September 8, 2008

May 2006

Features

Grading the Public Schools

For the third year, we’ve compiled official DOE data on 259 public schools statewide and used it to grade and rank our schools.

Ronna Bolante
Our Schools: Has Anything Changed?

Our Schools: Has Anything Changed?

In May 2001, we published "The Death of Public School," taking the state Department of Education to task for failing to do its job. It's been five years—has public education gotten any better?

Ronna Bolante

Hilo Rising

In 1999, this magazine visited Hilo and found a community in trouble. Now, art dealers hold more sway than drug dealers, and Hilo is building a future to rival its storied past.

Leslie Lang, photos by Olivier Koning

A Mid-Century Time Capsule

A recently discovered treasure trove of vivid Kodachrome slides takes us back to the futuristic ‘50s, when modernist architecture was all the rage in Hawai’i.

Scott Cheever, photos by Roger Benezet

Departments
Editor's Page: Making the Grade Archive »

This year, we hand out the grades. How does your child’s school measure up?

A. Kam Napier, Editor
Letters: Letters - May Archive »

Food: Savoring Pickled Mango Archive »

Reading this might just make your mouth water.

Joan Namkoong
Calabash: Our Town: Bishop Street Archive »

Michael Keany
Calabash: Music Review Archive »

Herb Ohta Jr. and Daniel Ho, Step 2: ‘Ukuleles in Paradise 2, Daniel Ho Creations

Michael Keany
Calabash: First Person: Mud + Memories Archive »

Honolulu-based photographer Lucy Pemoni shares her account of the tragic aftermath of the Philippine mudslides.

Lucy Pemoni
Calabash: Q+A Archive »

UH President David McClain

Michael Keany
Calabash: A Don't-Miss Exhibit Archive »

Michael Keany
Calabash: To Do List Archive »

Use this checklist to change your humdrum office cube into a space that’s colorful, decorative and, dare we say, fun.

Lori Anne Tomonari, photography by Jimmy Forrest
Calabash: Must … Hold … On Archive »

Kathryn Drury Wagner
Calabash: Books: A Foodie’s City Archive »

A new book by Joan Namkoong covers everything Island-food-related, from the ubiquitous use of shoyu to the history of the saloon pilot cracker.

Kathryn Drury Wagner
Calabash: Clipping Service Archive »

Calabash: Up in the Air Archive »

Patient transport raises larger concerns about Hawai’i’s medical system.

Kathryn Drury Wagner
Calabash: Flood Cleanup Archive »

Calabash: Down on the … Seahorse Farm? Archive »

Recognizing a market for these elegant sea creatures, a Big Island company carefully raises them in captivity.

Nick Thomas
Calabash: Nature: Lehua Blooms Archive »

When you should--and when you shouldn’t--pick this flower.

Shirley Black Gerum
Making a Difference: Positive from Negatives Archive »

Project Focus puts cameras in the hands of disadvantaged kids, giving them--and us--a fresh perspective on their lives.

Katherine Nichols
Dining: All Greek to Me Archive »

Full of the flavors of the sun and sea, this ancient cuisine is worth revisiting.

John Heckathorn
From Our Files: From Our Files – May Archive »

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

Ronna Bolante
Afterthoughts: Game Theory Archive »

For me, trying out for a game show proved far more entertaining than actually watching one.

Kathryn Drury Wagner