Where do Hawaii residents eat? Back in June, HawaiiMagazine.com readers salivated over an excerpt we shared from our HAWAII Magazine feature Discovering Hawaii Through Food—an island-hopping food travelogue compiled by our intrepid editor John Heckathorn. John’s mission? Sharing some of the small places to eat and food sources that only Hawaii residents know about. A […]
HAWAII Magazine’s annual “Best of Hawaii” issue is out! As always, you’ll find it full of tips and suggestions for finding the best of just about everything in the Islands—all of this advice straight from our well-informed HAWAII reader ohana and our own editorial staff. We’re sharing a few of our “Best of Hawaii” lists
HAWAII Magazine reader Ty Brisgill wrote us with a question about a Kauai outdoor activity we’d never been asked about, but thought other readers might be interested in: Do you have any information on pheasant hunting on Kauai? I hunted on Parker Ranch on the Big Island of Hawaii a couple years ago. My wife
When Bali Hai calls, Mitzi Gaynor answers. The actress who famously portrayed effervescent U.S. Navy nurse, Ensign Nellie Forbush in the classic film version of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific will return to Kauai in October to help celebrate the movie musical’s 51st anninversary. It will be Gaynor’s first visit to the Garden Island since
HAWAII Magazine reader Katherine Spahr emails: We recently watched the movie Diamond Head with Charlton Heston. Can you tell us which island it was filmed on? You ask, we answer. In 1959, Columbia Pictures paid Honolulu Star-Bulletin reporter Peter Gilman $100,000 (nearly $750,000 in today’s dollars) for the film rights to Such Sweet Thunder, his
HAWAII Magazine reader Tewania Canterbury emailed us with a question: For all of my life, I have dreamed about being able to visit Hawaii. With the economic climate, I am beginning to wonder if that dream will ever become a reality. I have been giving serious consideration to just biting the bullet and doing whatever
Cue up Sinatra crooning “Come Fly With Me” and check out these Hawaii airfare deals! Even as summer travel season comes to an end, yet another skirmish in the Hawaii interisland airfare war is sure to keep the heat up in September. This week, Hawaii-based air carriers Hawaiian Airlines, Mokulele Airlines and go! each announced
It’s so new that it hasn’t even had its grand opening yet, and its signage isn’t all in place. On the other hand, the Koa Kea Hotel & Resort harkens back to the old days on Kaua‘i, and has the relaxed, intimate feel of the ’60s resort it replaced. The new Koa Kea is built
The 2009 edition of one of HAWAII Magazine’s most popular issues of the year is here! Our annual “Best of Hawaii” issue. As always, it’s packed with picks from our well-informed HAWAII readers and editorial staff sharing their insights on the best of everything in the Islands. HAWAII subscribers are already receiving the “Best of
The rebranded, reimagined and soon-to-be-reopened St. Regis Princeville Resort promises to be the luxurious grand dame of hotel properties in Kauai’s Princeville resort community. But it’s not your only option should you want to stay on the island’s picturesque north shore. Just minutes from the rustic charms of Hanalei and Kilauea towns—and a short drive
HAWAII Magazine reader Nolan Pahud wrote to ask us about the renovation status of two of his favorite eateries in Hanalei Bay, Kauai. What is the status of the change of ownership or renovation of the Bali Hai Restaurant and Happy Talk Lounge in Princeville? We visited the Hanalei Bay Resort—where the restaurant and lounge
As always, the July/August issue of HAWAII Magazine is all over the subject of Island food and cocktails. In the feature Can’t You Just Taste Hawaii? award-winning chef and restaurateur Peter Merriman takes us on a road trip visiting the Maui farmers, ranchers and fishermen he buys from exclusively, proving that fresh, Island-raised ingredients always
