Articles by Derek Paiva

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Food, Hawai‘i Island

Where to eat a loco moco in Hilo, the town that invented it

The least-disputed story of the creation of the loco moco—Hilo town’s legendary, high-calorie contribution to the Hawaii cuisine vernacular—begins in the late 1940s with a gang of hungry teenagers, who called themselves the Lincoln Wreckers. As perennially hungry as they were low on spending money, the Wrecker boys compelled the owner of one of their

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Hawai‘i Island, Travel Tips

Top 5 favorite Hawaii small towns

A couple thousand of you voted, we counted every answer and now we’re ready to reveal the results of our latest HAWAII Magazine Facebook Ohana Poll question: “What’s your favorite Hawaii small town?” We received so many votes, in fact, that it’s possible there isn’t a town between Naalehu on the Big Island and Hanapepe

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Food, Oʻahu

HAWAII Magazine’s “75 Places to Eat Like A Local”: Breakfast

Now through December, we’re sharing categories from HAWAII Magazine’s 2013 Food Issue main feature, “75 Places to Eat Like a Local.” You’ll find the issue on sale now, loaded with features focused on Hawaii eats and where to get ’em, as well as the complete, 75-strong collection of Hawaii food spots you’ll find us grabbing

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Hawai‘i Island

A visual journey through the Big Island’s Hamakua district

The Hamakua Coast has long been the Big Island’s bread basket, and proud of it. Prior to Western contact, thousands of Hawaiians lived, farmed and fished in massive Waipio and Waimanu Valleys, the breathtaking northernmost landmarks of the 50-mile coastline. In the 1800s, John Palmer Parker founded Parker Ranch on grasslands high above Hamakua’s verdant

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