Cultivated on the slopes of the Big Island’s Hualalai and Mauna Loa volcanoes, the Kona region’s long-established world-renowned specialty coffee has helped sustain the area’s community of farms for more than 185 years. Reason enough to celebrate? You bet your café latte it is. Now in its 42nd year, the 10-day Kona Coffee Cultural Festival […]
The seventh annual Moku O Keawe International Hula Festival is set to get under way at Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island’s Kohala Coast beginning today (Thurs., Nov. 1). Considered one of Hawaii’s top hula events, the three-day fest spotlights hula halau (dancing groups) from Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, Mexico, and Japan in hula
If you’ll be in the Islands in mid-November, you’ve gotta eat out. Slated to begin on Mon., Nov. 12 and wrap up on Sun., Nov. 18, Restaurant Week Hawaii is a seven-day celebration of Hawaii’s food services. With a total of more than 50 eateries participating on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island, the
Allegiant Air, a Nevada-based airline owned by Allegiant Travel Company, is now holding a sale through which it’s offering one-way tickets between Honolulu and nine cities on the U.S. mainland for as low as $99. The fares are limited (not available for all flights) and area available for a limited time for travel between Honolulu,
The American Windsurfing Tour’s Maui Makani Classic — ranked among the sport’s most prestigious competitions — is slated to begin tomorrow (Thurs., Oct. 25) in the waters edging Hookipa Beach Park, on Maui’s north shore. The Hookipa area is considered ideal for windsurfing because of its large, well-shaped waves and strong winds. The competition, which will
This week, the Big Island’s Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its designation as a World Heritage site with two events: an “After Dark in the Park” presentation and a roundtable talk, both focusing on World Heritage site status and the 40th anniversary of the international World Heritage Convention. Today, there
The lava lake swirling beneath a crack in the earth at Halemaumau crater — Kilauea volcano’s summit caldera — is hitting its highest levels since the vent opened in 2008, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Yesterday afternoon, the lava lake rose within about 110 feet of the top of the nearly
This Sunday will welcome the 7th Annual Maui Ukulele Festival at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului on Maui’s North shore. At this free annual event, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., festivalgoers are invited to roll out a blanket and set up some chairs for an afternoon full of ukulele music. There will
For almost three months, Lanai residents have held their collective breath in anticipation of finding out what Larry Ellison wants do with the Pineapple Isle. In June, Ellison, co-founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation, the world’s largest business software company, wrapped up a deal that made him the owner of all but a
Last week, Google made a splash by expanding their already popular Google Street View with underwater views of coral reef areas, including shots from two top-notch snorkeling areas right here in Hawaii — Oahu’s Hanauma Bay (pictured, right) and Molokini crater (pictured, below), a state Marine Life and Bird Conservation District located three miles off
Entrance fees at nearly 400 national parks, including Hawaii Volcanoes National Park located on Big Island, will waive entrance fees in recognition of National Public Lands Day on Sat., Sept. 29. The nationwide event is recognized as the largest single-day volunteer effort supporting public lands. In addition to free admission, the Hawaii Volcanoes National
The latest Hawaii-filmed TV drama series, Last Resort, will make its debut tomorrow night (Sept. 27) on ABC. The American military drama stars Andre Braugher (Men of a Certain Age), Scott Speedman (The Vow, Felicity) and Robert Patrick (True Blood). Here’s a bit of the show’s pilot storyline. The fictional USS Colorado, a ballistic missile
