On the Big Island this weekend? Waikoloa Beach Resort’s new outdoor entertainment venue, The Waikoloa Bowl at Queens’ Gardens, opens Aug. 30, with a performance by Earth, Wind & Fire. The appearance by the Grammy award-winning ‘70s musical group—famous for chart-topping hits such as “September” and “Shining Star”—also inaugurates the resort’s Waikoloa Nights’ concert series […]
Hawaii’s state champion Little League team returns home today as world champions. The Little League team from the Oahu suburb of Waipio—representing the United States—defeated Mexico 12-3 Sunday at the Little League Baseball World Series in South Willamsport, Pa. It was Hawaii’s second world championship win in four years. A team from another Oahu suburb,
Call it the “Weird Little TV Show that Could.” A castaway drama launched four years ago with modest expectations that blew up into an Emmy-winning global phenomenon. Of course I’m referring to the Hawaii-filmed ABC hit series, Lost. I’m not one to camp out overnight at Kualoa Ranch for a glimpse of Jack or Locke
Want to take part in some awesome surf action in Waikiki? Minus the embarrassment of wiping out or the pain of getting sand in your pants, that is. The 7th Annual Duke Kahanamoku OceanFest kicks off eight days of surf contests and ocean-related activities, Sunday at Waikiki’s Kuhio Beach. Presented by the Outrigger Duke
Barack Obama fever has been running unrestrained statewide this week. The U.S. senator’s public appearance at Oahu’s Keehi Lagoon Beach Park just after his Hawaii arrival last Friday kicked off a nine-day visit for the Democratic presidential hopeful. The Hawaii-born Obama’s raison d’etre for being here? Some serious vacation time. Obama promised to grab a
CBS is readying a brand new version of its classic Aloha State crime drama Hawaii Five-O for the age of high-definition screens and reality television. Ed Bernero, executive producer of the network’s popular crime procedural Criminal Minds, told The Hollywood Reporter today that he was on board to oversee production of the new Five-O. The
Here in the Islands, we don’t get “goose bumps” when we experience strong emotions about something. We get “chicken skin.” Want to get some totally Hawaiian-style chicken skin? Go to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and watch hula performed on a stone and earth mound surrounded by native forest, while behind you a volcanic crater sends
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama arrives on Oahu today for nine days of rest and relaxation, his first break since presumably clinching the Democratic presidential nomination in June. It’ll also be Hawaii-born Obama’s first return trip to the Islands in 18 months—he, his wife Michelle and his two daughters traveled to the state each December to
41 years. That’s how long the Hawaiian hawk, or i‘o, has been classified as an endangered species. If a recent proposal goes through, all that could change. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service called for the hawk’s removal from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, saying the species’ numbers were substantial enough to
For one night this month Centerville, Ohio, will be the epicenter of aloha. On August 18th, the Centerville Public Library commemorates Hawaii’s 50th anniversary of statehood..
You ask, we answer. We have received queries from HAWAII Magazine readers regarding the recent incidents surrounding Hawaii’s sea turtles. Let us clarify the facts. On July 19th, beachgoers discovered the remains of a green sea turtle at Lanikea Beach on the North Shore of Oahu. Honey Girl—as she was known for her honey-colored shell—was
It’s colorful. It’s thematic. It’s musical. It’s acrobatic. It’s French-Canadian. It must be Cirque du Soleil—coming to Hawaii for the first time ever this October, with its arena-touring show Saltimbanco. Saltimbanco is Italian meaning “to jump on a bench.” But anyone familiar with the 18 worldwide shows put on by these masters of circus reinvention
