HONOLULU Magazine September 2011

Gay-Straight Alliances Provide Support to Local High School Students

Tiffany Hill,

Many teenagers look to their school’s gay-straight alliance programs for support. But not many Hawaii high schools have GSA programs.

From Our Files: Fall Fashion 1991

Tiffany Hill,

From Our Files: HONOLULU Magazine reports on the fall fashion of 1991.

Why Can't Hawaii Kids Join The Military?

Victoria Wiseman,

In a state with over 42,000 active duty military serving in its boundaries, Hawaii has the absolute highest number of students who can’t pass the military entry tests.

Hospice Hawaii Starts Pediatric Care Program

Tiffany Hill,

The nonprofit not only cares for terminally-ill adults, but now children, too.

From Our Files: Art Center at Linekona

Tiffany Hill,

Paradise of the Pacific, HONOLULU Magazine's predecessor, reports on the opening of the new Art Center at Linekona.

Field Guide: Moiliili

ANNA CARRIVEAU,

Here are a few places you can enjoy a cup of tea, shop for books or make some pots in the Moiliili area.

Volunteer Program Repairs Oahu’s Public Housing Apartments

Tiffany Hill,

From painting and cleaning to trimming trees and tiling floors, the Volunteers Instilling Pride program is helping low-income families move into new homes.

Feedback

Site Staff,

Our story on Honolulu’s elevated rail program, estimated to be a $5.3-billion project, has continued to garner controversy among our readers.

Kailua Bands of the 1970s

Michael Keany,

A Windward Rock Revival: Kailua was a rocking town in the 1970s. Today, some of the old bands are reuniting, and sounding better than ever.

From Our Files: Melting Pot of the Pacific in 1931

Tiffany Hill,

"Hawaii with some 35 races contributing to its cosmopolitan population is called the ‘Melting Pot’ of the Pacific,” notes Paradise of the Pacific, predecessor to HONOLULU Magazine.

Travel

The Bed and Breakfast Battle in Hawai‘i

Tiffany Hill,

A new city bill purports to solve the simmering issue, but it still won’t be enough. The real problem? The city can’t enforce the current law. We tell you why.

Kailua Native Produces New Underwater Photo Exhibit

Tamara Moan,

Floating Riches: Christy Lee Rogers, who grew up in Kailua, Hawaii, produces otherworldly, mesmerizing images in “An Underwater Odyssey,” her newest body of work.

How the Hula Preservation Society is Documenting a Piece of Hawai‘i History

Michael Keany,

For more than a decade, the Hula Preservation Society has been interviewing, and videotaping, hula’s most respected elders, capturing their knowledge, their memories and their stories. The result is a treasure trove of history and culture; here, we present just a few excerpts from the hundreds of hours of footage.