The Royal Hawaiian isn’t the only venerable Hawaii hotel property celebrating a grand reopening this month. A weekend’s worth of food and entertainment will welcome back the Big Island of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on March 26 and 27. The South Kohala coast luxury resort is hosting two separate nights of lavish dinners and […]
Regular HawaiiMagazine.com visitors know that we’ve been closely following activity at Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater since a summit vent opened last March. The slowly-widening vent has been sending up a thick plume of steam and ash into Big Island of Hawaii skies 24/7 ever since, with some recently slackening in activity but no clear end
News for Big Island of Hawaii volcano watchers: visiting hours at the Waikupanaha oceanside lava viewing site have been cut back. Spectators can now take in views from the coastline overlook—where lava can be seen surging into the ocean—only at night, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The good news? Evenings have always been one
Call it a working vacation … in Hawaii. Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong rang in 2009 on the Big Island of Hawaii, zipping along the rugged highways and country roads of the Kona and Kohala coasts. Armstrong, 37, arrived on Sunday, Dec. 28 to train for a much-publicized return to competitive cycling after
So long, 2008! Time to say “Aloha!” to 2009. If you’re lucky enough to be in Hawaii tonight, consider our picks for the prime places to watch the sky light up with New Year’s Eve fireworks. OAHU • 7 p.m., Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park, 91-400 Farrington Highway, Kapolei, (808) 945-3928. • Midnight, JW Marriott Ihilani
It’s that time of the year—when fierce winter winds blow, snow falls (even here in Hawaii) and Travel + Leisure Magazine’s globetrotting staff return from far better climes to bestow its annual gift to hotels, inns, resorts and lodges worldwide: a spot on the pub’s annual 500 World’s Best Hotels list. This year, 23 Hawaii
A dream vacation in Hawaii doesn’t have to be a casualty of these tough economic times. If you’re ready to pack your bags now, you could enjoy the Islands for less money than you might think. Businesses statewide—from resorts and restaurants to activity vendors and B&B’s—are coming up with new and creative ways to entice
The most popular attractions at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are Mother Nature-made: molten lava entering the ocean with explosive force, turbulent plumes of hot steam and ash escaping from open cracks in the Earth, pristine forests filled with native Hawaii plants, birds and wildlife. If you have some extra time on your next visit to
December 20, 2008—that’s when the long-shuttered Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on Hawaii’s Big Island will reopen to guests. The resort had announced a January 2009 reopening date earlier this year. The 43-year-old luxury resort shut down after an October 2006 earthquake caused structural damage. More than $150 million has been invested in the Kohala Coast
The Big Island of Hawaii is a television star again. This time on Wheel of Fortune. As we posted back in September, Wheel of Fortune kicked off its 26th season by taping 20 shows at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. The first set of those episodes airs tonight and continues throughout November. Watching America’s No. 1 game
Recording on the Big Island of Hawaii or just taking a vacation? Gwen Stefani and her No Doubt bandmates bassist Tony Kanal and guitarist Tom Dumont were snapped with their families on Thursday enjoying a makeshift Slip ‘N Slide on a Big Island beach. The rock band had reportedly been on the island most of
If you’re a fan of Kona coffee and on Hawaii’s Big Island in the week ahead, start prepping mind, body and soul for an impending caffeine jolt. The Kona Coffee Cultural festival begins its 38th annual celebration of the bean that made the Big Island’s west side famous tomorrow (Nov. 7). Events from free coffee
