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October 2012: Table of Contents

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…

September 2012: Table of Contents

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…

August 2012: Table of Contents

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.…

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...on the ethics of meat-eating, and driving cars.

May 2012: 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…

April 2012: Table of Contents

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…

John Heckathorn Reports...

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.

March 2012: Table of Contents

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…

February 2012: Table of Contents

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…

January 2012: Table of Contents

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…

December 2011: Table of Contents

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…

November 2011: Table of Contents

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…

October 2011: Table of Contents

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,…

September 2011: Table of Contents

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…

August 2011: Table of Contents

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…

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...on donkeys, Andy South, public schools and fake food.

July 2011: Table of Contents

FeaturesRail's Next Stop?Since Mayor Peter Carlisle got into office, rail has gone into overdrive—and so have its critics.BY Tiffany Hill Faces of FaithMany people consider themselves religious, but it takes a special kind of devotion to literally wear one's faith on…

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...on the best health food store, military in Hawaii and the Honolulu Symphony.