Artists and Thinkers Offer Fresh Interpretation of the Hawaiian Sense of Place
Drawing from Hawai‘i’s heritage, environment, and history, artists and thinkers reimagine what it means to design for their island home.
Design
An Island Reverie
Rocket Ahuna’s latest collection invokes the raw majesty of his native Kaua‘i.
Holy Water
Punahou’s Thurston Memorial Chapel floats on a freshwater spring, blending the built and the natural.
Weird, Wacky, Waikīkī
A stroll through the infamous tourist trap is actually an endless walk through time.
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.
Ebb & Flow
Latin Grammy award nominee Erik Canales retreats to a private estate on the south shore of O‘ahu, where relaxed silhouettes and breezy fabrics evoke an air of coastal modernism.
The Rise of Natural Wine from France’s Beaujolais Region to An Underground Wine Shop in Kakaʻako
Track the rise of a movement in this primer on low-intervention wines.
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.
Prints of the Pacific
For more than four decades, Colleen Kimura’s striking silkscreen prints have showcased a bold and wondrous vision of Hawai‘i and beyond.
