At the runway show for Manaola Hawaii’s latest Spring/Summer 2016 collection, designer Manaola Yap sent a piece of history down the runway: Hawaii’s first luxury-end shoe collection. The newly-launched women’s heel collection is infused with the same Native Hawaiian storytelling-driven patterns as the rest of his original womenswear and menswear designs. Of the shoe line, […]
Following Friday’s coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, France, a hula halau (dance troupe) based in the “City of Light” united over the weekend to share the aloha spirit and wishes of healing to the victims and its citizens. On Sunday, Halau Hula O Manoa attended their already scheduled, routine lei-making class, but it took on
Another Apple software update, another major void concerning emojis for Hawaii people who text. Whether you’re visiting the Islands or call it your full-time home, a special place calls for a handful of icons to enter our emoji-dom. Since at this rate it looks like we won’t be getting a darn shaka emoji until iOS
Yup, $199. This winter, Virgin America is flying from California to Hawaii, its first routes to the Hawaiian Islands, at a starting rate of $199 each way (mandatory taxes and restrictions applying). That’s a round-trip rate and price point under $400, which is considered a big bargain for West Coast travelers looking to escape to
This document has been floating around online for a few years, resurfacing most recently on Reddit, and it’s extremely fascinating. Especially to those with roots to the Islands given the highly distinct nature of its “exam questions” in relation to the state’s diverse population. In short: this modern-day artifact is too unique and specific to
While views of our famous beaches and mountains manage to remain the same over the years, the clothing sure didn’t. HAWAI‘I Magazine takes a look back at the what we wore in the Islands from the 1930s through the 2000s. Scroll through the Islands’ fashionable idiosyncracies and tell us: Which decade was your favorite?
This morning marks the grand opening of Ala Moana Center’s much-anticipated Ewa Wing expansion and to celebrate there’s way more to do than just shop (but believe of us, there’s still a lot of that too). Let’s start with the stores. Ala Moana is boasting an upswing up nearly 100 or so retailers, but not
You can really feel the aloha spirit in these photographs. In honor of Veterans Day, we compiled these intimate moments of active military personnel embracing and being welcomed by their loved ones right here at Pearl Harbor. Family and friends (and in one case a dog!) line the harbor piers, forearms drenched with lei as
Hawaii is wading in an early humpback whale season and, yes, we’re quite excited about this. However, there are other species of these marine mammals breaching the surface to wave aloha. In the past two months, we’ve also witnessed pods of other magnificent mammals. About six weeks ago, a tour company owned by wildlife biologists
As we approach the holidays, here’s your winter-y reminder that it snows in Hawaii. Yes, snow in Hawaii. Mauna Kea, Hawaii Island’s dormant volcano, receives a dusty snowfall through the January/February months (sometimes even during the summer). Instead of palm trees and sandy beaches, snuggle up to these views of the snow-capped summit with a
We know all about the picturesque quality of Hawaii in the daytime, but if you stick around a few hours after that exciting sunset, there’s still more to see. Hawaii’s capital, Honolulu, as dense it may be, has a quiet grace about it that is not often shown. Into the dark of night we went to
For those of you who are too creeped out to actually be physically near these, now you can check out some of Hawaii’s spookier locales from the, uh…safety of your home. Take this virtual tour of these six notorious places throughout the state that have popular stories and urban legends attached to them. 1.
