While we are far from being out of the woods with the COVID-19 pandemic, cases have begun to see a gradual drop since the state saw record-high numbers in December and January. Because of this, Maui Mayor Mike Victorino has repealed the county’s booster shot requirement to be considered “fully vaccinated”—which you need to be […]
The news you all have been waiting for has finally arrived. HAWAIʻI Magazine is back in print, and will be marking its return in our 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards issue, which is set to be mailed out to our loyal subscribers at the beginning of April. After nearly a year of being exclusively digital—we do
In response to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, which has dominated COVID-19 news headlines for weeks, Hawaiʻi state officials have officially changed the Islands’ rules and regulations regarding quarantine mandates to align with CDC guidelines. One of the biggest changes, especially for travelers, is that the 10-day mandatory quarantine for arriving visitors without vaccination documentation
Amid record-high numbers of COVID-19 infections in Hawaiʻi, Maui County is revising its definition of being “fully vaccinated.” It’s the first county in the state to require a COVID-19 booster to be considered completely vaccinated. Starting Jan. 24, to enter “high risk” establishments including restaurants, bars and gyms, patrons will need to show proof of
As the clock strikes midnight, we will say aloha to 2021—and what a year it’s been. From COVID-19 to Carissa Moore making history, there was always something happening in the Islands. And if you haven’t been keeping up with local news—or just want to see what were some of Hawaiʻi’s biggest happenings in the year 2021—then this article
For a while, things got better with COVID-19. Case numbers were low, folks were getting vaccinated and it looked like things were returning back to normal. However, due to the omicron variant, as well as increased social gatherings due to the holiday season, Hawaiʻi is seeing its highest COVID-19 counts to date. On Sunday, December
It came as a shock. On Nov. 22, businesses were notified that kayak-tour operators and rental companies would no longer be allowed to operate on Saturdays at Wailua River—on the island of Kauaʻi—starting on Dec. 4. With Sunday being an already restricted day, those who’d like to visit the river should start planning around the
One of Oʻahu’s most beloved festivals will be called off once again this year due to the ever-present threat of COVID-19, and its various mutations. The Honolulu Festival Foundation announced today—via press release—that it would not be holdings its annual festivities in person from March 11 to March 13, 2022, citing COVID-19 as the festival’s
With Christmas just around the corner, now’s the time to fill the holly, jolly halls of your hale (house) with Christmas tunes! While everybody has their favorites, we’ve compiled a list of 20 iconic Hawaiʻi Christmas jingles—like Bing Crosby and the Andrew Sister’s rendition of “Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas)” and Amy Hanaialiʻi’s “Po Laʻie (Silent Night)”—that
The weather is looking shifty—to say the least—this weekend and upcoming week as a cold front makes its way down the Hawaiian Island chain. So what’s in store for visitors and locals alike? Well, those on Hawaiʻi Island will want to cancel their Mauna Loa or Mauna Kea summit plans as a blizzard warning—yes, we
Starting Dec. 1, 2021, non-Hawaiʻi residents—visitors—will have to pay the entrance fee to Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve online when making a reservation with the state’s online reservation system. Last year Hanauma Bay had reopened with an online system allowing visitors and locals to reserve a time slot at the nature preserve up to 48 hours
When you think of Windward Oʻahu beaches, you think of the postcard darlings: Lanikai, Kailua and Waimānalo beaches. But did you know there’s a beach in Kāneʻohe? Probably not. Even a lot of locals aren’t familiar with this tiny—just over an area—city beach park at the end of Waikalua Road. To be clear: Kāneʻohe Beach
