With Waikiki constantly changing and evolving, it’s always good to see familiar faces return to its center stage. This weekend, it’s Bill Tapia, the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and the Monarch Room. On Sunday, the venerable Royal Hawaiian will serve its last beachside mai tai before shuttering for a seven-month renovation. But first, it’ll bring back […]
You ask. We answer. HAWAII Magazine reader Veronica Craig writes: On one of our many walking trips around Oahu, we saw Koko Crater, with a walking track to the top that looked like steps. Nothing was mentioned in our travel books. Could you please let us know, as we would love to climb to the
With the prices of just about everything skyrocketing these days, it doesn’t hurt to save a little. The same goes during vacation time, which is why TripAdvisor.com just released their annual list of the Top 10 free attractions in the country. We are pleased to note that a pair of local treasures found their way
Today in Hawaii we celebrate tango-no-sekku, more commonly known as Boys’ Day. In Japan, where Boys’ Day originated, the holiday was joined with Girls’ Day to form Children’s Day. However, we in the Islands are fond of setting aside separate days for both sexes. Hence, Girls’ Day is observed on March 3, while Boys’ Day
