The third season of Hawaii Five-0 kicked off at Waikiki’s “Sunset on the Beach” venue on Sunday with a sneak-peak viewing of tonight’s premiere episode. By the time festivities got under way with the stars of our favorite re-imagined TV police procedural drama walking a red carpet rolled out on the sand, cheering and sign-waving […]
The 32nd annual Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF), slated for Oct. 11-21 in Honolulu, will showcase 219 films from 43 countries, including prestige titles, fest favorites and buzz-worthy films. While we realize seeing all of the films —spanning 11 days— might be a bit extreme, we do highly recommend keeping an eye out for three
One of Hawaii’s own top chefs, Sheldon Simeon (executive chef at Star Noodle in Lahaina, Maui) will compete with 20 other culinary contenders in the next season of the popular Top Chef television show on the Bravo cable channel. Titled Top Chef: Seattle, the show’s 10th season is slated to premiere on Wed. Nov. 7.
Mealani’s 17th Annual Taste of Hawaiian Range and Agricultural Festival, set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 21 at the Big Island’s Hilton Waikoloa Village (Kohala Coast’s south end), spotlights Hawaii’s grass-fed beef industry’s local ranchers, farmers, and more than 30 of the state’s top chefs. Festivalgoers wil be invited to “graze”
Who said you had to live in Hawaii to experience Hawaiian culture? Why not celebrate island style no matter where you are. For those living in or near Napa Valley or Las Vegas you are in luck with the arrival of the Napa Valley Aloha Festival, and the Las Vegas Hawaiian Civic Club’s Prince Jonah
The Second Annual Maui Jazz & Blues Festival is under way this weekend at the Grand Wailea resort, on the island’s southeast coast. Among the headliners: jazz drumming legend Louis Hayes (who has played with John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Cannonball Atterly and others), Louis Walker (electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter), saxophone master and Grammy
On many days, for countless visitors and residents alike, Hawaii is an easy-going paradise. There are, of course, exceptions — some involving traumatic medical situations, dramatic weather, and potential environmental dangers. The Weather Channel Companies is focusing on those intense island scenes with a new television docu-series titled Hawaii Air Rescue, which will premiere at
