For the March/April 2009 issue of HAWAII Magazine, I caught up with singer-songwriters Colbie Caillat and Jason Mraz to discuss music videos each filmed in Hawaii last year with veteran music video director Darren Doane. In our print edition, Mraz and Caillat talk about why they wanted to film videos for their hits “I’m Yours” […]
For the March/April 2009 issue of HAWAII Magazine, I caught up with singer-songwriters Colbie Caillat and Jason Mraz to discuss music videos each filmed in Hawaii last year with veteran music video director Darren Doane. In our print edition, Mraz and Caillat talk about why they wanted to film videos for their hits “I’m Yours”
Regular HawaiiMagazine.com visitors know that we’ve been closely following activity at Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater since a summit vent opened last March. The slowly-widening vent has been sending up a thick plume of steam and ash into Big Island of Hawaii skies 24/7 ever since, with some recently slackening in activity but no clear end
And the Grammy goes to … the actual recording artists of a nominated album. Hawaii-raised actress/singer Tia Carrere and musician/producer Daniel Ho yesterday became the first recording artists of a nominated disc to win the Grammy for Best Hawaiian Music Album. The duo’s Ikena overcame a four-consecutive-year sweep of multi-artist slack key guitar-based compilations in
Alaska Airlines is adding three weekly flights between Portland, Ore., and Kahului, Maui, to its growing schedule of Hawaii flights. Service begins Aug. 7. Flights go on sale today, with an introductory $169 one-way fare for tickets purchased by Feb. 12. To qualify for the fare, you’ll need to plan for travel between Aug. 7
You ask. We answer. Earlier this month, we answered a reader question about putting together a Hawaii-themed luau away from Hawaii. Another reader, Aimee Quinn, recently sent us a follow-up question: In your story, you mention that Apple’s iTunes store features a good selection of Hawaiian music you can download from its world music page.
We get a lot of reader e-mails asking for our personal recommendations on the best places to eat in the Islands. Where would we go for dinner if we were staying near Kamuela on the Big Island? What’s our favorite Honolulu neighborhood eatery with a great menu and affordable prices? Do we think Alan Wong’s
The first day of the Chinese New Year 4706 is Jan. 26, but celebrations start with a serious bang in Downtown Honolulu’s Chinatown arts and culture district this weekend. We’ll have the lowdown on all of the best places to enjoy the festivities—firecrackers, lion dances, food—here on HawaiiMagazine.com on Friday, courtesy of associate editor Sherie
Celebrity chef and restaurateur Nobu Matsuhisa is back in town at his Nobu Waikiki restaurant checking in on the kitchen staff and meeting with diners. Stop by tonight, Friday or Saturday and Chef Nobu himself might just take a seat at your table to offer dining recommendations or even suggest a sake pairing. Really. Matsuhisa
The W Honolulu Diamond Head will get a name change on Friday when Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii stops managing the 50-room boutique hotel on Waikiki’s Gold Coast. Management of Hawaii’s only W branded hotel will transfer to Castle Resorts & Hotels, which is renaming the property The Lotus at Diamond Head. What does this
Jack Johnson’s Kokua Festival benefit concerts will be taking a rest in 2009 after five consecutive years of shows. Johnson’s non-profit Hawaii-based environmental education focused Kokua Hawaii Foundation—which benefited from the annual music festival’s profits—posted the hiatus announcement on the Kokua Festival Web site. Some excerpts from the announcement’s text: “After hosting five consecutive and
Time to catch up with our Web posts again! Every couple of months, we like to bring our new HawaiiMagazine.com readers—and even our regular visitors who sometimes miss a few days—up to date with the best of our daily Web site posts. We put together more than 455 posts in total in 2008—all of ‘em
