Everyone wants the same shot: the tree-lined road from the entrance of Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden toward the Koʻolau Mountains. For reference, this is what it looks like (without filters or special camera tricks): Photo: Catherine Toth Fox But why stop at the beginning of the park when there are so many more reasons to venture into this lush […]
In November 2018, Hawaiʻi Forest & Trail expanded to Oʻahu, with three tours that did what the Hawaiʻi Island-based tour company did best: connect people to Hawaiʻi’s natural beauty. SEE ALSO: Tour Company Hawaiʻi Forest & Trail Expands to Oʻahu But this year it’s adding one more thing we people love about the Islands: food.
I have a 3-year-old who doesn’t stop moving. Ever. So I’m always searching for activities on Oʻahu—where we live—that will occupy him long enough where I can sit for at least five minutes, maybe even check my Instagram. Here are 11 of our favorites: 1. The Honolulu Zoo, Waikīkī Photo: Catherine Toth Fox Photo: Catherine
Hawaii is unique in so many ways, from our always-tropical weather to the blending of diverse cultures. We celebrate the holiday season a little differently, too. For starters, our year-round sunshine means we can don board shorts and bikinis and go surfing on Christmas morning—and maybe even catch Hawaiian Santas throw shakas from outrigger canoes. Here
Whether you want to spend a morning, afternoon or full day doing something good, these five volunteer opportunities not only help Hawaii but can also enrich your vacation. 1. Clean the coastlines, various islands View this post on Instagram A post shared by Surfrider Oʻahu Chapter (@surfrideroahu) If you’re looking for a beach
The weather here in Hawaii has been all over the place recently. Heavy showers, thunderstorms and now—snow! Photo: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope With an elevation greater than 13,000 feet, snowfall on Mauna Kea isn’t rare, but the sight of Mauna Kea’s highest peaks covered in a white powder is an incredible view to behold. While much of the snow has
Kailua, the once-sleepy community on Oahu’s Windward Side, is most often associated with its beaches. And we get it. Kailua and Lanikai beaches are world-renowned, luring thousands of visitors every year with their golden sands and aquamarine waters. But the appeal of this beachy town, flanked by the dramatic cliffs of the Koolau Mountains and
Halloween is upon us, which means it’s time to desperately figure out what you’re going to wear. If you’re fresh out of ideas and don’t want to put on the same cat ears headband from last year, check out some of these Hawaii-related Halloween costumes, which are likely to cause more laughs than gasps. 1. Overly
I like to think that I’m in pretty good physical shape. I surf daily, go to yoga a few times a week and watch what I eat. But as I’m about 20 minutes into my kayaking journey to Na Mokulua, the two picturesque islands off the coast of Lanikai, I’ve come to realize that paddling a
It always happens when I’m standing at the overlook at the start of the Kilauea Iki trail, seeing the barren floor of the caldera, the scene of a spectacular eruption in 1959. The once-geologist major in me stirs. This roughly 4-mile hike is one of my favorites in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii Island.
Lilia Tollefsen helps me shimmy a small milo tree from its pot, the soft dirt crumbling between my fingers. Before I place the fragile plant, the one I had selected from a few others, into the hole already dug for me, she says to wait. I get the feeling something important is about to happen.
My son was only a couple of months old when he embarked on his first hike—snug in an Ergo and napping the entire 2-mile trek to the top of the Makapuu Lighthouse Trail along the southeastern coastline of Oahu. It’s an easy hike I’ve done my entire life growing up here, and one I did
