Long Reads & Feature Stories

Why legal pot didn't happen in Hawaii

Tiffany Hill, Art direction by Mae Ariola,

Hawaii loves marijuana. We’re famous for it: Maui Wowie, Kona Gold, Kauai Electric. This year, legislators introduced bills to legalize the drug—they got shot down.

Merrie Monarch Celebrates 50th Year

Kathryn Drury Wagner,

Stories from some of the people who make the hula festival special.

It's a Wrap: Where to buy locally-made tortillas

Martha Cheng,

Thanks to a new storefront, now you can buy locally-made Sinaloa tortillas, even fresher.

Fashion Feature: Graphic Content

Stacey Makiya, Brie Thalmann, Photography by Harold Julian,

Skip the pastels this spring and go graphic, with bold black-and-white combos.

Best of Honolulu 2013

Martha Cheng, Tiffany Hill, Terri Inefuku, Jenny de Jesus, Michael Keany, David Thompson,

Honolulu Magazine's 2013 Best of Honolulu winners. Check out the 101 best things Honolulu has to offer from the island's best beer, rum, chocolate and pau hana spot to last-minute gift options.

Three new restaurants: 678 Hawaii, Greens and Vines, HASR Bistro

Martha Cheng,

Carnivores, vegans and wine, oh my!

Best Dentists In Hawaii 2013

Research assistance by Diane Kim,

Whether it’s for a routine checkup or more specialized work, here's a list of 237 top dentists in the Islands.

Parking in Honolulu

Matt Kain, Michael Keany,

Here, we take a look into the world of parking in Honolulu.

Workplace Secrets in Honolulu

Martha Cheng, Tiffany Hill, David Thompson,

We spoke to people in a wide range of professions—teacher, waxer, gravedigger—to find out the nitty-gritty details of what they do at work, and why.

After Inouye: Hawaii's most powerful representative is gone. What happens now?

Neal Milner,

Hawaii's most powerful representative is gone. What happens now?

Remembering Dan Inouye: Gov. Neil Abercrombie Pays Tribute

As told to Tiffany Hill,

Gov. Neil Abercrombie shares his first impressions of the late senator, why Inouye was so effective in office and how he’ll always cherish a congratulatory phone call.