Introducing our 2023 HONOLULU Family Cover Kids Winners
You voted. Here are the keiki you’ll see on our covers and within the pages of HONOLULU Family in 2023!
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Spooktacular Halloween 2022 Events on O‘ahu for Keiki and Families
These costume contests, trick-or-treating spots and spooky scavenger hunts are eerie-sistible.
Our Guide: Snow Day Play in Hawai‘i
Photo: Courtesy of Kapolei CommonsKapolei Commons snow day last year. In Hawai‘i, we can only dream of a White Christmas, unless you are planning to set up house on the slopes of Mauna Kea or Mauna Loa. It is no…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Nov. 7, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Heiwa Tu'aro i Vaihi Facebook page Waimea Valley Makahiki Festival & Heiwa Tuʻaro I Vaihi Bring your family to Waimea Valley to watch Hawaiian arm wrestling, rock lifting, barefoot racing and other traditional Polynesian games. Arrive by 9 a.m.…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Sept. 12, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Aloha FestivalsThe Keiki Hoʻolauleʻa is this weekend at Pearlridge Center. Chinatown Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival Now, here’s a unique way to view Friday night’s full moon: In Chinatown at the autumn lantern festival. This free event takes place…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-June 12, 2019
Photo: Lance Tominaga ESPN Honolulu Sports Festival Got sports fans and athletes in your family? Stop by the ESPN Honolulu Sports Festival Saturday for kid-friendly activities ranging from Nerf battles and rock climbing to light-saber duels and VEX Robotics competitions. Even…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-May 1, 2019
Courtesy of: Hawai‘i Book and Music Festival Hawai’i Book and Music Festival There is never a shortage of activities for the keiki at the annual free Hawaiʻi Book and Music Festival, and this year is no exception. The Kristi Yamaguchi…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-March 6, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Kapolei CommonsUsually, construction vehicles are off-limits to kids. Not this Saturday at Kapolei Commons' "Touch A Truck" event. Mr. Kneel Celebrates Dr. Seuss! What does a Dr. Seuss children’s book sound like when read by a hip-hop artist?…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Feb. 6, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Honolulu Theatre for Youth Home of the Brave What is it like to grow up as a child in a military family in Hawaii? Honolulu Theatre for Youthʻs created team spent two-and-a-half years visiting schools here and…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Jan. 16, 2019
Photo: by Kristen Wong/Defense Visual Information Distribution ServiceThe Martin Luther King Jr. parade on Monday, Jan. 21, will end with a rally and activities at Kapiʻolani Park. Family Fit Fest Lace up your athletic shoes and hustle over to Kapolei…
We Tried It: "Aqueous" Art Installation at Kapolei Commons
Photos: Christi YoungThe closest parking for "Aqueous" after dark is in the Bank of Hawai‘i parking lot or the parallel parking spaces in the driveway leading toward the theaters. Anything that glows in the dark is usually a universal kid…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Nov. 14, 2018
Photo: MathAlive!MathAlive! is on display at Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, taking a fun, playful spin on everyone's favorite subject. MathAlive! Exhibit In this traveling exhibit dubbed "MathAlive!" kids can control a Mars rover, ride on a live-action snowboard, record their own weather telecast and play…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Oct. 31, 2018
Photo: Leeward Community CollegeGiant bubbles are part of the fun at this weekend's Leeward Discovery Fair. Leeward Discovery Fair Got little scientists in your home? Bring them to Leeward Community College’s free day of family fun. For the 50-year anniversary…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-Aug. 8, 2018
Photo: Christi Young2018 Cover Kid Gisele (right) was discovered at our Cover Kids Search at Kapolei Commons last year. 2019 Cover Kids Search at Kapolei Commons This weekend, we're bringing our search for local kids to feature on the cover of…
We Tried It: Are Luxury Movie Theaters Really Worth the Splurge?
Photo: Cathy Cruz-GeorgeThe concession stand at Regal Kapolei Commons 12 includes a kimchi hot dog, lemongrass chicken pizza, and malasada bites along with the usual popcorn and sodas. Editor's Note: Consolidated Theatres just announced in January 2018 that luxury recliner seats…
2018 Cover Kids Finalist Voting
Out of more than 700 cute keiki, your votes helped us select 50 semifinalists. Vote now to help us decide which four kids should be featured on our covers in 2018! Many of the semifinalists and runner-ups are called upon to…
Out & About: 11 Things to Do for the Holidays 2017
Illustrations: Thinkstock November 11 (Start Date) Pictures with Santa Paws Sit for a family-and-pet portrait with Santa. The fundraiser for the Hawaiian Humane Society costs $30, which includes digital copies of your professional photographer’s images. This year’s event also includes a…
We tried out: Luxe cinema at Kapolei Commons 12
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. $3 movie tickets at an actual movie theater? Granted it was only for the soft opening, but I figured it would be a good excuse to check out Regal Kapolei Commons 12, the…
