Creating a list of Oʻahu’s Top 5 beaches when there are so many out there just as blue and beautiful as the next is a difficult task—to say the least. Fortunately, nominations for the best Oʻahu beaches for our 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards poured in from our readers around the world. So, while every beach […]
Putting a city street into a museum is about as hard as you think it would be, but the folks at Pow! Wow! and Bishop Museum have done it. All it took was months of preparation, roughly 800 cans of spray paint and a donated car. Oh, and also some of the most talented mural
The beaches on Hawaiʻi Island are some of the best in the state—and there are a lot of them. Due to the island’s ever-growing coastline and massive size, there are hundreds of beaches dotted along the Big Island, some of which can’t be found in magazines or on websites. Even the ones that are easy to
Believe us when we say you’ve never experienced a Van Gogh art exhibit quite like this. HONOLULU Magazine, our sister publication, has teamed up with Beyond Exhibitions to bring the blockbuster “Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” to Honolulu for a limited engagement, with official tickets going on sale at vangoghhonolulu.com very soon. Created by French-Canadian
Nobody likes to choose favorites, especially when it comes to the beautiful beaches and bays of Maui. From the seemingly endless coastline of Kāʻanapali Bay to the crystal clear waters of Mākena Beach, deciding what beach on Maui is the best is no easy feat. Fortunately, our readers—who love Hawaiʻi’s beaches—have done the hard work
When Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve reopened in December 2020 with a 720-person cap, people waited in long lines—in cars outside the entrance in East Honolulu or in person at the front gate—holding up traffic on Kalanianaʻole Highway and raising health concerns during a global pandemic. In January the city began issuing tickets to visitors indicating
Like its island siblings, Maui is home to an eclectic crew of farmers, growers, goat-raisers, beekeepers and wine tasters. Thanks to the islands and their tropical climes, so much can grow here in Hawaiʻi, and produce flows from every town, farm and valley. So if you’re looking for made-in-Maui products, the real challenge is sifting through all
Hawaiʻi boasts nine national parks, from the site of an attack that launched the U.S. into World War II to areas sacred to Native Hawaiians. These important sites are great places for visitors to explore and learn more about Hawaiʻi’s unique history and culture. (And it’s great week to do it—it’s National Park Week!) Here
Almost exactly a year ago, the state closed its hiking trails in an effort to curb the spreading COVID-19 virus in Hawaiʻi. But there was one place on Oʻahu where you could still get lost in forests and find stunning views of the island: Camp Pālehua. You might remember it as Camp Timberline, a popular
In 2016, Maui-based pro-wind surfer Alex Aguera reinvented the foil board and sparked a worldwide phenomenon. At the request of pro-surfer and all-around waterman Kai Lenny, Aguera was asked to design a foil board that could be ridden using only the energy of the ocean and the individual paddling the board. Before Aguera’s modernized version
In February 2020 Nāhuku, more commonly known as Thurston Lava Tube, reopened at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on Hawaiʻi Island after nearly two years of closure due to the 2018 Kīlauea eruption. Then COVID-19 happened. The popular walk-through lava tube and rainforest trail—one of the top attractions at the national park—closed just a month after
While many incoming visitors to Maui may only have one thing on their minds—the beach!—it’s important to know that The Valley Isle has so much more to offer. From emerald-green tidepools to a flora-infused stone needle that towers 1,200 feet into the sky, adventurous visitors will find countless attractions that are worth a day away
