The Warning Shot
Eight years before the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a Japanese-language publication hit Honolulu like a bombshell, predicting war with the United States and an inevitable Japanese victory.
News Archive
Editor's Page: Waves of... Garbage?
Keeping our beaches clean begins with what we do on land.
Afterthoughts: Rear View Mirror
Objects of the past may be closer than they appear.
Honolulu in 1888: The City That Made the Magazine
King David Kalakaua founded this magazine under a royal charter as Paradise of the Pacific, publishing our first issue in January 1888. On these pages, we take you back in time to see what life in Honolulu was like then.
Hawai‘i’s Most Endangered Historic Places in 2012
You can describe a place using words. You can show a place with pictures. But to really experience a place, you have to stand in it. This is our list of the most endangered historic places in Hawaii.
Psychotherapy with Horses on Oahu's North Shore
Horse Sense: Got a long face? Maybe a horse can help.
Unsolicited Advice: Add a Pedestrian Bridge over the Ala Wai at University Ave.
We’re overdue to add at least one more bridge. Even a pedestrian overpass connecting the makai end of University Avenue to Kalaimoku Street in Waikiki would make a difference.
The Outdoor Circle Celebrates 100 Years Beautifying Honolulu
A Green Century: The Outdoor Circle has been beautifying Honolulu for 100 years now.
911 for the Life Aquatic: Hawai‘i’s Marine Mammal Response Network
For dolphins, whales or seals in bad situations, Hawaii’s Marine Mammal Response Network knows just what to do.
How to See a Sample Ballot
The Hawaii state Office of Elections has a handy feature on its website.
Editor's Page: Looking Back
As far as 1888, when this magazine was born.
Pro-rail Shenanigans in Honolulu
Who runs Honolulu? The unions? Or the public?
Afterthoughts: Boooooo.
Halloween in Honolulu? Bah humbug.
Q&A with Honolulu Mayoral Candidate Kirk Caldwell
HONOLULU talks with mayoral candidate Kirk Caldwell about rail—is it over?—how we’re going to pay for sewer improvements, and being compared to Mufi Hannemann.
Local Media and the Mayoral Debates
Who had the better coverage?
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Long Reads
Chefs receive most of the attention, but there are also many lesser-known, yet fascinating, restaurant jobs. Meet some of the crew at Honolulu's dining spots who have positions you may never have heard of.
When the crowds disappeared, we discovered a new community of regulars and anything-but-regular encounters at Ala Moana Beach Park.