In the May/June 2010 issue of HAWAII Magazine, we take you with us on a visit to the beaches, offshore islands, cultural sites, scenery and overall outdoor nirvana of the Windward Oahu town of Kailua. Recently, editor John Heckathorn and photographer David Croxford ducked away from the rest of us at HAWAII Magazine’s downtown Honolulu […]
Recordings by Maui kumu hula/musician/vocalist Uluwehi Guerrero and Grammy-nominated traditional Hawaiian music group Hookena share the lead for most nominations for the 33rd annual Na Hoku Hanohano music awards. Guerrero and Hookena have seven nominations each on the 2010 Na Hoku ballot, released today. Guerrero’s Uluwehi Sings Na Mele Hula Aloha album received Na Hoku
Drive a car up to the entrance gate of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and it’ll cost you just $10 to explore the massive Big Island park for the next seven days. Same goes for Haleakala National Park on Maui, except you get three days for your ten bucks. It’s a great value. You, and as
Alaska Airlines announced today that it will add daily a nonstop flight between Portland, Oregon, and Honolulu to its ever-expanding U.S. West Coast-Hawaii flight schedule, beginning Sept. 20. Flight times for the new route are: • Portland, Ore. – Honolulu, Oahu Departure: 7:25 a.m. (West Coast time)Arrival: 10:25 a.m. (Hawaii time) • Honolulu, Oahu –
For our upcoming May/June 2010 issue of HAWAII Magazine, editor John Heckathorn met up with longtime Waikiki hula dancer Kanoe Miller. Miller may very well be the most photographed Hawaii hula dancer in history. Six nights a week for the last 33 years, Miller has been making treasured Hawaii memories for the thousands of Waikiki
Our March/April 2010 HAWAII Magazine cover feature reveals our staff’s list of “20 Things to Love About Hawaii Right Now.” Pick up a copy and you’ll find photos and write-ups detailing all-things-Hawaii our staff is currently enamored of. A trio of classic Hawaii hotels, newly remade. The perfect place in Hawaii to see stars. The
The National Park Service this week shut down all boat tours to the USS Arizona Memorial thorough April 14 to facilitate ongoing construction on the memorial’s new visitor center. The popular boat tours, which escort more than 4,000 visitors each day from the visitor center to the Pearl Harbor-berthed memorial, are being suspended to finish
Hawaii interisland carrier go! Mokulele Airlines will launch twice daily round-trip flights between the islands of Oahu and Lanai beginning on May 20. The big news for travelers interested in a Lanai vacation, however, are the go! Mokulele’s introductory fares for the flights. A very reasonable $39 one-way fare, for travel between May 20 and
The Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa will begin construction on two new vacation timeshare towers in 2013, launching an aggressive expansion that will add 550 units to the resort’s timeshare holdings by the end of the decade. Hilton Worldwide officials announced the multi-tower expansion plan this week, along with plans to redevelop the
HAWAII Magazine reader Don Buckley e-mailed us with a question about Hollywood’s most recent sojourns to our Islands for filmmaking: Judging by stories on HAWAII Magazine’s website, a lot of major film and television series productions are filming in Hawaii right now. Everyone knows about “Lost.” But could you provide a list of every production
A room at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu for $40 a night? If you can put together plans within the next couple of weeks for a three- to five-night Hawaii vacation on Oahu between April 22 and May 31, you could get a $40 per night room rate at the hotel for your entire
HAWAII Magazine’s March/April 2010 cover feature unveils our “20 Things To Love About Hawaii Right Now.” We’ve devoted several pages of write-ups and photography to Hawaii things our staff is currently fascinated with. Catamaran rides from Maui to Lanai to snorkel in Hulopoe Bay’s clear blue waters. A trio of classic Hawaii hotels, newly remade.
