Features 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. by jamie bisher The…
Features 911 for the Life Aquatic When whales get beached or entangled in fishing lines, when dolphins wash ashore or a baby monk seal is found abandoned—who you gonna call? The Marine Mammal Response Network. by david thompson Hawaii’s Most…
As far as 1888, when this magazine was born.
Features Get Smart: How to Do Everything Better in Honolulu There’s always a better “you” out there. Someone who can work better, whip up a tastier meal or even rock harder at karaoke. Start with any one of these 32…
Features The 25 Greatest Hawaii Albums of the New Century With the help of a distinguished panel of local music experts, HONOLULU Magazine runs down the greatest Hawaii albums released since 2000, from Kealaokamaile to The Green. by maria kanai, michael…
Features Lava Dwellers The east flank of Kilauea volcano is a land of unchecked fire, acid breezes and rock that cuts like glass—no place for a subdivision. And yet more than 30 homes are spread out across the barren flow.…
...on the ethics of meat-eating, and driving cars.
HONOLULU Magazine's July 2012 issue table of contents.
Gizmodo wrote about a product to hold your beach beers steady in Honolulu and beyond.
HONOLULU Magazine's June 2012 issue table of contents.
Features Grading the Public Schools We've ranked Hawaii's more than 250 public schools, using data from the state Department of Education. How does your school measure up? Research assistance by Brad Baris A Tale of Two Schools The inside…
Enjoy dinner and a movie with a side of flamenco at Doris Duke, support Leeward culinar arts at the L‘ulu Gala
Features Is Hawaii Worth it? Four local families talk about the price of paradise—and whether they’re willing to pay it any longer. Also, some eye-opening stats on the cost of living in the Islands. by tiffany hill A Good…
Over the course of 27 years, John Heckathorn wrote hundreds of articles for HONOLULU Magazine before he passed away suddenly in December 2011. Here are excerpts from some of our favorite pieces.
Features The Graduates Some of the first graduates of the Hawaiian immersion schools have been out on their own in the adult world for a few years now. We caught up with four of them for their reflections on the…
Features Walking Queen Street It’s easy to overlook Queen Street. It’s a simple back street, just 1.4 miles long, and unless you have specific business on Queen Street, it might be a stranger to you. But it’s worth getting to…
Features The Sour Poi Awards Celebrating the best of the worst of 2011—the strange, the stupid and the scandalous. by Michael Keany and a. kam napier The Tiki Tribe With mugs, statues, songs and fashion, these kamaaina are carrying…
Features Silver Surfers Their hair may be going gray, but their love of surfing is as strong as ever. We profile five local surf legends who have never stopped charging waves. by david thompson Doing Good: Our Guide to…
Features On the Rocks: The Opihi Story What’s going on underneath those shells? From gastronomy to conservation to evolutionary biology, we pry the secrets out of these little limpets. by david thompson The Way We Lived: 100 Years of…
Features The Best Lawyers in Hawaii HONOLULU Magazine worked with the research firm of Woodward/White, publishers of The Best Lawyers in America, to bring our readers the list of the best lawyers in Hawaii. Public Housing Hell Gang activity,…
Introducing some changes to the HONOLULU Magazine editorial family.
FeaturesThe Bed & Breakfast BattleIllegal vacation rentals have vexed Kailua and North Shore residents for years. A new city bill purports to solve the simmering issue, but it still won’t be enough. The real problem? The city can’t enforce the…
FeaturesTheatres of HawaiiA book excerpt from Lowell Angell’s book about historical theaters in our state. Editor A. Kam Napier also sat down with the author for an interview. Exploring KahukuToo often, the trip from Honolulu to Kahuku is a well-beaten path…
...on donkeys, Andy South, public schools and fake food.
