Articles by Meghan Miner

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Kauaʻi, Maui, Oʻahu, Travel Tips

The 10 Best Hawaii Boutique Hotels: HAWAII Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards 2015

Looking for a more intimate, upscale and unique home base for your next Hawaii vacation? Look no further than these great Hawaii boutique hotels. Last summer we asked our more than 200,000-strong HAWAII Magazine reader ohana to share their favorite Hawaii things for our third annual Readers’ Choice Awards. They submitted thousands of ballots filled […]

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Culture, Hawai‘i Island, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu

With Hawaii’s peak whale watching season coming to a close, whale sanctuary expansion proposed

Hawaii’s humpback whales may soon find more space and more protected species sharing their safe winter playground. Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced a proposed rule outlining their plans to expand the size and scope of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine

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Food, Recipes

How to make Hawaii-style Portuguese bean soup

Malasadas aren’t the only Portuguese food tradition that made it to comfort food staple-status in Hawaii. When waves of Portuguese families immigrated to the Islands between the late 1870s and 1915 to work on Hawaii’s sugar plantations, ranches and dairy farms, they also brought a taste for pao duce (sweet bread), spicy linguica (Portuguese sausage)

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Hawai‘i Island, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu, Travel Tips

The best Hawaii activity companies by land, sea and sky: HAWAII Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards 2015

Hawaii’s natural beauty beckons millions of visitors to the Islands each year. Fortunately there are many activities—and activity companies—offering ways to get out there, ditch the crowds and experience Hawaii’s grandeur. Today we’re sharing some of the top companies offering some of Hawaii’s favorite activities on land, floating above the waves and in the sky.

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Oʻahu, Travel Tips

Moanalua Gardens, home of the Hitachi Tree, to charge admission

Moanalua Gardens, a popular and free-to-enter private park five miles from downtown Honolulu, will charge admission starting April 15, 2015. The fees—$3 for non-Hawaii resident adults and $1 for military and Hawaii resident adults—will pay for ongoing maintenance and new restoration work within the park. Children 12 and under will still receive free admission.

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