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Olin Lagon: This Moth Fired Up My Curiosity Charles J. Sharp

Olin Lagon: This Moth Fired Up My Curiosity

We need to encourage our flame keepers, not snuff their spark out. A hummingbird moth I encountered in Pālolo is part of that fire.

Denby Fawcett: Aloha Tower Has Lived Many Lives In Its 100 Years Courtesy Douglas Askman

Denby Fawcett: Aloha Tower Has Lived Many Lives In Its 100 Years

As this Honolulu landmark turns 100, what is ahead after decades of failed development efforts?

Eric Stinton: A Staple Of Hawaiʻi’s Literary World Is Back Courtesy of Christina Lee

Eric Stinton: A Staple Of Hawaiʻi’s Literary World Is Back

The state’s longest-running reading series has returned. It is inspiring people to read, network and write.

Makana Eyre: The World War II Hero Who Quietly Settled In Hawaiʻi Colditz Castle, Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag

Makana Eyre: The World War II Hero Who Quietly Settled In Hawaiʻi

A forthcoming book, “Operation Sparrow,” chronicles the team that risked their lives in a successful WWII deception mission. Guy Nunn was one of them.

Lee Cataluna: Are Voters Apathetic? Maybe They’re Disgusted David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Lee Cataluna: Are Voters Apathetic? Maybe They’re Disgusted

Hawaiʻi voters know the lauhala-and-plastic-egg silliness isn’t about protecting their rights at the ballot box. It’s about protecting politicians.

Kirstin Downey: Were Spanish Explorers In Hawai‘i Before Captain Cook? Drawing of a heiau at Waimea, Kauai.

Kirstin Downey: Were Spanish Explorers In Hawai‘i Before Captain Cook?

Debate rages on who showed up on the islands after the first Polynesians landed. Japanese fishermen? Spanish shipwreck survivors?

Olin Lagon: The Story Behind ‘Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī’ You Might Not Know Hawaiʻi State Archives

Olin Lagon: The Story Behind ‘Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī’ You Might Not Know

The name Nalanieha left me curious. It took me to a German army musician on loan to Hawaiʻi and one of the worldʻs most popular guitar shapes.

Jeta: Searing Indictment Of Tourism Soon To Screen In Hawaiʻi Kino Lorber

Jeta: Searing Indictment Of Tourism Soon To Screen In Hawaiʻi

The black comedy “Filipiñana” turns a country club into a sharp critique of tourism, classism, and the people behind paradise. No spoilers.

Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi Has Stakes In Trump’s National Archives Reboot

Makana Eyre: Hawaiʻi Has Stakes In Trump’s National Archives Reboot

Closure and relocation of the San Francisco archive could make it harder to research family histories and fully understand Hawaiʻi’s past.

Lee Cataluna: Sometimes The Best Campaign Ad Is No Campaign Ad Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Lee Cataluna: Sometimes The Best Campaign Ad Is No Campaign Ad

Natural disasters can be perilous for politicians. In Kauaʻi, Derek Kawakami is using Lowell to his advantage, without making it seem that way.