Foodflash: 9 Hawai‘i Chefs and Eateries Are in the Running for 2026 James Beard Awards
Longtime restaurateur Peter Merriman leads the pack—and 5 of the 9 are first-time semifinalists.
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Longtime restaurateur Peter Merriman leads the pack—and 5 of the 9 are first-time semifinalists.
Your guide to which city services will be available or suspended in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
Your guide to which city services will be available or suspended on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
It was a full year of events, holiday celebrations and lots of love for our local restaurants.
Your guide to which Honolulu City and County services and retail stores will be available on Christmas Eve and Christmas 2025.
Former two-term governor John Waihe‘e III calls for young people to rise up. Now.
As a Vietnam War refugee, Elizabeth Thu Hai Pham has learned the power of giving and receiving a helping hand.
Darlene Ogoshi has taken in nearly 100 animals since 2020, helping them develop so they can find forever homes.
The national historic site marks where Japanese American citizens and prisoners of war were detained during World War II.
We asked our state epidemiologist to help clarify the confusion.
Take what you want at the donation-based “stores” at no cost.
Here’s your guide to which Honolulu City and County services will be available or suspended in observance of Thanksgiving on Nov. 27, 2025.
The inaugural HHSAA Surfing State Tournament will debut next May on Maui.
A proposed gondola lift, zip line and all-terrain vehicle tours at Mount Ka‘ala are behind a fight pitting the North Shore and neighboring communities against outside developers who want to expand visitor attractions.
To curb the alarming increase of traffic fatalities, the state, city and police are urging the public to do their part with the Safer Roads, Together and Vision Zero campaigns.
They give voice to paralyzed patients, detect exotic particles, solve mathematical conundrums and more. You can even blame one of them for all the hours you spent playing Tetris. Meet eight Islanders who are, quite simply, geniuses.
What place other than Hawai‘i could come up with both the shaka sign and surfing?