*Editor’s note: As of April 2018, Limahuli Garden is CLOSED until further notice due to the historic flooding on Kauai. Find out more, or make a donation to help recovery efforts. There are only five National Tropical Botanical Gardens (NTBG) in the world, and today I’m on an old cane-haul road headed to two of them. […]
Recently, Peter Merriman rang us asking if our Mainland HAWAII Magazine readers might appreciate a few recipes that would add a bit of Hawaii flavor to their holiday season meals. We were all ears. Merriman is one of Hawaii’s most successful and celebrated chef/restaurateurs, and a longtime champion of using fresh, locally procured ingredients from
Family memorial services for Hawaii-born world surfing champion Andy Irons will take place on Sunday, Nov. 14, in his hometown of Hanalei, on Kauai’s north shore. Services will begin at 11 a.m. at “Pine Trees” surf break (Waioli Beach Park) on Hanalei Bay, and include a traditional surfer “paddle-out” ceremony in honor of Irons. During
Hawaii-born three-time world champion surfer Andy Irons has died. He was 32. A statement released by Irons’ family this afternoon, a few hours after word of his passing was first reported, said that the surfer had reportedly been stricken with dengue fever, a viral illness typically transmitted by mosquitoes. Irons was in Dallas, Texas, when
It’s morning on Kauai. The water fronting the Wailua Marina is as smooth as glass. Suddenly, a fleet of kayaks drops in, breaking the water’s surface in a series of splashes and ripples. The neon yellow and orange boats bob and bounce off one another, a colorful logjam. One of these kayaks will be my
What are the best “swimming” beaches in Hawaii? When HAWAII Magazine wanted to get the lowdown on the best beaches on Oahu, Kauai, Maui and the Big Island for a day of swimming and water activities, we went to John R.K. Clark. Clark knows more about Hawaii beaches than anyone in the state. He’s walked
There are only five National Tropical Botanical Gardens in the world, and three of them are on Kauai. Each is distinct in design, diversity of plantlife and visual splendor, and worth some time for exploring the next time you’re on the Garden Isle. Allerton and McBryde Gardens are located on the former Lawai Valley estate
HAWAII Magazine’s 2010 “Best of Hawaii” issue is on sale now! As always, the annual issue is full of tips and suggestions, straight from our HAWAII Magazine and HawaiiMagazine.com reader ohana and editorial staff, for finding the best our Islands have to offer. Among the “best” in this year’s “Best of Hawaii” issue? Readers selected
Kauai’s Waimea Canyon, the “Grand Canyon of the Pacific,” stretches 10 miles long, a mile across and 3,000 feet deep. Today, I will travel down it by bike. Well, not actually down Waimea Canyon, but along it. I’m with Outfitters Kauai, a Hawaii tour company that offers a Waimea Canyon Bicycle Downhill tour. Today’s sunset
The 2010 HAWAII Magazine “Best of Hawaii” issue is arriving in subscriber mailboxes and on sale nationwide now! It’s always one our most popular issues of the year, always a keeper. And as always, it’s loaded with picks from our knowledgeable HAWAII Magazine and HawaiiMagazine.com readers and our editorial staff, sharing their advice and insights
In the January/February 2010 issue of HAWAII Magazine, we brought you a feature article on Koloa Rum Co., whose quartet of premium rums are the first and only distilled liquor ever produced for retail on Kauai. Having sampled a fair share of the Lihue-based distillery’s gold, white and dark rums—you know, for research purposes and
Nine miles of trail at Napali Coast State Wilderness Park on Kauai will close to the public on Sept. 7, for improvements and clean-up. The trail will open again on Oct. 31, 2010. If you’re planning a hike on the scenic Kalalau Valley coastal trail between both dates, here’s what you need to know: •
