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Weekly
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Oct 2, 2026
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Puʻunui: the front porch I never forgot
One of Honolulu's oldest neighborhoods, on a big hill under the Koʻolau, right beside the valley where Queen Emma grew up.
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Sep 24, 2026
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7 min read
Niu Valley: the pond named for a broken kapu
A loko iʻa on Kalanianaʻole Highway carries Kaʻahumanu's renunciation in its name, and neighbors are still working to bring its water back.
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Sep 17, 2026
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The view is written into the deed
A Bishop Estate ridge above Kāhala, with the view protected in the paperwork and a state trail behind the gate.
Olomana
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Sep 12, 2026
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7 min read
Olomana: the springs that never stopped running
A 1960s Kailua subdivision sits under a mountain named for a chief, beside eight acres of taro that came back after a century.
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Sep 3, 2026
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6 min read
The neighborhood that lives in a forest
Makiki Heights sits minutes above downtown, under 2,000 acres of trees that people put there on purpose.
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Aug 27, 2026
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7 min read
Royal Kunia: I expected dry and found green
Flat cane land, engineered green, and 500 acres next door that are finally moving.
Weekly
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Aug 20, 2026
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7 min read
Waikele: I remember when it was all sugarcane
One road cut through the fields. Today it is 2,937 homes and the only outlet mall in Hawaiʻi.
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Aug 13, 2026
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6 min read
The quietest valley minutes from town
Dowsett Highlands: cool Nuʻuanu green, running water, and a stillness the city forgets.
