Here’s a side of Oahu most visitors never see. We recently accompanied superchef Nobu Matsuhisa on a visit to Ma‘o Farm (Motto: No panic, go organic) in the Lualualei Valley, nestled amid the Waianae Mountains. Famous for his fusion of Japanese and Peruvian cooking, not to mention his sushi, Nobu has 25 restaurants worldwide, from […]
In the March/April 2010 issue of HAWAII Magazine, we take you to the seldom-visited island of Moloka‘i. We had a great guide, none other than Molokai-raised Hawaiian singer, Raiatea Helm, who at age 25 is already an established international star. She’s also still a Molokai girl. When she is not touring Japan, China, Tahiti or the
It’s official, apparently. We’re the happiest state in the nation. Anyway, the 2009 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which does its best to measure these things, says Hawaii has edged Utah for the No. 1 slot as happiest state in America. Hawaii scored a 70.2 average well-being score, out of a possible 100 points. Utah—2008’s happiest state—tied
Even frequent Hawaii travelers never find their way to Moloka‘i. It has hardly any tourism infrastructure, no movie theatre, no stoplights. It’s the most rural and Hawaiian of the major islands. But there are people for whom it’s their favorite island—despite, or perhaps because of, its resistance to progress. In the current March/April 2010 issue
HAWAII Magazine reader, Lucky Thompson of Las Vegas, Nevada, e-mailed us with a question touching on a favorite Hawaii method of cooking: Do you have a recipe for “Pulehu salt?” I can buy it here in Las Vegas, but would prefer to make my own. You ask. We answer. Just to be clear, pulehu is
In the March/April 2010 issue of HAWAII Magazine, we bring you a feature article on “Discovering Molokai.” Despite its unspoiled beauty, not many people have seen Molokai. Even many seasoned Hawaii travelers have never been there. But the few who love Molokai, really love it, despite, or perhaps because of, its resistence to development and
If you are in Waikiki on the evening of Feb. 12, you may want to find yourself a spot under the stars on the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Great Lawn, alongside the Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon. The hotel is spearheading an “Island to Island for Haiti” benefit concert. What’s in it for you? Great music and food.
HAWAII Magazine reader Derek Abraham e-mailed us with a question about this year’s 64th annual Aloha Festivals: I am interested in going to Oahu during Aloha Week in September 2010. Could you please send me the exact dates covering Aloha Week? Please give me any information on activities going on during this time. In 1991,
Congratulations to HAWAII Magazine reader Scott Prince of Torrance, Calif. Scott won our VIP package to the third annual Southern California Slack Key Festival in Redondo Beach—including two choice seats for the concert and an invite to the VIP reception at Trader Vic’s the previous evening. Thanks to everyone who entered the ticket giveway on
HAWAII Magazine reader William Hammond e-mailed, asking for our help: We made our first trip to Hawaii in 2001. On Kauai, my wife had what she still declares is the best fish that she has ever eaten–butterfish. Since then we’ve been to Kona and three times to Maui. We ask for butterfish, and everyone says
Are you a Parrothead, in other words, a Jimmy Buffett fan? Will you be Waikiki this Friday, Jan. 8? Word is that Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will be giving a free live concert at Buffett’s Waikiki restaurant and lounge, which opened last February in Don Ho’s old space at the Ohana Waikiki
We’re pleased that the first subject in HAWAII Magazine’s new “Portraits in Paradise” feature is Maui singer-songwriter-chanter-kumu hula-cultural specialist Kealii Reichel. Reichel was unknown in 1994, when his first album, Kawaipunahele, burst on to the scene, dominating Hawaiian radio, the Billboard Magazine World Music Chart and that year’s Na Hoku Hanohano music awards. He’s followed
