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 […]
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
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
Joe Au-Franz remembers a recent ring hunt he’d been on at Waikīkī Beach. “I knew I was going to find it because I pulled a nickel and a pull tab. You always pull a nickel and a pull tab because they sound like rings,” he says. “So I knew if they lost a ring here,
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
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
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
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
It’s not just we humans who love to rip open a present on Christmas day. Your dog or cat—or both—may be expecting to see something addressed to them sitting underneath the Christmas tree. Or, at least, that’s what we’d like to believe. Either way, if you’re looking to treat your furry friend to something nice
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. It really is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, all through the Islands. So now’s the time for you to do these only-in-Winter activities
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
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
