Matters of Taste

From teppanyaki counters to mille crêpes salons, Kumi Iseki has spent a lifetime refining how we dine.

The Longest Pour

At Cokuun, world barista champion Hide Izaki has turned coffee into ritual.

Holding An Edge

Hōchō, a Japanese craft rooted in the legacy of samurai swordmaking, lures chefs worldwide.

Between Two Worlds

From O‘ahu to Newport, two radically different estates trace Doris Duke’s pursuit for art and agency.

House of Gongs

Lydia and Ron Querian evolve an ancestral art form to encompass the diasporic Filipino identity.

A Known Shore

In east O‘ahu, an educational nonprofit shaped by Polynesian voyaging reflects on a decade of stewardship in Maunalua Bay.

Vanishing Point

Multimedia artist Max Cleary considers how time and distance complicate belonging.

Tempered by Time

Sixteen generations in, foundry master Shigeo Suzuki Morihisa is guiding his family’s storied Nambu tekki studio into its next chapter.