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Culture Desk

Lahaina Hallelujah

A cartoonist reflects on his family’s roots in Maui and the devastation of the wildfire.
Dispatch

The Invisible Fire on Maui

For those on the Hawaiian island whose jobs depend on tourism, a period of mourning and recovery has also brought fear for their livelihoods.
News Desk

Living Through Maui’s Unimaginable Wildfires

Hawaiians who survived Lahaina’s deadly fires described an inferno that blackened the sky and laid waste to entire neighborhoods.
Afterword

The Bartender Behind the Blue Hawaii

How Harry Yee put “paradise”—and those little umbrellas—in a cocktail glass.
Hawaii Postcard

A Hawaiian Volcano vs. the Keeling Curve

When Mauna Loa erupted last month, the lava flow messed with some instruments that measure carbon dioxide, so a scientist tried Haleakalā, a volcano next door.
The Sporting Scene

Kai Lenny Surfs the Unsurfable

The big-wave surfer tackles some of the most fearsome swells on the planet. On the surface, it looks like he’s just having fun.
L.A. Postcard

The Death of a Sweatpant

After announcing the end of his pandemic-favorite leisure-wear brand Entireworld, the designer Scott Sternberg hits a high-fashion department store to feel some fabrics and rue the price points.
Culture Desk

Mourning What You Were Never Fond Of

R. Kikuo Johnson portrays a family coping with grief and loss on the lush island of Maui.
Cover Story

R. Kikuo Johnson’s “Shared Celebration”

The artist discusses Fourth of July traditions in Brooklyn and Hawaii, togetherness during the pandemic, and chance encounters.
Personal History

Facing Ka‘ena Point: On Turning Eighty

My life has involved enormous upsets and reverses—illness, wealth, and near-bankruptcy, the usual snakes and ladders that people endure—except that I have been privileged to write about them.
Home Front Dept.

“Mulan” Star Jason Scott Lee Is Recovering from COVID-19

The star of Disney’s live-action film contracted the coronavirus after travelling to the cancelled London première. Now he’s home in Hawaii, tending to his family and his overgrown garden.
Satire from The Borowitz Report

Trump Says He Has Made Deal to Add Hawaii as Fiftieth State

“This is a big win for our country,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “Hawaii is going to be a beautiful and amazing state.”
The New Yorker Interview

“To Live in the World, and Not to Hide”: An Interview with Janet Mock

The writer, television presenter, and activist speaks candidly about her youth, the challenges of reporting on her own life, and her struggle to find freedom in her body.
The Political Scene Podcast

Janet Mock Finds Her Voice

The writer, director, and trans activist Janet Mock talks with The New Yorker’s Hilton Als.
Culture Desk

Living on an Active Volcano

Elements

Fleeing the Lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano

The New Yorker Radio Hour

An Alternative Oscars Ceremony, and Masha Gessen on Putin’s Russia and Trump’s America

The New Yorker hosts “The Brodies,” and Masha Gessen discusses Russian and American politics.
Profiles

What Does Tulsi Gabbard Believe?

The making of a charismatic, unorthodox Democrat.