President-elect Barack Obama attended a memorial for his late grandmother Madelyn Dunham yesterday afternoon, later scattering her ashes into the Oahu surf. Dunham, referred to as “Toot” by Obama, died of cancer in Honolulu at age 86, two days before her grandson was elected president. Obama was not able to attend Dunham’s funeral last November […]
In Hawaii, Christmas Eve means family, food, maybe some early gift unwrapping … and college football. The Sheraton Hawaii Bowl happens Wednesday afternoon at Aloha Stadium—most likely with a good portion of the state glued to ESPN watching the University of Hawaii Warriors take on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. This is the Warriors’
Like the photo above as much as we do? It’s the grand prize-winning entry of HAWAII Magazine’s 10th Annual Photo Contest. Back in March, we asked HAWAII readers to send us their best photos of the Islands. There were four categories: Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island of Hawaii. More than 800 entries later,
Barack Obama is trading the snowstorms and wind chill of Chicago for a family Christmas in the frothy waves and warm sands of Kailua Beach. Jealous? We are too—and we live here. The Hawaii born-and-raised president-elect arrives at Honolulu International Airport on Saturday for a 10-day holiday with his wife, Michelle, and daughters Malia, 10,
An increasing number of Hawaii residents and travelers are volunteering to help preserve Hawaii, activities like pulling invasive nonnative plants or protecting sea turtles eggs from predators. But if you should be so inclined, where do you start? Who do you call? Kirsten Whatley’s new book, Preserving Paradise: Opportunities in Volunteering for Hawaii’s Environment, is
All of Hidden Hawaii is not geographic. Sometimes you have to be in the right place at the right time. The First Friday evening of every month is the time to see Honolulu’s Chinatown Arts district—filled with theatres, galleries and trendy nightspots. On a recent First Friday, photographer David Croxford and I hit the streets
With the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor still fresh in the minds of Americans this week, President George W. Bush proclaimed nine historic sites in three states a unified national monument. A number of spots around the Pearl Harbor area are included, along with sites in California and Alaska. According to a White
You ask. We answer. Reader Ken Steller e-mailed: I just received your new state quarters and would love to know the meaning of the phrase UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO. Please help. The phrase means, “The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.” It was first uttered by King
Dreaming about something other than a white Christmas this winter? May we suggest stopping by the Islands. Readers from online travel community TripAdvisor seem to agree—they picked Hawaii as this year’s top holiday dream escape. Hawaii is a great place to be in the winter. In the latest issue of HAWAII Magazine, we give you
It’s been 67 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor took place. Today, we honor those who lost their lives during the attack on Dec. 7, 1941. A memorial ceremony will be held at Pearl Harbor’s Kilo Pier from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. A moment of silence will be observed at 7:55 a.m.—the exact time
There’s Honolulu’s 50-foot official Christmas tree in front of the mayor’s office. Christmas trees and gingerbread houses inside Honolulu Hale—our city hall. An electric light parade. Food booths. Downtown Honolulu’s office buildings charging up their holiday light displays. And a 21-foot “Shaka Santa” dipping his toes in the Honolulu Hale fountain. What’s not to love
Thanks to Footnote.com and the National Archives and Records Administration you can now browse through the Internet’s largest interactive World War II collection online for free. But only for this month. The collection includes the first-ever interactive version of the USS Arizona Memorial, war hero pages, timelines, maps, photos and documents never-before-seen on the Internet.
