HAWAII Magazine’s annual “Best of Hawaii” issue is out! As always, you’ll find it full of tips and suggestions for finding the best of just about everything in the Islands—all of this advice straight from our well-informed HAWAII reader ohana and our own editorial staff. We’re sharing a few of our “Best of Hawaii” lists […]
The Maui Prince Hotel at Makena Resort will remain open at least for the near future. The resort’s mortgage lender, Wells Fargo Bank, yesterday announced the selection of Texas-based Benchmark Hospitality Management as the resort’s new management company, effective Sept. 17. The resort’s current management company, Prince Hotels Hawaii, will end its operating contract, as
If you ask us, it was only a matter of time before the Travel Channel’s gluttonous food travelogue Man v. Food made it to Hawaii. Not that we consume food here the way Man v. Food host Adam Richman does. (For those not in the know, Richman likes his eats “in very large quantities.”) It’s
When Bali Hai calls, Mitzi Gaynor answers. The actress who famously portrayed effervescent U.S. Navy nurse, Ensign Nellie Forbush in the classic film version of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific will return to Kauai in October to help celebrate the movie musical’s 51st anninversary. It will be Gaynor’s first visit to the Garden Island since
72 weeks and counting. That’s how long singer-songwriter-musician Jason Mraz’s wildly popular hit song “I’m Yours,” has spent on Billboard Magazine’s Hot 100 singles chart, as of this week. As it turns out, it’s also the most weeks any song has spent ensconced on the influential music chart in its entire 50-plus years of existence.
The management company for the Maui Prince Hotel and Makena North golf course announced this evening that it intends to end its operating contract—a move that could shut down both properties on Sept. 16. The West Maui property’s possible closure was announced by its management company, Maui Prince Hotel LLC, which gave notice it would
HAWAII Magazine reader Judy Fleischer wrote to us with a question about the only movie theater in Waikiki that comes complete with sand, surf and the sound of swaying palms.The flicks run the gamut from the latest Pixar movie, to action films and romantic comedies, to preview episodes of Hawaii-filmed TV series Lost before broadcast
The 2009 edition of one of HAWAII Magazine’s most popular issues of the year is here! Our annual “Best of Hawaii” issue. As always, it’s packed with picks from our well-informed HAWAII readers and editorial staff sharing their insights on the best of everything in the Islands. HAWAII subscribers are already receiving the “Best of
Here’s a great reason for our HawaiiMagazine.com friends in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to leave the cold behind and visit us in Hawaii this winter: Direct flights starting at $254. Air Canada is adding up to five non-stop flights a week between Calgary and Hawaii, beginning Dec. 5. The carrier’s new seasonal flights—the only non-stop service
Anna Bric from Australia e-mailed us with a question about “Mr. Hawaii,” Don Ho. I saw Don Ho recently in an episode of “I Dream of Jeanie” and it brought back memories of how talented he was. I would love to read his autobiography and find out more about this fascinating and talented man. Does
Honua Kai Resort & Spa, the newest lodging property on Maui’s Kaanapali Beach, is offering a 50 percent off rate special on select rooms for fall season vacationers. The seven-month-old condominium-resort property recently announced half-off published rack rates in its Ohana, one-bedroom and two-bedroom suite categories, for stays between Sept. 1 and Dec. 12, 2009.
The National Weather Service lifted storm watches for Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and Oahu at 11 a.m. (Hawaii time) as Tropical Depression Felicia began dissipating on its pass through the Islands. The former hurricane and tropical storm had been downgraded to a tropical depression earlier in the day. At 11 a.m., the National Weather Service
