Last January, subscriber Karen De La Vina of Phoenix, Ariz., read in HAWAII Magazine that we’d redone our Web site. Propped up in bed with her laptop, she decided to check us out. On the Web site, she took note of a chance to enter our “Shop A Le’a” sweepstakes, celebrating the opening of a […]
In Japan they’ve officially done away with Girls’ Day, having turned Boys’ Day, May 5, into Children’s Day. But in Hawaii, we still know how to show a girl a good time. In Hawaii, Hinamatsuri (Girls’ Day) is celebrated on the third day of the third month, mostly by Japanese and Okinawan families. In case
The Democratic presidential caucus at Koko Head Elementary School last night wasn’t chaos. It was more like college registration in the bad old days before computers—long lines, and nobody knew which one to stand in. People were, by and large, frustrated but patient.Up on the stage, trying to make herself heard, was precinct chair Amy
If you’re on Oahu, it’s multicultural party time. Get yourself to downtown Honolulu’s Chinatown Arts District today. It’s First Friday, with all the galleries open, bars packed, the young and trendy packing the sidewalks, and serious revelry. Not enough? Tonight’s also the official Chinese New Years street party. There will be firecrackers and lion dancers up
I’m sitting in the most elegant and historic space in Waikiki—the Veranda at the Moana Surfrider. Built in 1901, this spacious lanai wraps round the fabled Banyan Court in the hotel’s center. It’s a perfect January afternoon, sunny, not too warm, not too cold. I’m here for an elegant meal I don’t usually eat—afternoon tea. Now
You’ve been to Hawaii before. But you’ve probably never seen Hawaii like this.The Bishop Museum has the most extraordinary collection of 18th and 19th century Hawaii art in the world. Trouble is, hardly anyone has seen much of it for 70 years.In 1936, the museum closed its Picture Gallery. Although the room has found various
Dressed in his signature baseball cap and surrounded by beauty queens, Robert Wyland welcomed guests this weekend to the grand opening gala of the newly renovated Wyland Waikiki.The 400-room boutique hotel, formerly the Ohana Waikiki Surf, is far from the surf, three blocks off the beach. What it lacks in ocean frontage, it now makes up
One question visitors always have is: Where the best places to eat in the Islands? Where do people who live in Hawaii go out for a great meal?Here’s one source–the Hale Aina Restaurant Awards, voted by the readers of Honolulu Magazine. Honoluludoesn’t hold back; there are more than 100 awardees here, every type of restaurant, on
Where are the HAWAII Magazine photo contest winners for 2008?If you’re checking back into this site after a week or so away, you may be wondering: Where’s the print magazine?Yes, we used to put up a few articles each issue on our web site. Now, the whole magazine is here, every page, even every advertisement.Just click
The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua reopens today (1/7/08), after a $160-million transformation. The luxury oceanview resort on Maui’s northwest shore has been “privately” open for the last 10 days, housing the golfers, officials and media for first PGA tour event of the year, the Mercedes-Benz Championship, won by Daniel Chopra in a playoff.The PGA golfers move on to
San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom got engaged in Hawaii last weekend—to actress Jennifer Siebel. Newsom’s a colorful figure, best known for issuing 4,000 marriage licenses to gay couples, and for having an affair with his campaign chair’s wife.The Big Question, according to California’s Sen. Dianne Feinstein, was: When? When she asked him in public, Newsom declined
