July 2015: Table of Contents
Features
State of the Arts
ON THE COVER: You know what they say about building on sand. Graphic artist Matthew Tapia created our “Best of Honolulu” logo, and photographer Aaron Yoshino captured the impact of waves on words. Further styling by Brie Thalmann and Stacey Makiya.Photo: Aaron Yoshino |
Hawai‘i loves the arts. Culturally rich, naturally beautiful, politically charged, we have all the raw materials to inspire great art, and a collectors market to match. So why is Hawai‘i’s art scene so weak?
By Andrew Rose
Talking Trash
Local experts, including the director of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services, are starting to argue that Honolulu should be recycling less, not more. What? We explore Honolulu’s municipal solid-waste disposal system to find out how technology is changing the way we think about the environmental impact—and the economics—of trash.
By Lavonne Leong
Best of Honolulu
Once again, we asked for your help finding the tastiest food, the chic-est shopping, the hottest entertainment, the most helpful services, and everything from the yummiest Moscow mule to the best watch repair. Here are the top reader and editorial picks of truly the best of Honolulu.
By Martha Cheng, Robbie Dingeman, Michael Keany, Stacey Makiya, Natalie Schack, Brie Thalmann, Katrina Valcourt and Don Wallace
Calabash
James Jean Mural
Nothing lasts forever, especially when it’s a mural painted during the annual Pow! Wow! Hawai‘i art event.
By Honolulu Magazine Staff
July Picks
Dragson, sake, tiny dancers … what more could you want?
By Katrina Valcourt
A New Duke Kahanamoku Exhibit
A new Bishop Museum exhibit on Duke Kahanamoku features many never-before-seen photos and artifacts.
By Michael Keany
Da Meter
Gauging what’s hot and what’s not in Honolulu.
BY HONOLULU MAGAZINE STAFF
Teaching Coding to Hawaiian Kids
Purple Mai‘a brings technical and critical thinking skills to undeserved keiki.
By Natalie Schack
Quote Unquote: Lynne Hanzawa O’Neill
Internationally recognized fashion show and event producer Lynne Hanzawa O’Neill brought the knowledge and experience she gained at New York Fashion Week to Hawai‘i when she coordinated and led production of the first HONOLULU Fashion Week last year.
By Robbie Dingeman
Field Notes: Hawaiian Brian’s
Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vibrant and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: Hawaiian Brian’s.
By Don Wallace
‘Ono: Food and Dining
Honolulu welcomes a new wave of craft brewers.
By Jennifer Fiedler
Opinion
Editor’s Page: Choices
We’ve got burning questions.
BY ROBBIE DINGEMAN
Afterthoughts: Making Lei
Forget store-bought–the best gifts are the ones you make.
BY MICHAEL KEANY
From Our Files
HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since 1888.
BY Michael Keany
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