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Long Reads & Feature Stories

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Best of Honolulu 2019: The Best Food and Drink on O‘ahu

James Charisma, Martha Cheng, Robbie Dingeman, Maria Kanai, Katie Kenny, Stacey Makiya, Jayna Omaye, Brie Thalmann, Katrina Valcourt, Don Wallace, Christi Young,

45 editorial and reader picks for the tastiest food and beverage in town.

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Raising the Steaks: Kunoa Cattle Delivers Local, Grass-Fed Beef to the O‘ahu Market

Martha Cheng, Photos by Leah Friel,

How the Hawai‘i cattle ranch began supplying O‘ahu’s supermarkets, restaurants and schools—something Hawai‘i ranchers have been trying to do for two decades.

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10 Things You May Not Know About the Endangered Nēnē

Jayna Omaye, Photos by David Croxford,

Get to know our state bird with these fun facts and a timeline that tracks the endangered goose’s road to recovery.

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Remembering Rap: A New Book Tells the Story of Hawai‘i Humorist Rap Reiplinger

Robbie Dingeman,

The book shines a light on the man behind the laughs through untold stories of his success and struggles, as well as news that state officials reopened an investigation into his mysterious death.

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Expanding Tastes: Roy Yamaguchi is Cooking for the Kailua Community at Goen Dining + Bar

Martha Cheng, Photos by Steve Czerniak,

It would be perfectly poetic to say that the local chef’s newest restaurant, Goen, which opened last fall, conjures the past just as Kailua’s developers are erasing it.

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Expanding Tastes: Chinese Food in Hawai‘i Wasn’t the Same Without Chengdu Taste

Martha Cheng,

This Sichuan mini-chain restaurant is back, bigger and bolder.

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Expanding Tastes: What You Should Order at Rangoon Burmese Kitchen in Chinatown

Martha Cheng, Photos by Steve Czerniak,

Explore tribe dishes and other traditional tastes from Myanmar.

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Blades of Glory: 6 Hawai‘i Chefs Tell the Stories Behind Their Favorite Knife

Martha Cheng, Photos by David Croxford,

The knife is the most important, and often the most personal, tool for chefs.

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How Hawai‘i’s Endangered ‘Alalā is Slowly Making a Comeback

Jayna Omaye,

Ongoing efforts to save Hawai‘i’s last remaining crow seem promising, but officials warn that it’s still a long road ahead.

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Bad News for O‘ahu’s Nēnē Population: We’re Down to Zero

Jayna Omaye, Photos by David Croxford,

O‘ahu is the only major Hawaiian island with no wild nēnē.

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Peaks and Valleys: The 20 Most and Least Expensive Houses and Condos on O‘ahu

Rachel Ross Bradley, Photos by Aaron K. Yoshino,

We take a look at five of the most expensive homes and condominiums, as well as five of the least expensive, to see what makes a steal or a splurge.

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First Look: TBD… Pop-Up Restaurant at the Diamond Head Edge of Waikīkī

Robbie Dingeman, Martha Cheng,

Vikram Garg, formerly of the Halekūlani, returns to the public with a restaurant whose name is TBD… literally.

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A Tiny Home Offered This Hawai‘i Family a Fresh Start After Kīlauea Erupted

Robbie Dingeman, Photos by David Croxford,

After lava from Kīlauea last year destroyed their Kapoho home of 18 years, John and Nancy Theismann decided to downsize.

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Amina Chau Runs the Only Restaurant in Honolulu Serving Halal Italian Food

Martha Cheng, Photos by Leah Friel,

Exploring restaurants by the Islamic community on O‘ahu means tasting flavors from Uzbekistan, Iran, Morocco and ... Italy.

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Moroccan Spot, Casablanca, is One of the Longest-Running Restaurants in Kailua

Martha Cheng, Photos by Leah Friel,

And it has hardly changed in the 25 years it’s been open.

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