October 2016: Table of Contents

Features

HONOLULU Magazine Oct 2016 Cover
Artizen by MW tacos, featuring local-ingredient flavors. Photo by Steve Czerniak. For the full feature on Cheap Eats, turn to page 132 in the magazine.
Photo: Steve Czerniak

Women’s Health: Testing, Testing

It seems like every day there’s a new recommendation for which screenings you need, how often you should get them, and how early to start worrying. We asked Hawai‘i’s medical experts for the latest wisdom.

BY KATRINA VALCOURT

 

Cats vs. Birds … And Everyone Else 

We love our cats, but those roaming the community can be deadly. Most people know that cats are dangerous to birds and other small animals, but new research shows your kitty could be threatening endangered nēnē and even native monk seals.

BY KIM STEUTERMANN ROGERS

 

Cheap Eats

With the cost of living going up each year, where are we supposed to find an affordable bite to eat? We’ve tracked down some of Honolulu’s best cheap lunches, steaks, plate lunches and deliciously inexpensive upscale happy hours.

BY CATHERINE TOTH FOX WITH KATRINA VALCOURT AND DON WALLACE

 

Calabash

Moloka‘i Hoe

More than 1,000 paddlers from around the world will compete in the world championship of outrigger canoe racing, the Moloka‘i Hoe, on Oct. 9.

BY HONOLULU MAGAZINE STAFF 

 

October Picks

Listen to fascinating stories, dress up your pet and eat all the chocolate you humanly can this month—and we don’t just mean on Halloween.

BY KATRINA VALCOURT 

 

Election Snooze

Change was in the air leading up to the primary election. What happened?

BY DON WALLACE

 

Da Meter

Gauging what’s hot and what’s not in Honolulu.

BY HONOLULU MAGAZINE STAFF 

 

Quote Unquote: Kharolina Lampe

Since 1979, Kharolina Lampe has built a business out of masks, feather boas, sexy nurse bustiers and billowing pirate blouses—not to mention enough bling to outfit a whole Mardi Gras parade. Kharolina Costumes features more than 40,000 costumes, many of them authentic pieces from around the world, including masks she creates herself.

BY DON WALLACE

 

Field Notes: Ultramarathon runners

Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vibrant and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: Hawaiian Ultra Running Team, or HURT.

BY COLBY LAWTON

 

Style

Reyn or Shine

Fifty years of Reyn Spooner, plus new jewelry from Bliss Lau.

BY STACEY MAKIYA AND BRIE THALMANN

 

‘Ono: Food and Dining

Check out Over Easy, the new Kailua brunch spot that boasts a cozy ambiance, innovative dishes and even house-made cocktails.

BY CATHERINE TOTH FOX

 

Opinion

EDITOR’S PAGE: Journeys

Little things matter.

BY ROBBIE DINGEMAN

 

AFTERTHOUGHTS: Consider the Cube

The fundamental unit of the office.

BY MICHAEL KEANY

 

From Our Files

HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since 1888. 

BY KATRINA VALCOURT