The cover feature of the new issue of HAWAII Magazine is all about the “15 Things We Love About Hawaii” right now. Among them, you’ll find the Big Island-made chocolate we’d fly from our Oahu offices to savor. The Hilo designer whose Hawaii-inspired fashions and prints we’d pick up while we’re there. And the hula […]
After watching Anthony Bourdain eat at Puka Dog Waikiki during his food travelogue No Reservations on the Travel Network, I had to have a Puka Dog. But “What is a Puka Dog?” you might ask. A Puka Dog is like a hot dog, except with an unusual bun. A mini loaf of bread is toasted
The new issue of HAWAII Magazine features a story on Maui Brewing Co., a Lahaina-based artisanal brewery crafting Hawaii-inspired beers. Its brews have won international beer awards. Owner Garrett Marrero and brewmaster Tom Kerns use Hawaii-grown ingredients, when possible—fresh island-grown pineapple, Maui-made rum, Kauai lehua blossom honey. But since opening in 2005, Marrero has also
People always say, “If you go to Kauai, you have to try Hamura’s Saimin.” When I went to the Garden Isle, I had to see what everyone was talking about. Hamura’s Saimin is hidden in the heart of Lihue. Even with the address in hand, you have to drive slowly, keeping your eyes open for
When it’s a hot day on Oahu’s North Shore, I’d recommend cooling down with a fresh ice-cold coconut. On a road trip to the north shore town of Kahuku last weekend, I stopped at a roadside fruit stand just off Kamehameha Highway near Turtle Bay Resort. Travelers can find many of these roadside stands—offering coconuts
It raised our eyebrows. The Corvallis, Ore., Gazette-Times published a piece called “The Buzz: Holy Hawaii!” Its reporter, Jake Tenpas, was just back from a trip to Maui and the Big Island. Tenpas took it upon himself to make up a few new Hawaiian gods. Lokikapi, who sneaks giant cockroaches into your bedding. Wakiluau, patron
Memo to John Heckathorn, editor, HAWAII Magazine: Would it be waaaaay too out of line to ask that you send me on assignment to Lanai, just to attend a beer dinner at the Four Seasons Lodge at Koele on April 26? Executive sous chef Thomas Bellec has crafted a five-course menu, paired with craft beers
Vents at Kilauea Volcano’s summit aren’t the only things coming to a head today. Primo is back!!! That is, bottles of Primo beer will again be on store shelves across Hawaii on Monday. Primo was one of Hawaii’s first beers, brewed here starting in 1898 by long gone Honolulu Brewing & Malting Company. It stayed
Vegans and vegetarians need not read further. Beef. It’s what’s for dinner in HAWAII Magazine editor John Heckathorn’s dining column for the March issue of sister publication, Honolulu. Ever the completist when it comes to dining out, our J. Heck sampled Wagyu and Angus ribeyes, NY cuts, filet mignons, Delmonicos and more at six Hawaii
You ask. We answer. Reader Joyce Beers wrote to us with a question about her beverage of choice when she’s in Hawaii: POG. POG is a blend of passionfruit, orange and guava juices. Joyce read in HAWAII Magazine’s current issue that Guava Kai Plantation on Kauai had shut down, and wanted to know if POG
Our friend Hawaii food writer Joan Namkoong e-mailed today with a new restaurant to add to our Big Island eats round-up. Since she’s a Big Island resident and the kind of person who always knows where to find great food, we snapped to attention. Wrote Joan: There’s a yummy new place to eat on the
Musician Jimmy Buffett is starting construction on his first Hawaii restaurant in Waikiki. That may mean nirvana for Parrotheads planning a trip here. But it also quietly marked the end of an era for fans of the late great Hawaii crooner Don Ho. Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber—a $15 million dining, entertainment and retail venue
