Get an insider’s take on professional coffee cupping from Fred Cowell, the general manager of family-run Kauai Coffee, the largest coffee farm in the United States. Affectionately known as “slurping and spitting,” cupping is how the pros determine the quality of a batch of coffee. In brief, here are the steps demonstrated: 1. Do a […]
More restaurants on Maui are promoting farm-fresh, locally grown ingredients—many of which are grown right on the Valley Isle. Here’s how you ranked the best farm-to-table restaurant on the island in our 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards. 1. The Mill House The Kahua Ranch lamb chops. Photo: Courtesy of Merriman’s Chef-owner Peter Merriman is known for
When a foodie friend of mine found out I was traveling to Hilo for the day earlier this month, she had one suggestion: Visit Popover, a new bakery about five minutes from Hilo International Airport. I admit, I had to Google it. The bakery had opened two weeks earlier—and already had about 1,000 followers on
Growing up on Oahu’s North Shore, TheBus was pretty much my only way of getting around before obtaining my learner’s permit. I’d catch it to school, to work at my first job, Matsumoto Shave Ice, to the beach and even into Honolulu, which took over two hours one way. But when I got my first
The first time I ever tried Shaka Tea, a line of iced teas brewed with mamaki, a Hawaiian plant endemic to the Islands, was back in 2016. I was in the Oahu home of owners Bella Hughes and Harrison Rice, a young couple with two very young kids who had, two years earlier, taken out a
The fate of Haiku Stairs, a 3,922-step trail to the 2,800-foot summit of Puu Keahiakahoe on the Windward Side of Oahu, has been long debated. The stairs have been closed for decades and are illegal to access, but, every year, thousands of hikers still brave the metal staircase—parts of it in poor condition—that snakes up the side
It’s hard to leave the 40-acre Grand Wailea on the sunny southern shores of Maui. And it’s not because it takes so long for you to walk from your room to the valet. The sprawling property provides just about everything a traveler could want in one place: restaurants, shops, lush gardens, direct access to Wailea
A 2-mile stretch of Kuhio Highway on Kauai’s north shore reopened on Monday, after a 14-month closure due to torrential rain and flooding. The highway, which leads to the popular Kee and Tunnels beaches and Haena State Park, had been inaccessible to the general public. That means these beaches, as well as the Napali Coast State
Did you know Iolani Palace on Oahu had electric lighting two years before the White House? Or that the world’s largest dormant volcano is Haleakala on Maui? Or that billboards are not allowed in Hawaii—at all?
It’s been over a year since the north shore of Kauai faced record-breaking rainfall and torrential flooding, which inundated farms, destroyed homes and disrupted many local businesses. While some community members are still reeling from the floods’ effects, others eagerly await the reopening of the western end of Kuhio Highway and the renewal they hope
Lilia Tollefsen helps me shimmy a small milo tree from its pot, the soft dirt crumbling between my fingers. Before I place the fragile plant, the one I had selected from a few others, into the hole already dug for me, she says to wait. I get the feeling something important is about to happen.
Grab your camera, water bottle, sunblock and snacks, these trails aren’t messing around when it comes to seriously amazing views. Peahi Overlook Broken surfboards serve as a warning of the ocean’s fury at this legendary surf spot. Photo: David Croxford Although I know the reward at the end of the trail will be worth it,
