Very special guest Nathan “Nate” Serota—a public information officer for the Department of Parks and Recreation of the City and County of Honolulu—is in the hot seat this week on the “Have Aloha Will Travel” podcast, your biweekly Hawaiʻi-focused pod hosted by HAWAIʻI Magazine editor, Catherine Toth Fox, and associate editor, Kevin Allen. During a […]
The holidays will be a little less jolly this year, as the City & County of Honolulu has decided to scale back its annual Honolulu City Lights festivities to stop large social gatherings in an effort to minimize the chance of a coronavirus outbreak. The biggest—and most necessary—omission will be the opening night festivities. This includes
Vote now in our 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards: Tell us which beaches, hiking trails, lūʻau, hotels, food trucks and surf spots are your favorites. The results will be printed in our March/April 2021 issue. While there are over 50 state parks in Hawaiʻi, there are only nine areas designated as “national parks” in the Islands.
Born Aug. 24, 1890, Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku became one of Hawaiʻi’s most celebrated citizens during his lifetime. From winning gold medals for the U.S. Olympic swim team to serving as sheriff of Honolulu, the ever-suave Kahanamoku ended up becoming the Islands’ ambassador of aloha, giving swimming and surfing exhibitions around the world.
For those who don’t know, the Made in Hawaiʻi Festival is one of the largest—and longest running—events to feature only made-in-Hawaiʻi goods and products. This year, to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival is going virtual for the first time in its history. And while it may sadden veteran event-goers looking forward to experiencing
As the number of active COVID-19 cases continue to grow on Oʻahu, Governor David Ige and Mayor Kirk Caldwell hosted a joint media briefing today, Aug. 18, to announce additional restrictions on Island residents and visitors to curb infection rates. The hardest-hitting news is for those looking to travel to the Islands via the pre-travel testing
It’s impossible to escape the COVID-19 news cycle, and Cat and Kevin have a lot to discuss in regard to Oʻahu’s latest COVID-19 shutdown this week’s episode of the “Have Aloha Will Travel” podcast. The first talking point Cat and Kevin hit is clearing up some of the misinformation about the shutdown being posted by community members
Vote now in our 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards! Tell us which beaches, hiking trails, lūʻau, hotels, food trucks and surf spots are your favorites. The results will be printed in our March/April 2021 issue. The Islands are known for their amazing beaches, no doubt about that, and Kauaʻi in particular features some of the finest
It’s happening again. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced today at a press briefing that the closure of state parks and beaches will start at midnight on Saturday, Aug. 8, and will extend through Sept. 5. In addition, all five Oʻahu botanical gardens, hiking trails within state parks, lookouts and other gathering places on Oʻahu will be closed for
Stepping out of my rental car high up in the balmy hills of Lahaina, I find myself in a land of miniatures, otherwise known as the Lahaina Animal Farm and Petting Zoo. I raise my hands to protect my eyes from the unrelenting sun and focus on two pint-sized ponies. They give me an inquisitive
Who loves Mondays? Garfield, and the listeners of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast, that’s who. Back again for their 37th episode, Cat and Kevin get on the mic to talk about one of their favorite events of the year, HAWAIʻI Magazine’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards. Turning nine this year, our Readers’ Choice Awards is
Do you love “Amber” by 311? Maybe you have a soft spot in your heart for Jason Mraz’s “Summer Breeze.” If that’s the case, then you’ll probably love this playlist, featuring 27 songs handpicked by HAWAIʻI Magazine staffers as well as our readers and followers on Instagram. To us, these songs remind us of lazy summer afternoons, salt-scented
