June 2019: Table of Contents

June 1, 2019

Site Staff,

This photo: Aaron K. Yoshino / Cover photo: Nolan Omura

Features

Paint the Town

It’s not just about massive murals. Some Hawai‘i artists are going smaller scale with their street art.

For the Records

The long-running radio show Territorial Airwaves inspires new recordings by beaming vintage Hawaiian music across the globe.

by robbie dingeman

The first official day of summer is June 21. Then, there are just 94 days until fall sets in. Don’t panic. But don’t waste any of that additional sunlight. We rounded up your must-do list for the season so you can plan the best summer ever.

by christi young

In Transition: Hawai‘i’s Transgender Teens

Finding yourself as a teenager is challenging. But for local trans teens growing into their identities, these years are critical. Here is how Hawai‘i is succeeding, and struggling, when it comes to supporting students in transition.

by cynthia wessendorf

Calabash

June Picks

Explore the inner workings of a whale, stock up on mangoes, and maybe get a new tattoo.

By MAYA MATHUR

CITY LIFE: Shell Game

Don’t count on seeing summer concerts at the Waikīkī Shell. The 63-year-old amphitheater is upping its game.

By Maria Kanai

Da Meter

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

BY HONOLULU MAGAZINE STAFF

NEWS: By Definition

The word “Hawaiian” has a new note next to it on Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, thanks, in part, to an email from a local writer.

BY CHRISTINE HITT

Quote Unquote: Super Hiro

A week after Hiro Toiya, 38, moved to New Orleans for graduate school, Hurricane Katrina struck. He delayed starting school to volunteer at a shelter in Houston and to conduct health screenings at the Astrodome. The Atlanta native decided to study emergency management, and is now the director of the city’s Department of Emergency Management, where he oversees recovery and planning efforts to make O‘ahu a more resilient, safer place to live.