To see an update to this post, click here. Maui’s Pacific Whale Foundation is hosting its annual Welcome Home the Whales celebration on Sat., Nov. 26. The celebration features an open house event at Pacific Whale Foundation’s headquarters in Maalaea is set for 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Visitors may tour the foundation’s research labs, […]
The holiday season is on its way. In less than a week, turkey dinners will be served. And at this time next month, we’ll be wishing you Mele Kalikimaka! So, now is the time to put together your Hawaii gift list. Click here to take a look at our HAWAII Magazine Holiday Gift Guide, which
The Travel Channel’s popular Man v. Food Nation show will feature Side Street Inn — a Honolulu restaurant known for its generous portions of Hawaii-style favorites — in an episode slated to air this evening. The feasts special will follow the show’s affable host, Adam Richman as he searches for the hearty helpings that make
Hawaii’s world-class big waves of November aren’t rolling into Oahu’s North Shore just yet. Even so, the official holding period for the 29th annual Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is under way. The 38-day, six-event professional surfing competition (three for men, three for women) is the surf world’s most prestigious annual contest. It’s also the
If you’re in the Islands this week, you’ve gotta eat out. Restaurant Week Hawaii — a seven-day celebration of the cuisine scene in the Islands — starts today in 90 establishments ranging from fine dining restaurants and fast-food counters. Participating eateries on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island will feature special menu items, discounts
Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman has opened a gift shop in East Oahu’s Koko Marina Shopping Center, near Hanauma Bay. Da Kine Dog House, which had its grand opening earlier this month, features Dog the Bounty Hunter logo merchandise, clothing, books, DVDs — all stamped, in one way or another, with Dog’s tough-guy-on-the-right-side-of-the-law image.
Veterans Day will be observed on Oahu with patriotic ceremonies, ranging from a morning event at the National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, which will feature a Stealth fighter jet flyover, to a sunset salute on board the Battleship Missouri Memorial. The ceremony at Punchbowl Crater is slated to begin at 10 a.m. on
If you could live in any state in the country, except the state you live in now, which would it be? For the last 12 years, the No. 1 pick in the annual Harris Poll was always either California or Florida. This year, Hawaii surfaced at the state of choice, followed by California, Florida, Texas,
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference — the biggest international event ever held in the Islands — begins today on Oahu. An estimated 20,000 attendees, including President Obama and top leaders from several nations, are touching down on here for various talks, receptions and sightseeing excursions, which will wrap up on Sun., Nov. 14. If you
The sixth annual Moku O Keawe International Hula Festival is under way at Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island’s Kohala Coast. Billed as one of Hawaii’s biggest hula events, the festival brings together hula halau (dancing groups) from Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, and Japan for top-notch hula kahiko (ancient hula) and hula auana (modern
The fall bean harvest is under way on the Big Island. And so, coffee devotees — and non-caffeinated folks who just want to have fun — it is time to celebrate Kona’s world-famous the cup of Hawaii joe. The 41st annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival will get under way tomorrow, Fri., Nov. 4 with a
Starting next spring, Alaska Airlines will offer daily nonstop service from Oakland and San Jose, Calif. to Honolulu. To celebrate the new service, which is slated to get under way on April 10, 2012, the Seattle-based carrier is now offering one-way fares as low as $149 for travel from April 10 through June 9, 2012.
