We gave his personal assistant our advice. Then we waited. Sort of waited, anyway, to see if Travelocity’s Roaming Gnome would stop by any of the photo op spots we recommended on our HawaiiMagazine.com list of the Top 5 Hawaii places the ceramic icon to all-things-travel-related should visit. The online travel agency’s pointy-headed mascot has […]
What’s the first smart move in a down economy for a luxe Big Island of Hawaii resort after completing 15 months of renovations at a cost of $40 million? If you’re the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, it’s enticing folks into experiencing your newly revitalized property with a $1,000 resort credit. Make a reservation for a
It’s a girl! After finding the photo above in our email this morning, we couldn’t resist introducing the newest member of the Sea Life Park Hawaii ocean ohana, Waiohakaupo. The healthy bundle of watery joy was born earlier this month to Hiiaka, one of the park’s Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. The park introduced Waiohakaupo to the
The cocktail menu for your next summer evening cookout is finally complete! Here’s the final recipe in our HawaiiMagazine.com-exclusive collection modern tropical cocktails with a fresh-made twist. You’ll find eight more original cocktail recipes in our Contemporary Tropicals: A Guide to the Best in Island Libationsfeature, in the July/August 2009 issue of HAWAII Magazine. All
Do ceramic gnomes prefer poi to sticky rice? The summit of Haleakala to the white sands of Wailea? Surfing to hula? These will likely be among the many questions answered today when online travel agency Travelocity’s Roaming Gnome arrives in Hawaii for a tour of the Islands. Fans of Hawaii had been voting in an
The great airfare deals to Hawaii keep coming. Delta Airlines, and its Northwest Airlines subsidiary, are offering one-way fares to Honolulu, Oahu, from select Mainland U.S. cities for as low as $163, for travel between August 22 and December 16, 2009. Make your reservations at least 14 days prior to your departure, but no later
When we last left The Bachelorette on Maui a week ago, Jillian Harris had given bachelor Reid the kiss-off, guaranteeing spots for Ed and Kiptyn in the final rose ceremony on the July 27 season finale. But wait! Was that really Reid twirling an engagement ring on a recent Bachlorette finale preview, aiming to further
The longest total solar eclipse of the century will send the Sun’s shadow speeding across half the world today, beginning in northern India, moving across China, Nepal and Japan and finishing out in the Pacific Ocean. Darkness will engulf Shanghai and several large cities in China and India for more than five minutes. At the
If you’re a subscriber, perhaps you’ve already crafted one or more of the eight cocktail recipes in our Contemporary Tropicals: A Guide to the Best in Island Libations feature. It’s a full menu of delicious, made-for-summer cocktail recipes in the July/August 2009 issue of HAWAII Magazine. Our tropical cocktails—all using fresh, natural ingredients rather than
Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will touch down in Honolulu today for a three-day Hawaii visit—their first trip to the Islands in 15 years. The imperial couple will spend Tuesday and Wednesday on Oahu and Thursday on the Big Island of Hawaii. Their arrival today follows an 11-day goodwill visit to Canada. The official
It took 5 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes and 20 seconds for the monohull yacht Alfa Romeo to travel the 2,225-nautical miles between Point Fermin, California, and Honolulu, Hawaii. But when it crossed the Diamond Head, Oahu, finish line of the Transpacific Yacht Race at 12:36 a.m. today, its elapsed time smashed the previous course
Hotel operations at Waikiki’s iconic Ilikai may resume again. But no one is saying when. An agreement on a new labor contract between Ilikai hotel owner iStar Financial and the union representing hotel employees was reached last night, hours after guests had been packed off to other Waikiki lodging. Ilikai employees are scheduled to review
