in her community.
October
Oct. 1925: "Twenty-seven hours in the air, nine days in purgatory, seven days in paradise. Cmdr. John Rodgers and his crew of four have had that experience," writes Paradise of the Pacific, predecessor to HONOLULU Magazine. Rodgers had attempted the…
Music Review
Jake Shimabukuro - Dragon
October Heads Up!
Shame on us! Hawai'i is one of the nation's leaders in pedestrian fatalities, per capita. Join the state Department of Transportation in observing Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day on October 10, by stopping for pedestrians. In 1492 Columbus sailed…
Fabulously Festive
Halloween is just around the corner, but these shops go all out with head-to-toe costumes year round.
Scene: Ulua Theatre
Jason Scott Lee's New Artistic Venture.
River of Life
The truth is, you never know the story of the man on the corner.
Our Town: The Pumehana
An old building gets a whole new hue.
Clipping Service
On a recent trip to Hawai'i, Detroit Free Press writer Ellen Creager was taken aback by an unexpected interrogation. She wrote an Aug. 14 column entitled, "Big Brother in a hula skirt." The last time I looked, Hawai'i was a…
The Hip-Pocket City
Living on the Big Island, I've learned to love Honolulu even more.
Samurais, Godzilla and Cowboys-oh my!
HIFF celebrates its 25th anniversary, with movies, movies, movies.
Suck 'Em Up!
Where's the beach? Out to sea, so a new initiative in Waikiki is bringing it back.
Who Sunk the Ala Wai?
O'ahu's largest state-run harbor is in dire need of repair.
Banana Macadamia Nut Pudding Cups
Macadamia nuts are the state's fourth-largest commodity crop, valued at over $32 million. The nuts are plentiful throughout the state. Vanilla, the pod of an orchid plant, is grown here, too, and processed into dried beans and extracts. You can…
