A bedroom in one of the Hilton Garden Inn’s beach cottages. Hilton Garden Inn Kauai Wailua Bay Nothing says luxury like living out of a suite, and the suite options at the Hilton Garden Inn on Kauai—the one-bedroom ocean view suite and the junior suite with an ocean view and sofa bed—are worth every penny. These […]
Watching the sunset from Hotel Lanai’s quaint lanai (porch) is like nothing I’ve seen before. Dipping below Lanai City, the sun’s fierce daily ritual is more pronounced, the city’s towering pine trees adding to the scene’s overall glowing grandeur. After night has taken over, I find myself unable to rise from my snug rocking chair.
Southwest Airlines continues to make moves in the Hawaii airspace, as Hawaii Island mayor Harry Kim announced last Friday that the airline would be commencing four daily flights from HNL (Oahu, Honolulu) to ITO (Hawaii Island, Hilo) in the fall. Adding more fuel to the fire, Southwest Airlines plans to have direct flights to Hilo from the mainland
Making her debut appearance, Kayla Rivera, HAWAII Magazine’s art director, joins Kevin Allen and Catherine Toth Fox to talk about some of the experiences and moments they had while working on the latest May/June issue of HAWAII Magazine. The first topic discussed, which is actually one of the stories that opens the issue, is Cat and
A work by Fernando Botero. With so much to see, it’s easy to get lost in the grandiose halls of the Grand Wailea. But there are numerous pieces that art aficionados won’t want to miss, such as the dripping mermaid statue in the pool surrounding the lobby bar sculpted by Jan Gordon Fisher, who created
Hawaii Island, commonly referred to as the Big Island, is a pretty unique place, even compared to the rest of the Hawaiian Islands. And there are some key features of the Big Island, some obvious, others not so much, that may catch visitors and even locals off-guard. So if you’re headed to Hawaii’s youngest and
Don’t think Honokaa falls into the category of one of the Big Island’s many sleepy country communities. In fact, Honokaa’s got a lot going on, and you can spend hours on its main drag, Mamane Street. Whether you love to thrift—and who doesn’t—or just want to grab a filling vegan lunch, Honokaa’s here for you.
We’ve all seen the beach before. Hundreds of times, especially if you’ve lived in the Islands. However, Sarah Caudle, an artist who moved to Hawai‘i five years ago from Georgia, has captured everything there is to love about the sea, from its flowing waves and bubbling sea foam to its golden shores, in a unique
From the islet of Molokini to the popular lava rock at the north end of Kaanapali Beach, Maui has some incredible snorkeling options, and our readers have voted on the ones they think are the best of the best. Truthfully, you can’t go wrong dipping your head underwater at any Maui beach, but here are
Cat and Kevin are back at it again this week to talk about ocean safety. The Hawaiian Islands are full of beautiful beaches, but there’s always a danger when you’re interacting with the ocean. Tanner Haytin, who serves as a lifeguard lieutenant on Oahu, tells the crew about the training and tribulations lifeguards have to
After three full days of competition, the 2019 Merrie Monarch Festival is officially over. Twenty-four hula halau (hula schools) competed in auana (modern) and kahiko (traditional) styles of hula, and schools were split into wahine (women) and kane (men) divisions. A panel of judges reviewed each performance and assigned points to each halau using the Merrie Monarch judging sheet before announcing who
Every year, the Merrie Monarch Festival awards one exceptional wahine (female) hula dancer the title of Miss Aloha Hula, something many hula practioners work their entire lives to obtain. This year, Taizha Keakealani Hughes-Kaluhiokalani won this prestigious award, which is given out after a fierce day of competition where 13 dancers vied for the title. Hughes-Kaluhiokalani comes from Kalihi-based hula halau (hula school) Halau Hiiakainamakalehua and
