“Frasier” star Kelsey Grammer is in a Honolulu hospital after suffering a mild heart attack over the weekend. The Emmy-winning actor’s spokesman Stan Rosenfield says in a statement that Grammer had the attack Saturday morning while paddle-boarding with his wife Camille on the Big Island’s Kona Coast. Grammer, 53, was initially treated at Kona Community […]
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is looking for a few good junior rangers. Qualifications? You’ll need to be on the Big Island from June 16 through 19. You should love hiking, studying lava forms, following sea turtles, identifying native plants and birds and want to learn how to use a seriously cool GPS tracker. And—sorry, adult
Staying in Waikiki, but want to take your car rental for an afternoon spin on Maui’s scenic Hana Highway? With Hawaii remaining an island state for the foreseeable future, we’re guessing you won’t be able to drive inter-island direct in, say, this lifetime. But Hawaii Superferry today announced agreements with the bulk of Hawaii’s major
Haven’t been to the Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory Web site lately? We understand. Things have been, for the most part, business as usual at Kilauea volcano lately. The summit’s Halemaumau crater vent is still pumping out a plume of ash and steam. The Pu’u O’o vent further downslope is doing the same, and sending molten magma
We didn’t know who Dr. Steven P. Leatherman—a.k.a. Dr. Beach—was until this week when we received his 2008 America’s Best Beaches list. Two Hawaii beaches were on it: Hanalei Beach on Kauai at no. 2, and Hamoa Beach on Maui at no. 7. Clearwater/Dunedin, Florida’s Caladesi Island State Park was no. 1. We had no
There hasn’t been much Mainland press on this so good thing you’re a HawaiiMagazine.com regular. Especially if you’re a regular who’s going to be on Oahu on June 13 and 14 and digs food, wine and/or cigars. That’s the weekend The Kahala Hotel & Resort hosts its first-ever Food & Wine Classic. Think two days
Here’s a new rule. If you’re going to host a film festival in Hawaii, take advantage of the fact that you’re hosting a film festival in Hawaii. No one knows this better than the folks at the Maui Film Festival, which opens its ninth year of film screenings from June 11 through 15. The fest’s
If you’re on Oahu on Memorial Day, here’s a must-attend. Lantern Floating Hawaii is Honolulu’s version of Toro Nagashi, a Japanese tradition which translates literally as “lantern offerings on water.” Each Memorial Day at sunset, thousands of Honolulu residents and visitors gather at Ala Moana Beach Park to honor those who have lost their lives
Good news for Hawaii-bound travelers: More airline seats to the Islands. Alaska Airlines announced today that it is adding a daily flight between Seattle and Kailua-Kona on the Big Island beginning Nov. 17. In addition, the Seattle-based carrier will expand its recently announced Anchorage to Maui service—set to begin Oct. 31—from two weekly flights to
In January, we ran a list of our five all-time-favorite filmed-in-Hawaii movies. To the dismay of a couple of Indiana Jones fan forums, our list didn’t contain Raiders of the Lost Ark—partially filmed on Kauai in 1980. Our reasoning? There wasn’t a whole lot of Hawaii in it. But with the brand new Indiana Jones
The Hawaii Book and Music Festival happens this weekend in Honolulu. If you love literature and music written and published right here in Hawaii—and just happen to be on Oahu on Saturday and Sunday—the annual fest is well worth a visit. First off, admission is free. Second, you won’t find a larger gathering of Hawaii-based
Volcanic smog from the Big Island’s Kilauea volcano has enveloped Hawaii’s normally clear skies for the last couple of days. Weather experts say it’ll be with us until our tradewinds return this weekend to sweep it all away. Vog isn’t exactly hazardous to your health in small doses, just kind of annoying—particularly for outdoor activities.
