June 2015: Table of Contents

June 1, 2015

Site Staff,

Features

ON THE COVER: The lunch grilled catch at livestock tavern, one of the best new dishes in town.

photo: Steve czerniak

Summer Reads

Summertime seems the right time to plunge into a stack of books, whether we’re lying on the beach, the couch or traveling. We hunted down some of the best local releases of the past year, and found enough essential reads to keep your literary taste buds satisfied all summer long.

By Loren Moreno

Finding Honouliuli

How a phone call to a retired librarian led to the rediscovery of an almost-forgotten chapter of Hawai‘i history.

By Katrina Valcourt

The Holoholo Guide: Big Island Edition

OK, it’s been too long since you’ve been to the Big Island—but that doesn’t make you a tourist, so why travel like one? Here’s a plan for hitting the high points, the sweet hikes, the secret spots and the ‘ono grinds without falling prey to holoholo burnout.

By Don Wallace and Martha Cheng

Special Section: Annual All-Island Restaurant Guide

Our annual insert celebrates all the delicious dining options Hawai‘i offers. This year, we found some of the best new dishes available around the state, and looked into a few of Hawai‘i’s most iconic, long-lasting dishes. We also get a behind-the-scenes peek into the family-style meals that many restaurants serve to their workers. Plus, a beer vs. wine pairing guide and quick tips on how to up your Instagram food game.

Calabash

Hōkūle‘a

Traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūle‘a sailed into Auckland, New Zealand this past December, as part of the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage.

By HONOLULU Magazine Staff

June Picks

There ain’t no mountain high enough to keep us from getting out this month, now that it’s summer.

BY KATRINA VALCOURT

The Liberty Challenge in NYC

Outrigger canoes tackle the Liberty Challenge.

By Don Wallace

Da Meter

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

BY HONOLULU MAGAZINE STAFF

A Saloon Reboot

A new encore in Chinatown.

By James Charisma

Quote Unquote: Duane Hong

After serving in the Vietnam War and a career in finance, Duane Hong, 69, wrote a new chapter of his life when he and his wife, Mae, bought decades-old King Fort Magazine Shop on Fort Street Mall.