''Honolulu'' is a city magazine covering

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and the

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region. It dates back to 1888 when it was called ''Paradise of the Pacific.'' It is the oldest magazine in the state of Hawaii and is the longest published magazine west of the Mississippi. ''Honolulu'' is a member of the

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(CRMA).

History

In 1888, when Hawaii was still a monarchy, King

Kalākaua Kalākaua (David Laʻamea Kamanakapuʻu Māhinulani Nālaʻiaʻehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua; November 16, 1836 – January 20, 1891), was the last king and penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, reigning from February 12, 1874, u ...

commissioned a magazine under royal charter to be Hawaii's ambassador to the world. That magazine was ''Paradise of the Pacific''. For nearly a century, ''Paradise of the Pacific'' promoted local business and tourism by assuring citizens of the United States that the Islands were civilized. Noted contributors to ''Paradise of the Pacific'' included Henry B. Christian,

Helen Thomas Dranga Helen Thomas Dranga (1866–1927), who is also known as Carrie Helen Dranga, was a British/American painter who made paintings of Hawaii. Personal life Born Caroline Helen Thomas in Oxford, England on December 28, 1866. The daughter of Mary A ...

Arman Manookian Arman Tateos Manookian (; May 15, 1904 – May 10, 1931), born as Tateos Manookian, was an Ottoman Empire-born Armenian and American painter, printmaker, and illustrator, best known for his works depicting Hawaiian scenes. He lived in Honolulu fo ...

, and

Edwin North McClellan Edwin North McClellan (December 5, 1881 – July 25, 1971) was a United States Marine Corps officer, author, and historian. He was the first director of the Historical Section of Headquarters Marine Corps, a historigraphical organization now kno ...

. In 1966, ''Paradise of the Pacific'' became ''Honolulu Magazine''. In 1977, David Pelligrin acquired it through his Honolulu Publishing Company and raised the bar for journalists in the islands. ''Honolulu'' shifted its focus to news and features aimed at an affluent residential audience. It covers dining, culture, arts, politics, entertainment in and around Honolulu and throughout Hawaii. ''Honolulu'' also has an annual dining awards called the

Hale Aina Awards {{No footnotes, date=April 2010 Hale Aina Awards are '' Honolulu Magazine's'' annual dining awards. The Hale Aina Awards are voted on by magazine readers and subscribers and published annually in the January issue of ''Honolulu''. The Hale Aina Aw ...

. Under Pelligrin in 1984, ''Honolulu'' established the awards as the islands’ first local restaurant awards. Before then, culinary awards in the Islands had only been given by mainland travel interests. In 2001, Duane Kurisu, the owner of PacificBasin Communications, acquired the magazine from the Honolulu Publishing Company. The company also publishes ''

Hawaii Business ''Hawaii Business'' is a Honolulu-based business magazine founded in 1955. Its parent company, PacificBasin Communications, also publishes '' Honolulu Magazine'', ''Hawaii Home + Remodeling'', ''Island Family'', ''Ala Moana magazine'', ''Hawa ...

'', ''Hawaii Home and Remodeling'', ''Hawaii'', ''Honolulu Family'', ''Lei Chic'', ''Whalers Village'' and ''Honolulu Shops Waikiki''. Since 2004, ''Honolulu'' has held a photo contest which asks people to submit photos they have taken of Hawaii throughout the previous year. ''Honolulu'' also has an annual statewide fiction contest, though the last contest took place in 2006. As of 2017, ''Honolulus owner, Duane Kurisu, who bought the magazines in 2001, also serves on the board of directors of Oahu Publications Inc.

Awards

*2015 – Sour Poi Awards *2016 – CRMA Award and National Prize *2017 – Soi Poi Awards *2018 – CRMA Awards

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