Waves heights between 35 to 45 feet on Oahu’s North Shore today gave organizers of the The Quiksiliver In Memory of Eddie Aikau everything needed to green light the big wave surf contest for the first time in five years. The surf contest, named after famed North Shore surfer and lifeguard Eddie Aikau, requires waves […]
HAWAII magazine reader Brookelynn Morris wrote us with a question about surf lessons: I’m heading to Honolulu for vacation soon, and I want to learn how to surf. Can you tell me the best way to learn? You ask, we answer. Oahu’s shores—as with all of the other Hawaiian Islands—offer wave action for a variety
Google has taken to the streets of Hawaii to put you in Hawaii even when you can’t be here. The ever-expanding lead Internet search engine recently included Hawaii in its Street View feature. An extension of Google’s popular Google Maps navigation service, Street View offers up 360-degree, ground-level panoramas of cities, neighborhoods, and other notable
Maui Land & Pineapple, Inc., announced Tuesday that it would shut down all pineapple operations by the end of the year, after a century of growing the signature Hawaii fruit on the Island. The Kahului, Maui-based land, resort and ag holding company said its Maui Pineapple Co. subsidiary would cease new planting immediately, and end
After a long journey across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the relic of Hawaii’s Saint Damien last week finished its three-week journey—from the Vatican City, through Michigan and California and, finally, to the Hawaiian Islands. Saint Damien de Veuster cared for the people who suffered from Hansen’s disease (leprosy) in Hawaii for 16 years on
HAWAII Magazine reader Bill Parker wrote us with a question about our sun and surf : What are the best months, weather-wise, to visit Hawaii? I also would like to know the water temperatures for Honolulu and the island of Kauai. You ask. We answer. Rarely is there “bad” Hawaii weather—high-pressure zones and resulting tradewinds make
In the November/December 2009 issue of HAWAII Magazine, we take you, in words and pictures, to Makawao (pronounced Mah-kah-Wow!). It’s Maui’s historic cowboy town, filled with both horses and homegrown boutiques. As always, we had more photos from HAWAII Magazine photographer David Croxford than we could publish, so we’ve put together a slideshow tour of
The humpback whales are back! The Maui News last week reported the first sighting of a pod of North Pacific humpback whales, spotted off the West Maui coast. Since then, even more whales have been spotted offshore around the Islands, marking the start of Hawaii’s annual humpback whale season. After spending the summer months feeding
Hawaii’s Father Damien was at the center of international interest earlier this month when he was canonized a saint by the Catholic Church in ceremonies at the Vatican. Those ceremonies and celebrations in Rome are now over. But a tour of a Damien relic concludes in Hawaii this week, accompanied by many events happening at
When we rang up Hawaii singer-songwriter-musician Jack Johnson at his home on Oahu’s North Shore, he immediately gave us a weather and surf report: two to four foot surf, breaking off shore, and clear blue skies. The surf wasn’t tempting enough for a seasoned surfer like Johnson. But that’s good, he’s supposed to be staying
Several hundred fans of the hit ABC TV series Lost gathered in a Waikiki theater on Saturday evening to learn, well, absolutely nothing about the sixth and final season of the mystery drama, currently filming on Oahu. Not that there was any surprise in that. The guests of honor at the Hawaii International Film Festival-sponsored
Film fanatics rejoice! The Hawaii International Film Festival is back! The 29th annual installment of HIFF begins today and runs through the Oct. 25, 2009, with films screening at Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Cinemas on Oahu. Since its founding in 1981, HIFF has become the premier festival in the Islands for Hawaii, domestic and
