Nominees for the Best Hawaiian Music Album category were announced last night along with other nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. The nominated discs in the Best Hawaiian Music Album category are: • Ikena by Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho • Aumakua by Amy Hanaialii• Force of Nature by Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa […]
Walking past Hawaii’s lei stands you may notice something missing. Orchid lei, prized for their striking purple and green hues, have been in short supply. The reason? A political crisis 6,500 miles away. Anti-government protesters have shut down Thailand’s Bangkok International Airport for nearly a week now. Political repercussions aside, this is troubling news for
The global fascination with President-elect Barack Obama has hit an all-time high—especially here in his boyhood home of Hawaii. Many Obama-themed Hawaii hotspots can now be tracked via the Internet thanks to a number of websites. Even the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) has created a page dedicated to the landmarks of Obama’s
When I heard Wheel of Fortune was coming to Hawaii to film 20 episodes on the Big Island, I couldn’t wait to take the next flight from Honolulu to Waikoloa. After watching America’s No. 1 game show being filmed at the Hilton Waikoloa, I have a greater appreciation for the show, especially the hard work
For Hawaii residents like myself, the start of the Hawaii holiday season is marked by one thing— the sight of tightly wound Christmas trees by the boatload. The first large cargo of Noble, Douglas, Grand and Norman firs arrived at Honolulu Harbor last Saturday, straight from the shores of the Pacific Northwest. Matson Navigation Co.
If you’re watching the Big Island-filmed episodes of Wheel of Fortune this week, you may have noticed a change in the wardrobe worn by celebrity co-hosts, and HAWAII Magazine readers, Pat Sajak and Vanna White. No tie for Pat. No sequined gowns for Vanna. Why? Because they’re in Hawaii. Pat’s been wearing Tommy Bahama aloha
Hawaii artist Peggy Chun, known for her brilliant watercolor portraits of Island life and brave battle to continue her art even as a neurodegenerative disease seized control of her body and life, has died. Chun passed away last night after a six-year fight with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. She was
HAWAII Magazine readers love to talk story with us, because we all love Hawaii. So everyone can share, we’ve created a section in our magazine called, “Your Hawaii”—an assortment of short stories written by our readers about their Hawaii experiences. In our current November/December 2008 issue, HAWAII Magazine reader John Cochran of Elyria, Ohio, shared
A government-funded technological innovation threatens the livelihood of an entire species on their tropical island home. Sounds like a plotline worthy of the Sci-Fi Channel, but it’s true. You’ve probably seen advertisements for the nationwide mandatory conversion from analog television to a digital feed, scheduled for February 17, 2009. However, in Hawaii the switch to
Say “Aloha!” to Hawaii’s brand new quarter. The United States Mint releases the final coin in its popular decade-long 50 State Quarter Program today with the debut of the State of Hawaii quarter-dollar. Banks in Hawaii will begin selling the new quarters at 2 p.m. In Honolulu today? You’ll be able to pick ‘em up
The Gosselin brood is Hawaii bound. Jon & Kate Plus 8, the top-rated TLC network docu-series following the day-to-day goings on of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania’s most famous kid-enriched family, begins airing two Maui-filmed hour-long episodes starting Nov. 10. Haven’t heard of the Gosselins? Here’s your primer. The show’s namesake stars are Jon and Kate Gosselin and
