Founded in 1836 by King Kamehameha III, the Royal Hawaiian Band is the only band in the United States that can claim a royal origin. It’s also the oldest and sole full-time municipal band nationwide. Initially known as the “King’s Band,” its original members performed at state occasions, funerals, and marched in parades. Also, the […]
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole was born on March 26, 1872 in a grass hut on Kauai’s south shore. A small park fronted by a fishpond marks his birthplace. Kuhio was 22 years old and in line for succession to the Kingdom of Hawaii’s throne when the monarchy was overthrown in 1893. He later spent two
What happens to a Big Island landscape in the aftermath of dramatic lava flow? Tim Tunison, a longtime botanist, now retired from his posts at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, has spent a lot of time probing the question of the “colonization of new geological surfaces,” a process that ecologists also call “primary succession.” On Sat.,
The fourth annual Kualoa/Hakipuu Canoe Festival, which spotlights historic and ancient traditions of canoeing dating back to the Polynesian voyaging era, is set for Sat., March 9 in Kualoa Regional Park on Oahu’s windward side, edging Kaneohe Bay. This year’s free fest, which will get under way at 10 a.m. and wrap up at 3
Two astronomy-related anniversary celebrations are slated for this month on the Big Island. Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo will mark its seventh anniversary on Sun., March 10 with a birthday bash featuring a series of special presentations given by top astronomers and on topics ranging from the latest stargazing discoveries to the ongoing “quest for
Last fall, we asked our estimated 200,000 HAWAII Magazine print edition readers and website readers to share their “Hawaii best” selections in more than 60 categories. We tallied their picks — more than 50,000, in all — and compiled them into HAWAII Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards lists that appear in the March/April issue of HAWAII Magazine.
For the fourth straight year, the annual Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index has ranked Hawaii highest in well-being in the nation. OK, we know the top ranking is no surprise. There’s a lot to be happy about in the Islands. One element about the survey that strikes us, though, is it underscores that seemingly small things, such
Eight months after Larry Ellison, co-founder and CEO of business software giant Oracle Corporation, wrapped up the purchase of all but a small slice of Lanai, he has bought a small interisland airline, too. Honolulu-based Island Air, which offers flights between Oahu, Maui, Kauai, the Big Island (Hawaii), Molokai, and Lanai, announced in a news
The Big Island’s Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Kohala Coast will hold the 13th annual Great Waikoloa Ukulele Festival this Saturday (March 2) at Queens’ MarketPlace. The celebration will get under way with a free ukulele workshop (10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.) given by Roy Sakuma as well as a lineup of nonstop musical entertainment,
The Honolulu Festival, a lively celebration of Asia-Pacific culture, will get under way on Fri., March 1 with a Friendship Gala at the Hawaii Convention Center and wrap up on Sun., March 3 with the annual Grand Parade along Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki followed by a dazzling Nagaoka Fireworks Show over Oahu’s south shore beaches.
Hawaii residents and visitors alike are invited to take part in a pair of whale-watching surveys slated for this weekend along shorelines edging Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island. Tomorrow morning (Sat., Feb. 23), Pacific Whale Foundation’s research team will lead an annual count of humpback whales that can be seen from Maui’s shores.
Cacao is thriving in Hawaii’s tropical soil. Reason enough to celebrate with, say, samples of chocolate-covered pineapple, apple banana, coffee beans and macadamia nuts? We think so. Nodding agreement? If so, and you happen to be on Oahu this weekend, check out the Hawaii Chocolate Festival, noon to 5 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 23 at
