Called to duty
This month, about 380 Army Reservists and 180 Army National Guardsmen from Hawai‘i will deploy to Iraq, leaving their families and jobs behind.
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Help Wanted
Honolulu is going to get a new mayor this fall. Due to term limitations, Mayor Jeremy Harris can no longer run, so the job is open to a fresh face for the first time in a decade.
Letters
Letters, March 2004
Is There a Bamboo Boom in Hawai‘i?
Bamboo is seen as a sustainable resource for construction.
Letters
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The Waikiki Aquarium's Coral Collection
The Waikiki Aquarium has one of the largest coral collections in the world. Here’s why.
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...on the 2009 photo contest, 50,000 outstanding bench warrants and the best ramen.
How Maui Lost Its Groove
No Dancing on Maui!
Bring a (Small) Blanket to Visit 7 of the Smallest City Parks on O‘ahu.
Tiny parks in Honolulu.
Letters
... on Mihana Souza, school supplies and Hawaii's con con.
Letters
...on lofts in Chinatown, Hawaiian music and Hawaiian music at the Grammys.
Punahou Covers Up
As skirts get shorter and midriffs barer, even Punahou is turning to uniforms
Letters
...on local eating, Elvis Presley and present-tense architecture.
Letters
...on buried bones, houseguests from hell and Chinatown as the "Honolulu Culture and Arts District."
Jack Randall Has Spent Over 50 Years of His Life Known as “The Fish Man”
At 83, Jack Randall of The Bishop Museum, has lived an exciting life, much of it underwater.
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Long Reads
Ethnic beauty pageants have long been a staple of Hawai‘i’s diverse cultural history. Over the years, though, they’ve had to evolve to fit the changing times.
They’re our everyday heroes in plain clothes—the revered second-generation Japanese American veterans of World War II. Fewer than 250 Hawai‘i nisei vets are known to be alive today in Hawai‘i. And the war is just part of their life stories.