Today’s the 49th anniversary of statehood for Hawaii. On March 12, 1959, both houses of Congress passed the Hawaii Admission Act. President Eisenhower signed it into law five days later. Almost 95 percent of Hawaii residents voted to accept the statehood bill that June, and the Hawaiian archipelago became the 50th state two months later. […]
Lava was still flowing into the ocean today at four locations off the Big Island’s Puna Coastline. Due to another shift in flow direction, Hawaii County officials moved a visitor viewing area to a new location, this one with views of lava entering the ocean. The viewing area has been moved daily since county officials
Congratulations to John and Marilyn Turner of Gaffney, SC! A copy of the autobiography Don Ho: My Music, My Life—signed by more than 20 of the late vocalist’s family and friends—is headed to both of them. A couple of months back, we asked HawaiiMagazine.com readers to send us a great Don Ho story. We decided
It’s always a good month to visit Maui. But, if you love aquariums, this is an especially good month. Hawaii’s finest private aquarium, the Maui Ocean Center, celebrates its 10th birthday all month with events, activities and entertainment. Some highlights: March 13 @ 10:30 a.m.: Happy BirthdayThe Maui Ocean Center’s actual anniversary date. There’ll be
The grand dame of Waikiki hotels is celebrating a birthday. The Moana Surfrider Resort opened in 1901—the first hotel on Waikiki Beach. To celebrate, it’s hosting “A Time for Music, Memories and More” on Sunday. It’s an afternoon of stories, history, live Hawaiian music, hula and, of course, birthday cake. And it’s all complimentary and
County officials are hoping to open an access road that will allow visitors to safely view a Big Island lava flow by Saturday. A lava flow from Kilauea Volcano that has been slowly passing through the mostly vacated subdivision of Royal Gardens since January finally reached the ocean early this morning. County officials hope that
Vegans and vegetarians need not read further. Beef. It’s what’s for dinner in HAWAII Magazine editor John Heckathorn’s dining column for the March issue of sister publication, Honolulu. Ever the completist when it comes to dining out, our J. Heck sampled Wagyu and Angus ribeyes, NY cuts, filet mignons, Delmonicos and more at six Hawaii
You ask. We answer. Reader Joy Jones asks about Jack Thompson, one of the last remaining residents in the Big Island’s lava-inundated Royal Gardens subdivision. Her main concern: Was Thompson OK, and was his home still standing? She’d been watching Anthony Bourdain’s food travelogue No Reservations that aired Monday on Travel Network. Bourdain visited Thompson
You ask. We answer. Reader Joyce Beers wrote to us with a question about her beverage of choice when she’s in Hawaii: POG. POG is a blend of passionfruit, orange and guava juices. Joyce read in HAWAII Magazine’s current issue that Guava Kai Plantation on Kauai had shut down, and wanted to know if POG
Many people dig reruns of Hawaii Five-O. Myself included. The over-the-top line readings. The ham-fisted dialogue. Square-jawed Jack Lord’s studied, emotion-free imagining of Det. Steve McGarrett. His solid team of creatively-named partners in Hawaii crime-fighting Kono Kalakaua, Chin Ho Kelly, Duke Lukela, Ben Kokua and, of course, Danny “Danno” Williams. What’s not to love? The
Did you notice I wasn’t posting on HawaiiMagazine.com last Friday? That’s partly because I was hurtling at more than 50 mph, 300 feet above the floor of a West Maui gulch. For the May/June issue of HAWAII Magazine, I’ll be writing a story about my morning of ziplining with the great instructors at Kapalua Adventures.
When is the life of a field botanist akin to that of a certain silver-screen archeologist, who’s famous for getting into potentially dangerous situations in remote locales? Hawaii’s field botanists dangle from helicopters. They work in the pelting downpours of mountain rainforests. They navigate down sheer 3,000 foot oceanside cliffs. They battle wild pigs. All
