We’ve counted the votes from our latest HAWAII Magazine facebook ohana poll question: What’s your favorite Maui swimming beach? The top vote-getters are on the pages ahead. Not already a part of our facebook ohana? If that’s the case, you’re cordially invited to take part in on our next poll. Just click here then press […]
HAWAII Magazine’s 2012 Best of Hawaii issue is on sale now! This year, the annual feature’s 20 pages are packed with HAWAII Magazine staff picks on everything from our favorite Hawaii places, eats to activities and various fun items, ranging from intriguing objects to pursuits just too amusing to leave off the list. In previous
Maui’s Wailea Resort Association is gearing up for its inaugural Wailea Wine & Food Festival, which gets under way on Thurs. Dec. 6. The four-day fest will take place at the Four Seasons Resort Maui, Fairmont Kea Lani, Wailea Beach Marriott Resort, and the Grand Wailea. Each will showcase award-winning cuisine created by Wailea Resort
Oprah Winfrey appears to be gearing up to get her upcountry Maui farm into the organics business. According to recent news reports, the media mogul’s Oprah’s Farm LLC recently filed several trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for “Oprah’s Organics.” Among its planned grocery products: frozen vegetables, soups, snack dips, salad dressings
We’ve counted the votes from our latest HAWAII Magazine facebook ohana poll question: What’s your favorite Hawaii natural wonder? The top vote-getters are on the pages ahead. Not already a part of our facebook ohana? If that’s the case, you’re cordially invited to take part in on our next poll. Just click here then press
If you’ll be in the Islands in mid-November, you’ve gotta eat out. Slated to begin on Mon., Nov. 12 and wrap up on Sun., Nov. 18, Restaurant Week Hawaii is a seven-day celebration of Hawaii’s food services. With a total of more than 50 eateries participating on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island, the
The buzz started about a week ago when Deadline Hollywood, an online source for breaking news in the entertainment industry, posted an exclusive dispatch with this headline: “AMC’s ‘Mad Men’ Heads to Hawaii For Season Premiere.” The story reported that actors Jon Ham and Jessica Pare, who play husband and wife Don and Megan Draper
The American Windsurfing Tour’s Maui Makani Classic — ranked among the sport’s most prestigious competitions — is slated to begin tomorrow (Thurs., Oct. 25) in the waters edging Hookipa Beach Park, on Maui’s north shore. The Hookipa area is considered ideal for windsurfing because of its large, well-shaped waves and strong winds. The competition, which will
The fourth annual Lahaina Plantation Days, which get under way tomorrow (Thurs., Oct. 18), offers a glimpse at West Maui’s sugar plantation past. The three-day event will start tomorrow evening with its annual under-the-stars “Ohana Movie Night.” Gates open at 6 p.m. for an outdoor screening of Picture Bride (1995), a fictional story about real
Where’s your favorite postcard-perfect place in Hawaii? Best beach for swimming or snorkeling? Best place in the Islands for Hawaii-made beer or poke? The ultimate sunset cruise you can’t stop thinking about? Your favorite Hawaii snack to take back to the mainland? It’s time to express your savvy, in-the-know opinions on Hawaii matters near to
We’ve counted the votes from our latest HAWAII Magazine Facebook ohana poll question: Which Hawaii town is your favorite? The top vote-getters are on the pages ahead. Our Facebook ohana weighed in with a total of 450 picks for some 60 towns ranging from Paia, a groovy little surf on Maui, to the Big Island’s
This Sunday will welcome the 7th Annual Maui Ukulele Festival at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului on Maui’s North shore. At this free annual event, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., festivalgoers are invited to roll out a blanket and set up some chairs for an afternoon full of ukulele music. There will
