Organizers of the third annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival, slated for Sept. 1-9, last week announced the lineup for daytime events that offer up-close-and-personal experiences with chefs, farmers, winemakers, and cultural practitioners. The fest, which showcases Hawaii’s bounty of locally sourced produce, seafood, beef and poultry, features more than 70 internationally renowned master chefs, […]
During late afternoon and early evening hours tomorrow, or on any Wednesday through mid-August, the sweet sounds of guitar and ukulele will be drifting over the hedges at the Waikiki area’s Honolulu Zoo. Staged on an cool, grassy lawn on zoo grounds, the 27th annual Wildest Show in Town spotlights: Kapena (June 12), Roy Sakuma
Celebrity chef Roger Mooking, host of the Cooking Channel’s Man Fire Food series, recently visited Hawaii to spotlight inventive ways to cook with fire. Island traditions, such as construction of a Hawaiian imu (underground oven), and local comfort food favorites ranging from huli-huli chicken to imu-steamed laulau are featured in two episodes, the first of
Hawaii’s celebration of the King Kamehameha Day holiday will get under way today — and wrap up next weekend — with ceremonies, parades and other cultural celebrations paying tribute to King Kamehameha the Great, who established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810 and was its first monarch. The first King Kamehameha Day, proclaimed by King Kamehameha
If you’re on Maui this weekend, your inner epicure may advise you to head for the island’s west shores where the 32nd annual Kapalua Wine & Food Festival will be under way at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua Resort. Among the fest’s highlights: grand wine and food tasting events, winemaker dinners, wine seminars, and culinary demonstrations. The
Now in its 34th year, Pan-Pacific Festival is among Hawaii’s largest-running cultural celebrations. The annual convergence of Pacific Rim cultures features hula, theatrical performances, a beachfront block party (hoolaulea), and wraps up with a lively parade in Waikiki. Festivities are slated to get under way on Friday (June 7) and wrap up at sunset on
Plans are now in the works to film a remake of “Godzilla” on Oahu this summer. According to local news reports, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures confirmed yesterday that on-island filming for the movie is slated to get under way in July. On Sunday, an estimated 2,000 people took part in an open casting
This month, the lineup events organized by Friends of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park includes a guided five-mile group hike along Kilauea Iki Trail, which crosses a still-steaming volcanic crater floor, and other trails. Plus, the nonprofit will stage its next volunteer forest restoration project in an area of native ohia forest. • Exploring Kilauea Iki
Touching down on the tarmac at Honolulu International Airport at midday: an Alaska Airlines 737 decked out in a thoroughly Hawaii paint design. Under the phrase Spirit of the Islands, is a scene depicting an ancient Polynesian voyaging canoe sailing near a Hawaii shoreline, bright yellow hibiscus (the state flower), and a map of the
This weekend, the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokulea and sister vessel Hikianalia will sail into Hilo Bay for the first stop on the Malama Hawaii leg of the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s ambitious four-year Worldwide Voyage. The wa‘a kaulua (voyaging canoes) were launched on Wednesday in Honolulu Harbor. Over the next several months, the canoes will sail
These days, we glimpse the influence of samurai art in popular culture, from the look of anime characters in comic books and video games to the design of Darth Vader’s helmet in Star Wars movies. The Honolulu Museum of Art’s “Samurai Summer” offers an in-depth look at the artwork and lifestyle tied to warrior culture
Bon dance season in Hawaii will get under way this week on Oahu with events at Hawaii’s Plantation Village in Waipahu (pictured, above) and at the Hawaii State Library, situated between Iolani Palace and Honolulu Hale in Honolulu’s Capitol District. The Japanese custom of o-bon — Hawaii shortens the word to bon —honors the spirits
