Will it be Ed, Kiptyn or Reid? Our feeling is it won’t really matter which sparkling specimen of the XY-chromosome set is left without a rose when Jillian Harris selects her final two suitors on the July 13th episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette. The loser will at least be fortunate enough to get the boot […]
The New York-based owner of the Ilikai announced today that it would cease all hotel operations at the landmark Waikiki property on Thursday. If you are holding reservations for the Ilikai, here’s what you need to know: In its statement announcing the shut down, Ilikai hotel operations owner iStar Financial said it planned to relocate
The Hilton Hawaiian Village’s completely redesigned beachfront Tropics Bar & Grill threw itself a grand-reopening party recently with fireworks, live music and serious food. We were there—making our way through the crowded room chasing servers carrying trays full of tasty edibles. There was much to see, as well as nosh. It’s a whole new Tropics—at
A major collapse at Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater summit vent this week has dimmed the luminous evening glow that had attracted thousands of visitors to the site in recent weeks. Geologists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory report that a 1:38 p.m., Tuesday collapse of the vent wall—and a series of smaller collapses in the hours
We were mixing mai tais … in the morning … on TV! And here are the videos to prove it. As promised, we’ve got the links for Sunrise on KGMB9’s segments spotlighting our July/August fresh tropical cocktail feature Contemporary Tropicals: A Guide to the Best in Island Libations. The video segments—which aired today on the
Hands down, Dr. Joey is our favorite Hawaii mixologist. We published eight of Joey’s tropical cocktail recipes—complete with colorful photos by staff photographer David Croxford—in the July/August issue of HAWAII Magazine. Another four recipes are being posted here, and only here on HawaiiMagazine.com. Here’s the second. Hopefully, you’ve already mixed up Joey’s recipe for a
As always, the July/August issue of HAWAII Magazine is all over the subject of Island food and cocktails. In the feature Can’t You Just Taste Hawaii? award-winning chef and restaurateur Peter Merriman takes us on a road trip visiting the Maui farmers, ranchers and fishermen he buys from exclusively, proving that fresh, Island-raised ingredients always
A couple of months ago, a friend who was spending a weekend on Kauai challenged me to come up with a quick list of the five things I would do on the island if I had only one day there. That list focused on the east and north shores of the island. My friend had
The luau version of the annual White House Congressional picnic was totally on tonight. We paid careful attention this afternoon as White House pool reporters on the South Lawn early in the evening gabbed and tweeted excitedly about the picnic’s Hawaii accoutrements—both kitschy and true to luau form: • The purple orchid lei worn by
Knowing we wanted a collection of tropical cocktails with a fresh, modern twist, we sought the services of Hawaii master mixologist Joey Gottesman. Joey knows his cocktails. First as a noted Honolulu bartender, then as an in-demand Hawai‘i consultant, he’s crafted cocktails and bar menus for some of Islands’ finest resorts, restaurants and watering holes.
Save those Chicago-style hot dogs for the next South Lawn picnic. The leader of the free world wants his Hawaii grinds. In a nod to his first home state, President Barack Obama will host the first-ever Hawaii-style luau on the White House lawn, complete with real Island cuisine, hula and music. The Thursday luau is
It’ll be one long flight from the heart of the South, but at the end of it? A winter vacation in Hawaii. US Airways is launching daily non-stop service from its Charlotte, N.C., hub to Honolulu beginning Dec. 17. Reservations are being taken now for the nearly 8.5 hour Boeing 767 flight, US Airways’ first
