DeSoto Brown‘s self-proclaimed “addiction” to history began with a stack of old phone books. “As a kid, I collected phone books because I felt they weren’t something we should just throw away,” explains Brown. “They were like giant history books that needed to be saved, except I didn’t really know why.” At 60, Brown is […]
The smell of freshly baked cinnamon scones wafts from the kitchen and down the front stairway of the unassuming two-story house I wait outside at Kukaiau Ranch, a 10,200-acre working cattle operation in the tiny village of Umikoa on the northeast slopes of Mauna Kea volcano. “Hey there!” calls a voice from the top of
Giving itself away with an explosive spout from its blowhole, the first humpback whale of the 2014-15 Hawaii whale-watching season was sighted one mile off the Kekaha Sugar Mill on the west side of Kauai on Mon., Sept. 15. Holo Holo Charters—a Kauai-based recreational tour company—spotted the whale as it surfaced. The first humpback whale
Since Hawaii Five-0 ended its fourth season in May, fans of the Hawaii-filmed CBS crime drama have eagerly anticipated the further adventures of Lt. Commander Steve McGarrett and his Five-0 crew. In particular, McGarrett’s longtime cat and mouse chase with his recently escaped arch nemesis Wo Fat. If you’re on Oahu this Saturday evening, Sept.
Hawaii can boast of its fair share of classic movies filmed here in the first century and change of cinema. Not so, though, classic TV series in the last half-century or so of the television era. For every long-running Hawaii-based hit series like the new Hawaii Five-0 and classic Hawaii Five-O, a journey through the
Empty, cracked blue-green shells lie scattered about the incubator, while nine chicks huddle together, open-mouthed and squawking, during a feeding. The meal is one small step for the newly-hatched alala (Hawaiian crow) chicks, but one big leap for their species. The nine alala chicks recently hatched at the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center on Hawaii Island,
Vibrantly colored travel posters of beautiful women dancing hula aimed at beckoning potential visitors to the Islands. An advertisement featuring a flying double-decker “Hotel in the Sky” airplane, complete with lower-deck cocktail lounge, dressing rooms for ladies and gentlemen, and sleeping berths for resting on long overnight flights. And, how’s this for a wake-up call
For four young Hawaiian monk seals, life is looking up. Researchers from The Marine Mammal Center and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) rescued four Hawaiian monk seal pups on July 9th, during a 26-day research mission in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. The young monk seals were malnourished and, scientists say, likely to die
Pele is on the move. Hawaiian moolelo (legends) credit the fiery-tempered volcano goddess Pele with creating Hawaii’s myriad volcanoes, as she is said to have buried her sacred fire in each island until she finally found a permanent home in Kilauea caldera on Hawaii’s Big Island. But recently (or recently for an immortal goddess) Pele
It’s summer again! Time to make plans for as much beach time as possible, serious grilling, road trips, hiking, watersports and all manner of outdoor adventures. You know, the stuff we pretty much get to do in Hawaii all year long. Summer also means the return of our “HAWAII Magazine Essential Summer Songs” playlist on
The young crew members aboard the Hikianalia squint at the horizon, craning their bodies forward. The waves are small and choppy, the water a midnight blue as the hazy outline of coconut trees peeks over the waves. “There! I totally see it!” one young woman shouts. She and her friend squeal with glee, screaming and
The crew of Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe Hokulea and its sister tech support canoe, Hikianalia are hoping to sail on the first international leg of a historic and ambitious three-year worldwide voyage tomorrow (May 30). Pending weather conditions, the two voyaging canoes will depart Hilo on the Big Island, where they have been docked for
