Here is What Will Reopen First in Honolulu on Thursday, September 24
A new city matrix allows small groups to hike, visit the beach, eat in restaurants and shop, with limits, but bars and nightclubs will have to wait.
News Archive
Rethinking Hawai‘i: Reenergizing Green Goals to Spark an Energy Revolution
Record drops in travel, trash and electricity use won’t last, but the lessons learned from them can. Here’s how we move forward.
So Much for Social Distancing: Honolulu City Buses are Still Crowded During Quarantine
TheBus has been considered an essential service throughout the pandemic, continuing to get riders where they need to go. But when restrictions eased, O‘ahu’s city buses filled up again, putting its riders at risk.
HONOLULU Magazine Wins 13 Awards This Year
The magazine earned kudos locally and nationally for our writing and design. So, if you’re looking for some great reads, we have a few suggestions.
Rethinking Hawai‘i: How the Visitor Industry Should Operate in the Future
The experts tell us how best to move forward when restrictions ease and tourism emerges.
Stay At Home, Work From Home Extended for O‘ahu Until September 24
The emergency order set to expire this Thursday will last another two weeks, though some new solo activities will be allowed.
Passing Notes With Hawai‘i Public School Teachers Jaimi Dennis and Liann Sanerivi
We put two people in a room to talk story, then stay out of the way.
Hawai‘i’s State Health and Prison Chiefs Both Stepping Down on State’s Deadliest Day for the Virus
As the state’s once-promising COVID-19 case count blew up, critics called for their ouster as well as increased widespread testing and tracing of those with the coronavirus.
Honolulu Ordered to Stay at Home for Two Weeks to Stop Spread of COVID-19
Remember March? We’re about to go back to it. But this time, the shutdown comes with 60,000 free COVID-19 tests.
What It’s Like as a Hawai‘i Mail Carrier During a Pandemic
“Our trucks would be full of these huge cases of toilet paper and sanitizer.”
Vote for Your Favorite Canned Goods Sculptures Built by Local Architects
The annual Canstruction fundraiser is virtual this year, so you can see what architects have made out of cans of Vienna sausage and vote for your favorite from home.
How the Arcadia Family of Companies Copes with COVID-19
The retirement group adapted its pandemic plan quickly to keep residents and those under its care safe.
COVID-19 Hits Home: Three Oʻahu People Who Contracted COVID-19 Talk About Their Illness and Long Recovery
The number of coronavirus cases in Hawai‘i just surpassed 4,000, with more than 2,000 of those cases recorded in the past two weeks.
O‘ahu Beaches, Parks and Gardens Will Close Again as Honolulu Launches a New Hotline for COVID-19 Complaints
The mandatory 14-day quarantine for interisland travel will also go back into effect starting Tuesday, August 11, as Honolulu and the state try to get a handle on skyrocketing numbers of COVID-19 cases.
Long Reads
Hawaii's Most Beloved Fish: A guide to finding the best, and stories from the people who catch and serve it.
Five years after declaring bankruptcy, the newly renamed Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra is not only on budget, it’s traveling to perform on the Neighbor Islands again, hosting internationally renowned guest musicians and attracting new audiences. What happened?