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Arts

Through the Looking Glass with Photographer Phil Jung

The voyeuristic photographs of Phil Jung peer into the personal spaces of everyone from city dwellers to zoo animals.

The Stoked Sculptures of a Legendary Surf Magnate

Artist and surf magnate Herbie Fletcher has always found an outlet in turning high-performance surfing into artworks.

Finding Beauty in Maui’s Defunct Sugar Mills

For decades, Tom Sewell has found, filmed, and sculpted a hefty body of work. Much of it originated with Hawai‘i’s sugar mills.
Business
Business

In Kaimukī, Hawai‘i’s Small Businesses Thrive

As one of Honolulu’s most beloved neighborhoods, local shopkeepers reflect on how collectively retaining its charms is the key to its economic successes.

The Art of the Sail

Sailmaking is an age-old craft, but it’s far from a dying art.

Site for Solomeo

Twenty minutes from Perugia, discover the natural beauty of Italy’s Cashmere Valley, which inspires the wares and soul of Brunello Cucinelli.
Culture
Culture

The Plant Whisperers

For thousands of years, Native Hawaiians have turned to the healing nature of plants. A duo of cultural practitioners share their holistic approaches to lā‘au lapa‘au.

Life Aboard the Hōkūleʻa

As the Hōkūleʻa sets out on another bold voyage, three members share what life is like aboard the famed canoe.

Human Nature

Journey to Coconut Island, where scientists are engineering “super corals” resilient to rising ocean temperatures.
Design
Design

Why Breegan Jane Was Born to Stand Out

For this renowned interior designer, luxury is about performance and confidence in the details.

How Artist Jean Charlot Made Hawai‘i His Home

In his modernist Hawai‘i residence, celebrated 20th-century artist Jean Charlot presents an ode to his adopted island home.

The Alien Arrangements of Ren MacDonald-Balasia

Eerie, avant-garde expressions of nature, the floral arrangements of Ren MacDonald-Balasia are marvelous to behold.
Fare
Fare

Asato Family Shop’s Hawai‘i Sherbet Inspires Nostalgia

The ‘ohana-run Asato Family Shop has achieved cult status with sherbets inspired by the flavors of Hawai‘i childhood.

Baked with Aloha

From the Portuguese-inspired malasada to the French kouign-amann, in Hawai‘i’s pastry shops cultures clash in the sweetest ways possible.

Raising the Bar

From plant-based sushi to artistically inclined dishes, here are three Honolulu eateries offering unique twists on the traditional izakaya concept.
Fashion
Fashion

Luxury Cubed

Max Mara’s new The Cube collection featuring Cameluxe blends a cutting-edge spirit with the eco-savvy appeal of sustainably crafted apparel.

Time to Shine

The famous fine jewelry house’s iconic Emerald Collection timepieces carry the founder’s legacy forward.

Pop Up Tropico

Prada reveals its enlightened summer-chic collection through an imaginative, stripe-happy pop-up experience.
Travel
Travel

Italy in Inverno

Snow-covered trattorrie, plates of the freshest pasta, and merriment in the Alps abound in this seasonal guide through the famed havens of Italy.

Why You Should Write a Postcard

For one traveler, to write a postcard—one of society’s most tried and true forms of correspondence—is the best way to remember a journey.

A Photographer Explores Spain’s Rustic Beauty

In these dispatches from the Andalusian countryside, take a kaleidoscopic tour through olive groves, historic plazas, and a Moorish fortress.
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Design

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In Dubai, Envisioning a New Future

The transient is made permanent at Expo 2020 Dubai, a hyperglobal feast of ideas with a vision set on innovation and sustainability.

Design

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Weird, Wacky, Waikīkī

A stroll through the infamous tourist trap is actually an endless walk through time.

Design

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Designing Women

Step inside the spaces and sensibilities of three creatives laying the foundation for a new generation of Hawai‘i interior design.

Design

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The Genius of Place

A biomimicry professional’s annual walk around the perimeter of O‘ahu reveals clues on how humanity can live in harmony with nature.

Design

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Feels Like Home

In a city with no shortage of high-end builds, a unique residential development aims to move the needle on Hawai‘i’s affordable housing landscape.

Design

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Tides of Change

For years, conventional wisdom held that armoring coastlines was the only way to keep the sea at bay. Today, a softer—but no less scientific—touch reveals otherwise.

Design

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Holy Water

Punahou’s Thurston Memorial Chapel floats on a freshwater spring, blending the built and the natural.

Design

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Living Legacy

The relief programs that followed the Great Depression had far-reaching effects on Hawai‘i’s art and architecture, and continue to spur the collective conscience.