The number of tourists flooding Kailua Beach on Oʻahu — considered one of the best beaches in the country — has increased exponentially over the years, crowding out locals, writes Carrie Ching for HPR. A recent tense situation with a beach park security guard sparked this deep dive into the ever-evolving Kailua town.

Hanzawa’s is one of the oldest surviving mom and pop plantation-era stores on Maui — along with Morihara’s in Kula and Hasegawa’s in Hāna. These dusty old stores with fading paint and vintage signs are so much more than convenience stores. Their creaking walls tell stories of Hawaiʻi’s past — stories that can help us understand Hawaiʻi’s present.