Standing on the new edge of his property along Sunset Beach, Ryce Reeves watches the ocean eat away at his shrinking yard, one wave at a time. He’s called this plot of land on Oahu’s North Shore home for over 40 years, but now Reeves is uncertain how much longer his house will survive. This […]
In honor of Veterans Day, we compiled these emotional reunions and intimate moments of active military personnel returning from deployment, as captured by the U.S. Army at Wheeler Army Airfield and the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor. These servicemen and women, along with their families, make many sacrifices in order to do their jobs, including
What’s Halloween without a little spook? This year we met up with Native Hawaiian storyteller and historian Lopaka Kapanui, who leads popular ghost tours in Honolulu through his company, Mysteries of Hawaii. If anyone knows ghost stories and supernatural encounters about Hawaii, it’s him. The Islands are full of these tales, from obake (preternatural beings from
The Puu Loa Petroglyphs Trail is unlike any other trail in the Hawaiian Islands. A short hike across the lava leads to a sacred site full of amazing Hawaiian petroglyphs that will make you feel like you’ve stepped back in time. How to get there A rock cairn that park rangers have placed along the
Who knew there was a heiau (Hawaiian shrine) behind Kailua’s YMCA? Not me. I’ve driven by the spot countless times on my way to the beach and somehow never paid attention to the massive historic stone structure, Ulupō Heiau, just steps from Kailua Road. It’s a spot I would have never known to visit without
A year ago Shannon Hiramoto was browsing the Salvation Army thrift store in Lihue when she came across a short muumuu, with bright pink and purple flowers and a ruffled neckline. She absolutely loved it and bought it for $4. The Kauai-born fashion designer has long had a thing for the loose-fitting aloha-print dresses that
It’s obvious when Mark Noguchi walks into Palace Saimin in Kalihi on Oʻahu that he’s been coming here for decades. Practically his whole life. “I’m a creature of habit,” explains the gregarious chef, who greets everyone in the kitchen with a hug and kiss on the cheek. “If you had to kill me, I would
As a traveler, there are some things I’ll never do. I won’t eat whale or turtle meat, I won’t surf alone at an unfamiliar break and I won’t jump off a cliff into a body of water. I tried to do that last one, standing at the edge of Ka Lae, or South Point, on
I’m far away from the urban stretches of Waikiki, surrounded by green fields as far as the eye can see in Kunia Camp, the last intact pineapple plantation housing community under one ownership on Oahu. With each passing breeze, tall stalks of sugar cane rustle, the only noise save for the rush of the occasional
Perhaps you’ve seen the friendly, distinctively-colored nene (pronounced “nay-nay”) at a park, wildlife refuge, ranch, golf course or zoo in Hawaii. But there’s more to these inquisitive birds than meets the eye. 1. The nene goose is descended from the Canadian goose. Photo: Getty Images 4. The Hawaiian name “nene” comes from the bird’s soft,
There’s video footage of Daniel Koval, a Kona-based freediving instructor, plunging 335 feet into the sea. It’s an intoxicating sequence through the ocean’s many layers, and as Koval descends, the video shows the water’s slow transition from light blue to black. Finally, he makes it to his desired depth. In the video, Koval has been
Mauna Kea Access Road, which leads to Mauna Kea’s summit on the Island of Hawaii, was closed indefinitely by the state on July 15 so equipment could be moved into place for the start of the Thirty Meter Telescope construction project. News that the Thirty Meter Telescope construction would begin sparked immediate protests by many
