The second annual Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival, slated to get under way in Waikiki this weekend, will feature a lineup of masters of the island-style musical touch, tone and chord progression. The month-long festival’s opening performance Stars of the Hawaiian Steel Guitar, is set for 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sun. July 3 at Waikiki […]
A dedication ceremony was held today at Waikiki’s Outrigger on the Beach hotel for a lobby area now serving as a tribute to Herb Kawainui Kane, a leading figure in the Hawaiian Renaissance — that revival of long-suppressed and neglected cultural identity expressed in music, language, hula and construction of Hawaiian voyaging canoes, which got
Terry O’Quinn, who won an Emmy for his role as the enigmatic John Locke on ABC’s Lost, is joining the cast of our favorite re-imagined police procedural drama, Hawaii Five-O, according to a news release issued by the CBS Television Network. O’Quinn will play a Navy Seal Lt. Commander who trained McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) and
In old Hawaii, trespassing in areas sacred to Hawaiian chiefs was punishable by death unless the offender could somehow flee to the nearest puuhonua, or place of refuge. This week, the Big Island’s Puuhonua O Honaunau — one of the last preserved places of refuge in — is marking its 50th anniversary as a unit
Cooking Channel’s Eat Street, which spotlights innovative curbside eats, is filming on Oahu this week. The stars? The island’s food-truck fusion fare — shoyu chicken tacos to adobo french fries. There’s also soul food and traditional Thai, both served up with local-style twists. During lunchtime today, as television show’s cameras focused Flipt Out Eats, a
A stretch of old koa forest growing on the misty slopes of Maui’s Haleakala Crater is now designated as Hawaii’s 20th natural area reserve. Earlier this month, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources created the 1,500-acre Nakula Natural Area Reserve (pictured, right) to help preserve what remains of a native forest that once
The inaugural Hawaii Food & Wine Festival, slated for Sept. 29- Oct. 1 in Honolulu, will feature a lineup of celebrity chefs from across the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. Among the all-stars who will be serving up culinary creations are: Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, whose Morimoto Waikiki recently opened
The 12th annual Maui Film Festival is under way at the Wailea Resort and at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului. The five-day event, according to organizers, is packed with more than 50 screenings of “life-affirming” independent films, celebrity appearances and awards honoring actors Olivia Wilde (TRON: Legacy), Andrew Garfield (The Social Network),
Waikiki Aquarium’s annual summer concert series Ke Kani O Ke Kai — Hawaiian for the sound of the ocean — offers you a chance to kick back on a cool, grassy lawn and listen to some of Hawaii’s most celebrated music while enjoying a Waikiki sunset. The 15th annual season of concerts will features shows
Bon dance season in Hawaii is now under way. The Japanese custom of o-bon — Hawaii shortens the word to bon —honors the spirits of family members who have passed away. You’ll find o-bon festivals slated for just about every weekend at Hawaii hongwanji missions and temples, from June through August. According to tradition, it
It’s nearly impossible to not relax when you’re standing on the west Maui coastline, where you don’t need a sweater — even on evenings when gentle breezes give way to strong, gusty winds. Where the water shimmers in several shades of calming blue under sunny skies on Kapalua Bay. This is the postcard-perfect scene I
If you’re in the Waikiki area this weekend, expect to hear the exuberant rhythms of taiko drums and see scores of Japanese hula dancers performing near Kuhio Beach, near the statue of Hawaii’s famous surfer and all-around waterman Duke Kahanamoku. The 32nd annual Pan-Pacific Festival gets under way today with an evening hoolaulea (celebration) along
