Your Guide to the Perfect Weekend in Honolulu: Sept. 18–24, 2025
Celebrate all things banana, picnic in style, watch a rubber duckie race, see a deliciously fun opera and more.
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More adventures in TV: We pick coffee with Pete Licata, U.S. Barista Champ, at Kona Coffee & Tea's Waiono Meadows, Big Island.
Inside Look: Grading the Public High Schools
Honolulu Magazine's editors discuss the public high school situation in Hawaii and give an inside look at the May 2011 issue.
A Visit to Kahuku's Ho Farms with Alan Wong
The Ho family turns out eight kinds of baby tomatoes on its modern, Kahuku Farm. Been to a good restaurant lately? You've probably eaten Ho Farms tomatoes.
Vegan & Tasty: Peace Cafe, S. King St., Honolulu
People are always asking me for vegan options. Here's one where the food's good enough to eat even if you're not vegan.
Grazing Fun: L'Ulu at Leeward Community College
Leeward Community College's culinary program once again throws a successful gala, rain or no rain.
Biting Commentary on TV! Premieres June 19, KGMB
Biting Commentary's culinary adventures are now branching out to TV. First stop: Cooking at Alan Wong's. And getting scolded.
New Shrimp Truck in Town: Bluewater Blue Water Shrimp & Seafood, Ward Center
Shrimp truck in the middle of town! Blue Water Shrimp and Seafood opens a truck at Ward Center.
Eat This Now: Bacon Doughnut Dessert, Morimoto
Bacon doughnut and bacon ice cream, not to mention tobacco cream and whiskey gelee. It's called Breakfast of Champions, but it's an off-the-menu dessert at Morimoto Waikiki.
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May archives
Editor's Page: Ten Years of Schools Coverage
Looking back on a decade of covering Hawaii’s state Department of Education.
"The Death of Public School": Ten Years Later
In May 2001, we published a feature entitled, “The Death of Public School,” taking the state Department of Education to task for failing to do its job. After a decade of reform promises, has anything changed? We take a look at what's next for our public schools.
