June 2018: Table of Contents

June 5, 2018

Site Staff,

WHERE’S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO PAU HANA? WE LovE ENCORE SALOON’S OUTDOOR PATIO AND NEXT-LEVEL DISHES. FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE ON PAGE 33.

PHOTO: STEVE CZERNIAK

Features

Special Section: Annual All-Island Restaurant Guide

Our annual insert celebrates all the delicious dining options Hawai‘i offers. This year, we found better-than-basic pau hana dishes, happy hours for every occasion, perfect-for-summer mocktails and slushies, and a look at what happened to all the food trucks. We also show you how to navigate a charcuterie plate like a pro. Plus, chef Roy Yamaguchi honors the late Colin Nishida, founder of Side Street Inn, who passed away in February.

By Robbie Dingeman, Jayna Omaye, Catherine Toth Fox, Katrina Valcourt and Don Wallace, with Christine Hitt, Derek Paiva and Roy Yamaguchi

Aloha, Akaka

Sharing stories of how Daniel Kahikina Akaka, educator, Native Hawaiian advocate and longtime U.S. Senator, made a difference.

By Robbie Dingeman

Take Two

As many older Americans draw the curtains on their first careers, they are finding ways to open new ones and start fresh. Second acts, also known as encore careers, are becoming increasingly popular as more seniors in the Islands pursue new experiences to make a difference in their communities and in their lives.

By Jayna Omaye

Funny Business

Viral videos and digital memes are the latest social media trend, delivering humorous skits and sketches straight to smartphones and tablets. Some comedians hope local kine videos lead to careers with real incomes.

By James Charisma

Calabash

June Picks

Bless your pets, meet your neighbors and kick off the season with Hawai‘i’s favorite summer fruit.

By Marisa Heung

Saving Pali Lanes

Kailua landowner slows its roll on Pali Lanes demolition proposal.

By Robbie Dingeman

Da Meter

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

BY HONOLULU MAGAZINE STAFF

A New Film Set in Chinatown

Last Taxi Dance reignites the sexual and racial tensions of the last days of World War II—while celebrating Hawai‘i’s filmmaking community.

BY DON WALLACE

Quote Unquote: Josh Stanbro

Josh Stanbro, 46, was tapped last year to serve as chief resilience officer and executive director of the city’s new Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency.

By Jayna Omaye

Field Notes: Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club

Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vast and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: the Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club.

By Catherine Toth Fox

Style

Name That Hue

Cherry Tomato. Chili Oil. Lime Punch. Whole Foods receipt? Or Pantone’s summer palette? If you guessed the latter, you’re correct. This season’s colors are definitely fresh and vibrant, like an ‘ahi poke salad, and there’s a bonus: Most of this current crop is cooked up by local designers.