It won’t be long before train whistles can once again be heard in Lahaina. The Sugar Cane Train, a popular West Maui attraction that was shuttered in August, has found a new owner with plans to reopen. The Lahaina, Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad’s Sugar Cane Train—a steam-powered locomotive that took passengers along a six-mile track […]
This weekend, something sweet is happening just south of Hilo. The Big Island Bee Keepers Association will host their 2nd annual Hawaii Honey Festival Sat., Nov. 22 at Nani Mau Gardens on Hawaii Island. The event celebrates the hard work of Hawaii’s honeybees and their keepers. Visitors to the Hawaii Honey Festival can expect educational
Waimanalo is a small, rural community sandwiched between the Koolau mountain range and Waimanalo Bay on the eastern side of Oahu. Visitors to Oahu’s lush Windward side often bypass Waimanalo for its larger and more northerly neighbor, Kailua town, or drive through on their way to Sea Life Park on the island’s southern tip, Makapuu
If you’re in the Islands this week, Restaurant Week Hawaii is the perfect excuse to eat out. The event will bring will bring dining deals, chef-selected prix fixe menus, promotions and discounts to restaurants on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii Island from Mon., Nov. 17 to Sun., Nov. 23. Restaurant Week Hawaii is a weeklong celebration
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Calling all bibliophiles! If you’re on Oahu this weekend, there’s a one-day pop-up market of Hawaii-produced books you’ll want to check out. Ten Hawaii publishing companies will be showcasing their wares at discounted prices at the Hawaii Book Publishers Association Holiday Book and Gift Fair this Sat., Nov. 15. The pop-up sale is set for
Hula O Na Keiki, one of the state’s premier annual children’s solo hula competitions, happens this weekend, Nov. 14 to 16, at the Kaanapali Beach Hotel on Maui. Twenty-three keiki (children) ages 5-17, representing eight hulau (hula troupes) from Maui, Oahu, Hawaii Island, California and Nevada, will compete in this year’s 24th annual contest as
Former Hawaii Congresswoman Patsy Takemoto Mink is among this year’s recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, announced earlier this week by President Barack Obama. The medal recognizes individuals for their contributions to United States culture and national interests, and is the highest civilian honor awarded in the U.S. President Obama revealed this year’s 19
A lava flow from Kilauea volcano that has slowly advanced toward the Hawaii Island town of Pahoa over the last three months claimed its first residential home on Monday. A breakout upslope of the flow’s leading edge crossed Apaa Street near Pahoa Cemetery and into a private property Sunday morning, igniting the house around 11:55
Time to put your beach chairs and binoculars—or, at least your web browser—on notice. The official holding period for the 32nd annual Vans Triple Crown of Surfing competition, begins this Wed., Nov. 12 on Oahu’s North Shore. The 39-day, three-event professional contest is one of the surf world’s most prestigious, bringing a multitude of elite,
The 44th annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival returns to Hawaii Island today with 10 days of events and activities dedicated to Hawaii’s most popular cup of joe. The fest, which continues through Nov. 16, celebrates the eponymous coffee from Kona district, the most prolific and lauded coffee region in the only U.S. state to grow
Imagine a one-stop shop where you could buy hundreds of unique locally made products and also meet the people who made them. If you’re on Maui this weekend, you’re in luck. The inaugural Made in Maui County Festival will convene more than 130 businesses from Maui, Molokai and Lanai to showcase their noshes and wares.
Colorful costuming, music and expertly executed visual storytelling combine in one of Hawaii’s top annual hula contests, beginning tomorrow on Hawaii Island. The 9th annual Moku O Keawe International Hula Festival will bring three days of hula competition, workshops and a craft market to the Hilton Waikoloa Village on Hawaii Island, Nov. 6-8. Halau (group)
