The Maui County Agricultural Festival was voted No. 2 “Best Annual Agricultural Festival or Fair” in our 2014 Readers’ Choice Poll. What was No. 1? That’s not important right now. (Buy our “Readers’ Choice 2014” issue, on sale now nationwide, to find out.) What is important right now (especially if you’re on Maui this weekend) […]
Last summer and fall, we asked our reader ohana to share their picks of the best of everything Hawaii for our 2014 HAWAII Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards. Thousands of our Mainland U.S., Hawaii and international readers responded, packing their Readers’ Choice ballots with hundreds of selections for everything from their best Hawaii hotels and resorts,
A trek through a crater once filled with molten lava. A hike to the summit of one of Hawaii’s most iconic natural landmarks. A couple of lush forests hikes ending at mountain-stream-fed waterfalls. And a multi-day hike along an otherwise virtually unreachable Kauai coastline. We’ve counted the hundreds of answers submitted by HAWAII Magazine’s Facebook
Last summer and fall, we asked our reader ohana to share their picks of the best of everything the Hawaiian Islands have to offer for our 2014 HAWAII Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards. Thousands of our Mainland U.S., Hawaii and international readers responded, packing their Readers’ Choice ballots with hundreds of selections for everything from their
A concert, parade and even an imu (Hawaiian underground oven) workshop are all part of March events commemorating the birthday of Hawaii’s Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole beginning this weekend on three islands. Born in the south Kauai town of Koloa in 1871, Kuhio created much of the Hawaii the world sees today. A prince of
The Maui Whale Festival happens each year during the peak of humpback whale-watching season in Hawaii, between February and April. But this Saturday, the fest’s event and activity schedule goes into full swing with Maui’s own celebration of World Whale Day. The fest’s events and activities are designed to raise awareness of the 12,000 humpback
A year ago, a humble, personable and incredibly creative Big Island born-and-raised chef from Maui advanced to the tier of top three finalists on Bravo TV’s hit culinary competition series Top Chef. That chef, Sheldon Simeon, recently opened a new Maui restaurant, Migrant, featuring his inspired, modern takes on multicultural Hawaii comfort food dishes. Tonight,
We thought we were early for lunch. It was 9 a.m., after all. But by the time we walked up to the entrance of Sam Sato’s, an unpretentious, old-time restaurant in Wailuku’s industrial area, a crowd of hungry patrons were already gathered, names written on a little yellow pad at the takeout window. Waiting to
So you say you’re wrapping up 2013 here in Hawaii? Big fans that we are of warm, tradewind-kissed New Year’s Eves, we’re solid fans of bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming in the new right here in the Islands, too. But just because we’re annually one of the final locales in the world
HAWAII Magazine’s 2013 Food Issue is all about features focused on Hawaii eats. The November/December issue’s main course, however, is “75 Places to Eat Like A Local,” a guide to the Hawaii places you’ll find us grabbing a bite to eat, or telling our friends and family to nosh at. They’re the cafes we send
When it comes to eating, locals know the best spots. Whether you’re craving burgers, pizza, gourmet hot dogs, poke or sushi, Indian or Vietnamese, here are a few places not to miss if you’re on Maui. Cow Pig Bun Cow, pig, bun. Burgers and bourbon. And that pretty much sums up Cow Pig Bun, a Maui
Through the end of December, we’re sharing categories from HAWAII Magazine’s 2013 Food Issue main feature, “75 Places to Eat Like a Local.” You’ll find the issue on sale now (at least for the next three weeks or so), loaded with features focused on Hawaii eats and where to get ’em, as well as the
