Best of HONOLULU 2022: The Best Services on O‘ahu
Take a class, sing your heart out onstage or get your hair done at our 84 top picks chosen by readers and editors.
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Best of HONOLULU 2022
From best Korean fried chicken to banh mi, the best way to get into pickleball to best beach blanket, we pulled together the top food, fitness, shopping, services and family-friendly picks.
The Mission: Bringing Home Native Hawaiian Remains
No Hawaiian has done as much repatriation work as Edward Halealoha Ayau, who has been bringing back Native Hawaiian human remains for more than 30 years.
Leading Wāhine: Sylvia Luke Serves as a Role Model for Lawmakers
Striving to transform into a new kind of lieutenant governor who works more as a chief operating officer.
Leading Wāhine: Shelee Kimura Wants to Transition Hawai‘i Away from a Reliance on Fossil Fuels
Making Hawai‘i more energy efficient and sustainable.
How Well Do You Know L&L? Meet the Woman Running the Global Chain
Her family has built a successful restaurant franchise business, one plate lunch at a time.
Leading Wāhine: Claire Sullivan Connects Food Choices with Values
Rethinking and rebuilding our relationships with food, with access—and joy—in mind.
Leading Wāhine: Debbi Eleneki Paves the Way for First Responders
Inspiring current and future generations of female firefighters.
Leading Wāhine: MMA Star Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Fights for Women’s Safety
A force to be reckoned with—both in the MMA cage and when fighting for the safety of women and the ‘āina.
Leading Wāhine: Pat Saiki Encourages Women to Persevere
Advocating for women as a state and federal lawmaker.
Leading Wāhine: No‘u Revilla Recasts the Contours of Pacific Literature
Revilla, a queer ‘Ōiwi poet and educator, continues the tradition of literary excellence by Hawaiian writers.
Leading Wāhine: Suzanne Vares-Lum Connects People from Many Backgrounds
Breaking barriers and building bridges to foster stability and security throughout the Pacific.
A Hawai‘i Home Divided: Who Gets the Family Home?
Many young adults believe their only chance of owning a house on O‘ahu is if they inherit their childhood home. But what happens when you aren’t an only child, or your parents want to sell?
Wāhine Issues: What Needs to Change for Women?
In the past 50 years, women in Hawai‘i have gained in individual rights, pay equity, and access to education and sports. But we haven’t achieved equality as many women still earn less than their male counterparts and shoulder more family responsibilities.
Koreamoku Was Home to Life’s Dreams For These 3 Small Businesses
Inside the heart of Koreamoku.
