This year may just be the year of peak poke. As far east as New York City, you’ll find hip restaurants and lunch counters slinging bowls of the seasoned cubed fish, piled high with every topping under the sun, from boiled soybeans to crunchy puffed rice. More often than not, these teeming bowls are starkly […]
Paul Massey is alone in the middle of a forest. To the untrained eye, the sylvan backdrop could look like any of Kaua‘i’s many rich, verdant wooded areas. And yet this forest is unique. This is the Kaua’i Food Forest, founded (and planted, cultivated and harvested) by humans and designed to be a producer of food, both
At the Shiatsu & Massage Center in the International Market Place in Waikīkī, the focus is ‘imi loa, a Hawaiian phrase that means “to seek your higher purpose.” For the center, that means freeing clients of the tension and stress that hold them back from pursuing their best life. It means empowering clients to be
Experience ganban yoku, this hot stone treatment, available only at Spa Pure Waikīkī.
You’ve seen the suits: chic, slinky maillots with sultry lacing running up the spine and a cool mesh texture. Stylish bikinis splashed with tropical blooms in magenta and orchid-purple. Sporty two pieces with unexpected high-waist cuts and dusty natural shades. In the 11 years since Hawaii-based Acacia dove into the beachwear scene, it has amassed
Known as The Gathering Place, Oahu is home to both the bustling, cosmopolitan center of Honolulu, as well as the North Shore and its pastoral charm. From internationally renowned surfing to breathtaking mountain vistas to creative East-meets-West dining experiences, there’s a world of things to do, see and eat on this oasis in the middle
Drive down the main road of Kauai’s retro little Kapaa town—past the trendy coffee shops, surf stores, signs advertising shave ice, and hustling tourists—and you’ll spot a charming, standalone cream-colored shack. Maybe it will be the French doors that catch your eye, the two inviting yellow-painted chairs parked out front, or the Seaweed + Sage
Headed down to the beach for some surf, sand and sun? Then you’ll want to make sure you’ve packed your beach bag with the essentials, and we’ve compiled a list of eight locally made products that will turn a good beach day into a great beach day. 1. Surf Wax The husband and wife duo behind
For centuries, humans have sensed that water holds vast healing powers—from the thalassotherapy, or sea therapy, in ancient Greece, to the way the thermal baths of Big Sur have been respected and revered for decades, to the world-renowned medicinal hot springs of Budapest. The mysterious way Earth’s water sources can act as a miraculous panacea
You’ve been running around to kids’ school events, work meetings and family get-togethers all week. In this marathon-meets-juggling-fest of an existence, you’re seriously earning your gold star, but even MVPs need a vacation now and then. You deserve it—so what’s the hottest new family destination for getting away from it all? We say: Outer Space.
Pamela Miller-Sofos is a serious fashion fan. So much so that she went into business with the owners of one of her go-to boutiques. Miller-Sofos had been shopping at Hula Moon in Waimea for years and had been pestering owner Kathy Keller to open a space on Oahu. Finally, Keller gave in—with a catch: The
Poke bowls, reef-safe sunscreen, a towel for lounging on the sand—we’ve got big plans every time we’re out and about, and that means toting along a good amount of gear. As much as we’d love to rock our backpacker’s pack (except not at all) for a day out and about, there’s got to be another
