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n 1888, when Hawai‘i was still a monarchy, King David Kalākaua commissioned a magazine under royal charter to be Hawai‘i’s ambassador to the world. That magazine was Paradise the Pacific. For nearly a century, Paradise the Pacific pro…

…moted local business and tourism by assuring citizens the United States that the Islands were civilized. In 1966, Paradise the Pacific became HONOLULU Magazine and shifted focus dramatically. No longer would it be Hawai‘i’s ambassador to the outside world. Instead, it became a magazine by and for the people the Islands.

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Frequency of publication Once per week
Type of pubilcation Media & News Publisher
Writer(s) Various