Gay-Straight Alliances Provide Support to Local High School Students
Many teenagers look to their school’s gay-straight alliance programs for support. But not many Hawaii high schools have GSA programs.
HONOLULU Magazine - September 2011
From Our Files: Fall Fashion 1991
From Our Files: HONOLULU Magazine reports on the fall fashion of 1991.
Why Can't Hawaii Kids Join The Military?
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
The nonprofit not only cares for terminally-ill adults, but now children, too.
From Our Files: Art Center at Linekona
Paradise of the Pacific, HONOLULU Magazine's predecessor, reports on the opening of the new Art Center at Linekona.
Field Guide: Moiliili
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
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
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
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
"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.
The Bed and Breakfast Battle in Hawai‘i
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
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
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.
A Bodhi Tree Birthday
Foster Botanical Garden celebrates a tree with an unusual pedigree.
Drinks and Pupu in Hawaii
Pupu on the Rocks: You can’t always judge a great drinks and pupu place from the outside.
Fall Plays Around Honolulu
The Play's the Thing: Oahu’s theater scene heats up with a fall lineup featuring everything from American history to Gothic romance.
Afterthoughts: And, in Conclusion
That last paragraph is always the tricky part.
Waikiki Roughwater Swim Labor Day Fundraiser
It’s the Waikiki Roughwater Swim, and it brings together between 900 and 1,200 entrants from all over Hawaii, the U.S. and the world.
What Can You Get for $1 Million?
What Can You Get for $1 Million?: How far will a cool million take you when you’re shopping for a house on Oahu?
Editor's Page: Movers and Shakers
Introducing some changes to the HONOLULU Magazine editorial family.
Things to Do in September in Hawaii
Eat, drink and be merry this month with a sake tasting, culinary events and a celebration of all things rice-related.
September 2011: Table of Contents
FeaturesThe Bed & Breakfast BattleIllegal vacation rentals have vexed Kailua and North Shore residents for years. 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…
Real Estate: Most Expensive Home on the Market in Hawaii
Video: We visited this $36,000,000 estate in Kailua.
