HAWAII Magazine’s 2014 Food Issue is on sale now. And one of its main courses is “75 Places to Eat Like a Local,” our now annual guide to the Hawaii places you’ll find residents like us heading for great eats when we’re hungry. We change the overall menu theme of “75 Places” every year to […]
Grab your popcorn and mochi crunch! The 34th annual Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) kicks off this week with a lineup of nearly 200 diverse films from around the globe. The festival happens Oct. 30 to Nov. 9 on Oahu, and Nov. 13 to 16 on Hawaii Island and Kauai. HIFF is Hawaii’s largest independent
Hawaii residents and visitors are watching Hurricane Ana today, which could bring inclement weather and unpredictable ocean conditions to the Islands this weekend. Forecasters now predict the center of Hurricane Ana will bypass Hawaii on a trajectory 150-175 miles southwest of the Islands. As of 5 p.m. (HST) today, Fri., Oct. 17, Ana remained a
Emma Kalanikaumakaamano Kaleleonalani Naea Rooke of Hawaii was a beloved Hawaiian monarch and humanitarian who reigned with her husband King Kamehameha IV from 1856 to 1863. This weekend’s annual Eo e Emalani i Alakai Festival (Emalani Festival) in Kauai’s Kokee State Park celebrates Queen Emma’s spirit and history with a commemorative day of hula. In
Late Tuesday night, when many Hawaii residents would otherwise be dreaming, many of us will be watching the skies for an awe-inspiring phenomenon taking place overhead. Around 11:14 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time), the Earth will orbit between the sun and the full moon, casting its dark shadow across the moon’s surface in a total lunar
Giving itself away with an explosive spout from its blowhole, the first humpback whale of the 2014-15 Hawaii whale-watching season was sighted one mile off the Kekaha Sugar Mill on the west side of Kauai on Mon., Sept. 15. Holo Holo Charters—a Kauai-based recreational tour company—spotted the whale as it surfaced. The first humpback whale
HAWAII Magazine’s 2014 “Best of Hawaii” issue is arriving in subscriber mailboxes and is on-sale nationwide now! The perennially popular issue features our annual collection of stuff that makes our Islands great. Left anywhere in your house or office, it’s also a fantastic conversation starter. The September/October “Best of” issue is chock full of staff-curated
“If you drive too fast, you’ll miss it.” That was the sage, if succinct, advice I received from a friend several years ago when I mentioned I was headed to the small farming town of Hanapepe on Kauai’s south shore. She was describing a worn-down, faded green cottage on the biggest bend of the town’s
Hurricane Iselle was downgraded to a tropical storm before making landfall on Hawaii Island early this morning. Hurricane Julio is now expected to maintain hurricane strength on at least part of its current projected path just north of the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday and Monday (Aug. 10 & 11). At 8 a.m. today, Tropical Storm
Hawaii residents and visitors are watching two Pacific Ocean hurricanes today, which are expected to impact the Islands within days of each other. Forecasters now expect the first storm, Hurricane Iselle, to be downgraded to a tropical storm when it makes landfall on Hawaii Island tonight. The second storm, Hurricane Julio, was upgraded to a
There I stood, hugging a rudraksha tree. Hugging it like it was one of my parents. And I wasn’t the only one. Several visitors from the mainland U.S. and a local horticulturalist were doing the same—all of us, for the moment, literal tree-huggers. A few hours at Kauai Aadheenam, tucked amid the breathtaking verdure straddling
If you’re still an expert at figuring out where Waldo is; love Hawaii’s gorgeous, green forests; and are looking for a better way to spend your online time than playing Candy Crush or scrolling through Facebook (except for our page, of course); the Hawaii Challenge may be right up your alley! The Hawaii Nature Conservancy
