May 2019: Table of Contents

May 16, 2019

Site Staff,

Features

Living Small

Over the past decade, small-space living seized the national spotlight with TV shows, books, blogs and businesses focused on the trend. Locally, making do with fewer square feet has long been a fact of life for Hawai‘i families: from high-end urban condos to refurbished cottages and even bamboo kit homes.

By Robbie Dingeman

Real Estate Extremes: O‘ahu’s Peaks and Valleys

Twenty of the most and least expensive houses and condos sold on O‘ahu in 2018.

by rachel ross bradley

The 2019 Homebuyers’ Guide

Whether you’re looking to buy, sell, refinance or insure a home, our annual Homebuyers’ Guide is a great place to find expert help; the professionals list- ed here come highly recommended by our readers and other professionals.

Remembering Rap

Thirty-five years after his mysterious death, a new book tells the story of Hawai‘i humorist Rap Reiplinger, writ- ten by his widow, Leesa Clark Stone.

BY Robbie Dingeman

Calabash

May Picks

Harvest your own dinner, buy a new book—or a dozen—and join in magic-making in a historic theater.

By Christi Young

Junior Lifeguards to the Rescue

Here’s how the junior lifeguard program inspires the next generation of ocean-safety leaders

BY Jayna omaye

New Cookbook Highlights Local Food

In her new cookbook, Maui-raised Alana Kysar shines a spotlight on local Hawai‘i food.

BY Martha Cheng

Quote Unquote

When he’s not coordinating the Honolulu City Lights annual holiday wreath contest or dressing up for historical re-enactments, Honolulu Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts Registrar Tory Laitila is responsible for helping manage the city’s art collection—which includes overseeing acquisitions, maintaining and coordinating installations, and rotating more than 1,100 art pieces on display at various facilities across O‘ahu.

BY James Charisma

Da Meter

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

BY HONOLULU MAGAZINE STAFF

From Our Files: Housing in Hawai‘i in 1978

In the late 1970s, Hawai‘i’s housing prices were on the rise. Fast forward four decades, and we’re still singing the same tune.

BY Jayna Omaye

Style

By Stacey Makiya and Brie Thalmann

Field Guide

Old-School Kalihi

The 200 block of Kalihi’s Mokauea Street is the official home base for decades-old local businesses, hole-in-the-wall restaurants and industrial warehouses.