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Hana Hou! Issue 28.3

Jun - July 2025
a wide landscape of a group of people with lights, observing the night sky

Close Encounters of the Hawaii Kine

Whatever they are, folks in the Islands are seeing a lot of them

a person standing in front of a fruit in the forest, holding a plate of food next to it

Find Dining

Eat only what you can catch or pick within a twenty-mile radius of your house. Ready? Go.

a band performing outdoors on stage in front of thousands of people

For Those About to Rock

Scenes from Hawaii's golden age of rock 'n' roll

a festival with lots of people wearing traditional Japanese clothing (kimono)

Obon Voyage

The ancestors would smile upon Hawaii's version of an ancient Japanese tradition

a group of people in costumes, performing on a  theatrical stage

Return of the Puppets

Reviving the nearly lost art of hula kii

an old black and white photo of a person wearing a dress

The Curatrix

In a rapidly changing Hawaii, Emma Nakuina fought to preserve its past

two people on a jetski

The Life Preservers

The Hawaiian Water Patrol safeguards surfers taking big risks in big waves

closeup of a person kayaking thru a wave

The Word for Ocean Is Kai

Whether paddling, building or mentoring, Kai Bartlett lives a life of the canoe

photo inside of a gallery, focusing on a sculpture

A Life's Work

Curators at the Honolulu Museum of Art wanted to introduce viewers to Abe's larger body of work—but they didn't expect that there would be so much of it.

landscape of land after a major fire

From the Ashes

There's a Hawaiian word—kuleana—usually translated as responsibility, duty, calling or even burden. You don't choose kuleana, it's said. Kuleana finds you.

closeup of plant based, green noodles

Noodles from the Sea

Way in the back of a takeout restaurant, behind a door marked "Employees Only," there's a laboratory where the next evolution in noodlery is growing in a fifty-gallon fish tank.

two remote control cars racing

Sliding Scale

A basic RC drift car kit can set you back a few hundred dollars, and it takes most drivers several months to get the hang of it.

a group of people loading flat pieces of carboard to the back of a pickup truck

The Box Brigade

The Nanakuli School students shred cardboard donated in exchange for produce and distribute the products for free, creating a sustainable solution to Hawaii's solid waste issues.

a photo inside a theater with a spotlight on stage

The Show Goes On

Over the past century, Hilo's Palace Theater kept pace with the changing entertainment industry and community needs.