Scores of surfing fans, ranging from avid athletes to enthusiasts who prefer to watch the waves from the beach, will be cruising this weekend’s Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction for a glimpse at the stuff of waterman history. One hundred years worth of surf collectibles, with an estimated total value of $1 million, will be […]
The 26th annual Koloa Plantation Days, a nine-day festival that celebrates Kauai’s sugar-plantation past with more than two dozen events, will get under way Fri., July 22 with barrel racing and a preliminary round of roping for the annual Plantation Days Rodeo, followed by a paniolo (cowboy) cookout. Founded in 1835, Koloa Plantation, near Kauai’s
A Japanese tea ceremony — expected to include two Pearl Harbor survivors, along with the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the Japanese consul general in Honolulu — is set for tomorrow morning inside the USS Arizona Memorial. The ancient ritual aims to honor Americans — 2,345 military personnel and 57 civilians — who
If you’re in the Waikiki area this Sunday, July 17, you may see scores of passersby toting ukuleles. We recommend following the musical crowd to the Kapiolani Park Bandstand, where the 41st annual Ukulele Festival Hawaii will be under way from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The upbeat, bouncy music just might perk up your morning
The 34th annual Prince Lot Hula Festival — Hawaii’s oldest and largest non-competitive hula celebration held each year to honor Prince Lot Kapuaiwa, who revived the once-banned hula in the Oahu area — is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., July 16. The event will feature both hula kahiko (ancient) hula and chant,
On summer weekends, when the waves edging Oahu’s North Shore are gentle, roads in the Haleiwa area are dotted with vehicles headed to beaches and snorkeling coves, hiking trails and shave ice shops. This weekend, the Haleiwa Arts Festival’s 14th annual Summer ArtFest presents yet another reason for Oahu visitors and urban dwellers to spend
Roseanne’s Nuts, a Lifetime network reality TV “docu-series” tracking Roseanne Barr’s ongoing efforts to manage a 40-acre macadamia nut and livestock farm in the small town of Honokaa on the Big Island, will make its debut tomorrow. According to a Lifetime press release, the show’s 16 half-hour episodes offer a “funny, outrageous and unfiltered look
It’s mango season in Hawaii. Those fragrant yellowish-red spheroids are ripe in treetops throughout the islands. Reason enough to celebrate? If you are nodding in agreement — and happen to be on Oahu this weekend — head on over to the Moana Surfrider’s third annual tribute to the prized fruit, Mangoes at the Moana, 10
The fourth annual Honolulu Surf Film Festival, which will get under way Fri., July 8 at the Doris Duke Theatre, features 22 surfing films, including 16 that will be shown in Hawaii for the first time. If you’re on Oahu this month, we recommend checking out the festival’s offerings, even if you’re not a surfer.
Hanalei, Kauai’s charming north shore surf-and-beach town, is blessed with white-sand beaches edging crescent-shaped Hanalei Bay. Formidable mountains and lush ridgelines encircle the bay. In the current July/August 2011 issue of HAWAII Magazine, we take you in images and words to our favorite north shore Kauai town, beach, bay and river in the photo essay
If you’ll be in the Islands over the Fourth of July weekend, there’s an excellent chance that you’ll be spending time in ocean waters. Before setting out for a swim, snorkeling among rainbow-colored tropical fish, or just bobbing about on waves by the beach, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration asks you to double-check your
Foster Botanical Garden, a 14-acre green haven in the midst of busy downtown Honolulu, is now hosting its Twilight Summer Concert Series, featuring music that will get your toes tapping — and maybe even dancing — during your stroll through the lush grounds. Celtic Pipes and Drums of Hawaii, (pictured, right) is slated to perform
