While most people visit the Islands for its sandy beaches and sunshine, birding enthusiasts flock to Hawai‘i’s lush forests and coastlines hoping to spot some of the rarest birds in the world. Hawai‘i is one of the best places around for birding, primarily because of the many unique and rare birds found here. And Hawai‘i Island is […]
There’s a dry-erase board at Ke Kai Ola, a monk seal hospital at Keāhole Point, with the names of its Hawaiian monk seal patients, where they’re from, when they arrived and their weights, both on arrival and now. One look at this chart and you can see the impact this hospital, built by the California-based Marine Mammal Center, has
It’s a rainy day in Hilo, but I pack my three kids into the mom van and make the 45-minute drive to Volcano with a hopeful heart and a quick prayer for sunny skies over the Lili House Farm, a petting zoo, country tea time spot and agricultural oasis that has become one our family’s
As news spread of a new eruption at Kīlauea on Hawaiʻi Island, hundreds of visitors rushed over to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park yesterday and today for a glimpse of the spectacular sight. SEE ALSO: There’s a New Eruption at Kīlauea Volcano in Hawaiʻi But park officials are stressing the importance of safety—both because of high amounts
Hawaiʻi Island residents woke up to an unexpected overnight eruption at Kīlauea’s Halemaʻumaʻu crater this morning. On Sunday night an eruption sent plumes of smoke into the air but posed no immediate threats to nearby communities. No evacuations were needed. By 1 a.m. U.S. Geological Survey officials reported lava fountains that shot 165 feet into the
The story of Hala Tree Coffee started with a vacation to Hawaiʻi Island. In 2012, Jean and Danielle Orlowski jumped on a plane to the Big Island for a weeklong—and much-needed—vacation. Jean, who worked for a futures and option broker for about 20 years on Wall Street, was burnt out. The couple immediately fell in
Through these uncertain times, the Kona Historical Society continues to persevere. Known for its Portuguese sweet bread baking workshops, the Kona Historical Society’s mission is to preserve and shares the unique history of the Kona districts—located on Hawaiʻi Island—and no pandemic or COVID-19 will put a stop to that. In response to the social distancing
Hiking alone isn’t something I’d recommend to just anyone. You have to know the trail well, be in great physical shape, venture out in optimal conditions, pack enough water and snacks, and have a charged cell phone handy. It’s always, always safer to hike with other people. But in the case of the latest stay-at-home, work-at-home order issued
This is the fourth blog in a series about how Hawai‘i neighborhoods have changed since the spread of COVID-19. Read what O‘ahu’s Waikīkī, Kailua and Hale‘iwa look like now. Popular Scandinavian Shave Ice is still open—but workers now use face shields when preparing and serving its shave ice. Photo: Laura Dornbush With a mandatory 14-day
Vote now in our 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards: Tell us which beaches, hiking trails, lūʻau, hotels, food trucks and surf spots are your favorites. The results will be printed in our March/April 2021 issue. While there are over 50 state parks in Hawaiʻi, there are only nine areas designated as “national parks” in the Islands.
It’s notoriously windy in North Kohala. Trade winds reliably blast Hawai‘i Island’s northern coast and the smoothed hump of its oldest volcano. It’s morning as I step out of an air-conditioned tour vehicle onto the dusty landscape. Tucked behind a row of windmills, on a 40-acre plot, leafy stems tower above me, shaking in the wind.
A month ago, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park began increasing access to its 335,259-acre national park on Hawaiʻi Island, coinciding with the state slowly reopening beaches, parks, malls and other public places. On June 15 the park rolled out its next phase of reopening, which includes some of its most popular hikes with new guidelines on safety and social distancing.
