Hana Hou! Issue 26.6
A Dream(liner) Come True
Selecting a new aircraft for our fleet is by far one of the most exciting aspects of my job.
A Labor of Lit
I always joke that there are no basements or attics in Hawaii," says Omer Kursat, founder of boutique micro-publishing house Deuxmers.
A Pair of Aces
In the 1960s, the all-female band Ace of Cups rocked San Francisco's psychedelic scene.
Aloha Goes Both Ways: Matty Wong
Champion bass fisherman Matty Wong embodies the aloha spirit both at home and afar.
Beauty of the Beast
In 1997, Kaua‘i photographer Mike Coots, then 18, was bodyboarding when he lost his right leg to a tiger shark.
Diamond Out of the Rough
A new stage, a new executive director and a new day for Hawaii's oldest community theater.
Hide and Seek
Lauren Hana Chai pulls the drapes and dims the lights in her studio loft in downtown Honolulu.
Indomitable
What’s the toughest challenge for IRONMAN competitors—themselves, each other or the punishing landscape of Kona?
No Fishing
It's the tomato nigiri that fools people-the ruby-red slab is a dead ringer for 'ahi sushi.
Rip Girls
On January 22, 2023, six women competed for the first time in the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay.
The Guns of Yesteryear
The Citizens Guard of Hawaii aided in the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii; now their guns will be housed in its palace.
The Land of Scent and Color
In the early '70s, Jim Little was living in faculty housing at Punahou School, where he started the photography program.
The Promised Lands
A century after Prince Kuhio sought to reconnect his people to their aina, what's become of these Hawaiian Home Lands?