The Hawaiian Scottish Association will hold its 31st annual Hawaiian Scottish Festival & Highland Games this weekend on Oahu. Festivities will get under way at 9 a.m. tomorrow in Kapiolani Park area, edging Waikiki. The highland games will feature men dressed in traditional kilts competing in events such as “Throwing the Hammer,” “Tossing the Caber,” […]
Stunning woodwork artistry will be on display at the 20th annual Hawaii’s Woodshow, Na Laau o Hawaii, a statewide juried woodworking show, which opens on Sun., April 1 and runs through April 15 at the Honolulu Museum of Art School Gallery at Linekona. The show features only art pieces crafted predominately from Hawaii-grown woods. Endangered
Since 1824, a structure has been perched on the edge of Kilauea caldera to shelter visitors to the lava-strewn landscape. Volcano House started out as a grass house. Then, after for more than three decades of operation, the first wooden structure was built 1877. It came with a stone hearth dedicated to Pele that reportedly
The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary’s third and final volunteer-centered whale-spotting effort for the 2011-12 season, Ocean Count, is slated for Sat., March 31. Both Hawaii residents and visitors are invited to take part in the annual Ocean Count census. This weekend’s survey is slated for 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on the
The Hawaii International Film Festival’s 2012 Spring Showcase will include screenings of 34 films as well as a panel discussion and concert spotlighting music from the Oscar-winning Hawaii-filmed The Descendants. Now in its 15th year, the film fest will get under way on Fri., April 13 and wrap up on Thurs., April 19, with screenings
Recently, we asked our HAWAII Magazine Facebook ohana about favorite Hawaii parks. The Islands boast seven National Park Service-managed parks, sites and monuments, 55 state parks and scores of county/city parks. The top pick in our Facebook poll: the Big Island’s Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. So, given our Facebook ohana’s enthusiasm for up-close looks at
Quilting is an enduring Hawaii art form that evolved from an imported tradition. In the early 1800s, missionaries brought woven fabrics to the Islands and taught Hawaiian people how to make patchwork quilts. For Hawaiians, who were not pressed to stitch together quilts for cold winter nights, quilts sometimes served as a canvas for elaborate
Will you be on Kauai this week or next? If so, consider taking some time to attend birthday festivities held in honor of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole. Prince Kuhio Celebration-Kauai 2012 festivities, sponsored, in part, by the Hawaii Tourism Authority and Kauai County, will wrap up on March 26 — the state holiday that salutes
Hawaii Five-0 is now booked for a third season. The Hawaii-filmed re-imagined police procedural drama is one of 18 primetime television series renewed by CBS this week for the 2012-13 season. The list includes nine dramas, four comedies, three reality shows and two news magazines. For the second straight year, Hawaii Five-0 holds the No.
True, there are not a lot of us of Irish descent in Hawaii. No matter. It’s a sure bet that there will be plenty wearin’-of-the-green and celtic-themed revelry this weekend in Honolulu’s downtown area. The annual St. Patrick’s Day Chinatown Block Party—just a couple of blocks from HAWAII Magazine’s office—brings thousands of Irish-for-the-day folks to
The Hawaii institution known for more than eight decades as the Honolulu Academy of Arts is changing its name to Honolulu Museum of Art. The name change is already in place on the museum’s website and new facade signage for is in the works for the its near-downtown site at Beretania and Ward streets. Here
We’ve counted the votes from our latest HAWAII Magazine Facebook Ohana poll question: Which Hawaii park is is your favorite? The top five vote-getters are on the pages ahead. Hawaii boasts seven National Park Service-managed parks, sites and monuments, 55 state parks, and scores of county/city parks. Your picks range from shoreline settings with strong
