If you see hordes of superheroes and villains around the Hawaii Convention Center this weekend, fear not, good citizen, it’s just attendees of the Amazing Hawaii Comic Con. From Friday afternoon through Sunday, cosplay, gamers and super fans will converge on the convention center to engage with their fellow geeks, play video games and hear […]
HAWAII Magazine wants to congratulate Lucinda De Leon of Poplar, Montana for winning our Aloha Festivals Flyaway Sweepstakes. The 45-year-old Native American from the Fort Peck Reservation won round-trip airfare for two on Alaska Airlines, four nights/five days at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel, two tickets to the Te Moana Nui show, $100 gift card
Imagine if the movies “Fern Gully” and “Swiss Family Robinson” were real, and there were tree houses prevalent around the Islands that are also designed to be off the grid with a relatively small footprint (40 square feet to be exact). A Hawaii-based company, Elevate, intends to make this come true, and has roughly 48
The USS Missouri aka the Mighty Mo hosted the ceremony that ended World War II 70 years ago (Sept. 2, 1945) as Japan surrendered to the Allies in Tokyo Bay. This Iowa-class battleship was decommissioned on March 31, 1992, and today sits peacefully at Pearl Harbor available for guided tours and viewings. The Mighty Mo
It’s going to be a wonderfully intoxicating weekend on the South Shore with the inaugural Great Waikiki Beer Festival. This three-day event will be held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village and is something that their director of food and beverage, Scott Hamilton, has been really looking forward to for some time. “I really wanted to
Duke’s Ocean Fest hosts 20 events from Saturday, August 22 through Sunday, August 30 in honor of Duke Kahanamoku and includes many athletic events that Kahanamoku loved. This year is even more special because it coincides with The Duke’s 125th birthday (Monday, Aug. 24). Kahanamoku is perhaps the most-beloved Waikiki beach boy of all time
The Duke Paoa Kahanamoku exhibit is an interactive glimpse into the life of arguably the most famous kanaka maoli (Native Hawaiian) of all time. Running from August 9 through November 30 at the Bishop Museum, this collection includes some of Kahanamoku’s prized possessions, memorabilia and photos to celebrate his numerous achievements and 125th birthday. The
Kai Lenny is arguably the best waterman from Hawaii in this era. The 22-year-old from Maui is a six-time stand-up paddle world champion and competes professionally in windsurfing and kitesurfing as well. Lenny is also a big wave surfer, and one of the regulars at Peahi on Maui—you may know it as Jaws. With all
Did you know Honolulu boasts the most sake-serving restaurants per capita than any other U.S. city, according to the U.S. National Sake Appraisal? The Joy of Sake is this week, so we felt it was fitting to tap sake expert and enthusiast, Lito Pineda, to give us some tips on how to drink like a
As the captain of the Moo, a 20-foot Radan boat, Haleiwa’s Kaiwi Berry, founder of Island View Hawaii, a pelagic tour company, regularly takes visitors out to have close encounters with mano (sharks). “The most-feared part—that I always tell people on the boat—is the ‘unknown factor’ because once they actually get in the water with us, [they]
Artists and wave riders Keith Tallet and Sally Lundburg are creating beautiful surf crafts and jewelry from what some people might call “waste.” The husband and wife team from Hawaii Island upcycle broken surfboards and old resin into new handboards for bodysurfing and fashion accessories. Their brand, Manukai Handboards, is one of the only manufacturers
