The 60th annual Hilo Orchid Society Show and Sale, dubbed Islands of Orchids — the state’s largest orchid show — features exotic species, beautifully grown specimen plants and the latest hybrids, many created by Big Island orchid breeders. The three-day event is slated for Fri., Aug. 3 (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.), Sat., Aug. 4 […]
Honolulu-based Zippy’s Restaurants plans to open its first-ever Big Island location next summer. The 26th Zippy’s will open in Hilo’s Prince Kuhio Plaza. “We are delighted to have the opportunity to serve Hilo and to provide its residents with all of their Zippy’s favorites,” said Zippy’s President Paul Yokota in a recent Facebook post. Yokota
Mango season is under way in Hawaii, and this summer’s crop is bountiful. Reason enough to celebrate? We think so. If you agree — and happen to be on the Big Island this weekend — head on over to the Kona Coast’s Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort for the fourth annual Mango Festival. The free fest’s
Starting on Wed., Aug 1, Merriman’s Restaurants on Maui, Kauai and the Big Island will undertake a two-month sustainable seafood initiative, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable fishing practices in Hawaii. The companywide initiative is the first of its kind to pledge support for the Hawaii Fish Trust Project and other
At the Hawaii Coffee Association’s Grand Champions of Hawaiian Coffee event, held last weekend in Waikapu, Maui, 117 premium Hawaiian coffees from eight districts across the state were competitively “cupped.” Coffee cupping is a combination of art and science in which coffees are evaluated and scored based on subtle characteristics including flavor, aroma, ”mouth-feel,” acidity,
Nearly 300 top endurance athletes are getting ready to do battle with strong currents and waves in the 16th annual Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championships, slated to get under way at 7:30 a.m. this Sunday, July 29, on Molokai’s Kaluakoi Beach. Athletes on both prone and stand-up paddleboards (SUP) will compete in solo and team races
If you’re in the Waikiki area this Sunday (July 22), expect to see many passersby toting ukuleles. If you enjoy upbeat ukulele music (… and who doesn’t?), follow the musical crowd to Kapiolani Park Bandstand. The 42nd annual Ukulele Festival Hawaii will be under way from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The festival’s stage performance
If you’ve taken a town or country drive in the Islands on a Friday or Saturday night during the summer, when our weather turns even warmer than usual, it’s likely the sights described in the next paragraph will be wonderfully familiar. Rings of dancers clad in festive, lightweight yukata kimonos and wraparound happi coats, as well
It’s mango season in Hawaii. Those fragrant spheroids are ripe in treetops. Reason enough to celebrate? We think so. If you agree — and happen to be on Oahu this weekend — head on over to the Moana Surfrider in Waikiki for the fourth annual fruit tribute, Mangoes at the Moana, 10 a.m. to 6
The 35th annual Prince Lot Hula Festival — Hawaii’s oldest and largest non-competitive hula celebration held each year to honor Prince Lot Kapuaiwa, who revived the once-banned hula — is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., July 21 at Moanalua Gardens on Oahu. The event will feature both hula kahiko (ancient) hula and
The 27th annual Koloa Plantation Days, a nine-day festival that celebrates Kauai’s sugar-plantation past with more than two dozen events, will get under way Fri., July 20 with annual Plantation Days Rodeo events, including preliminary rounds of barrel racing and roping. There will also be a “Bull Riding Showdown,” followed by a paniolo (cowboy) barbecue.
Hulihee Palace — situated near the center of the Big Island’s historic Kailua-Kona area and known for its Hawaiian and Victorian artifacts — is hosting monthly heritage-focused days called An Afternoon at Hulihee Palace. This month’s event, set for 4 p.m. Sun., July 15 on the palace grounds, remembers the late John Adams Kuakini (1789-1844).
