Wondrous, historic and one of a kind—Hawaii’s scenic coasts and coastal areas are destinations worth traveling for alone. If you’ve seen any of these in person then you can attest how unforgettable they are. 1. Photo by Tim Wilson Hint: It’s one of this island’s oldest valleys. 2. Photo by Daniel Ramirez Hint: It’s […]
Prepare to be transported back in time… Hawaii in 1924, specifically. In this silent film simply titled “The Hawaiian Islands,” black and white waves lap against the shores, people shop at the Japanese-owned stores in the city district, workers tend to sugar canes plantation fields in the hot sun, Hawaiians pound poi and surf the
If you want to know what the Islands sounds like, just press play and let the soothing strings of this acoustic guitar wash over you like a gentle breeze and take you there. Local musician Wayne Enos of the Kahaluu, Oahu group Natural Vibrations shared this video on his Facebook page casually playing “He Aloha
You’ve never seen the Hawaiian Islands like this before. Honolulu-based photographer and graphic designer Petey Ulatan works his digital photo manipulation magic on some of Hawaii’s most scenic coastlines, giving a mesmerizing and warped perspective to some of our most familiar coastlines. The series, which he consistently shares on his Instagram, feature cityscapes from around
Whether or not you were one of the thousands who made it out to Waimea for this year’s 31st annual Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, now is your chance to relive all the excitement from this past February when the bay called the day. Oahu’s preeminent big wave surf photographer, Zak
What can’t Hawaii’s Kai Lenny do? In this new video from SUP Magazine, the 23-year-old waterman introduces the world to what it looks when you combine a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) and a hydrofoil and what is this sorcery?! Lenny hovers and glides above the waters of the Maliko Gulch and you might be wrapping your
“May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii.” In celebration of the beautiful art of lei making across the Islands, no matter what day May 1 coincides with, festivities will take place. This year, May Day falls on a Sunday making way for a variety of events leading up to it throughout the weekend. Oahu May
Driving Maui’s Road to Hana is a roller coaster ride of emotions, especially for those who are actually driving it. 1. “I love to drive, no problem. Let’s do this!” 2. “Will you look at that—the open road! These bamboo forests! Ocean blue! I LOVE DRIVING YES I DO.” 3. *after making a perfect
Among the sea of more than 4,000 shows and 50,000 performers to gather this fall at Scotland’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe will be a first for what’s considered the world’s largest performing-arts festival: a stage of Native Hawaiian teenagers singing in ‘olelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language) and dancing hula. In August, Kamehameha Schools prepares to debut something
A timeless Hawaiian mele (song) receives a beautiful live version spanning the Islands. Seriously, stop what you’re doing and take a real life moment to pause and press play for this. Cyril Pahinui. Dozens of noteworthy local artists—like Cyril Pahinui, Ledward Kaapana, Paula Fuga, Imua Garza and Kimie Miner—from across genres come together and are
Food is a reason alone to travel to Hawaii. The culinary scene across the Islands has an incredible variety of foods to eat your way through. This direct reflection of Hawaii’s diverse multicultural demographics and history makes way for exciting new restaurants—and often tasty fusion flavors—year after year. From our HAWAIʻI Magazine 2016 Readers’ Choice Issue, here are the
Kona Brewing Company has reprised its popular Makana Series from last year with seasonal, limited edition beers inspired by the four natural elements—aina (land/Earth), makani (wind), wela (fire) and kai (water)—in a campaign that cycles these flavors through the year. Makana, which means “to give” in Hawaiian, fits into the initiative’s overarching theme which is
