Where’s your favorite place to stay on Kauai? The best place for shopping on Maui? Your favorite Hawaii spa to get away from it all? Got a favorite town on the Big Island? We ask these questions—and many more—on the ballot for our annual Best of Hawaii feature. Results will be featured in the upcoming […]
As the world waits for Father Damien de Veuster to be canonized on Oct. 11, 2009, Hawaii celebrates his feast day (May 10) this weekend with three nights of evening prayer services and a statue ceremony in Honolulu. Last night, HAWAII Magazine was invited to attend the first evening prayer in honor of Blessed Damien
Two of Hawaii’s most-enduring homegrown sports events happen this weekend: The Ironman World Triathlon Championship on Saturday and the Molokai Hoe on Sunday. If you’re on the right island, you can watch at least one of them in-person. Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii’s perpetually sunny west side, hosts the Ironman annually. The race—celebrating
Father Damien de Veuster—the 19th century Belgian priest who ministered to leprosy patients on Molokai before dying of the disease—will be named a saint. To become a saint, you need to instigate two miracles. Today, Pope Benedict XVI approved a second miracle linked to the intercession of Father Damien—the final step in canonization. Honolulu resident
What’s your favorite town in Hawaii? Place to stay? Favorite treat or indulgence in Hawaii? Is it Kona coffee or fresh pineapples? Tell us. We want to know. If you haven’t already filled out our Best of Hawaii ballot, you still have time. There’s two ways you can participate: fill our ballot out online and
Another unit of Aloha Airlines lost its fight to stay alive this afternoon as the company announced it was shutting down cargo operations immediately. Attorneys for the company informed a bankruptcy court judge that two companies interested in buying the cargo operation had pulled their offers today, leaving Aloha’s primary lender GMAC unwilling to continue
Molokai Ranch closed earlier this month, forcibly relocating Aloha Music Camp. For the last five years, the Hawaiian music, dance and culture camp convened each summer at Molokai Ranch’s isolated Kaupoa Beach Village. This year’s camp—scheduled for June 22-28—will move to the Big Island’s considerably less remote Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort. The camp suffered an
Hawaiian music’s brightest rising star—and two-time Grammy nominee—Raiatea Helm leaves the Islands Thursday for a four-concert West Coast tour. “This is the first time I’ve toured just as myself,” she says. “The venues are selling well. I’m always interested in meeting the audiences. They have a greater appreciation of Hawaiian music than people in Hawaii.”
Aloha Airlines announced this morning it was shutting down passenger service—both interisland and transpacific. Its last day of passenger operations will be tomorrow, March 31, though many of its Hawaii-to-Mainland routes have their last flight today, Sunday. If you are holding tickets on Aloha past that date, you can contact other airlines, including United Airlines,
The owner of Molokai Ranch announced this morning that it is shutting down all of its operations on the island on April 5. Lodging-related facilities closing on the 60,000 acre ranch include its Molokai Lodge, Kaupoa Beach Village and Kaluakoi Golf Course. A spokesperson for owner Molokai Properties Limited told us that travelers with reservations
Inter-island air carrier Aloha Airlines Inc. filed for bankruptcy yesterday. For the second time since 2004. If you’ve got a ticket, don’t worry. Aloha Airlines is still flying its entire schedule, and is not canceling flights. Aloha’s airfares are also expected to remain on par with its competitors despite the Chapter 11 reorganization filing. Why
If HAWAII Magazine took your photo at the Arizona Aloha Festival, the pictures are now posted in our photo gallery. If you had your photo taken at the HAWAII Magazine booth on Saturday, click here. For Sunday photos, click here. The HAWAII Magazine team traveled more than a 1,000 miles to the Grand Canyon state.
