There’s no better place to bid aloha to 2010 than in Hawaii, with fireworks over the Pacific Ocean. Imagine balmy weather on New Year’s Eve, lounging in slippers on a stretch of sandy beach, maybe a tropical cocktail in hand. No snow to plow, no heavy coats to wear, no chance of hail in the […]
One of the Big Island’s most unique public parks, Lava Tree State Monument, recently reopened after three months of maintenance work and park improvements. The Lava Tree State Monument is a public park located in the Puna district of the Big Island known for its “lava trees”—actually tree molds that were formed when a lava
Good news for the Big Island of Hawaii and its east side city by the bay. Continental Airlines will begin offering the first major carrier daily nonstop flights from the U.S. Mainland to Hilo in more than a quarter century, beginning June 2011. Continental announced this week that it would be adding a daily nonstop
Is there anyone who still believes you can’t have a white Christmas in Hawaii? Last week, a storm front that brought heavy rains across the island chain dropped the first snow of the season on the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island. So much so, in fact, a winter storm
What would the holiday season on Oahu be missing without Honolulu City Lights—the city that never snows’ annual display of Christmas spirit? Let’s see … • Honolulu’s 50-plus foot official Christmas tree, festooned with kaleidoscopic light effects and Hawaii-inspired ornaments, just outside the mayor’s office, Honolulu Hale. • A month-long festival of Christmas trees and
Say you’re at the top of your profession as a Hawaii hotel chef. You’ve cooked at Waikiki’s famed Halekulani and done a stint in San Francisco during the food revolution of the ’80s. At the Lodge at Koele on Lanai, you’ve won the “triple crown” from Zagat. That is, the guide rates your restaurant tops
Recently, Peter Merriman rang us asking if our Mainland HAWAII Magazine readers might appreciate a few recipes that would add a bit of Hawaii flavor to their holiday season meals. We were all ears. Merriman is one of Hawaii’s most successful and celebrated chef/restaurateurs, and a longtime champion of using fresh, locally procured ingredients from
One-way flights between California and Maui for $139? Round-trip flights between Seattle and Oahu as low as $318? If you can squeeze in a pre-Christmas, pre-New Year holiday vacation in Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines are posting flight deals you should know about. But you’ll have to book right away. Here are the deals
If you reside near the San Francisco Bay Area or don’t mind connecting from there for a great price on fall-winter flight to Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii, here’s an airfare deal we just found online. Alaska Airlines is offering one–way Kona-Oakland and Kona-San Jose flights for as low as $169, for travel
If you’re on the Big Island of Hawaii today through Sunday and in the mood to catch some great competitive hula for a great price, the Waikoloa Beach Resort is the place to be. The South Kohala resort area is once again playing host to the Moku O Keawe International Festival, a four-day annual celebration
“Ten years ago, we didn’t have many visitors,” says Panaewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens director Pam Mizuno, “but this past April, we had more than 4,000 people in one day.” The crowd that gathered even caught zoo vendors by surprise. “All the food vendors sold out, and the shave ice guy made $600 in three
Is a Hawaii vacation part of your fall or winter plans? If you like this flight deal you could be getting warm here before it gets too cold wherever you are. Alaska Airlines’ limited time “Hawaii Is Now” airfare sale is offering one-way flights between three Hawaiian Islands and six mainland west coast cities the
