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April 2019: Table of Contents

  Features Grading the Public Schools We’ve ranked Hawai‘i’s public schools using official state Department of Education data. How does your school measure up?   Class Acts Learning centers and Hawaiian language immersion are among the programs that show that…

March 2019: Table of Contents

Features Special Section: Annual All-Island Restaurant Guide Our annual insert celebrates all the delicious dining options Hawai‘i offers. This year, we found 16 dishes that spotlight trending local ingredients, the best Taco Tuesday deals around town, the story behind six…

February 2019: Table of Contents

  Features Pod People Meet the people behind seven local podcasts gaining listeners. by Emily Benton and JAMES CHARISMA   Big Changes in Little Kailua Redevelopment, social media and presidential publicity all lure more tourists than ever to this once mostly…

January 2019: Table of Contents

  Features Thrifty Rich Locals How four locals who weren’t born into family money have made it, saved it and are passing it on. Plus: 33 money-saving tips, life hacks, shopping savvy and more. How 4 Savvy Locals Who Weren’t…

December 2018: Table of Contents

Pai Honolulu is our Editor’s Choice for Best New Restaurant in the 35th annual Hale ‘Aina Awards. Turn to page 54 to read about some of this year’s winners.  PHOTO: STEVE CZERNIAK Features The 35th Annual Hale ‘Aina Awards For more…

November 2018: Table of Contents

Climb into the cockpit of a T6 Texan during Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum’s annual Open Cockpit Day. Learn what else you can do at Honolulu’s museums IN OUR NOVEMBER  COVER STORY. Photo: Olivier Koning. Features Insider’s Guide to Honolulu Museums…

October 2018: Table of Contents

Features Top: The Moana in 1920. Present-day Subscribers only. Bottom: King Street in 1910. Archival photos courtesy of the Hawai‘i State Archives.  Top Photo: AARON K. YOSHINO. Bottom Present day photo: JAMES NAKAMURA. Honolulu: Then and Now Looking back ... and forward…

September 2018: Table of Contents

Features Top Doctors We turned to Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. to provide us with a list of the top doctors in Hawai‘i. Here are 557 physicians in 63 specialties.   Getting a Healthy Dose Preventive care is more than just…

August 2018: Table of Contents

Features on a recent voggy day, the view from Puʻu ʻualakaʻa state wayside was all but obscured. REad what else is at play when the skyline disappears on page 104. Photo: James Nakamura Vog: Cleaning the Air With the recent unprecedented volcanic…

July 2018: Table of Contents

Features WE HUNTED DOWN 127 OF THE BEST THINGS THIS CITY HAS TO OFFER, FROM MANDOO TO DENIM TO SWIMMING LESSONS. FIND THIS YEAR’S BEST oF HONOLULU WINNERS ON PAGE 50. Political Survivor Veteran lawmaker Mazie Hirono started her political career as a…

June 2018: Table of Contents

WHERE’S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO PAU HANA? WE LovE ENCORE SALOON’S OUTDOOR PATIO AND NEXT-LEVEL DISHES. FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE ON PAGE 33. PHOTO: STEVE CZERNIAK Features Special Section: Annual All-Island Restaurant Guide Our annual insert celebrates all the delicious dining options Hawai‘i offers.…

May 2018: Table of Contents

Features The Liljestrand House, designed by architect Vladimir Ossipoff, is one of Honolulu’s nine greatest houses. Find out which other homes made this list on page 54. Photo: Olivier Koning 50 Essential Hawai‘i Books Need something to read—or hand to…

April 2018: Table of Contents

Features Nearly 27,000 students missed 15 or more days of school last year. Find out how communities are combatting chronic absenteeism on page 48. Student: Julian Bercedoni. Photo: Aaron K. Yoshino. Grading the Public Schools We’ve ranked Hawai‘i’s public schools…

March 2018: Table of Contents

Features We love brunch! Check out these dishes and more of our favorites in “Brunch Like You Mean It!” on page 40. Photo: Steve Czerniak Brunch Like You Mean It! Move over, bloody mary. Today’s brunch dishes and drinks are…

January 2018: Table of Contents

Features On The Cover: The Bistecca alla Fiorentina from Arancino at The Kāhala features a 32-ounce sous-vide tomahawk steak. Read about it and other Hale ‘Aina Award-winning restaurants on page 52. Photo: Steve Czerniak The Sour Poi Awards Celebrating the best…

December 2017: Table of Contents

Features On The Cover: Read about the history and culture of kalo, along with innovative uses for the storied plant, on page 48. Plant from Waimānalo Research Station. Photo: Steve Czerniak The Essential Guide to Kalo Kalo, or taro, is one…

October 2017: Table of Contents

Features On The Cover: Did you know Hawai‘i has its own craft beer, wine and even spirits that are all made locally? Read about how you can drink local on page 60. Photo: Steve Czerniak Location: Pint + Jigger. Background illustration: Kim…

September 2017: Table of Contents

Features On The Cover: Dr. Elizabeth Ignacio, a Top Doctor for 2017. Photo: Rae Huo. Hair and Makeup by Christine Gardner of Flaunt. Exploring the Big Picture A new exhibition at the Honolulu Museum of Art helps rewrite the history of…

August 2017: Table of Contents

Features On The Cover: More than anything, Hawai‘i is about family in all its diverse glory. Here, the Aluli-Meyers, one of 11 families profiled in “The Power of ‘Ohana.”  Photo: Tommy Shih The Power of ‘Ohana Our Island families. by don wallace with…

July 2017: Table of Contents

Features On The Cover: Thai-style strawberry shortcake ice-cream rolls from Sweet Creams.  Photo: Steve Czerniak. Styling by Czerniak and Kristin Lipman. A Snail’s Tail In a remote area of the Wai‘anae Mountains, some of the most imperiled land snails in the world…