We’ve counted the votes from our latest HAWAII Magazine Facebook ohana poll question: Where’s your favorite Hawaii snorkeling spot? The top five vote-getters are on the pages ahead. Our in-the-know ohana weighed in with votes for a total of more than 35 different shoreline areas in the Islands. Mahalo for the poll picks! If you’re […]
The Big Island’s Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will host the 32nd annual Cultural Festival on Sat., July 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kahua Hula (traditional hula platform) at Kaauea, near Volcano Art Center. Park entrance fees will be waived all day. An estimated 5,000 visitors attend the annual one-day free family event,
This summer, the Honolulu Museum of Art is offering a look at the art of a utilitarian article of clothing that has evolved from a simple-but-study construction into a high-tech active wear fashion statement. An exhibit titled Boardshorts: A Perfect Fit will open on Thurs., July 12 and remain on display until Jan. 13, 2013.
The 50th annual Hawaii State Farm Fair will be held this weekend at Kualoa Ranch, a 4,000-acre working cattle ranch on Oahu’s northeastern shore. We maintain that the shoreline scenery alone is worth the 45-minute car ride from Honolulu. (The views have been featured in films and TV shows ranging from Jurassic Park and 50
Hawaiian Airlines is now selling tickets for its new nonstop Honolulu-Brisbane, Australia route with introductory round-trip fare of $1,106 (includes taxes and fees) offered for travel starting in Honolulu. The three-times-weekly service is slated to begin on Nov. 27, 2012. The introductory fare will be available for purchase through Mon., July 18, and are good
The fifth annual Honolulu Surf Film Festival will get under way this weekend at the Honolulu Museum of Art’s Doris Duke Theatre with an opening-night lineup spotlighting Hawaii waterman heroes, such as bodysurfing great Mark Cunningham and paddling legend Joseph “Nappy” Napoleon. Closing night for the fest, which will be running from Sat., July 7
Here’s a bit of Hawaii travel news: Alaska Airlines is offering an escape to Maui from likely weather forecasts of rain and snow in the Mainland’s Northwest region; Maui’s first airport hotel opens; and recent visitor travel in Hawaii is on the rise. • Alaska Airlines announced this week that it’s launching new seasonal service
For more than three decades, Volcano Art Center has coordinated Hula Kahiko (ancient hula) presentations for the public at the sacred pa hula (hula platform) near Kilauea Visitor Center in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. This weekend, the center will present an addition to this year’s Na Mea Hawaii Hula Kahiko lineup that aims to provide
For the first time in 30 years, three of the Big Island’s rarest endangered forest birds have been detected at lower elevations of the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge. The findings are spurring hope among scientists for recovery efforts. The rediscovery of the birds at lower elevations along volcanic summits occurred during a joint U.S.
John Kapualani Koko, a longtime member of the Makaha Sons — a popular traditional Hawaii music trio that played twice at Carnegie Hall and before President Bill Clinton — died yesterday on Oahu. Koko was 51. Koko had been contending with longtime heart problems and was pursuing plans to undergo a heart transplant, according to
During early evening hours today, or on any Wednesday through Aug. 8, the sweet sounds of guitars and ukuleles will be drifting over the hedges at the Waikiki area’s Honolulu Zoo. Inside the zoo, on a stage overlooking a cool, grassy lawn, Honolulu Zoo’s Wildest Show in Town is holding its 26th annual summer concert
Google has added scores of interactive-panoramic images of popular Hawaii visitor attractions to its Google Street View gallery. A post on Google’s official blog notes that its expanded Street View of Scenic Hawaii, which now zooms in on everything from beach parks to volcanic lava fields and historic landmarks to shoreline resorts, aims to take
