When COVID-19 struck the Islands and the rest of the world, people were canceling anything and everything they could. This hit our local musicians particularly hard. It’s been challenging for many artists who make a living gigging seven days a week to find work and income. Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winner and Grammy nominee Kimié Miner lost […]
We’re all living the #quarantinelife right now—and we could all use a mood boost. So the staff at HAWAIʻI Magazine put together some of their favorite Hawaiʻi hits, from a classic by Willie K to a groovy set by Kimie Miner, all perfect to listen to while you’re working, cooking dinner, walking your dogs or trying
During Japan’s Edo period (1603-1868), families began displaying hina-ningyo or dolls, on the third day of the third month. Timed with the blooming of vibrant pink peach blossoms, displaying hina-ningyo was believed to ward off evil spirits. The custom became known as “Momo no Sekku (Peach Blossom Festival),” “Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival),” and “Girls’ Day,” slowly
Hawai‘i has a thriving regional publishing industry, complete with a children’s book scene crowded with fantastic titles. It’s also a favorite topic for national children’s book publishers looking to celebrate the story of diversity in America. Here are five favorites by local authors about the 50th state. Hawaiian Legends for Little Ones: Naupaka, Hina, Maui
I grew up eating malasadas—after surfing, at the office, on Fat Tuesday (like today)—but it wasn’t until I was working as a food writer that I realized their Portuguese origins aren’t so clear cut. These deep-fried, sugar-dusted doughnuts were brought to Hawaiʻi with the 1878 arrival of Portuguese plantation laborers from the Madeira and Azores islands.
Photographing Hawaiʻi and its many natural marvels is easy. Point your camera, click the shutter and you should have a beautiful photo. But there’s nothing wrong with wanting to improve—and the Islands are a great place to do just that. Here are 10 pointers on how to take the perfect picture, provided by 10 photographers and Instagram influencers who
When Oʻahu-born chef Mark “Gooch” Noguchi attended the Culinary Institute of America in New York, he was horrified to find the bakery at this prestigious school served a pineapple-laden pizza and called it Hawaiian. “I made a compelling enough argument in my first year there,” Noguchi says. “They pulled it off the menu.” The Hawaiian
Maui-based mental health therapist-turned-writer Toby Neal, whose series of Hawai‘i-based crime and romance novels are hugely popular, penned a memoir called “Freckled” about her wild childhood on Kaua‘i. More than 35,000 copies of her self-published book have already been sold since January 2019. Now splitting time between Pukalani and Northern California, Neal is still writing
Nestled on the slopes of Oʻahu’s famous Diamond Head is an unexpected and opulent treasure: the estate-turned-museum of billionaire American heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke, once dubbed “the richest little girl in the world.” Of the many homes that the heiress owned, Shangri La is the only one that she built from the ground up
If you think you know a thing or two about coffee, pick up “The Hawaiʻi Coffee Book: A Gourmet’s Guide From Kona to Kauaʻi” (Watermark Publishing, $17.95) and prepare to be enlightened. The 154-page love letter to coffee and Hawaiʻi’s coffee culture is written by Shawn Steiman, a coffee scientist—he holds a doctorate in horticulture from
Raised on O‘ahu’s North Shore, award-winning photographer Clark Little is best known for capturing the extraordinary beauty of the shorebreak. And it all started because his wife wanted a photo of the ocean to hang on their bedroom wall. That honey-do-list item has turned into a full-on career. In a short time, Little gained critical
It’s been an active decade for the Aloha State, which has been in the news a lot these past 10 years. We had our biggest volcanic eruption in recent memory; one of our own served two full terms as president of the United States, most of them in the 2010s; and Zippy’s finally expanded out
