Fans of our favorite canned pink luncheon meat will gather on Oahu’s south shore this weekend for the 10th annual Waikiki Spam Jam Festival. And what does it mean to be a “Spam-jammer?” Well, according to event organizers, it means that you’re up for trying the salty pork foodstuff served up in a variety of […]
A Guinness World Record was set on Aug. 20, 2011 when exactly 1,547 ukulele players performed in unison. And where do you suppose that upbeat, bouncy performance took place? On Oahu’s sunny Waikiki Beach? Nope. Big Island? Maui? Kauai? Not even close, globally speaking. The recent record was set in Helsinborg, Sweden. In the interest
Entrance fees at three Hawaii national parks will be waived for a nine-day stretch, starting tomorrow, to celebrate National Park Week. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, both on the Big Island, and Maui’s Haleakala National Park will waive the fees from Sat., April 21 through Sun., April 29. The
Beginning in May, tours to Shangri La, the opulent oceanside Oahu estate that was once home to American heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke, will have new hours. Start times for tours will be 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Wednesdays through Saturdays, from May 2. In a news release issued this month by the
If you’re on Oahu this week and you happen to be a golfer or a fan of the sport, you’re in luck. The LPGA LOTTE Championship, presented by J Golf, is bringing the Ladies Professional Golf Association to Hawaii for the first time in two years. The inaugural tournament, which got under way with qualifying
The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tenzin Gyatso, is touching down on Oahu this week to give public talks, take part in a panel discussion about “native cultures” with Native Hawaiians, and visit cultural and historic sites on the island. The nonprofit Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) announced earlier this week that three Pillars of Peace Hawaii
Allegiant Air, a Nevada-based airline owned by Allegiant Travel Company, announced today that it will start providing nonstop air service from the mainland to Honolulu in late June. The carrier will offer introductory fares as low as $174 one-way, including taxes and fees, between Honolulu, Oahu and Fresno, Calif. and Honolulu-Las Vegas. The Honolulu-Fresno flights
We’ve counted the votes from our latest HAWAII Magazine Facebook Ohana poll question: What’s your must-have Hawaii food (That nosh you crave immediately upon arrival in the Islands. The top five vote-getters are on the pages ahead. Bonus picks — In addition to sharing favorite gotta-eat grinds, many members of our Facebook ohana mentioned beverages,
Memphis-based Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. this week announced a vacation package to Hawaii tied to the 40th anniversary of his Aloha From Hawaii concert held on Jan. 14, 1973 in Honolulu. The package, Jan. 10-15, 2013, will feature concerts, panel discussions and tours of Elvis-related locations on Oahu, such as Diamond Head and Hanauma Bay,
The fifth annual Taste of Waialua is set for Sat., April 7, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the historic Old Waialua Sugar Mill on Oahu’s North Shore. Waialua, a once-bustling sugar mill town that produced what locals lauded as the “world’s best sugar,” is now known for its thriving entrepreneur and artisan efforts, which are
The 20th annual Celebration of the Arts Festival, which invites attendees to experience “Hawaiian heart and soul,” is slated to get under way on Fri., April 6 at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua on Maui’s northwest shoreline. Opening ceremonies for the two-day event will include traditional oli (chants) from Hawaiian practitioners while music and hula will be
Three Big Island coffee farms are ranked among the top 10 in the Roasters Guild of the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s annual Coffee of the Year international competition for 2012. All Kau area coffee farms, the Hawaii winners are: • The Rising Sun/Will and Grace Farms — farmers Will and Grace Tabios; • Rusty’s Hawaiian
