Santa Claus is coming to town, and when said town is found on the most remote island chain in the world, his vehicle of choice is Hawaiian outrigger canoe. In an annual Waikiki tradition at the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort, Santa Claus traded in his trusty sled and reindeer for a crew of paddlers, who guided him toward Oahu this […]
There’s nothing like pulling up a seat to these premier tables set up across the Hawaiian Islands. 1. A private chef … and helicopter ride to Hana
This absolutely feels like you’re watching an episode of “Mad Men.” Or, rather, those “Mad Men” episodes where Don Draper and Sterling Cooper holoholo on over to Hawaii feel exactly like this travelogue. In one of the most stylized travelogues you’ll ever see, highlights include an appearance by Don Ho, a bike ride through pineapple
The next time you visit Pearl Harbor be sure to check out its latest visitor experience—a 3-D virtual reality mobile app. Debuting this week, there are now three VR tours available that work with various virtual reality viewers (like Google Cardboard, pictured above). They can be rented or purchased at the USS Arizona Memorial Narrated
The social media craze dubbed the Mannequin Challenge has been sweeping the net, finding its way into recent Thanksgiving dinners to the halls of the White House. Just when you think you’ve seen them all, or have become totally unfazed by it, here is possibly the greatest rendition yet—and by the Greatest Generation, no less.
Taylor Okata, stylist and creative director. New York-based stylist Taylor Okata (@tayzdayz) has worked on fashion and editorial campaigns for pretty much everything—from Adidas to Apple and Complex to Self Magazine. When he manages to get away from the city for his home tropics, the tastemakers keeps his eyes peeled for great local design and always maganes to
This Wednesday, December 7 is the National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration. Taking place on the 75th anniversary of the morning Pearl Harbor was attacked, it will be a historic December looking back on that day’s events, its consequences and how to continue remembering it for the future. They’ll also be honoring the remaining living survivors,
This December 7, 2016 marks the 75th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. For the historic event, about two weeks of commemorations will take place here on Oahu to honor the last living survivors from that fateful morning and those who lost their lives. “A key focus of the commemoration of the 75th anniversary
Filmmaker Bryson Kainoa Chun squints at the camera screen. Inside the frame, a young Hawaiian man races from a dilapidated Hilo house in the pouring rain, hops onto a moped clutching an obscured object wrapped in ti leaves and speeds down the gravel road. As the vehicle vanishes from sight, throwing rocks up in its wake,
You read that right: There are sunflower fields on the North Shore of Oahu. Around this time each year, the Waialua Sunflowers bloom and add a new kind of sunshine to the island. Like many others, it’s something I had heard about here and there over the years, and up until recently, had seen a
This longstanding favorite served during the fall and winter season is by no means isolated to the Islands, but there’s something unique about Hawaiʻi’s version of the dessert when compared to the other recipes you can search online … Is it the thickness, the texture, the whipped cream cheese frosting? Not sure, but it’s ʻono,
So, this is what Hawaii really looked like, I think to myself, as I ascend up a sunlit valley on the north shore of Kauai, warmly enveloped by 120 species of native and indigenous plant life. Limahuli Garden and Preserve. Photo: Kicka Witte/HAWAIʻI Magazine I’m wandering through Limahuli Garden’s most vital and awe-inspiring acreage, a section
