Celebrating Wāhine: Honoring 39 Extraordinary Women Who Inspire Hawai‘i
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Celebrating Wāhine Awards 2025
We’re honoring 39 outstanding business and community leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, health care workers, creatives and others for their impactful contributions to our community. After readers submitted nominations, the women were selected by HONOLULU editors. We asked our award winners to tell us more about their goals and sources of inspiration. Here’s what they said in their own words.
Connecting with My Doppelgänger
Seeing my Vegas-based alter ego living his best life on Instagram sent me on a journey.
Empty Bowl Hawai‘i Returns to Support the End of Food Insecurity
At this fundraising event, you pick a ceramic bowl and fill it with soups by beloved local restaurants like The Pig & The Lady and MW Restaurant.
Find Furniture Gems of Yesteryear at Today, Tomorrow
Today, Tomorrow offers an eclectic array of furniture from a wide span of design periods.
Through the Looking Glass With Glass Artist and Teacher Bud Spindt
A master artist finds joy in teaching basics to beginners.
We Tried It: Beginning Ballet for Adults
Queen Emma Ballet gave me another chance to embrace my inner ballerina.
New in Town
Places and activities that have opened recently, featured in HONOLULU Magazine.
Honolulu Rail Expands With Four New Stations
The oft-criticized Honolulu Rail project’s next stops will be at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the airport, Lagoon Drive and the Middle Street Transit Center.
Art Installation Wahi Pana: Storied Places to Complete This Fall
The final phase of the public multimedia art project will be unveiled at various O‘ahu sites.
Icy Thrills at Three of O‘ahu’s Most Popular Shave Ice Spots
We dig into the styles and flavors that make Chillest Shave Ice, Shimazu Store and Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice the go-to for locals.
