With the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing in full swing on Oahu’s North Shore and monster winter waves pounding the shores of various other Hawaii shorelines, the ninth annual Kona Surf Film Festival is arriving just in time for stoked surfers and surfing fans. The fest, which starts on Fri., Dec. 7 and wraps up […]
Events tied to the 71st anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day are under way this week on Oahu. Among them: an engaging discussion with survivors and other eyewitnesses of the Dec. 7, 1941 attack; a ceremony marking the exact time the attack started; and an evening parade through the Waikiki area. • After Dark in the
Kauai’s 16th annual Festival of Lights, which features a charming collection of island-style folk art and thousands of glowing yuletide lights, will get under way on Fri., Dec. 7 with caroling, illumination of Lihue’s Historic Park and, of course, visits with Santa Claus. Mrs. Claus will be on hand, too. Festivities will begin at 6
The City and County of Honolulu’s official schedule for Oahu street activities is now packed with holiday parades, starting this weekend and continuing through mid-December. More than 20 major parades and caravans will be lining up in across the island. For a complete listing of parades and caravans, click here. Here are some of this weekend’s
Over the holiday weekend, lava from Kilauea volcano’s Puu Oo vent poured into the ocean, setting the scene for dramatic views along a remote stretch of the Big Island shoreline. Today, the drama has largely subsided, with the flow continuing at the pace of a weak trickle outside of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park’s eastern boundaries.
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About five miles northeast of the historic Haleiwa town on Oahu’s North Shore, on the grounds of Kawailoa Plantation, construction of Hawaii’s latest clean-energy effort is completed and commercial operations are under way. At full output, the 69 megawatt Kawailoa Wind project has the potential to meet up to 10 percent of Oahu’s annual electrical demand
If you happen to be in the Islands during the Thanksgiving holiday, you may hear talk about turkey cooked in an imu. Note: the Hawaiian word sounds like emu — an ostrich-like Australian bird. If you’re unfamiliar with the Hawaiian term, it’s possible that you may find yourself wondering whether traditional holiday tables here feature
The 21th annual World Invitational Hula Festival, which features participants from more than 20 countries, gets under way today in Honolulu. The two-day fest, which will be based at the Queen Kapiolani Hotel in the Waikiki area, aims to entertain and, through the art of hula, educate spectators about for Hawaii’s unique culture. Participants will
Filming of the second big-screen installment of The Hunger Games, based on the triology (young adult novels) penned by Susan Collins, is slated to get under way on Oahu by the end of the year. In recent Hawaii news reports, Oahu’s film commissioner has confirmed that the Lionsgate Entertainment production titled The Hunger Games: Catching
It’s that time again. Winter waves will soon start rolling into Oahu’s North Shore, and the world’s best surfers are ready to ride. The holding period for the annual Vans Triple Crown starts today with a “lay day” as the waves are too small to meet competition standards. Surf forecasts are now expecting a swell
This weekend, Veterans Day will be observed in Hawaii with the dedication a new pavilion that salutes soldiers who served in the military during the Vietnam War and other American veterans, and a sunset ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial. In addition, the National Park Service is marking the holiday by waiving entry fees this
Showcasing some of the Big Island’s culinary talents, the second annual Puna Culinary Festival is under way this week. Situated on the easternmost portion of the island, the Puna District, south of Hilo, includes the eastern flank of Kilauea volcano and, thanks to a variety of growing conditions, diversified agriculture. Among the fest’s highlights: various
