(As of 2021, the bakery is permanently closed.) A few months ago, a friend posted photos on Instagram of perfect cookies and canelés wrapped in white paper from a bakery in the most unexpected place: a shipping container on the corner of an orchid farm in Waikane, a rural area in Windward Oahu. Rousselet […]
Earlier this year, Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort welcomed award-winning chef, Alvin Savella, to spearhead the culinary team at the signature restaurant, Humuhumunukunukuapuaa (Humuhumu for short). Named after Hawaii’s state fish, Humuhumu is a “floating” restaurant composed of a cluster of thatch-roof Polynesian huts, serving island cuisine with Polynesian and Hawaiian influence. The open-air
It always happens when I’m standing at the overlook at the start of the Kilauea Iki trail, seeing the barren floor of the caldera, the scene of a spectacular eruption in 1959. The once-geologist major in me stirs. This roughly 4-mile hike is one of my favorites in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii Island.
It’s obvious when Mark Noguchi walks into Palace Saimin in Kalihi on Oʻahu that he’s been coming here for decades. Practically his whole life. “I’m a creature of habit,” explains the gregarious chef, who greets everyone in the kitchen with a hug and kiss on the cheek. “If you had to kill me, I would
For the second time, Christina Maffei, a Pittsburgh native who now runs a Honolulu-based hospitality consulting company called Liquid Artistry, took home the title of world’s best mai tai at the 11th annual Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival on Aug. 17 in Kona. The Royal Kona Resort, which hosted the annual mai tai festival
It’s been a few years since chef Vikram Garg, best known for overseeing the award-winning restaurants at the luxe Halekulani in Waikiki, has been back in the kitchen. And, honestly, foodies have missed him. Garg left the hotel in 2016 and joined the MacNaughton Group, a Honolulu-based real estate investment and development firm. (After all,
As a traveler, there are some things I’ll never do. I won’t eat whale or turtle meat, I won’t surf alone at an unfamiliar break and I won’t jump off a cliff into a body of water. I tried to do that last one, standing at the edge of Ka Lae, or South Point, on
There’s nothing ordinary about the new Timbers Kauai Ocean Club & Residences, which opened last June and sprawls across 450 oceanfront acres on Kauai’s sunny southern coast. This resort community, developed and operated by the Colorado-based Timbers Resorts, offers a variety of ultra-luxe residences that range from timeshares to outright ownership for up to $9.75
The first case of Rapid Ohia Death (ROD) has been found on the island of Oahu yesterday, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. The disease was discovered on a dead ohia tree on private land in the Koolau Mountains above Pearl City. Researchers gathered a sample from the tree and analyzed it
The second you pass through the large copper-and-teak heart-shaped gate of the Paul Mitchell Estate in Lanikai on Oahu, you instantly feel like you’re walking the grounds of a luxury resort. And that’s exactly the point. There’s indoor and outdoor seating in the kitchen house.Photo: Courtesy of the Paul Mitchell Estate This seven-bedroom, 11-bath home
I spent my whole life in Hawaii—and I’m still not sure why Hilo calls shave ice “ice shave.” But folks on Hawaii Island do and they claim their ice shave is the best. Let’s back up here: Shave ice (not shaved ice) is a beloved frozen treat popular in the Islands. Similar to the snow
For hula practitioners and avid spectators, summer is another exciting season for cultural celebration as the Prince Lot Hula Festival takes center stage. While many halau prepare tirelessly for prestigious hula competitions, the Prince Lot Hula Festival distinguishes itself as Hawaii’s premier noncompetitive hula festival. Welcoming halau and dancers of all ages and skill levels,
