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Royal Kunia: I expected dry and found green

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.

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Waikele: I remember when it was all sugarcane

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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The quietest valley minutes from town

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.

Connected

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Seasonal — Late Summer in Kailua

Aug 11, 2026

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2 min read

Seasonal — Late Summer in Kailua

How one windward town lives out the last stretch of summer

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The one square mile that still speaks Japanese

Aug 6, 2026

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6 min read

The one square mile that still speaks Japanese

Mōʻiliʻili: the walkable heart between UH and the canal

Space to Grow

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20 Local Secrets: North Shore

Aug 1, 2026

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3 min read

20 Local Secrets: North Shore

The insider list: eat, history, and culture from Haleʻiwa to Kahuku.

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The Waikīkī I keep coming back to

Jul 30, 2026

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6 min read

The Waikīkī I keep coming back to

Ten years of Sundays at Kaimana, and the canal that made it all possible.

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The address that still says it all

Jul 23, 2026

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6 min read

The address that still says it all

Kahala's quiet prestige

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The valley behind the Stairway to Heaven

Jul 16, 2026

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7 min read

The valley behind the Stairway to Heaven

How a top-secret radio site became one of Kāneʻohe's quietest neighborhoods.

Tehane Wurdeman
Tehane Wurdeman

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The neighborhood that lives on the water

Jul 9, 2026

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7 min read

The neighborhood that lives on the water

On Kāneʻohe Bay, daily life runs on the tide, not the traffic.

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The neighborhood inside a garden

Jul 2, 2026

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7 min read

The neighborhood inside a garden

Haiku Plantation: a lush, family-friendly windward retreat at the foot of the Koʻolau

Tehane Wurdeman
Tehane Wurdeman

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The neighborhood built on a fishpond

Jun 25, 2026

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5 min read

The neighborhood built on a fishpond

Wailupe: real in-town waterfront on a peninsula that did not exist before 1948

Tehane Wurdeman
Tehane Wurdeman
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