In bringing the Islands to our readers, the team of editors and writers at HAWAIʻI Magazine travel the Hawaiian Island chain in search of its most inspiring stories. Because what better way to experience Hawaii than to, well, experience it, right? We asked our contributers to reflect on the most unforgettable places they were immersed in […]
1. The Hawaii Island lava flow that sparked everyone’s interest in Kilauea. Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Nick Jonas, Keegan-Michael Key, Terry Crews, Flo Rida and more touched down on Oahu to take part in “Rock The Troops,” a concert special filmed at Join Base Pearl-Harbor Hickam in Honolulu that aired on Spike TV over the
“Mele Kalikimaka” is the rebel of popular Christmas tunes. Written by Hawaii composer Robert Alexander Anderson in 1949, its lyrics croon of a bright green winter land where palm trees sway under shining sun and stars. It mentions snow exactly zero times. For many, the song is associated with Bing Crosby. It’s the jaunty, steel-guitared
The iOs 10.2 update for Apple has been released and it brings with a prayer answered. In the most recent update, a grand total of 104 brand new emojis found its way into your iPhone’s keyboard. And, between the excitement over the avocado, butterfly, water polo and a Harambe, is the only one that truly matters: a shaka
Close your eyes and whisper that word to yourself again: “Paradise.” In the lap of Hawaii’s luxury travel industry, it’s a welcome, if predictable one. The warm feeling of white sand on your feet with visions of being served an ice-cold, citric cocktail beside the beach. Beyond the images found in resort and activity brochures,
Filmmaker Bryson Kainoa Chun squints at the camera screen. Inside the frame, a young Hawaiian man races from a dilapidated Hilo house in the pouring rain, hops onto a moped clutching an obscured object wrapped in ti leaves and speeds down the gravel road. As the vehicle vanishes from sight, throwing rocks up in its wake,
So, this is what Hawaii really looked like, I think to myself, as I ascend up a sunlit valley on the north shore of Kauai, warmly enveloped by 120 species of native and indigenous plant life. Limahuli Garden and Preserve. Photo: Kicka Witte/HAWAIʻI Magazine I’m wandering through Limahuli Garden’s most vital and awe-inspiring acreage, a section
Like many Hawaiian or local students, I remember when I was first introduced to both the word and practice of hooponopono: It was the sixth grade by our teacher, Kumu Miki. Sensing a disruptive class morale due to a handful of students who weren’t getting along for days on end, kumu (teacher) spontaneously cleared our studies
A thousand-year-old heiau (stone temple) stands in the middle of a Honolulu suburb. The last remaining heiau in the ahupuaa (land division) of Waikiki, Kukaoo (standing digging stick) was dedicated to agricultural rituals. It rests atop an ancient lava flow with 60 species of tropical plants. Two-thirds of those plants are native, meaning they came
The Peahi Challenge got the green light earlier this week and is scheduled to run on Friday, Oct. 27 and/or Saturday, Oct. 28. Watch it live via the World Surf League live stream. Peahi, also known as Jaws, is a surf break off the northern coast of Maui that is expected to deliver 40–50-foot waves
The morning is settling into itself at Waipa, a 1,600-acre ahupuaa (land division) on the north shore of Kauai, when the clouds roll in and it begins to pour. The smell of fresh kalo (taro) is thick in the humid air around several dozen of us, our bodies hunched over knee-high tubs deep with heavy corms. “This
Dancer and choreographer, Christopher Morgan, is touring the Islands with his dance theater piece, “Pohaku,” which pairs hula kahiko (traditional hula) and modern dance styles together. It’s a solo dance performance, but he shares the stage with his kumu hula (hula teacher) Elsie Kaleihulukea Ryder of Halau Hula o Kukunaokala and electric cellist Wytold, who have also created a
