Returning for its 98th year on Friday, March 16, the annual Kamehameha Schools Song Contest gathers high school students from its Kapalama-Oahu Campus to sing Hawaiian mele (songs) in olelo Hawaii (Hawaiian language). Performers are split into groups, with boys, girls and co-eds all competing to take home trophies and awards. This year’s theme commemorates […]
Creating a list of Hawaii’s top five beaches when there are countless out there just as blue and beautiful as the next is a difficult task. But, nominations for best beaches poured in from our readers around the world for our 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards, as listed in our March/April 2018 issue, and here are
Seated on the veranda of the newly opened Morimoto Asia Waikiki, I have an hour until sunset and an unrivaled view of Waikiki Beach. On the corner of Kalakaua Avenue and Liliuokalani Avenue, the restaurant, spearheaded by “Iron Chef” Masaharu Morimoto, is the Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach’s premier dining experience. An overeasy egg, which
The Road to Hana is a long and arduous journey, packed with twists and turns and plenty of stops. Around the 10-mile marker, when the waterfall hikes have got you feeling tired and hungry, take a break from the road and turn into the Garden of Eden. Here, you’ll find the Garden Café, a bright
The votes for 2018 are in and we have the results. From HAWAI‘I Magazine’s sixth annual Readers’ Choice Awards, which took votes from visitors and kamaaina (longtime residents), here’s your ranked list of Hawaii’s best Islands, even though they’re all pretty spectacular. 1. Maui Photo courtesy Hilton Hawaiian Village Coming in second on the list,
Being a tropical island, Hawaii gets rain, and sometimes it gets a lot of rain. So what do you do when your weekend itinerary filled with hikes and beach days starts to see grey skies and a 100 percent chance of precipitation? Well, you can do the fun activities we’ve previously written about, or you
It’s not all sunshine and rainbows here in Hawaii. Just like any other state, we’ve got our own fair share of problems, with the exorbitant price of milk, constant humidity and an overabundance of sand being just a few of the daily struggles residents have to face. Here are a few problems locals and longtime residents
Once the Pacific Beach Hotel, a Waikiki landmark since the late ’60s, a $115 million renovation has given the old building a well-deserved facelift and the much anticipated launch of Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach. The lobby greets you with grand allure—sculptures and large wooden pillars are strewn about the lobby alongside white-marble countertops that complement
It sounds great on paper: Waking up at 5:30 a.m., getting a nice workout climbing the stairs to Koko Head Crater and having a transformative moment watching the sun rise above the horizon. Easy, right? Not even a little bit. 1. “Why is it still dark? And cold? Is this what 5:30 a.m. feels like?”
Hawaiʻi’s full of awe-inspiring hikes, but not many will give you such a bird’s-eye view of Oʻahu’s North Shore like the ʻEhukai Pillbox Hike. Located next to Sunset Beach Elementary, this hike has been a regular activity for local residents for years, and its stellar views of the Seven Mile Miracle have recently begun sprouting
While on a whale watching tour with Maui Kayak Adventure, a mile-and-a-half offshore from Makena Beach, guests got more than they expected as they caught the attention of a juvenile humpback whale. Young and curious, the whale saw the group and swam over to say hello. And to the kayakers delight, the young humpback decided to stick around
Did you know, the Haleiwa signs you see when driving to the town aren’t the originals? Actually, far from it. In 1996, Californian artist Carole Beller was paid $15,000 to erect three signs that would draw attention to the North Shore’s iconic surf town, Haleiwa. These signs ended up featuring red boardshort-clad surfers in the
