Christi Young

Christi Young was an hour late to her job interview at HONOLULU Magazine. One-way roads in Downtown Honolulu still stymie the Central O‘ahu kid. Still, the high-heel addict got the job writing the daily fashion blog, then HONOLULU’s marketing manager, HONOLULU Family editor and editorial director of all of HONOLULU’s brands. She has since moved on to another opportunity in her career. A proud graduate of Mililani High School, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and Northwestern University, Christi spent her first 10 years in journalism producing TV newscasts in West Virginia and KGMB in Honolulu, then as executive producer of Hawai‘i News Now. She’s a fan of 1940s and ‘50s musicals, bargain hunting and her two young daughters who now edit anything they read (including this bio).

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Classes and Recipes

Hawai‘i Comfort Food: A Homemade Recipe for Oxtail Soup

Slow simmering makes oxtail fall-off-the-bone tender. Feel free to eat with your fingers.

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Gone, But Not Forgotten

Once ubiquitous, Honolulu’s old-school Cantonese restaurants are dwindling—but as a former HONOLULU editor notes, they leave lasting memories.

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Hawai‘i Comfort Food: Portuguese Bean Soup Recipe

Readers have been sharing this classic from 2021: What happens when you combine two family recipes in one pot?

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Hawai‘i’s Oldest Restaurants Are Still ‘Ono After All These Years

We revisit a classic about places that are woven into our collective childhoods, where regulars grew up with owners’ families and you can still find old-school comfort foods.

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Our Guide: Bon Dances for Beginners

Here’s what to do, eat and see at these traditional Japanese celebrations happening on O‘ahu this summer.

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Paradise Ciders Opens New Tasting Room with 40 Taps in Mililani

You can now get the company’s locally brewed cider alongside sliders, pizza and beer from more than a dozen Hawaiˊi breweries.

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Owners and Chefs Share Their Best Recommendations on What to Order at Their Poke Shops

No matter how you eat it, there’s something comforting about cubes of fish mixed with sea salt, limu, ‘inamona or green onions.

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The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Racing in the Moloka‘i Hoe

In 1957, Paradise of the Pacific gave readers a glimpse at the exhausting 37-mile competition.

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The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Theater at UH Mānoa

In November 1932, Paradise of the Pacific notes that the then-new idea of combining actors and actresses of different ethnicities and international theatrical styles was surprising.

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The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Hiking with the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club

Here’s a look back at November 1937.

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The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: The Scrapbook of Kumu Hula Emma Farden Sharpe

Here’s a look back at November 1957.

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The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: The People of Lāna‘i

Here’s a look back at July 1982.

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The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: The Rise of Hawaiian Music

Here’s a look back at July 1962.

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The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Hawai‘i’s Cattle Industry

Here’s a look back at July 1957.

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The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: O‘ahu’s First Railroad

Here’s a look back at July 1937.

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Neighborhood Guides

HONOLULU Magazine’s Guide to Road Tripping Around O‘ahu’s Neighborhoods

We asked locals for their best one-day itinerary for other locals outside of the urban core. Make sure to pack your cooler, ice packs, beach towel, slippers and a good amount of respect before you go.

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Neighborhood Guides

A Local’s Guide to an O‘ahu Road Trip: Waipahu to Mākaha

Start with a view of one of the last sugar mill stacks left on O‘ahu then sit for drinks in one of the best places to watch the sun set.

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Neighborhood Guides

A Local’s Guide to an O‘ahu Road Trip: Wahiawā to Salt Lake

From plantation towns to planned communities, Central O‘ahu has its share of secret spots, a bumper crop of bowling alleys and neighborhood eats.

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10 Ways to Volunteer for Earth Day 2022 on O‘ahu

From the North Shore to East O‘ahu and the Windward side, here are ten volunteer opportunities to get you outside this weekend.

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Check Out These New Security Robots Patroling Bank of Hawai‘i in Downtown Honolulu

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Honolulu Calendar: The Best Events and Things to Do on O‘ahu in April 2022

Sing along with a songwriter, pony up to a polo field and find a way to mālama the ‘āina.

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From Our Files The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: The Legends Who Made Honolulu

Here’s a look back at November 2005.

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The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Skiing in the 1960s

Here’s a look back at March 1967.

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The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Hawai‘i’s Popular Fashion House in 1957

Here’s a look back at March 1957.

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The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: The Best of Honolulu in 1997

Here’s a look back at March 1997.

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Editor’s Page: After Four Years as HONOLULU’s Editorial Director I’m On the Road Again

I was back out on my feet, carving paths through communities, searching for the lesser-known spot, story and inside tips.

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The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: The Auction of the Ward Estate

Here’s a look back at March 1962.

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Honolulu Calendar: The Best Events and Things to Do on O‘ahu in March 2022

Step into a Peanuts world, learn about royal residences, volunteer on the North Shore and find the funny side of Alfred Hitchcock.

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The 2022 Hawai‘i Triennial is Opening a Store Where Everything is Free

It’s a good reason to clean up your clutter and donate to this Waikīkī installation examining exchange and engagement.

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Arts & Entertainment

Hawai‘i Triennial 2022 Kicks Off Feb. 18 with Works from 45 Artists and Collectives

Follow Your Art.

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The History of Uluhaimalama, Queen Lili‘uokalani’s Garden

Created as a site of beauty, it helped soothe the queen through her imprisonment and even became a way to sneak in information; and was destroyed as a symbol of love for Hawai‘i’s last monarch.

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Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for February 10–16, 2022

Watch more than 100 free films (don't worry, it's over nine days), create a mini forest, work near Laysan albatross and find a woman on the quarter.

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Editor’s Page: Standing On a Busy Downtown Honolulu Street Waiting for a Sign

In February, our work was especially illuminating.

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6 Hawai‘i Event Companies That Bring the Party to You

Just the fact that we’re gathering again is enough reason to celebrate. But, if you want to pump up the party atmosphere, some local companies will bring the fun (and gifts) to your yard.

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Theater & Dance

From Stew Rice to Obake: Students Pay Tribute to Beloved Hawai‘i Playwright Edward Sakamoto’s Work

University of Hawai‘i graduate students create their own visions of some iconic plays in Hawai‘i Nō Ka ‘Oi: An Edward Sakamoto Tribute.

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Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for February 3–9, 2022

Visit a pop-up market for earth-friendly and vintage items, make crafts and feed a lion for the Lunar New Year, visit Mr. Chickenpants and buy a sweet treat for a cause.

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Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for January 20–26, 2022

Eat breakfast in the Cretaceous period, run a pet-friendly obstacle course, celebrate Chinese New Year with some playtime and register to volunteer as a family.

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Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for January 13–19, 2022

Visit wild birds, go hunting in a gallery, start to celebrate the tigers in your life and gather your bottles for a local teenager’s nonprofit.

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Your Weekend: The Best Family Fun in Hawai‘i for January 6–12, 2022

Sign up for free pickleball or acting classes, wade into the mud and watch for wild birds, watch a holiday film on a 360-degree dome and sign up for a winter-themed STEM workshop.

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Best of 2021: Editor’s Favorite Articles on HONOLULU Magazine

From exceptional trees to Pidgin, hip bars to beloved bakeries, here are some of my favorite 10 stories about Honolulu in 2021.