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A Triumphant Return

In celebration of Loewe’s 175th anniversary, the brand’s iconic Amazona bag is reborn for the modern woman in mind. Here, a look at the handbag’s history and what its return symbolizes.

Yvonne Cheng

Beauty and Batik

More than 50 years ago, the artist Yvonne Cheng took a batik class at Bishop Museum. Since then, she’s become one of the most enduring figurative painters in the islands.

Andean Attitude

In Argentina’s rugged northwest, an earthen expedition across salt flats, high plains, and lively plazas.

Ocean Calling

Blurred by time and compact in their composition, photographer Mark Kushimi’s postmodernist seascapes invite closer introspection.

Let There Be Orchids

Cultivating orchids is an undertaking of passion and commitment, whether a budding hobby or a full-fledged business.

The Family Stone

A surfboard carver readies his teenage granddaughter to carry on the surfing traditions of their ancestors.

Great New Deal Architecture

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.

Masked Mystique

Fantastic and feral, the wearable artwork of floral artist Noah Harders is part mythology, part haute couture.

Holy Water

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