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Katrina Valcourt

Honolulu

Managing Editor at Honolulu Magazine

Executive Editor at Honolulu Magazine

Really lovable after about two years.

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  • 5 days ago | honolulumagazine.com | Katrina Valcourt

    No sound. No light. Nothing touches you except salt water, but since it’s heated to just about body temperature, you don’t feel it. It’s quiet, it’s dark, you’re weightless—and it’s all meant to help you relax and have a meditative experience. That’s what we encountered at Dream Float Hawai‘i during our 60-minute floats in sensory deprivation tanks.

  • 1 month ago | honolulumagazine.com | Katrina Valcourt

    At 71 inches, I’m the tallest person on staff at HONOLULU Magazine. So when we received a voucher to try a free stay at Hawai‘i’s first capsule hotel, all heads turned toward me. I’m not a picky traveler, preferring to crash on a too-small couch or share a bed just to have somewhere to sleep long enough to recharge for the next day’s adventures. So, intrigued by the novelty of it all, I booked a Friday and Saturday night.

  • 1 month ago | honolulumagazine.com | Katrina Valcourt

    Ryan Kalei Tsuji and Tara Kanani Shimooka’s speakeasy-style bar closed last year but found a new permanent home (with validated parking). W hen The Lei Stand opened in late 2022, it was not easy to get in. Reservations at the hip, speakeasy-style bar often filled up well in advance, which meant it was not somewhere you just wandered into for pau hana or a night of Chinatown bar hopping. In summer 2024, much to the surprise of fans, it ceased normal operations,.

  • 1 month ago | honolulumagazine.com | Katrina Valcourt

    Starting this month, your state ID or driver’s license needs a gold star to be valid for domestic flights and for access to certain federal buildings and military bases. The Real ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005 as a security measure, standardizes the documents that can serve as acceptable identification. Honolulu County started rolling out Real IDs in 2018, ahead of the federal compliance deadline of May 7, 2025.

  • 2 months ago | honolulumagazine.com | Katrina Valcourt

    The hotel says future pop-ups will feature other noted local mixologists, each serving up signature and exclusive new cocktails. If you’ve tried to get a reservation at James Beard Award-winning Bar Leather Apron, you know how difficult it can be. There are no openings for parties of two in April or May; June reservations at the Downtown bar open at 7 a.m. May 1 and will likely fill up in minutes.

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