When Hawaii’s last Curves fitness center in Aiea closes in October, its female clients will lose more than a place to get in shape. They say it will be like losing part of their family. Read more
Every day, thousands of Waikiki tourists overlook a monument of four massive stones on Kuhio Beach, encircled by a low iron fence, walking quickly by to take photos of the legendary Duke Kahanamoku statue next to it. Read more
One of Hawaii’s most creative master sushi chefs, recognized for innovative and artistic dishes at Tokkuri Tei restaurant for 33 years, has died at the age of 61. Read more
Local authors offer new short stories, humorous tales and an ode to audio technology, along with an attractive journal for jotting notes. Read more
Tomatoes may be the backyard gardener’s favorite crop to grow, but they’re also a popular entree choice for bugs and birds, and a buffet for fungi, bacteria and viruses. Read more
Write a play about a confrontation between a person and a cockroach. That’s the challenge Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press put out to writers in the first month of their joint Go Try PlayWrite contest last summer, and 30 people took the bait. Read more
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Tasha Kanoa, a graduating senior at Mid-Pacific Institute’s School of the Arts in Honolulu, was named the 2022 Hawai‘i Poetry Out Loud Champion, winning against 11 other students from high schools across the state. Read more
Kalehua Fung, a recent graduate of a Native Hawaiian charter school, has long admired the steadfast courage of the deposed Queen Lili‘uokalani and her ability to compose works of art in the midst of turmoil. Read more
Shaping a bonsai tree is a matter of art imitating life, a rewarding process that never ends. Read more
The 30th anniversary of Hawaii’s Plantation Village is a significant milestone to celebrate this year, especially for the dedicated volunteers who carried on against the odds created by the pandemic to maintain the outdoor history museum in Waipahu. Read more
At 91, Sonia Warshawski was about to be evicted from the tailor shop she’d run for over 30 years in a defunct shopping mall, but she didn’t intend to go quietly into the night. Read more
It’s not often you see lawn mowers sold under the same roof as bowling balls. But for Terrence Fernandez, it’s right up his alley. Read more
For a week or two in the spring, the traditional white Easter lily is the most coveted flower of the season as a symbol of rebirth and purity, and to Christians, the resurrection of their savior. Read more
In the game of life, we all expect a few curveballs, but in lawn bowling, there’s a curve to every ball you roll. Read more
Maui-born actress Mapuana Makia has the title role in an episode of “Two Sentence Horror Stories,” which can be streamed on Netflix starting Monday, centered around the displacement of old neighborhoods by upscale development and its damaging effects on people and their culture. Read more
Alvin Tsuruda keeps calling his Waihale Products nursery a mess after his months-long absence, but the Waimanalo greenhouse is more like an exuberant jumble of bright anthuriums and all sorts of plant life, some of it growing wild out of the ground. Read more
In August 2020, Bobo Gallagher, an 11-year-old wingfoil surfer from Maui, set out to cross the treacherous Alenuihaha Channel. Read more
At Sekiya’s Restaurant & Delicatessen in Kaimuki, the home-style cooking of Japanese grandmothers and aunties has been the main draw for 87 years, and the youngest generation of family operators is making sure it stays that way. Read more
Fertilizer made mostly from elephant dung seems to be the latest craze among gardeners since the pandemic prompted a heightened incentive to grow things. Read more
Paddy De Luna and her little girl are slowly finding peace and order in their lives, relieved that her husband is in prison while awaiting trial for domestic abuse. Read more
Backyard gardeners always have more fruits and vegetables than they could possibly eat or an excess of ornamental clippings and seedlings to fill another yard. And like plant lovers everywhere, they hate seeing anything go to waste. Read more
