From: HAWAII Magazine’s staff ohana To: our HAWAII Magazine & HawaiiMagazine.com reader ohana A very Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas) to you and all the best in the new year. Hauoli Makahiki Hou (Happy New Year)! By the way, if you happen to be on Oahu this week or next, the 27th annual Honolulu City […]
Shortly before a commemoration ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day got under way Wednesday morning, survivors, military officials and others gathered in full view of the USS Arizona Memorial. National Park Service officials, who has set up 2,800 chairs for the event, describe the memorial as the “final resting place” for many
After picking up praise at fall film festivals and among dozens of movie critics, Hawaii-filmed The Descendants, starring George Clooney and directed by Alexander Payne, is now getting plenty of Oscar buzz. The list of nominees for the 84th annual Academy Awards will be released on Jan. 24. So, during the next several weeks, movie-industry
Hawaii ukulele legend Bill Tapia, whose music career spanned more than nine decades, died today at his home in Westminister, Calif. He was 103. Tapia enjoyed success in the Islands’ music scene as both a youngster and after marking his 90th birthday, when he was known as the “Duke of Uke.” Born New Year’s Day
To see an update to this post, click here. This month, the historic sites of the National Park Service’s World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, in tandem with military personnel at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, will mark Pearl Harbor Day with 70th anniversary ceremonies and events focusing on military and civilian survivors
To see an update to this post, click here. Maui’s Pacific Whale Foundation is hosting its annual Welcome Home the Whales celebration on Sat., Nov. 26. The celebration features an open house event at Pacific Whale Foundation’s headquarters in Maalaea is set for 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Visitors may tour the foundation’s research labs,
Former Van Halen front man, part-time Maui resident and celebrity liquor distiller Sammy Hagar is behind the latest addition to an ever-growing list of made-in-Hawaii spirits. Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum, a silver rum made from Hawaii-grown sugar cane, is the result of partnership between Hagar and Haliimaile Distilling Company on Maui. Both partners claim roots
Hawaii’s world-class big waves of November aren’t rolling into Oahu’s North Shore just yet. Even so, the official holding period for the 29th annual Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is under way. The 38-day, six-event professional surfing competition (three for men, three for women) is the surf world’s most prestigious annual contest. It’s also the
If you could live in any state in the country, except the state you live in now, which would it be? For the last 12 years, the No. 1 pick in the annual Harris Poll was always either California or Florida. This year, Hawaii surfaced at the state of choice, followed by California, Florida, Texas,
A soft breeze glides through louvered windows in the parlor of Queen Emma Summer Palace, nudging me toward a baby grand piano the Hawaii queen acquired while traveling through Europe in the mid-1800s. “You can play something, if you’d like,” says Della Kuaana, the museum’s docent coordinator, who is also my tour guide. A short
The Historic Hawaii Foundation is honoring the late Herb Kawainui Kane as its Kamaaina of the Year and last week unveiled the artist’s final painting, which is now on permanent display at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. Titled Kamehameha Landing, the image (pictured, right) depicts Kamehameha I and his warriors landing in Waikiki during
Sweden? C’mon, start strumming. Hawaii is tuning up for a try at topping the recent Guinness World Record set on Aug. 20, 2011 when exactly 1,547 ukulele players performed in unison in Helsingborg, Sweden. In the interest of Island pride, passion for music, a fundraising effort and, yes, just plain fun, ukulele players from Hawaii
