Starting next spring, Alaska Airlines plans to offer daily, nonstop service from Oakland and San Jose, Calif. to Kauai and the Big Island. To celebrate the new service, which is slated to get under way on March 12, 2012, Seattle-based Alaska Airlines is now offering one-way fares as low as $179 on flights from California’s […]
Aloha Festivals, one of Hawaii’s longest-running cultural celebrations, will get under way on Thurs., Sept. 1 with the annual Royal Court Investiture in Waikiki. During the investiture, set for 3 p.m. at Hilton Hawaiian Village’s village green, members of this year’s Royal Court (pictured, above) will officially take their place and be adorned with traditional
Continental Airlines is offering round-trip airfare deals to the Islands from more than 20 Mainland cities through a sale dubbed Tropical breezes of Hawaii. Flights touch down on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island. The special offer, which took effect this morning, includes roundtrip fares as low as $422 from Los Angeles to Hilo.
Ready to explore a hiking trail that takes you off the beaten path? At leafy Waimea Valley, tucked into Oahu’s North Shore, the beaten path is a mile-long paved stroll lined with lush tropical botanical gardens and structural remnants from Early Hawaiian communities. It leads to a picturesque 45-foot waterfall, and visitors are welcome to
Citing public safety concerns, Grove Farm Company is installing fencing and rolling in boulders to discourage trespassing at Kipu Falls, a popular Kauai swimming hole. Grove Farm, which owns the land edging the falls near Puhi in East Kauai, is also posting “private property “and “no trespassing signs” to inform area visitors that they may
If you happen to be on Lanai this week, consider heading over to the inaugural Lanai Slack Key Guitar Festival, slated for Fri., Aug. 26 and Sat., Aug. 27 at the Four Season Resorts Lanai and in Lanai City. The event will feature performances by several award-winning Hawaii musicians in five venues on laid-back Lanai
Congratulations to Jessica Patterson of Colorado Springs, Colo. — the winner of our HAWAII Magazine’s Aloha Festivals Flyaway sweepstakes. Jessica’s name was drawn at random from more than 7,800 sweepstakes entries submitted through our Facebook page over the last three weeks. Her prize? • Complimentary Hawaiian Airlines roundtrip airfare for the winner and one guest
Lauhala (palm leaf) woven hats created by Gladys Kukana Grace — a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellowship — and more than two dozen of her students are featured in an exhibit slated to open on Thurs., Aug. 25 at Honolulu Academy of Arts. Ulana Me Ka Lokomaika i: To
The Ki-hoalu Foundation describes Hawaiian slack key guitar music as “sweet and soulful,” and “drawn from the heart and soul — out through the fingers of each player.” Intrigued? If you’re on Oahu this weekend, check out the musical mystique for yourself at the 29th annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival “Waikiki Style” is set
Pearl Harbor’s Pacific Aviation Museum will salute the ongoing Centennial in Naval Aviation celebration this weekend with its fourth annual Biggest Little Airshow on Ford Island, which showcases both real and remote-control aircraft models. The free event, set for Sat., Aug. 20 and Sun., Aug. 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature an estimated 100
The U.S. Postal Service has picked bonsai tree paintings by Big Island wildlife artist John D. Dawson to appear on a five-stamp series. The stamps will be reportedly printed with a special first-class Forever imprint, through which they will always be accepted by the Postal Service as full value for a first-class letter rate. The release
In 2002, Maui County officials passed a law that bans the display of captive cetaceans, including dolphins, which live in the near-shore waters of the county’s three islands. An annual celebration of the mandate, Wild Dolphin Days, is slated for this weekend, Sat., Aug. 13 and Sun., Aug. 14. Festivities, hosted by Maui’s Pacific Whale
