If you love Hawaiian music (or even just kind of dig it), start making plans to be on Oahu in May. The music of Hawaii and the artists, past and present, who create it will be celebrated with a new four-day festival in May, anchored by the 2010 Na Hoku Hanohano Music Awards. The first […]
HAWAII Magazine reader Roy Manubag, of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, wrote us with a question about a longtime favorite Hawaii comfort food: Where can I order udon from Hawaii and would you have a recipe for noodle broth using ebi (shrimp)? You ask. We answer. Udon is a thick wheat-flour noodle that is typically served in
Hide the okolehao! Captain Jack Sparrow is coming to Hawaii. Walt Disney Pictures’ fourth film in its hugely successful Pirates of the Caribbean adventure-comedy franchise will film on Kauai and Oahu this summer, it was announced this morning. The upcoming flick, titled Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, will again star Johnny Depp in
UPDATE, 1/15/2010: Lost will debut its final season premiere on Sat, Jan. 30, 2010, at Sunset on the Beach in Waikiki at Queen’s Surf Beach. Program begins at 4 p.m. Cast members will arrive between 5 and 6 p.m. Showtime is at 6:30 p.m. ORIGINAL STORY: HAWAII Magazine reader and Lost fanatic Laurie Jolosky
Congratulations to HAWAII Magazine reader Scott Prince of Torrance, Calif. Scott won our VIP package to the third annual Southern California Slack Key Festival in Redondo Beach—including two choice seats for the concert and an invite to the VIP reception at Trader Vic’s the previous evening. Thanks to everyone who entered the ticket giveway on
HAWAII Magazine reader Sharon of Venice, Fla writes: I love the reality show Dog the Bounty Hunter, but am disappointed that they are still filming in Colorado. Those guys look best in their Oahu surroundings. When will they start filming in Hawaii? You ask. We answer. Good news for Dog faithful, the affable bounty hunter
Are you a Parrothead, in other words, a Jimmy Buffett fan? Will you be Waikiki this Friday, Jan. 8? Word is that Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will be giving a free live concert at Buffett’s Waikiki restaurant and lounge, which opened last February in Don Ho’s old space at the Ohana Waikiki
During a visit to Oahu, HAWAII magazine reader Anna Aarons fell in love with Waikiki’s rainbow shower trees and asked us: How can I get a rainbow shower tree? You ask. We answer with information on taking any Hawaii plants back with you to the U.S. Mainland. Let’s start with rainbow shower trees—which are a
HAWAII Magazine readers Don and Rosie Eller wrote us with a question about how to visit one of Hawaii’s least visitable islands: You mentioned in the story, “Not Quite Niihau,” from the November/December 2009 issue of HAWAII Magazine that you have visited the island of Kahoolawe. We wanted to know if it’s possible for us
How’s this for a great Hawaii photo? It’s the grand prize-winning entry of HAWAII Magazine’s 11th Annual Photo Contest. Last March, we asked HAWAII readers to send us their best photos of the Islands in four categories: Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island of Hawaii. Dozens, sometimes hundreds of entries arrived in our offices
We’re pleased that the first subject in HAWAII Magazine’s new “Portraits in Paradise” feature is Maui singer-songwriter-chanter-kumu hula-cultural specialist Kealii Reichel. Reichel was unknown in 1994, when his first album, Kawaipunahele, burst on to the scene, dominating Hawaiian radio, the Billboard Magazine World Music Chart and that year’s Na Hoku Hanohano music awards. He’s followed
Surf fans around the world kept their eyes on Oahu’s North Shore yesterday as the biggest waves in decades pounded Hawaii’s most famous surf breaks, and a prestigious big wave competition got the green light for the first time in five years. Wave faces of 35 to 45 feet yesterday morning finally proved ideal for
