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Aloha Friday Picks: It’s Time to Make Those New Years’ Resolutions a Reality

Aloha Friday Picks is a weekly news blog that will run every Friday and features three things we recommend you do, try or experience over the weekend. Send us tips at media@hawaiimagazine.staging.upspringsites.com.   As fun as they are to make, New Years’ resolutions tend to get forgotten—or ignored—by the time February rolls around. So don’t let that happen […]

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5 Moments that Defined Hawaiʻi’s 2020

2020 has been a year like no other and now—fortunately—it’s over. So as we get used to writing “2021” on checks, it’s also time for us to look back at 2020 as a whole. And don’t worry, we won’t be wearing any rose-tinted glasses here. These are just five defining moments and memories from a year that can only

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Podcast Show Notes: Have Aloha Will Travel EP48

It’s 2021 and the “Have Aloha Will Travel” podcast is back—for the first time since last year. To celebrate the passing of 2020, Cat and Kevin decided they’d give listeners a sneak peek at some things HAWAIʻI Magazine is planning to do in 2021, like a brand-spanking-new website and producing more Neighbor Island content. Our “Holoholo” video series is

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WATCH: Santa Claus Arrive on an Outrigger Canoe at Waikīkī Beach

Ho, ho, who’s that jolly old man surfing into Waikīkī Beach on an outrigger canoe? Why it’s none other than jolly old Saint Nick, making his annual visit to Waikīkī Beach before starting his monumental trip to deliver presents to all of the good keiki (kids) around the whole world. Normally, Santa would be greeted a massive crowd of excited kiddos

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Podcast Show Notes: Have Aloha Will Travel EP47

When the weather outside is frightful, stay in and listen to the newest episode of the “Have Aloha Will Travel” podcast! With Christmas just around the corner—only four more days!—we’ve once again enlisted the help of HONOLULU Magazine managing editor Katrina Valcourt to talk about what festive festivities Honolulu has to offer. Ice Cubed Hawaiʻi

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What’s Open and Closed on Christmas Day in Hawaiʻi

While a cozy Christmas morning—and day—spent inside your holly, jolly hale (home) does sound pleasant, it’s never a bad idea to take advantage of the holiday and get out and about! But, if you do decide to get on your merry way on the 25th of December, it’s important to know what will be open, and what won’t be. To

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Discover the Royal Coconut Coast with this Easy-to-Use Online Planner

If you’ve driven along Kauaʻi’s eastern shoreline, from Līhuʻe to Anahola, you’ve likely passed through the Coconut Coast. It’s made up mostly of the districts of Wailua and Kapaʻa, and despite having so much to offer—beachside restaurants, affordable hotels with ocean views, an authentic sense of community and aloha—many visitors drive right through without ever

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Podcast Show Notes: Have Aloha Will Travel EP46

Joined by the ever-fashionable Stacey Makiya, who works near Cat and Kevin at HAWAIʻI Magazine’s sister publication, HONOLULU Magazine as its senior fashion editor and stylist. The focus of this week’s episode of the “Have Aloha Will Travel” podcast is all about shopping—from gifts for pets to the perfect stocking stuffers. READ MORE: 2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Presents

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Shaka Santa and Tūtū Mele have Arrived at Oʻahu’s Honolulu Hale

The number one Christmas couple, Shaka Santa and Tūtū Mel, have finally made their way to the Honolulu Hale. An iconic duo, the local-style take on Mr. and Mrs. Clause help beckon in the holidays with their big—like really big—presence, and serve as key decorations in the Honolulu City Lights ornament display, which unfortunately had to be pared down this year

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