Where can you see people dress up in life-size Spam can costumes? In Waikiki, of course! This year’s annual Waikiki Spam Jam street festival kicks off tomorrow (4/25) on Kalakaua Avenue. The block-party celebration—which runs from 4 to 10 p.m.—includes two stages of Hawaiian music, a variety of Hawaiian crafts booths and merchandise stands selling […]
Prince Resorts Hawaii’s oceanfront accommodations in Hawaii are more affordable this summer for the ohana (family). Plus, you don’t have to stay in the same room as your children. Families who book the first room at a Prince Resort Hawaii hotel will receive the second room free. Here’s a list of the hotels offering the
If you happen to be on Maui this weekend, you’re in luck. The annual East Maui Taro Festival kicks off this Saturday in Hana. Each year, the Hana community transforms its baseball park into a place that pays tribute to the ancient Hawaiian staple—the kalo (taro). The two-day festival includes Hawaiian music, arts and crafts
Jack Johnson’s annual Kokua Festival benefit concerts are taking a break this year, but his non-profit, Kokua Hawaii Foundation, is holding its inaugural benefit auction, starting today. Collectible items from the festival’s former performers are being auctioned off for charity. Up for grabs? Johnson’s autographed guitar, Willie Nelson’s sneakers and tickets to attend Eddie Vedder’s
HAWAII Magazine reader Rosemary Grutt e-mailed us: I’d love to hear song samples from your favorite five albums of 2008, as mentioned in the article in my January/February 2009 issue of HAWAII Magazine. I went online and tried to find a link but was not successful. Please tell me where the link is. Mahalo. Click
Hawaii-born lead vocalist Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls returns to Oahu for “The Doll Domination Tour” at the Neal Blaisdell Arena this summer. Scherzinger, who is of Hawaiian, Filipino and Russian descent, was born in Honolulu, but moved with her family to Louisville, Ky., when she was six years old. Now, the 30-year-old singer
Every year Hawaii celebrates Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Piikoi’s birthday. It is Hawaii’s way of paying tribute to the man who created much of the Hawaii the world sees today. His determination and dedication for the Hawaiian Islands and its people led him to serve as Hawaii’s second congressional delegate from 1903 until his death
Hawaii’s most popular pupu (appetizer) is poke (seasoned bite-sized raw fish). It’s a common staple you’ll find at backyard barbecues, grocery stores and even fine-dining restaurants in the Islands. While many sell the usual soy-sauce-sesame seed oil-onion ahi poke, Fresh Catch specializes in 25 different styles of poke. This Kaimuki restaurant on Waialae Avenue reinvented
Lahaina, Maui was once a favorite hangout spot for Hawaiian royalty and rowdy sailors. You can learn much about the first capital of the kingdom of Hawaii by strolling down Lahaina’s historic trail. The self-guided walking tour features 62 historic and cultural sites. The historic “trail” is not really a trail at all, but rather
New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro may have their own Mardi Gras celebrations, but so does Oahu. Here’s a list of Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday events in Honolulu: Honolulu Chinatown Arts District• Mardi Gras—Carnaval 2009 (Free street festival on Nuuanu Avenue)• Pre-party celebration: Alliance Francaise dinner and wine tasting at Du Vin• After-parties at Epic, Indigo,
The Great Aloha Run has been raising money for our Islands’ charities since 1985. This year, it’s no different. Proceeds from the 8.15 mile race will benefit more than 100 non-profit health and human service groups in Hawaii. Like the Honolulu Marathon, the Great Aloha Run has become a traditional event in the Islands. Participants
In the spirit of Friday the 13th, Oahu Ghost Tours is offering a special Orbs of Oahu bus tour at midnight. See some of Oahu’s most haunted areas including the Pali Lookout and the Chinese cemetery in Manoa. The trip will also teach you why you shouldn’t bring pork over the Pali Highway. According to
