We’ve Got Seoul: The Korean Wave in Hawai‘i
From K-pop and K-dramas to food, beauty and more, all things Korean have exploded in popularity in Hawai‘i and beyond.
News Archive
Tails of the City: Barkhaus Instills Pack Mentality
Barkhaus owners Andres Monasterios and Natalie Sanchez share what it takes to successfully train dogs.
The RISE Center Provides Local Resources for UH Students
The new center at UH Mānoa connects student entrepreneurs with the local business community.
PBS Hawai‘i Town Hall: Voting for the First Time
Join us for Kākou: Hawai‘i’s Town Hall to hear from young voters, why they’re voting for the first time and the issues that matter to them.
Insider’s Guide to Eating Local on Maui
Reposting Maui chef Kyle Kawakami’s list of 16 small local food businesses worth visiting across the Valley Isle.
The Maui Wildfires, A Year Later: CocoNene’s Comeback
A year after the local homewares company lost its flagship Front Street store, we talk with CocoNene co-owner Kent Untermann about his path forward and plans to return to Lahaina.
Where They Are Now: Lahaina Restaurants, Bars, Snack Shops and Food Trucks
We reached out to nearly 80 places for updates a year after the Maui fires.
Love in Lahaina
Our HONOLULU intern returns to Maui to visit family and the town that was a second home.
The Maui Wildfires, A Year Later: Part 1
We follow up with Lahaina wildfire survivors—husband-and-wife restaurateurs and a Hawaiian cultural practitioner—to see how they’re faring.
The Maui Wildfires, A Year Later: Part 2
We follow up with Lahaina wildfire survivors—a Buddhist priest and a teacher of ‘ōlelo—to see how they’re faring one year later.
Honoring the Stories of Lahaina and Maui
As rebuilding after the wildfires continues, we encourage everyone to remember and celebrate the stories of Lahaina and Maui.
Kāko‘o Maui: Shop Online to Support These Maui Boutiques
A year later: Send some love to Maui’s independent boutiques by shopping them online. These tiny gems are brimming with fantastic locally made finds.
Welcome Back, Koholā! A Brewery Destroyed in Last Year’s Fire Reopens
Now in South Maui’s Wailea, Koholā is back in business as a taproom with a new restaurant.
In Kahului, Balai Pata Is a Celebration of Filipino Fare
Crispy pata, malunggay noodles and shrimp ukoy attest to Maui chef Joey Macadangdang’s resilience.
HONOLULU Magazine Wins 8 Awards for 2023
We’re honored to take home first, second and third place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Hawai‘i Chapter for work we published last year.
Trending
Long Reads
Some of the first graduates of the Hawaiian immersion schools have been out on their own in the adult world for a few years now. We caught up with four of them for their reflections on the schools, the language and their futures.
HONOLULU sat down with Louis Kealoha in his first year as HPD chief. Check out what he had to say about corruption, “intelligence-led policing,” and more.