It’s the phrase of the year for Hawaii. The term “selfie stick” dominated Google searches made out of the Aloha State this past calendar year, according to an analysis by Estately—more than any of the other 49 states. After all Hawaii’s scenery does provide for an awesome photographic backdrop, so it’s not surprising that for […]
Hawaii is an amazing place to see far, far beyond, well, Hawaii. Milky Way behind Kauai’s mountains along the Napali coast.Photo: Marvin Chandra If you’ve spent most of your life in a city, the first thing you’ll notice in the more remote areas of Hawaii is all those millions of stars quietly blinking over
Hāna is just a gorgeous drive away. A gorgeous two-and-a-half hour drive with 59 bridges and 620 curves away, to be exact. The Road to Hāna, a highway that connects Kahului to Hāna, is a highly recommended daytime drive to really see the undeveloped scenery of Maui’s east side. Whether you’ve been to the island
President Barack Obama and his family are going to spend their eighth consecutive holiday vacation in the Aloha State he was born and raised in. This is a landmark one as it will be his final Hawaii vacation while serving in office, and we can predict what he’ll be doing by looking back at his
Hawaii has so many distinctive land formations with interesting backstories to their popular nicknames we couldn’t just limit it to one post. Here are eight more alluring natural landmarks… 1. Dragon’s Teeth on Kapalua Christopher Michel/Wikipedia Commons Sink your feet into this unique rock formation on Maui’s Makaluapuna Point, a result of one of the
The people of Yelp have spoken. While we wait to see if this Oahu eatery continues to hold it down on the seafood front for 2016, Yelp users were left in awe by Ono Seafood his past year. The restaurant, located on Kapahulu just outside of Waikiki, has been delighting the community with what’s regarded
Everyone swears it just tastes better. The slow food, farm-to-fork movement is a visible force in Hawaii’s culinary scene. Literally. You can’t glance at the menu of a newly opened restaurant across the Islands that doesn’t call attention to a plate with a list of ingredients sourced from a local farm. That’s a welcome thing.
Okay, so, “hike” is a strong word. This is more of a walk on a trail behind the Nuuanu Memorial Park, which makes the three petroglyph sites located along it all the more unexpected. And if you’re looking to check out a couple waterfalls just outside downtown Honolulu, Nuuanu has a couple of those as
Manaola Yap is a storyteller. At 29, the Native Hawaiian designer has a vision to push Hawaii fashion forward into the mainstream luxury market without sacrificing the culture ingrained in his rich Hawaii Island upbringing. We spoke to him about his new flagship Ala Moana Center location, its official debut collection and the stories he
You wouldn’t think these real questions we found online need to be asked. But apparently they do. 1. Although some American bookstores may categorize Hawaii under “international travel,” if you’re a U.S. citizen, no, you don’t need to show your passport—just a valid I.D.—since Hawaii is, after all, a part of the United States.
This is what “winter” looks like in Hawaii: an open-air ice skating rink just a five-minute walk from a warm sandy beach. Ward Village opened the seasonal outdoor experience just after Thanksgiving and it runs through Christmas until January 10, 2016 with tickets that include skate rentals priced at $15 per person for 90 minutes
Everyone in the galaxy is buzzing—and in some cases, mimicking a star and EXPLODING with excitement—over the upcoming “Star Wars” movie. This includes Hawaii’s very own, er, force of sci-fi buffs who in some cases have taken their enthusiasm to the next level with merchandise with a local spin or can only get in Hawaii.
