January 2018: Table of Contents
Features
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On The Cover: The Bistecca alla Fiorentina from Arancino at The Kāhala features a 32-ounce sous-vide tomahawk steak. Read about it and other Hale ‘Aina Award-winning restaurants on page 52.Photo: Steve Czerniak |
The Sour Poi Awards
Celebrating the best of the worst of 2017—the strange, the stupid and the scandalous.
by robbie dingeman
The 2018 Hale ‘Aina Awards
For more than three decades, our readers have been naming the best restaurants in Hawai‘i. This year, we take a look at some of the newest chefs making waves in popular restaurants, as well as dig into a few longtime-favorite spots to find out the secrets to their success.
by catherine toth fox, don wallace, mari taketa and maria kanai
Calabash
A Pine Tradition
Local Boy Scouts troop arranges more than 1,000 kadomatsu for the new year.
BY HONOLULU MAGAZINE STAFF
January Picks
Start off the year right with a family-friendly fun run, a two-day conference for entrepreneurs, an epic citywide race for buried treasure and more.
BY Marisa Heung
Artistic License
Specialty plates raise money for Hawai‘i’s national parks.
BY Jayna Omaye
Surf the Net
New state website provides up-to-date information on water-quality conditions at beaches.
BY JAYNA OMAYE
Da Meter
Gauging what’s hot and what’s not in Honolulu.
BY HONOLULU MAGAZINE STAFF
Eddy Would Paint
Longtime Hawai‘i artist Eddy Y has designed surf scenes and vintage automobiles on clothing for more than 30 years. Now, he’s expanding to include casual home furnishings.
by James Charisma
Top Cop
Quote Unquote: Susan Ballard
Interview by Robbie Dingeman
Field Notes: Come to the Dark Side
Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vast and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: The Pacific Outpost of the 501st Legion.
By Tiffany Hill
Style
Moms à la Mode
Moms tell us how they run companies, families and their style games; Kini Zamora’s new palaka prints and local boutiques making moves.
by stacey makiya and brie thalmann
Spaces
Comfort & Joy
Hawai‘i-inspired quilts, feng shui fixes for the new year, Hound & Quail’s new digs and more.
Opinion
EDITOR’S PAGE: Changing of the Guard
People making a difference.
BY ROBBIE DINGEMAN
Afterthoughts: Squid Craft
Relaxing by staying busy.
by katrina valcourt
From Our Files
HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since 1888.
by jayna omaye
