January 6, 2009

¤ Web Exclusives


Behind the Curtain exclusives

Meet a contestant coordinator and a UH athletic trainer.

¤ Features

2008 Sour Poi Awards

Celebrating the best of the worst of 2008—the strange, the stupid and the scandalous.

Behind the Curtain

The unsung heroes of Hawaii entertainment.

25 Years of Hale Aina

HONOLULU Magazine’s Restaurant Awards have grown—along with the restaurants themselves.

2009 Hale Aina Awards

Restaurant Profiles of Hale Aina award-winning restaurants, including: Alan Wong's Restaurant, Tango, Le Bistro, Le Mer and more.

Hale Aina Award Winners 2009

The complete list of winners from the 2009 Hale Aina Awards.

¤ Event Galleries

¤ Departments

Editor's Page: What a year

Who knows what to expect of 2008?


Letters

...on Jack Lockwood's melting plane over Mauna Loa volcano.


Calabash

People * Arts * Culture

Making a Difference: How to Make a Chef

Culinary nonprofit broadens students' horizons.


From Our Files

HONOLULU Magazine and Paradise of the Pacific—chronicling the Islands since 1888.


Afterthoughts: Remembering the Digital Revolution

A classic Afterthoughts column from the vaults.

¤ Kokua


HONOLULU Magazine introduces readers to the local charities
and philanthropists who are working to improve life in the Islands.

Kokua means helping others.  Learn more about these people and see a list of charitable events on our Kokua Calendar.
 

¤ HONOLULU Blogs

Blog by Editor, A. Kam Napier

COMMENTARY, QUESTIONS & CRITICISMS

Remembering MacMillan

Shortly before Christmas, we received word that local author Ian MacMillan had passed away on Dec. 18.


Blog by Mike Keany

ARCHITECTURE & URBAN PLANNING

Notes from Inside the General Election

My impressions from a day spent in the counting center this Tuesday.


Blog by Christine Hitt

ARTS, CULTURE & NIGHTLIFE

The Hitt List: My New Year's Eve Picks

These spots are guaranteed to give you a bottle-popping, fireworks-watching, disco-dancing night to remember.


Blog by Kathryn Drury Wagner

FOOD, SHOPPING & BOOKS

Tastes Like Summer

I’d been eyeing the “New: Apricot Pie” sign for weeks now...

Kathryn will resume blogging in January 2009.

E V E N T S  &  P R O M O T I O N S
 

 
ULTIMATE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE

Saturday, January 24, 2009 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Honolulu Design Center, 2nd floor Cupola. Enjoy a special day of boutique shopping, seminars,  prizes and more. GET THE DETAILS>>

 
 


ENTER TO WIN

Now through January 31st, you can enter to win the same basket presented to the Restaurant of the Year winner, courtesy of the Department of Agriculture's Hawaii Seal of Quality program.  ENTER NOW>>

For more Events, Promotions and Galleries, click here.

¤ Calendar

Looking for something to do tonight? Check out what’s going on in and around Honolulu.

Got an event to post? Submit your event here.

Cycling Training for Women

01.06.2009

Specially designed for beginner and intermediate cyclists. Learn how to ride in traffic, cycle with proper form and technique, care for your...

Try Boot Camp for Women

01.07.2009

A New Year, A New You: Try Boot Camp for Women A great gym alternative, and a total body, cross-training, calorie-burning workout. Jan 5 - 30,...

Wine Wednesdays

01.07.2009

Every Wednesday enjoy bottles of wine at half price. Indulge in a favorite or try something new from on extensive wine selections.

Cycling Training for Women

01.08.2009

Specially designed for beginner and intermediate cyclists. Learn how to ride in traffic, cycle with proper form and technique, care for your...

REDDA FIRE Reggae Thursdays

01.08.2009

Hawaii's longest running reggae music club event; every Thursday Night at The Living Room, 11pm-4am, Reggae on the turntables all nite!

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¤ 2008 Editor's Picks

Here are some of my favorite stories from 2008. How about you? What are your favorites? E-mail me at akamn@honolulumagazine.com
—A. Kam Napier, Editor, HONOLULU Magazine
 
“Cooking with Cheese” [Mar.]

“After Oil” [Mar.]

“Politics in Hawaii: Is Something Broken?” [May]

“The Yard” [May]

“Japanese Jewelbox” [Jul.]

“Peter the Prosecutor” [Aug.]

“The Art of Sushi,” [Aug.]

“An Authentic Luau” [Sep.]

“50 Reasons to Love this City” [Sep.]

“10 Amazing Island Stories” [Nov.]
 

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Letters -

...on Jack Lockwood's melting plane in "10 Amazing Island Stories."

Letters - December 2008

...on supermarkets as restaurants, the worst of Honolulu and elk on Maui.

Letters - November 2008

... on Mihana Souza, school supplies and Hawaii's con con.