Take a Closer Look at a Mud Ball Designed to Clean Up Hawai‘i’s Most Polluted Waterway
The Genki Ala Wai project aims to clean up the murky canal with probiotics and community support.
News Archive
Bad News for O‘ahu’s Nēnē Population: We’re Down to Zero
O‘ahu is the only major Hawaiian island with no wild nēnē.
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong Declared Rocks and Dust at U.S. Customs After Walking on the Moon
On July 24, 1969, the command module Columbia landed in waters 812 miles southwest of Hawai‘i.
The 50th California-to-Hawai‘i Transpacific Yacht Race Sets Sail For Honolulu
The golden edition of the Transpacific Yacht Race brings a record number of racing yachts—and yacht parties—to Honolulu.
You Have Just 10 Days to Visit Waialua’s Sunflower Fields
But there is only one day when you can get in during sunset. So plan accordingly.
HONOLULU Magazine Wins 13 Awards This Season!
The magazine took home local and national prizes for writing, design and general excellence over the past few weeks.
Exploring Honolulu on Google Street View is Like Traveling Back in Time
Google Maps hasn’t updated its Honolulu images since 2011. Do you remember what these neighborhoods used to look like?
Ask An Expert: How Does Our City Prepare For Hurricane Season?
The director of the city’s Department of Emergency Management oversees recovery and planning efforts to make O‘ahu a more resilient, safer place to live.
Food For Thought: Hawai‘i’s Public School Lunches Are Changing in a Big Way
There is something cooking in Hawai‘i’s public schools, and that’s unusual.
Scientists Predict 5 to 8 Storms in a Busy Hurricane Season That Could Affect Hawai‘i
A mix of El Niño conditions, wind and warm weather means check those emergency plans now.
Read Surf Champ Sunny Garcia’s 2006 “I Fight For What I Believe In” Interview
The six-time Triple Crown winner bowed out of competition in 2005 as Hawai‘i’s most accomplished surfer, but his hard-edged lifestyle caught up with him.
How Hawaiian Immersion Programs Are Inspiring Public School Students
Learning centers and Hawaiian language immersion are among the programs that show that Hawai‘i public schools reach far beyond test scores and letter grades.
The Bottom Line: How the Hawai‘i DOE Gets and Spends its Money
The state Department of Education manages a $1.99 billion operating budget. But how is that budget funded?
Meatballs, Dorms and Line Dancing—What the Hell’s Up With Aloha Tower?
Hawai‘i Pacific University’s move to Aloha Tower Marketplace and Waterfront and Pioneer plazas is a real cliffhanger. What’s next?
Did Honolulu Just Have Its First-Ever Shark Attack?
The incident off Diamond Head involved a surfer, a shark and one terrifying minute. But does it break the 150-year kapu that has kept the Waikīkī shores unbloodied?
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Long Reads
We revisit a classic about places that are woven into our collective childhoods, where regulars grew up with owners’ families and you can still find old-school comfort foods.
Twenty years after the bombing stopped, Kaho‘olawe sets a path for the future.