Dr. Sylvia Earle is no stranger to Hawaii’s waters. “I can’t count the number of times I’ve been to Hawaii,” says National Geographic’s Explorer-in-Residence. “But I’m back again.” Twenty-nine years ago, Earle took a submersible down off Oahu’s Makapuu Point and then walked 1,250 feet below the ocean’s surface. Today, she’s back in Hawaii as […]
We know how it is. You go out of town on a vacation or a business trip. You have family or friends from out of town staying at the house for a week. You get slammed at the office. There’s a weeklong marathon of Magnum P.I. episodes on cable. When daily life intrudes, you can’t
A nine-year-old with a truly unfortunate name—it was the strangest piece of Hawaii-related news I encountered checking my e-mail this morning. A New Zealand family court judge today intervened in the case of a young girl so embarrassed by her birth name, she went by the alias “K” in school to avoid being teased and
Ah, an evening in the Big Easy’s once nouveau riche Garden District! Refined men and women in their post-sunset finest. Jazz and zydeco drifting on gentle breezes scented by Spanish moss. Boiled crawfish. Jambalaya. A frosty mint julep to wash it all down. All you need to get there is a ride to the Honolulu
Think these photos are as cool as we do? There’s more. We had such a great time going through this collection of vintage Hawaii photos that we wanted to share it with HawaiiMagazine.com readers. Titled A Soldier’s Shots of Hawaii from 1940 to 1950, the photo collection was apparently snapped up at estate sales and
Better make plans now. The Waikiki Aquarium’s annual summer concert series, “Ke Kani O Ke Kai”—Hawaiian for “the sound of the ocean”—ends after two more concerts. We’re not talking about the sounds of the rolling waves. Rather a series of shows that, since June, has featured some of the state’s most celebrated contemporary Hawaiian music
The photos are real—Hawaii surfer C.J. Kanuha paddling to within 20 feet of Kilauea volcano lava entering the ocean off the Big Island’s Puna coastline. The water is boiling hot—almost 400 degrees F. It burned Kanuha’s feet, peeled his skin, and melted the wax on his surfboard. The shots—by photographer Kirk Lee Aeder, from a
This week, 181 youth soccer teams from across the country are on Oahu for the AYSO National Games. Thousands of kids ages 11 to 19 and their parents gathered at the Waipio Soccer Complex for Wednesday’s Soccerfest. The final games are scheduled for tomorrow and Sunday. The purpose of the American Youth Soccer Organization’s national
Before letting the Fourth of July go until next year, we couldn’t resist sharing a report from our man on the slopes of Kilauea volcano, Bill Harby, on Independence Day celebrations at Volcano Village this weekend. The 4th of July in Volcano Village is always a Hawaii-style hootenanny. The main events are an annual parade
Father Damien de Veuster—the 19th century Belgian priest who ministered to leprosy patients on Molokai before dying of the disease—will be named a saint. To become a saint, you need to instigate two miracles. Today, Pope Benedict XVI approved a second miracle linked to the intercession of Father Damien—the final step in canonization. Honolulu resident
If you’re on Oahu this Saturday, stop by the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie for the annual Tahitian Festival, Te Mahana Hiroa O Tahiti. More than 100 dancers, ranging in ages 3 to 18, will compete in the dance competition. Unlike hula’s gentle moves, Tahitian dancing involves quick shaking movements to the sound of fast
As we posted back in March, Pat Sajak, Vanna White and, presumably, all the vowels money can buy are packed up and coming to Hawaii. Wheel of Fortune films on Hawaii’s Big Island on September 12, 13, 15 and 16. The top-rated syndicated game show will be filming four weeks of episodes in four days,
