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
Visitors to the 10,000-feet-above-sea-level summit of Haleakala National Park are currently experiencing a natural event rare to the dry, desert-like environment where only limited flora thrive. This week, unusually high numbers of Haleakala silverswords — endemic plants only found within the National Park on the slopes of Haleakala — are blooming simultaneously. Although silverswords can
It’s Friday morning and I’m boning up on my knowledge of Hawaii reef fish and coral I hope to encounter in Kapalua Bay. Libby Erickson, a naturalist with kids’ eco-adventure program Ambassadors of the Environment, is giving me the lowdown on identifying a few species of each before we get snorkeling. Parrotfish, for example, which
Just as certain as there are surfers flocking to Maui’s best surf breaks when waves are up, when the weather is clear in the dense forests of Upcountry Maui, outdoor adventurers are headed up the slopes of massive Haleakalā volcano. Here, high above the island’s vast central plain, upland pineapple fields, former sugar land and
Bon dance season in Hawaii begins this month. If you’re visiting the Islands this summer—anytime between now and August—and have never experienced the annual Japanese Buddhist tradition in person, we suggest you put an evening aside, and attend a local bon dance. We’ve got a complete 2014 schedule of Hawaii bon dances below. Here’s why
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. In HAWAII Magazine’s May/June issue, we share the details on our favorite statewide treks in the
I’m standing in the middle of Maui Gold Pineapple Co.’s 1,500-acre plantation near tiny, rustic Haliimaile town, savoring a just-picked, golden spear of the company’s world-famous namesake fruit. The midday Maui sun is intense. There’s no shade in sight. Still, sweet pineapple juice dribbling down my chin and hands, I’m in heaven. An hour into
Every Celebration of the Arts weekend begins the same way and, for an annual celebration of Hawaiian culture past, present and future, the pono (correct) way. In the darkness before sunrise, a couple of hundred people gather on the sand at D.T. Fleming Beach Park near the northernmost tip of Maui. They include Hawaiian kumu
Two of Hawaii’s favorite edibles—Spam and Maui onions—are being celebrated in all their collective glory this weekend via a couple of popular annual food events on Oahu and Maui. On Sat. May 3, the 12th annual Waikiki Spam Jam festival will shut down a sizable portion of Waikiki main drag Kalakaua Avenue for a block
If you’re on Maui this week and planning to take on the as-scenic-as-it-is-willfully-winding Hana Highway this week, save the big road trip for Saturday, May 3. That’s the day one of our favorite small Hawaii small towns—that would be Hana—gives up its ballpark to the annual East Maui Taro Festival. This year’s 22nd annual celebration
Hanalei Bay and Haena State Park on Kauai. Wailea and Makena Beach on Maui. Anaehoomalu Bay on the Big Island. Ko Olina Resort on Oahu. These are the universally-agreed-upon sweet spots that DIDN’T make the final five cut of our readers’ Favorite Hawaii Places to Watch a Sunset list for 2014. Earlier this month, we
