Did you know, the Haleiwa signs you see when driving to the town aren’t the originals? Actually, far from it. In 1996, Californian artist Carole Beller was paid $15,000 to erect three signs that would draw attention to the North Shore’s iconic surf town, Haleiwa. These signs ended up featuring red boardshort-clad surfers in the […]
Strong trade winds and big channel swells have made the north shore of Lanai a hazardous area for navigation, evidenced by the ships that have wrecked along its 6-mile coastline known as Shipwreck Beach. There are at least a dozen vessels known to have been accidentally, and sometimes intentionally, grounded here, from barges and steamships
1. Iao Valley reopened Image: Courtesy of Disney It was announced in 2017 that “Moana,” the Disney animated movie starring Aulii Cravalho, will get an olelo Hawaii (Hawaiian language) version of the film. A collaboration between The Walt Disney Studios and the University of Hawaii, the film will be re-recorded with a cast of fluent olelo Hawaii
Every year, our staff immerses themselves into the many places they write about, bringing authentic stories about the Islands to you. These are the most memorable moments from their travels in 2017. Visiting Waipio Valley on the Big Island “Maybe I didn’t fully understand what I had gotten myself into or maybe I was out
Since its beginning, HAWAI’I Magazine has worked with some of the top photographers in Hawaii who produce some of the best photography year after year in the Islands. This list, in no particular order, is by no means all of our favorites—many other fantastic photos have appeared on our Instagram page throughout 2017—but these featured below were chosen from our 2017 magazine issues by our
Much like Thanksgiving, Hawaii does Christmas with its own twist. Sunshine and tropical weather lets the Aloha State’s residents don board shorts and bikinis for their post-Christmas morning surf, while uncles dressing up as Santa are throwing up shakas with the keiki on their lap. Here are a few other reasons why Christmas in Hawaii is so
Since 1997, Kauai’s Historic County Building illuminates from the inside out during the holidays for its Festival of Lights. And although the current display is a sight to see, the history of how the tradition started—in the front yard of a local resident’s house in 1954—is a testament to holiday spirit and goodwill. “I love
Celebrating the surfers, surfboards and shapers, the California Surf Museum opened the new “Salute to Pipeline” exhibit December 10 at Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s North Shore. Sitting roughly 5 miles from the world-famous Pipeline surf break, Turtle Bay Resort is an easy enough stop to add to your North Shore itinerary while learning about surf
In the early morning darkness, brittle ʻaʻā lava rock cracks, then crumbles beneath my feet. Navigating my way toward Hawaiʻi Island’s rugged western shoreline, there is barely enough light to see the path ahead. I stop briefly and gaze at the infinite spread of glistening stars, the same twinkling lights early Polynesians used many centuries
With heavy hearts, the Aikau ohana released a statement today saying The Eddie will not run this 2017-2018 winter season. Honoring surfer, waterman and lifeguard Eddie Aikau, the big-wave contest has had a holding period in Oahu’s winter months for the past 32 years in the historic Waimea Bay. The contest, previously sponsored by Quiksilver
In winter, when Kauai’s shores morph into a magnet for monster swells, a cluster of sleepy, jungle-encroached surf towns transforms into a world-class destination for seasoned wave riders. In this wonderland of reef and point breaks reside some of surfing’s most revolutionary board makers. The Guru: Dick Brewer Dick Brewer, 81, has shaped 50,000 surfboards—and
Oumuamua (defined as “scout”) is a fitting name for the astronomical blip spotted by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope, which is situated on Maui’s Haleakala volcano. First thought to be merely another comet or asteroid, astronomers were excited to learn, based on the odd orbit of the object, this asteroid had originated from another solar system
