“Frasier” star Kelsey Grammer is in a Honolulu hospital after suffering a mild heart attack over the weekend. The Emmy-winning actor’s spokesman Stan Rosenfield says in a statement that Grammer had the attack Saturday morning while paddle-boarding with his wife Camille on the Big Island’s Kona Coast. Grammer, 53, was initially treated at Kona Community […]
With Waikiki constantly changing and evolving, it’s always good to see familiar faces return to its center stage. This weekend, it’s Bill Tapia, the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and the Monarch Room. On Sunday, the venerable Royal Hawaiian will serve its last beachside mai tai before shuttering for a seven-month renovation. But first, it’ll bring back
It is a ceremony both moving and serene. Yesterday evening at sunset, I stood with my feet in the warm waters off Oahu’s Ala Moana Beach Park, one of hundreds of people about to release a paper lantern—inscribed in my case to my mother, who died this year—the lantern illuminated by a softly glowing candle,
If you’re on Oahu on Memorial Day, here’s a must-attend. Lantern Floating Hawaii is Honolulu’s version of Toro Nagashi, a Japanese tradition which translates literally as “lantern offerings on water.” Each Memorial Day at sunset, thousands of Honolulu residents and visitors gather at Ala Moana Beach Park to honor those who have lost their lives
On a stage lined with bright red anthuriums, the president of School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Tony Jones, welcomed Native Hawaiian artist, historian and author Herb Kawainui Kane on Saturday. While Kane’s stunning historical Hawaii paintings were projected onto a large screen above the stage, Jones gave him an honorary fine arts doctorate.
In January, we ran a list of our five all-time-favorite filmed-in-Hawaii movies. To the dismay of a couple of Indiana Jones fan forums, our list didn’t contain Raiders of the Lost Ark—partially filmed on Kauai in 1980. Our reasoning? There wasn’t a whole lot of Hawaii in it. But with the brand new Indiana Jones
The Hawaii Book and Music Festival happens this weekend in Honolulu. If you love literature and music written and published right here in Hawaii—and just happen to be on Oahu on Saturday and Sunday—the annual fest is well worth a visit. First off, admission is free. Second, you won’t find a larger gathering of Hawaii-based
Volcanic smog from the Big Island’s Kilauea volcano has enveloped Hawaii’s normally clear skies for the last couple of days. Weather experts say it’ll be with us until our tradewinds return this weekend to sweep it all away. Vog isn’t exactly hazardous to your health in small doses, just kind of annoying—particularly for outdoor activities.
Every dog has his day. Looks like Duane “Dog” Chapman will get another. Cable channel A&E announced today it will produce fresh episodes of Dog the Bounty Hunter. The fifth season will begin airing July 16. A&E pulled the plug on the Hawaii-filmed “reality series” on November 2 after Chapman’s son Tucker leaked a private
The Wall Street Journal says Hawaii is dodging a tourism slowdown that has affected other Mainland vacation destinations—at least so far. According to the Journal, Hawaii visitor totals are up 2.8 percent for the first quarter of 2008, when compared to 2007 figures. Hawaii hotel occupancy rose 1.5 percent in the same period, while the
Hawaii actress and entertainer Loretta Ables Sayre received a Tony Award nomination today for her portrayal of Bloody Mary in the hit Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. Ables Sayre’s nomination for best featured actress in a musical was one of 11 nominations earned by the critically-acclaimed revival of the pioneering Broadway musical.
Gladys Knight loves Hawaii. And Hawaii loves her. Knight rocked the Neal Blaisdell Arena this past Saturday at “The Rhythm of Romance 2” concert. As part of the second annual Hawaii Romance Festival, HAWAII Magazine was invited to hear the R&B superstar perform with the Matt Catingub Orchestra of Hawaii.We were also serenaded by singing
