A friend who’s off to Kauai later this month challenged me to come up with a list of the five things I would do on the island if I had only one day there. Having spent time on the island recently, I had my answers ready. Assuming an early flight in, a rental car and […]
Part-time Hawaii resident and full-time Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder will end a solo summer tour in one of his favorite places in the world: Hawaii. Vedder will wrap up an 14-date United States east coast tour of small theatres with a trio of concerts as far west as one can go in the U.S.
Our readers love Hawaii. So we weren’t surprised when they quickly began sending us extraordinary photos of the Islands for our HawaiiMagazine.com Reader Photo of the Week contest. We didn’t promise any prizes. All we offered was a chance that their favorite photo taken in Hawaii would become one of our favorite photos taken in
While its Princeville Resort awaits a grand return to business in July after $40 million in renovations and a luxury St. Regis rebranding, Starwood Hotels Hawaii is offering appealing room deals on its two other Kauai properties. The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas timeshare is celebrating its one-year anniversary with a 50 percent off rack
Pop star Rihanna arrived clandestinely in Hawaii yesterday, reportedly for some vacation time and to record tracks for her next album. Apparently eluding notice from the frenetic paparazzi corps permanently camped at Los Angeles International Airport, Rihanna was photographed by fellow travelers as she arrived in Honolulu looking relaxed and happy. Rihanna, 21, smiled and
All the upscale burgers and sweet potato fries you could eat. Kahlua-spiked milkshakes at the open bar. And a few members of the Lost cast lending some celebrity support to one of their own. Last weekend, Lost actor Daniel Dae Kim, Hawaii chef DK Kodama and business partners Ed Robles and Pablo Buckingham threw a
UPDATE, 3/30/2009: Kilauea: Mountain of Fire is now viewable online, in its entirety. Click here to watch. If you can’t go the Big Island of Hawaii to see the current eruptive activity at Kilauea volcano in person, a new documentary airing this weekend on PBS might be the next best thing. Producers of Kilauea: Mountain
Time to catch up with our best and most-popular Web posts again! Every couple of months, we bring our brand new HawaiiMagazine.com readers—and even regular visitors who sometimes miss a few stories—up to date with the best of our daily Web site posts. We’ve written 528 posts in total since January 2008—all of ‘em still
Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hokulea and its crew sailed into the calm teal waters of Palmyra Atoll yesterday, nine days after departing Oahu. Crew members reported sight of the atoll— some 1,000 miles south of Hawaii—at 8 a.m. (Hawaii time) Thursday, posting the information on its voyage blog a few hours later. In a lengthier update
The Hawaii Superferry will cease operation of its sole inter-island route between Oahu and Maui indefinitely on Thursday after a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling against the company today. The court ruled as unconstitutional a state law allowing the Superferry to continue operating without an environmental impact statement. The Superferry had been allowed to continue operating
The Royal Hawaiian threw itself a grand opening gala on Saturday, blending the classic and modern eras of the 82-year-old Waikiki hotel into one unforgettable evening. Guests at the luxe party were treated to much food, drink—including the Royal’s signature mai tai—and a performance by virtuoso trumpeter Chris Botti. Celebrities in attendance included actors Hayden
Again this month, our photographer David Croxford and HAWAII Magazine editor John Heckathorn took roads less traveled. In this case, often dirt roads less traveled, on the cool and green island of Lanai. The two rambled through Lanai City and then combed the island, meeting some fascinating people, from artists to conservation workers, from shooting
