I was hiking along Kuliʻouʻou Ridge Trail in East Honolulu when I got the text. “Aaand they just closed Nā Ala Hele trails.” Last week Hawaiʻi officials launched restrictions to travel and outdoor activity as a way to combat the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, primarily on Oʻahu. Beaches, parks, playgrounds, campgrounds, skateparks and other outdoor […]
Last week Hawaiʻi officials launched restrictions to travel and outdoor activity as a way to combat the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, primarily on Oʻahu. There were 152 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, raising the statewide total to 3,498. Sunday marked the seventh day in a row of triple-digit counts. SEE ALSO: Oʻahu Parks and Beaches
On Hawai‘i Island, wooden totems greet you at the entrance to Don’s Mai Tai Bar, the largest open-air oceanfront watering hole in Kona. These tall, carved columns look out over the ocean, just a few feet away from the circular main bar made of wood and stone. Above your head is a thatched grass roof and
Located in Honolulu, Bishop Museum is the largest museum in Hawai‘i and the premier natural and cultural history institution in the Pacific. It is the only museum of its type that is rooted in Hawai‘i and the Pacific. The cultural resources of the museum include approximately 125,000 library titles, over 1 million archival objects, and 2 million archaeological and cultural objects, making it
Bread pudding. It could be the ultimate comfort-food dessert. And it couldn’t be simpler: bread, eggs, sugar, milk. Executive chef Wesley Pumphrey of Stripsteak Waikīkī shows you how to take the humble bread pudding to the next (local) level with brown sugar, orange zest and macadamia nuts. He offers expert tips and step-by-step instruction on whipping
Vote now in our 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards! Tell us which beaches, hiking trails, lūʻau, hotels, food trucks and surf spots are your favorites! The results will be printed in our March/April 2021 issue! You’re on vacation. So, of course, dessert! Maui has some of the best bakeries in the state, from old-school shops
A series of satellite images taken from 11 a.m. Thursday through 12:50 a.m. Friday shows the progress of Hurricane Douglas as it heads toward the Hawaiian Islands. Credit: Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration If it’s not a pandemic, it’s a hurricane. Hawaiʻi is bracing its for the first big
Garlic shrimp. Fried rice. These are two food favorites in Hawaiʻi—and Bogart’s Café in Kapahulu on Oʻahu found a delicious way to combine the two. SEE ALSO: Hidden Gems: Bogart’s Café on Oʻahu Mitchel Tomas, chef at the beloved café, shows you how to combine these two local staples—with really helpful tips—into a quick and easy
“Chocolate is a suspension of particles in cocao butter.” I had to think about that for a minute. Gunars Valkirs is conducting a virtual tasting of his Maui Kuʻia Estate chocolate via Zoom, and I’m listening to him describe, in very scientific terms, what I’m sensing, tasting and feeling when I bite into one of
The smash burger is the ultimate summer barbecue burger. It’s a thin patty, “smashed” on a hot griddle (with clarified butter) until the edges are crispy. Then it’s topped with American cheese, sliced onions and a special mayo-based sauce. It’s one of those easy-to-eat burgers that’s perfect with an ice-cold (preferably local) beer at the beach. We asked
It’s almost 11 a.m. and my friend and I don’t have much time to find out way back to the entrance of the Harold L. Lyon Arboretum in Mānoa. This 200-acre botanical garden, founded in 1918 and run by the University of Hawaiʻi, recently reopened to the public for two-hour visits. And we’re getting really
Visitors to Hawaiʻi will continue to have to self-quarantine for a mandatory 14 days through the end of August, period. Last month, Hawaiʻi Gov. David Ige announced plans to end the quarantine on Aug. 1 for trans-Pacific passengers who test negative for COVID-19 before arriving in the state. But with a recent uptick in coraonvirus
