July-August 2021: Table of Contents

This stunning tower of sushi from Tokkuri Tei takes the cake! See who else is the Best of HONOLULU. Photo: Aaron K. Yoshino

Features

Best of HONOLULU

We asked our readers and searched the island for the best of everything—soufflé pancakes to hand sanitizer, book club to veggie burger, sherbet to surf gallery—all so you can live better in Honolulu.

• Best of Honolulu 2021: The Best Services on O‘ahu
• Best of Honolulu 2021: The Best Fitness and Outdoor on O‘ahu
• Best of Honolulu 2021: The Best of O‘ahu for Families

By Martha Cheng, Kainoa Deguilmo, Robbie Dingeman, Katie Kenny, Stacey Makiya, Mari Taketa, Katrina Valcourt, Don Wallace and Christi Young

2022 Private School Guide

Discover the ways educators prioritized student learning during the pandemic and what strategies they will continue to use to help students navigate future challenges. Plus, find tips for the application process and more information about the state’s private schools.

Calabash

Photo: Aaron K. Yoshino. Styling: Stacey Makiya and James Nakamura. Design: James Nakamura

Gogh With The Flow

We had to ask the team behind Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience in Honolulu to share the technology and statistics behind the magic.

By Robbie Dingeman

Summer Picks

Summer’s still in session. Continue the season with an immersive art show, a music festival and a street art exhibition.

By Katie Kenny

I Can’t Believe It’s Literature (And Local!)

Hawai‘i writers break the news about our watery fate 120 years from now, surfing’s corrupt soul and love in Wahiawā (yes, Wahiawā).

By Don Wallace

Cook It Real Good

Sheldon Simeon, Top Chef fan favorite and chef/owner of Tin Roof, debuts a new cookbook, Cook Real Hawai‘i, that offers recipes from chicken hekka to prosciutto dust to Filipino okra salad.

By Martha Cheng and Stacey Makiya

From Our Files

For 133 years HONOLULU Magazine has kept its readers and advertisers at the vanguard of fashion, insight and fun. Starting out as Paradise of the Pacific in 1888 with a commission from King Kalākaua, we’re the oldest continually publishing magazine west of the Mississippi. Take a look into our archives.

• The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Cruise Ships Return After World War II
• The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: The Birth of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
• The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: HONOLULU’s Third Annual Photography Contest
• The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: 20 Years of J. Akuhead Pupule
• The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: The Hawai‘i Islanders Baseball Team’s First Season

By Christi Young

Da Meter

Gauging what’s hot and what’s not in Honolulu.

Photo: Aaron K. Yoshino

‘Ono

Into the Boba-Verse

Venture into the outrageous and delightful world of modern boba, with butterscotch foam, crème brûlée topping, soursop, purple rice and so much more.

By Martha Cheng

Opinion

Editor’s Page: Growing Into It

Sometimes it takes almost a decade for an idea to bear fruit. And we think this one is one of the best.

By Christi Young

Afterthoughts: What, No Shaka?

It’s driving me mad.

By Katrina Valcourt