Now in fiftieth year, the venerable Merrie Monarch Festival got under way on Sun., March 31 and wrapped up late Saturday night. Here are the results for the event’s top winners: • Miss Aloha Hula — Twelve solo dancers competed for the title, which went to Manalani Mili Hokoana English of Maui. English is a […]
The organizers of the Big Island Film Festival this week announced official selections for its eighth annual five-day event, which will be held next month. Among the 54 films picked for screenings, 10 are from Hawaii. Known as the “talk story” film festival, organizers describe the event as a “celebration of independent narrative films and
Last fall, we asked our estimated 200,000 HAWAII Magazine print edition readers and website readers to share their “Hawaii best” selections in more than 60 categories. We tallied their picks — more than 50,000, in all — and compiled them into HAWAII Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards lists that appear in the March/April 2013 issue of HAWAII
Are you an avocado fan? If so, the Kona Coast on the Big Island is the place to be a bit later this month for the 7th Annual Hawaii Avocado Festival. The island is prime avocado-growing country. Some 200 varieties of avocado trees grow there. In addition to ample varieties, avocado aficionados say Hawaii’s buttery-nutty
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park’s iconic Volcano House, which overlooks Kilauea caldera and erupting Halemaumau crater is now offering special kamaaina rates for Crater View rooms and Namakanipaio camper cabins in celebration of its anticipated full reopening in June. Shuttered on New Year’s Day 2010, Volcano House, which has hosted notable guests, including Mark Twain, Franklin
Now in fiftieth year, the venerable Merrie Monarch Festival, which will get under way on Sun., March 31 and wrap up on Sat., April 6, features world-class hula competition, exhibitions, musical entertainment, arts-and-craft fairs, and the annual Royal Parade through downtown Hilo. The weeklong event honors the legacy of King David Kalakaua, who was called
Hawaii residents and visitors alike are invited to take part in the third and final round of the annual Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary’s Ocean Count, which will get under way on Sat., March 30 at more than 60 shore sites edging Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island. The first two Ocean Count
Tomorrow (Tues., March 19), Kilauea Volcano’s summit eruption within Halemaumau Crater will marks its fifth year of continuous activity. To commemorate the anniversary, rangers at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are offering additional Life on the Edge talks at the Jaggar Museum observation deck, which overlooks the fuming summit vent. The 20-minute talks, which detail the
Hulihee Palace — situated near the center of the Big Island’s historic Kailua-Kona area and known for its Hawaiian and Victorian artifacts — is hosting monthly heritage-focused days called An Afternoon at Hulihee Palace. This month’s event, set for 4 p.m. this Sunday (March 17) on the palace grounds, remembers Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole (1872-1922),
What happens to a Big Island landscape in the aftermath of dramatic lava flow? Tim Tunison, a longtime botanist, now retired from his posts at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, has spent a lot of time probing the question of the “colonization of new geological surfaces,” a process that ecologists also call “primary succession.” On Sat.,
Two astronomy-related anniversary celebrations are slated for this month on the Big Island. Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo will mark its seventh anniversary on Sun., March 10 with a birthday bash featuring a series of special presentations given by top astronomers and on topics ranging from the latest stargazing discoveries to the ongoing “quest for
Last fall, we asked our estimated 200,000 HAWAII Magazine print edition readers and website readers to share their “Hawaii best” selections in more than 60 categories. We tallied their picks — more than 50,000, in all — and compiled them into HAWAII Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards lists that appear in the March/April issue of HAWAII Magazine.
