Ritz-Carlton is poised to make its debut on Oahu with The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach — a high-rise featuring upscale condominiums and situated adjacent to “Luxury Row” retailers such as Tiffany & Co., Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci. The tower will feature condominiums ranging in size from 400 to more than 3,000 square feet. […]
Blessed Marianne Cope, a Roman Catholic nun who cared for Hansen’s Disease (leprosy) patients on Molokai for three decades, beginning in the late 1880s — soon after the death of Hawaii’s Saint Damien — will be canonized as a saint during 2012. In a news release issued yesterday by the Diocese of Honolulu, Bishop Larry
Earlier this year, The Honolulu Museum of Art unveiled its new plans for Spalding House, the verdantly landscaped hillside estate — previously home to The Contemporary Museum. Much of The Contemporary Museum’s 3,000-strong contemporary art collection is now housed at the downtown area Honolulu Museum of Art, which absorbed all of the former’s assets in
Situated on the west side of Maui, the historic town of Lahaina is sometimes referred to as the “jewel in the crown of Maui.” And Front Street, which runs near the former whaling village’s waterfront, contributes to that claim with scenic ocean and mountain views, historic architecture, a lively mix of shops and restaurants, and
Hawaii’s Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, a decorated World War II veteran who lost an arm in battle and represented the Islands in Congress for 50 years, died yesterday. He was 88 years old. The senator, who was third in line of presidential succession as the U.S. Senate’s senior member died of complications tied to a
Hawaiian Airlines announced today that it will offer twice-daily flights between Maui and Los Angeles for 10 weeks next summer. According to a news release issued by the Honolulu-based airline, the route will gain 34,000 air seats during the summertime service, which will be offered from June 13 through Aug. 25. Tickets for the routes
A 3-year-old Hawaiian monk seal abandoned by its mother as a newborn on Kauai is now taking up permanent residence at the Waikiki Aquarium’s Hawaiian Monk Seal Habitat. Hoailona, also known as KP2, returned to Hawaii last month, after spending about two years at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he took part in
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While signs for Waikiki and other iconic Oahu beach areas can be hard to miss, there are scores of shoreline public access points around the island that can be a bit tricky to find. A new easy-to-use map-based website pinpoints public access spots to Oahu beach areas. Click here to check out the map, which
Oahu’s Pearl Harbor ships and submarines will soon be decked out in glowing yuletide cheer for 2012 Holiday Harbor Lights evening tours, slated to get under way on Fri., Dec. 14 and continue through the weekend, wrapping up on Sun., Dec. 16. Free 30-minute harbor boat tours will be offered between 6:15 p.m. and 8
Two Hawaii musicians and the movie soundtrack for Hawaii-filmed The Descendants picked up Grammy Award nominations, which were announced this week by The Recording Academy. The 55th Grammys awards show will be staged (with a CBS broadcast) on Feb. 10, 2013. Keola Beamer’s album Malama Ko Aloha, or “Keep Your Love,” is nominated in the
Climbing into the hills of Kau, the Big Island’s southeastern district, there’s a breathtaking, sun-streaked view of coastal plain and shoreline that stretches from the far-off lava fields of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to the cattle-dotted, green pastures now surrounding me. I’m riding in a truck that’s absorbing most of the bumps on a country road
