When it comes to beautiful parklands, Hawaii has no shortage. Between Hawaii Island, Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai you’ll find seven national parks, 55 state parks and countless city, county and regional beach parks. Over the last few weeks, we’ve polled our HAWAII Magazine Facebook reader ohana, asking them, “What’s your favorite Hawaii park?” Several […]
Late Tuesday night, when many Hawaii residents would otherwise be dreaming, many of us will be watching the skies for an awe-inspiring phenomenon taking place overhead. Around 11:14 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time), the Earth will orbit between the sun and the full moon, casting its dark shadow across the moon’s surface in a total lunar
The smell of freshly baked cinnamon scones wafts from the kitchen and down the front stairway of the unassuming two-story house I wait outside at Kukaiau Ranch, a 10,200-acre working cattle operation in the tiny village of Umikoa on the northeast slopes of Mauna Kea volcano. “Hey there!” calls a voice from the top of
As Earth’s most isolated inhabited archipelago, Hawaii is blessed with striking natural beauty—eerie volcanic landscapes, lush rainforests and valleys and luxuriously sandy beaches. Fortunately for residents and visitors, much of this scenic wonder is found on lands open to free public access. This Sat. Sept. 27, all Hawaii national parks will participate in National Public
A lava flow from Kilauea volcano continued to advance toward residential areas in Hawaii Island’s Puna district this week, turning toward the town of Pahoa and the only access roads connecting it to the rest of the island. The front of the slow-moving lava flow, which we reported last Friday was threatening the residential subdivision
Purple sweet potatoes, leafy greens, big red-orange mangoes and bright yellow lilikoi (passion fruit) cream cake await at the fourth annual Puna Culinary Festival next week from Sept. 21 to 28 on Hawaii Island. The festival promises a week of foodie-forward events such as locavore markets, cooking classes, tastings, tours, workshops, films and more within
HAWAII Magazine’s 2014 “Best of Hawaii” issue is arriving in subscriber mailboxes and is on-sale nationwide now! The perennially popular issue features our annual collection of stuff that makes our Islands great. Left anywhere in your house or office, it’s also a fantastic conversation starter. The September/October “Best of” issue is chock full of staff-curated
A newly opened vent connected to the ongoing Puu Oo cone eruption on the eastern flank of Hawaii Island’s Kilauea volcano is sending a slow-moving lava flow through dense forest and in the direction of homes in the Puna district subdivision of Kaohe. As of the afternoon of Sept. 11, the 10.5-mile long flow remained
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Frequent island-hopping National Park visitors may want to add a new card to their wallets. The National Park Service’s Hawaii Tri-Park Pass covers admission to the Islands’ three national parks that charge fees—Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Puuhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park on Hawaii Island, and Maui’s Haleakala National Park—for one year from the
Hello. My name is Derek and I am a zipline addict. I’ve been hooked since the first time I was strapped, nervous as all get out, into a trolley harness and sent speeding down a course of steel cables strung high across West Maui Mountain gulches five years ago. A couple of years after that,
Hear that rumbling sound across the Islands? That’s the sound of collective appetites anticipating the 4th annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival. Happening today through Sept. 7 at various locations on Oahu, Maui and (for the first time) Hawaii Island, this year’s edition of Hawaii’s biggest culinary fest promises more than 80 renowned Hawaii and
Mana Road doesn’t reveal its treasures easily or obviously. Situated halfway up the eastern face of 13,803-foot Mauna Kea—between the dormant volcano’s sweeping cloud-level koa and ohia forests and wind-whipped alpine summit—the rugged and remote 40-mile mountain road and unique landscape it traverses are little known even by longtime Big Island residents. For anyone adventurous
