For those of you who are too creeped out to actually be physically near these, now you can check out some of Hawaii’s spookier locales from the, uh…safety of your home. Take this virtual tour of these six notorious places throughout the state that have popular stories and urban legends attached to them. 1. […]
Trick-or-treating around the Islands is definitely a cultural experience. Sure, we get our Snickers, M&Ms, and Kit-Kats like anywhere else, but there are a handful of candies that Hawaii kids always expect to have thrown into the mix. Bring an adventurous sweet tooth on your next trip and you’ll learn why these are absolute treats.
Hawaii’s beaches can be great places to swim and surf, but it’s important to realize that the ocean isn’t always the calm and placid scenes depicted on postcards. The reality is the ocean is completely unpredictable, something anyone who’s grown up around the water their entire lives, even the strongest of swimmers, would agree with
1. Chinaman’s Hat (Mokolii) Photo: Sarah Camp/cc-nd The proper native legend of this basalt islet translates to “little lizard” in Hawaiian. It was believed by Native Hawaiians that Hiiaka, the goddess of hula, slayed a giant lizard and threw its tail into the ocean—this very small island off Kaneohe Bay. Because of its similarity to an
After a day of “Oohing” and “Ahhing” at the sights around Hawaii, spend your nights shrieking and shouting at these many frightening haunted houses, trains, hayrides and experiences around the Islands. Here’s your guide to the best of Hawaii’s haunted attractions. OAHU Nightmare at Dole Plantation 3 Fridays and Saturdays, now through Oct.
Visitors to the Garden Isle have a new luxury accommodation option on the South Shore. The Lodge at Kukuiula are new island-style abodes that opened in July inside the residential Club at Kukuiula on Kauai. . Kukuiula opened in 2011 as an upscale residential community, and now sports 15 two or three bedroom Club Cottages,
We live in an age of travel now where everyone has turned in their hard-copy maps for digital apps. Not that we would recommend you spend every waking minute looking down at a screen when you’re surrounded by the real life beauty that’s Hawaii’s landscape, here are some apps that will aid you in your
Humpback whale season arrives earlier than expected this year in Hawaii. Last week, oceanic researchers traveling aboard NOAA ship Hiialakai spotted the first humpback whale off the Niihau coast. The crew was on their way home from Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands when they saw the adult mammal’s hump and tail
At only 25 years old, pro surfer Bethany Hamilton already has several lifetimes of experience and adventure under her belt. This year, she and her husband, Adam, just had their first son. Last year, they almost won CBS’ “Amazing Race” and she also released her fourth book, “Body and Soul: A Girl’s Guide to a
Puttering through an encroaching thicket of grasses, the open-top Hummer I’m riding in eases into a clearing alongside a large pond within the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge. Locked in on our target, refuge engineering equipment operator Chadd Smith moves the vehicle ever closer to a motionless pair of nēnē, nestled in a lone plot of
Cold-pressed juice companies are popping up around Hawaii. The health benefits of this juicing method is said to preserve enzymes from fruits and vegetables for a longer period of time and allows the body to get more of those nutrients. All of the companies listed incorporate a majority, if not all, of Hawaii-grown products. Whether
The third Sunday of July is National Ice Cream Day, but you can celebrate all month long. President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July as National Ice Cream Month after declaring the third Sunday of July National Ice Cream Day in 1984. He called ice cream “a nutritious and wholesome food,” and who are we to disagree?
