The long distance between Beretania Street and Pennsylvania Avenue seemed a bit smaller last night. Hawaii born-and-raised Barack Hussein Obama is the 44th president of the United States of America. The first-term Illinois senator ended his epic two-year campaign for the White House last night with decisive victory margins in both the popular vote and […]
HAWAII Magazine readers like the calendar section in the magazine. Now they’re likely to fall in love with our online calendar. We recently launched HAWAII Magazine’s Best Calendar this past Saturday, featuring more than 100 events. Now you’ll never have to wonder what to do on a Friday night in Hanapepe, Kauai, or when ukulele
On the Big Island of Hawaii this week? Check out the third annual Moku O Keawe International Festival, which starts tomorrow night (11/5). The five-day festival kicks off at 7 p.m. with a concert by Napua Greig, a kumu hula (hula teacher) and 2008 Na Hoku Hanohano female vocalist of the year. [Waikoloa Bowl at
Hula enthusiasts from around the world will gather next week for the second annual International Waikiki Hula Conference, Nov. 13 to 15. The good news is that the registration deadline has been extended to this Friday (11/7). The three-day conference is open to anyone interested in hula, from beginners to advanced dancers. Last year, hula
Madelyn Payne Dunham, the grandmother of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, died late last night in Honolulu. She was 86. “It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died peacefully after a battle with cancer,” Obama said in a statement. “She was the cornerstone of our family, and a
One of the best things about having HawaiiMagazine .com as a complement to our print publication HAWAII Magazine has been the ability to bring you even more of the Islands. Travel news and tips. Kilauea volcano news as it happens. Videos. Photos from readers like you. More culture, activities and food. And starting this weekend,
We found a great video in our e-mail this morning of just-hatched Hawaii hawksbill sea turtles making their way to the ocean. The video was shot on the Kau coastline of Hawaii’s Big Island near Punaluu and posted by Big Island videonews.com. The honu—Hawaiian for “turtle”—were watched over by residents of the area for weeks
The curtain was finally lowered on this year’s Hawaii International Film Festival last weekend at Dole Cannery. We’ve been following the HIFF over the last few weeks. And though the HIFF has passed, we’re glad to report it went out with guns blazing. Without a doubt, the biggest event was closing night film, The Good,
You ask. We answer. Pat Duffus of Clearwater, Florida writes: What is the story behind the Hawaiian flag? When I see it I am reminded more of Britain than Hawaii. Is there a Hawaiian flag that precedes it? Pat’s right about the British connection. King Kamehameha I flew a British flag throughout his kingdom in
Hawaii-born-and-raised Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will return to Oahu later this week to visit his ailing grandmother. Obama’s spokesman Robert Gibbs said today that all campaign events scheduled for Thursday and Friday were being canceled. Madelyn Payne Dunham, Obama’s 85-year-old grandmother who lives in Honolulu, was released from a hospital stay last week. “In
Attention film aficionados: the 28th annual Hawaii International Film Festival is just days away. For those new to HIFF, it is the state’s largest independent film festival. Since its inception in 1981, HIFF screened hundreds of films and has been the premier source for introducing films from Asia, South Pacific and beyond to audiences. This
The latest issue of Outside Magazine features 50 American “Great Escape” getaways. The focus? Places in our U.S. so far removed from typical vacationers itineraries, Starbucks wouldn’t consider setting up shop. A couple of Hawaii spots are highlighted: Peaceful Cove Cottage on Hawaii’s Big Island and Milolii Beach on Kauai. The Na Pali coast doesn’t
