Afterthoughts: Hot Wheels
My rides keep getting stolen, but I’m finally getting smarter.
News Archive
Nightmare on the 21st Floor
Things HONOLULU Magazine's editor learned while trying, mainly failing, to fix up an older apartment.
Unsolicited Advice: Get Squared Away
HONOLULU Magazine editor A. Kam Napier offers some advice to plumbers, electricians, tub refinishers and handymen in Hawaii.
Are Hawaii Schools Safe?
Every year HONOLULU Magazine looks at official state Department of Education data to rank our Island schools on parent, teacher and student satisfaction, as well as academic performance. This year, we also take a look at something that worries every parent: school safety. Here’s how Hawaii’s schools stack up.
What Special Education looks like now in Hawaii's Public Schools
It’s been 20 years since a class-action lawsuit forced the state to dramatically overhaul the way it provided special-education services to the students who needed them. Two decades after the Felix consent decree, here is what special education looks like in Hawai‘i’s schools today.
Editor's Page: Schools and Stars
How we’re covering the public schools this year.
When your kid is the bully
What do when your child bullies other kids in school.
Groups stand in solidarity to protect Native Hawaiian burials, historic sites
A new bill is making its way through the Hawaii Legislature that would allow for development to begin on certain projects, prior to an archaeological inventory survey.
Afterthoughts: Happy Returns
Birthdays aren’t what they used to be. I’m OK with that.
Hawaii's Royal Legacies
The days of Hawaii's alii are past, but many of the companies and organizations they inspired are still going strong today.
Unsolicited Advice: Stop Leading with the Bleeding
Hey, local TV news, enough with the coverage of grisly car accidents and weeping relatives of the injured and the slain.
A push for state-run preschools in Hawaii
Universal Preschool in Hawaii? Its fate to be decided.
University of Hawaii Cancer Warriors
Four ways the new UH Cancer Center is going to make a difference.
Why legal pot didn't happen in Hawaii
Hawaii loves marijuana. We’re famous for it: Maui Wowie, Kona Gold, Kauai Electric. This year, legislators introduced bills to legalize the drug—they got shot down.
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Long Reads
From alligators to wallabies, an eclectic mix of alien creatures has been reported roaming the Islands. We set out to sort fact from fiction.