Lost‘s Daniel Dae Kim has long mentioned his desire to remain in the Islands after the Hawaii-filmed series ends its run in May. Now he’s got another potentially plum job in Hawaii to look forward to as well. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kim is the first actor confirmed for the cast of CBS’s upcoming […]
Jack’s back with Kokua Festival! After taking a break in 2009, Hawaii singer-songwriter Jack Johnson’s annual Kokua Festival environmental awareness benefit concerts are returning to Oahu’s Waikiki Shell on April 23 and 24. The fest’s sixth edition will feature live sets by multi-Grammy-winning reggae musician Ziggy Marley and blues/world music legend Taj Mahal. Representing for
Lights! Camera! Hawaii! Your votes have finally been tallied in our latest HAWAII Magazine Facebook Ohana Poll question! Last month, we asked our HAWAII Magazine Facebook fans to sound off on the question: “What’s your favorite Hawaii-filmed movie?” Apparently, our readers were seriously ready to give us their choices. The list of flicks in our
If you love Hawaiian music (or even just kind of dig it), start making plans to be on Oahu in May. The music of Hawaii and the artists, past and present, who create it will be celebrated with a new four-day festival in May, anchored by the 2010 Na Hoku Hanohano Music Awards. The first
Disney has given its first Hawaii resort its official name: “Aulani: A Disney Resort & Spa, Ko Olina, Hawaii.” Walt Disney Parks & Resorts announced the new name for its still-under-construction Hawaii destination property this week, and launched the resort’s official Web site: www.disneyaulani.com. The company also shared plans to open Aulani’s first phase in
Hide the okolehao! Captain Jack Sparrow is coming to Hawaii. Walt Disney Pictures’ fourth film in its hugely successful Pirates of the Caribbean adventure-comedy franchise will film on Kauai and Oahu this summer, it was announced this morning. The upcoming flick, titled Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, will again star Johnny Depp in
HAWAII Magazine reader John Stock wrote us with a question about the best Hawaii beaches for a favorite ocean activity: Is there anywhere I can find relatively safe body surfing beaches on Oahu and possibly the Big Island? Great question, John. But we thought it a good idea to expand our answer to include favorite
Fresh, whole Maui-grown pineapple will not be a relic of Hawaii’s past after all. A consortium of Maui-based investors on Thursday announced the formation of Haliimaile Pineapple Co. Ltd., a new company that would immediately continue farming and harvesting the sweet and juicy fruit on 1,000 acres of Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. land.
Wrapping up the ‘aughts, the 00’s, or whatever you’ve preferred calling the first decade of the millennium here in Hawaii? Big fans that we are of warm, tradewind-kissed New Year’s Eves, you can count us in, too. As always, Hawaii will be one of the final locales in the world to say “Aloha!” to the
Where in Hawaii can a sunrise stroll take you past five white sand beaches, eight world-class resorts and, weather and season permitting, shoreline views of breaching humpback whales, sea turtles and four islands in just a mile and a half? The answer is the Wailea Coastal Walk along Maui’s famed, sun-kissed south shore resort area.
Following tradition, it’s going to be a warm holiday season for President Barack Obama and family. The Obama’s first Christmas as the First Family won’t be spent in the White House, or in Washington, D.C. Instead, they’ll be celebrating Christmas and ringing in the New Year in the same place they have for many years:
Waves heights between 35 to 45 feet on Oahu’s North Shore today gave organizers of the The Quiksiliver In Memory of Eddie Aikau everything needed to green light the big wave surf contest for the first time in five years. The surf contest, named after famed North Shore surfer and lifeguard Eddie Aikau, requires waves
