Hana Hou! Issue 27.6
A Tale of Two Islands
Uchinanchu in Hawaii owe much of their success to two things: community and food
Beginning on a High Note
Known for his remarkable leo kiekie, or falsetto singing, 15-year-old phenom Kamahao Haumea-Thronas is keeping traditional Hawaiian music alive for the next generation.
Endurance
Twelve of the world's top long-distance swimmers set out to circumnavigate Maui for science, ocean health and just to see if they could
Going with the Grain
When Joshua Bowles, owner of Lyric Woodwork and Snake Road Sawmill in Wahiawa, talks about tropical hardwoods, he tends to wax, well, lyrical.
Image Correction
Kenyatta Kelechi creates striking: sharp, black-and-white portraits that feel at once archaic and contemporary.
Like Beef?
At K2—not the world's second-tallest mountain but a warehouse across from the Dodge dealership in Kaneohe—Puna Kaneakua is conducting research.
Lounging Legacy
In his backyard in Kailua, John Reyno sits in a metal lawn chair worth, by his lights, $12,000.
The Patron Saint of Wi-Fi
Thirty miles from the nearest stoplight, a crew of survivalists, scofflaws, veterans, immigrants and farmers are homesteading on lava lots climbing the slopes of Mauna Loa.
