Where to stay is always the first item on one’s agenda when planning a trip to Hawaii. Are you looking for something fit for the whole family? A family-owned and operated bed and breakfast inn? Secluded oasis for a romantic getaway? Or something right in the heart of the Islands’ most popular cities and towns? […]
Enter our 18th Annual HAWAIʻI Magazine Photo Contest here! (Ends on Friday, August 4, 2016.) Fact: If you travel to Hawaii, you’re going to leave with more than one good photo. For our 17th Annual Photo Contest, we received thousands of submissions from photographers around the world in four contest categories: Outdoors, People, Culture and
Before we surf, hike, swim and eat our way into 2016, let’s take a quick look back at this past year of HAWAI‘I adventures. Seeing the Napali Coast by boat A photo posted by Christine Hitt (@christinehitt) on Jun 18, 2015 at 4:52pm PDT “The photos of this Kauai coastline are beautiful, but nothing
Manaola Yap is a storyteller. At 29, the Native Hawaiian designer has a vision to push Hawaii fashion forward into the mainstream luxury market without sacrificing the culture ingrained in his rich Hawaii Island upbringing. We spoke to him about his new flagship Ala Moana Center location, its official debut collection and the stories he
It’s 6 a.m. when Makuakai Rothman starts his morning run along the Ke Ala Pupukea bike path on the North Shore of Oahu. The 2.8-mile path wanders past houses, gardens and world-famous beaches, from Velzyland to Pupukea Beach Park. Rain or shine, Rothman and his fitness coach Rob Garciaare going to train. Photo: Elyse Butler
Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro has seemingly done it all. He’s toured the world, been the subject of an award-winning documentary, performed on national television and shared stage and studio time with the likes of Yo-Yo Ma, Bette Midler and Jack Johnson. His most recent album, 2012’s Grand Ukulele, was a collaborative project with veteran British producer/engineer
(From left to right)Mary “Swannee” Rillanos, 60, lead bell services expediter. Hired in 1974.Donald Case, 75, grounds equipment mechanic. Hired in 1962, he is the hotel’s longest-serving staffer.Diane Onodera, 68, reservation agent. Hired in 1968.Veronica “Dolly” Cooper, 65, in-room dining captain. Hired in 1969. Before the hotel was constructed on its north end, the pristine sands and
To create the cover of our July/August 2015 issue, featuring three traditionally dressed (and trained) hula dancers, HAWAII Magazine’s Art Director, Cody Kawamoto, worked with other members of the HAWAII Magazine team to scout sites, find the perfect dancers and set up the shoot. With only a theme of authentic culture and a vision of
The sun had yet to crest the sheer, 1,500-foot cliff wall behind us when we took a break from pulling weeds. One woman tossed her work gloves aside and kicked off her shoes. Another dialed up a song on her iPod and handed it to Sabra Kauka, leader of our weekend work trip along Napali
Lanai has always been the definition of home for Grant Kaye. Of his 36 years, the Oahu-born photographer has been a fulltime resident of the island for only four—from the days following his birth up until his parents, Robin and Sally, moved the family to Pennsylvania just as Kaye was about to begin school. Now
It’s just after 8:30 a.m. and Ross Shigeoka is well into finishing the first of four batches of saimin noodles he plans to make today. He’s already mixed the noodle dough recipe—a straightforward combination of eggs, water, all-purpose flour and salt—in a big plastic bowl with a shamoji (Japanese rice paddle) until fluffy and dry,
Hawaii is hikers’ nirvana, with trails on every island for every level of hiking experience, over multiple varieties of terra firma (and not-so-firma), showcasing every measure of our Islands’ world-renowned diversity of landscapes, climate zones and unsurpassed natural wonder. Below you’ll find two great Hawaii Island hikes straight from the pages of HAWAII Magazine’s May/June
