The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tenzin Gyatso, will touch down on Oahu next month for two public talks in Honolulu. Advancing Peace through the Power of Aloha, is slated for 1:45 p.m. on Sun., April 15. The other talk, Educating the Heart, set for 1:30 p.m. on Sat., April 14, is tailored for high […]
The Vatican announced this week that Blessed Marianne Cope — a Roman Catholic nun who cared for Hansen’s Disease (leprosy) patients on Molokai for three decades beginning in the late 1880s — will be named as a saint during a canonization ceremony set for Sun. Oct. 21. The ceremony at the Vatican in Rome will
Opening credits for the original Hawaii Five-O television show last only about one minute. As the fast-paced theme music starts, a big wave rolls toward shore. Next: several quick glimpses of Oahu landmarks, cast members and a beautiful Hawaii model dashing along a sparkling shoreline. If you watch carefully, about halfway through the credits, one
You can see them carving turns in ponds and water gardens at various visitor attractions dotting the Islands. Their eye-catching colors make them easy to identify as koi. But how much do you know about these show fishes otherwise known ornamental varieties of domesticated carp? Want to hear the whole fish story? Check out the
World Whale Day, the biggest event of the six-month 2011- 2012 Maui Whale Festival, is slated for Sat., Feb. 18 in Kihei. The daylong celebration will begin with Maui’s Parade of Whales, along South Kihei Road, from 9 a.m, to 10 a.m. It will be followed by a free celebration at oceanside Kalama Park. (Last year’s
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 dubbed An Afternoon at Hulihee Palace. This month’s event, set for 4 p.m. Sun., Feb. 19 on the palace grounds, remembers the late Princess Ruth Keelikolani, who
If you’re in the Waikiki area this weekend, you can catch a glimpse of Hawaii of yesteryear at the 27th annual Duke Kahanamoku Challenge. Paddlers will line up for open-ocean races in outrigger canoes. And on the beach, there will be huki kaula (Hawaiian tug-of-war) and other traditional makahiki games. The Duke Kahanamoku Challenge, a
Scientists at the Big Island’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory have released a video that spotlights a new view of swiftly flowing lava made possible by a collapsed spatter cone (pictured, right) at Puu Oo crater on Kilauea volcano’s eastern flanks. Filmed from an aircraft overflight, the video shows lava moving in a northeastern direction where it
We’ve counted your picks from our latest HAWAII Magazine Facebook Ohana poll question: Who is your favorite Hawaii music artist? Ever. The top five vote-getters are on the pages ahead. Your picks specified more than 50 artists, ranging from innovative newcomers with recent hits on pop charts to iconic late artists remembered for setting music
Congratulations to Ashleigh Allred of Salt Lake City, Utah — the winner of our HAWAII Magazine’s Honolulu Festival Flyaway sweepstakes. Ashleigh’s name was drawn at random from more than 10,000 sweepstakes entries submitted through our Facebook page over the last three weeks. Her prize? • Complimentary Hawaiian Airlines round-trip airfare for two passengers between Oahu
Several episodes of a spooky-looking new ABC television series called The River, which premieres tonight, were filmed in Hawaii. The pilot episode for The River was filmed in Puerto Rico, as was the pilot for Off the Map, an ABC series than moved to Hawaii during 2010. Off the Map, a medical drama about doctors working
Dozens of jumbo-sized tents and tarps have popped up on Punahou School’s manicured grounds in the Manoa Valley area on Oahu. About a week ago, the big-and-bulky midday rides arrived. And by sunrise this morning, scores of alumni as well as students and their parents were busy patrolling the transformed campus and making final preparations
