This weekend, young hula protégés ages 5 to 12 will show off their dance moves in the 40th annual Queen Liliuokalani Keiki Hula Competition at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. The three-day competition will feature 450 keiki (kids) representing 22 hula halau (dance troupes) from Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Hawaii Island and Japan. Can’t […]
There are many reasons visitors from all over the world fall in love with Hawaii. From its scenic coastlines to colorful sea creatures to its practically endless tropical summer, it is no wonder the Islands are often considered paradise. While many agree that anything and everything from Hawaii is special, we wanted to know: What
Gov. David Ige and the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) reopened the Mauna Kea Summit Access Road, with some new restrictions, on Mon. July 13, 2015 after two-and-a-half weeks of closure. The Visitor Information Station and its facilities remain closed indefinitely. Officials closed both on June 24 citing safety concerns after protestors placed
The third Sunday of July is National Ice Cream Day, but you can celebrate all month long. President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July as National Ice Cream Month after declaring the third Sunday of July National Ice Cream Day in 1984. He called ice cream “a nutritious and wholesome food,” and who are we to disagree?
In Hawaii, it’s not uncommon to see golden thumb-sized paper cranes hanging as a backdrop or framed in the shape of family crests at weddings. Or, to find all shapes and forms of origami lei around the necks of residents during special occasions. In honor of the craft’s popularization in the state, we wanted to
It takes around 15 carefully executed folding steps to create a tiny, palm-sized Japanese origami crane—no small feat. If you’re on Hawaii Island this summer, be prepared to be wowed by the impressive origami pieces in the new Epic Origami exhibit at the Imiloa Astronomy Center. There, each piece took around 100 folding steps and
When Solar Impulse 2 arrives at southern Oahu’s Kalaeloa Airport on Fri., July 3 around 6 a.m. after a five-day and five-night flight, not a drop of fuel will have been used. The aircraft—powered only by solar power and piloted by a single man—left Japan for Hawaii on Sun., June 28 at 6 p.m. UTC.
