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How to Grow Your Own Lei Garden
Dreaming of a lei garden of your own? This is your sign to dig in with tips from a horticulturist and a guidebook.
What’s Open and Closed in Honolulu on Good Friday
Your guide to which city services will be available or suspended in observance of Good Friday, April 18, 2025.
Can We Return to Ahupua‘a?
A movement is underway to resurrect the traditional Hawaiian land division and management system to better care for the ‘āina, water and people.
Hui Mahi‘ai ‘Āina Has Created a Community for Formerly Homeless People
In Waimānalo, Aunty Blanche McMillan houses people at a kauhale, or community of tiny homes, through her nonprofit.
North Shore Residents Push Back Against a New Luxury Development by Areté Collective
Developer Areté Collective is building 20 resort condos amid community concerns about coastal erosion, habitat loss and cultural preservation.
“A Little Gardening” Over the Years Grows Into a Lush Sanctuary
Sheldon Nagata transformed his weed-filled Punchbowl property into a green wonderland, finding his passion in the process.
Hawai‘i Prepares to Welcome America’s First Atlantis Resort at Ko Olina
Atlantis will build a lavish $2 billion resort next to Disney’s Aulani.
Kaukau and Kūkākūkā: A Talk with Hawai‘i State Senator Brenton Awa
Thankfully, Hawai‘i state Sen. Brenton Awa’s colorless lunch didn’t keep him from saying some colorful things.
Celebrate Hawai‘i’s Trees During the Year of Our Community Forests
Learn about trees, pick up free native plants and stickers, volunteer with conservation organizations and more ways to get involved.
What’s Open and Closed in Honolulu for Prince Kūhiō Day
Your guide to which city services will be available or suspended in observance of Prince Kūhiō Day on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
5 Wayfinding Reads to Celebrate 50 Years of Hōkūle‘a
In honor of the voyaging canoe turning 50 this month, learn more about the traditions of wayfinding with these books.
6 Questions You’re Too Shy to Ask When Dining Out
When to send food back? What’s a kitchen service fee? We ask restaurateurs for answers about awkward aspects of dining out.
Q&A With Representative Kim Coco Iwamoto
In her third try, in 2024, Kim Coco Iwamoto finally defeated longtime incumbent Scott Saiki to represent District 25 in the Hawai‘i House of Representatives, which includes Ala Moana, Kaka‘ako and Downtown. We check in as part of ongoing discussions with local leaders.
Say Goodbye to Plastic Water Bottles With the Mananalu Water and Boomerang Partnership
Hawai‘i-born actor Jason Momoa is committed to replacing them with recyclable aluminum bottles.
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On the Hunt: See the city with fresh eyes via this article, an artistic scavenger hunt of Honolulu’s best public art.
Celebrating the best of the worst of 2009—the strange, the stupid and the scandalous.