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The Healing Powers of Honolulu

xperiencing Honolulu Pride is sublime: the sweeping Pacific views and myriad food options at the , the comforting humid air, the perfectly temperate ocean water, and the welcoming faces at the Pride festival and local gay bar . But the pinnacle experience of the queer aloha spirit last October wasn’t found on. Instead it was found at the 134-year-old , where I was lucky enough to catch the incredible exhibit, “The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu,” on its closing day, which coincided with Pride’s start.

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