02 INTRO

08 EDITOR'S LETTER

14 MATSUMOTO SHAVE ICE
Matsumoto Shave Ice, the cradle of Hawaii's iconic desserts, is located in Oahu's Old Town Haleiwa, a historic landmark.

22 BAILEY'S ANTIQUES & ALOHA SHIRTS
Baileys Antiques & Aloha Shirts, a mecca for aloha shirts, attracting vintage collectors from around the world.

28 MOANA SURFRIDER, A WESTIN RESORT & SPA, WAIKIKI BEACH
The first hotel to set foot on Waikiki Beach, Moana Surfrider, a Westin Resort & Spa, Waikiki Beach

38 THE MONIZ FAMILY
The Moniz family, a royal family in the Hawaiian surfing world, runs a surf school named after their family on Waikiki Beach.

44 PETER MERRIMAN
Peter Merriman, the renowned chef who led the revival of Hawaiian local cuisine

50 K?KO'O '?IWI
Caco Oibi, a non-profit farm that uses traditional farming methods to restore damaged ecosystems.

58 K? HANA DISTILLERS
Kohana Distillers, a distillery that makes Hawaiian rum from Hawaiian sugarcane juice grown on Hawaiian soil.

68 LYON ARBORETUM
Lion Arboretum, an arboretum dedicated to protecting native and endangered species and safeguarding biodiversity.

84 HAKU MAUI
Haku Maui, a lei shop by lei maker Brittany Texeira, elevates the meaning of lei, a close part of Hawaiian daily life.

92 THE LILJESTRAND HOUSE
Liljestrand House, a residential space designed by architect Vladimir Osipov, a key figure in Hawaiian modern architecture, during his lifetime.
98 OSSIPOFF'S CABIN
Osipov Cabin, a small cabin designed by architect Vladimir Osipov for himself in the Waianae Mountains

106 JACQUELINE & IAN
Jacqueline Davey and Ian Eichelberger live in a quiet, mid-century modern-style hideaway.

112 IIAD & KENDALL
Iad Mamikunian and Kendall Carroll enjoy a life focused on family, nature, and leisure in their home overlooking sandstone cliffs and the ocean.

118 Zooming in on the Islands
Interesting facts you might not have known about the Hawaiian Islands

138 OMIYAGE
Souvenirs to Remember Hawaii

148 HAWAIIAN AIRLINES
Hawaiian Airlines, at the forefront of branding Hawaiian tourism

154 HAWAI'I STATE ART MUSEUM
The Hawaii State Museum of Art has become a hub for the local community through its collection of contemporary Hawaiian art.

162 KALANI KA'AN?'AN?
Kalani Kaanaana, Chief Brand Officer of the Hawaii Tourism Authority, who guides the direction of the tourism industry through the spirit of "Malama."

168 MAELIA LOEBENSTEIN CARTER
Maeilia Loewenstein Carter, a Kumu Hula dancer who has passed down the traditional Hawaiian dance, the hula, for generations.

174 KAKA'AKO
Five commercial spaces that deliver in different ways. Honolulu's representative examples of urban regeneration. Kakaako and three brands and shops representing Kakaako, a community-centered area that drives change.

186 MITCHELL KUGA
Mitchell Kuga, a fourth-generation Japanese immigrant writer and journalist who has written about the diverse lifestyles of Hawaii

190 TY MCLAREN
Co-founder Ty McLaren created Koa, a skincare brand based on the spirit of "self-care" from a Hawaiian perspective.

194 DANE NAKAMA
Artist Dane Nakama, who has presented artworks through various media based on his childhood experiences growing up in a multicultural family.

198 CHINATOWN
Chinatown, a revival center of Hawaiian culture and arts, and the community hub Base Bookshop located in its center.

206 HAWAI'I NO KA 'OI
Hawaii No Ka Oi, a Honolulu-based music broadcasting channel, presents a selection of classic songs from an archive that traces the lineage of Hawaiian music.

210 ALOHA GOT SOUL
Aloha Got Soul is a vinyl record label and record shop that discovers soulful and authentic Hawaiian-based musicians.

216 PEOPLE FROM HAWAII
Three photographers capture Hawaii in their frames and the stories behind them.

224 SOUL FROM HAWAII
Five commercial spaces that convey the unique energy received from Hawaii in different ways from around the world. 174 KAKA'AKO

230 OUTRO

This is the ninety-first issue of the magazine 《B》.

Thinking of the island brings up a strange kind of nostalgia.

Could it be said that it is a sentiment that treats the island as a place to which one should return even though one is not from the island?
Everyone has probably imagined a return to the island at least once.
That imagination also acts as a driving force in life.
Sometimes, just the vague feeling that there is a place to return to is enough.
It's like a kind of bulwark.
Even if it is not a complete break from civilization, the desire to find an island like this can be said to be close to the will to restore the original state of humanity.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the many islands located in a natural environment that have inspired such sentiments by borrowing expressions such as 'paradise' or 'heaven' are the prototype of tourism.


Hawaii, which is introduced by magazine "B" as part of its "City Series" following Bangkok, Bali, and Copenhagen, is one of the most famous islands in the world.
It has a symbolism as colorful as its fame.
From volcanoes and palm trees, rainbows and Waikiki Beach, to the aloha greeting and hula, to the lei and Hawaiian shirt... Hawaii has become a huge character product consumed by tourists rather than a region.

Before the pandemic, Hawaii's annual tourist arrivals were approaching 10 million, nearly seven times the state's population.
You could say that she was truly loved by everyone.
Because of this, I often see people dismissing me as a 'cliché' or a 'stereotype'.


For a while, I also had a hard time shaking off the impression that Hawaii was a place everyone could expect.
But as I saw people around me expressing their love for Hawaii, citing different reasons for its charm, I gradually became more curious about Hawaii.
Whether you came to Hawaii for your honeymoon, visited every year for activities like surfing, immigrated to Hawaii for education or a second life, or went to Hawaii for healing, the experiences of those who have come together show that Hawaii is truly a place where diverse lives, cultures, and nature exist in their own way.
In other words, there are many Hawaiis within Hawaii, and none of them is subordinate to or dominates anything else.
A Hawaii-based photographer's words in a written interview with the magazine "B" lucidly sum up the spirit that permeates Hawaii.
“It is difficult to define where my home is and where my place is.
I live in Hawaii, but I don't have any true Hawaiian blood in me.
So I prefer being a tourist.
I believe that everyone is a traveler visiting the Earth for a short time.”

Interestingly, during the nearly ten-day reporting period, many of the interviewees that Magazine "B" met, regardless of their origins or areas, approached their work and their homeland with a "traveler's spirit."
Rather than owning anything, it was a way of life where preserving and nurturing the legacy left by Hawaii and passing it on to future generations was a part of life.
Whether it was the architecture of the 1950s and 1970s, the street food, or the music with a Hawaiian flavor, everything seemed to be respected as a part of Hawaii, a part of nature.
So, whatever represents Hawaii, even if it is clumsy or imperfect, cannot help but be simple and natural.
I believe Hawaii's uniquely optimistic attitude stems from this traveler's spirit.
I think that in this age of anxiety, we need this kind of traveler's spirit.


Editor-in-Chief Park Eun-seong