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Popular Mānoa Falls Trail on Oʻahu to Reopen on Saturday

Just in time for National Trails Day on June 5, the popular Mānoa Falls Trail will reopen on Saturday after being closed for nearly two years for safety improvements. The 0.8-mile trail in lush Mānoa Valley on Oʻahu was closed in July 2019 for the installation of a fence next to the waterfall to prevent

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Aloha Friday Picks: Hit the Trails this Weekend in Hawaiʻi

Aloha Friday Picks is a weekly news blog that will run every Friday and features three things we recommend you do, try or experience over the weekend. Send us tips at media@hawaiimagazine.staging.upspringsites.com.   Every June 5 the American Hiking Society hosts National Trails Day, a day that not only celebrates all public trails in the

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Everything You Need To Know About Hurricane Season in Hawaiʻi

June in Hawaiʻi means summer vacations, south shore swells—and hurricanes. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to early November, and this year the National Weather Service Honolulu Forecast Office is predicting a near- or below-normal hurricane season for the Central Pacific, with two to five tropical cyclones for the region. That’s lower than last year.

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Aloha Friday Picks: Memorial Day Weekend in Hawaiʻi

Aloha Friday Picks is a weekly news blog that will run every Friday and features three things we recommend you do, try or experience over the weekend. Send us tips at media@hawaiimagazine.staging.upspringsites.com.   It is upon us. Memorial Day weekend. Kicking off summer—well, it’s almost summer—this Memorial Day weekend is bound to be much, much busier than others

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How the Popular Hanapēpē Art Night on Kauaʻi Pivoted During the Pandemic

Friday Art Nights used to be when sleepy Hanapēpē Town woke up, drawing hundreds of people to art galleries, eateries and shops – many located in historic buildings—the street filled with musicians, artists, and craft and food vendors. That changed in March 2020 when the state shut down, in-person Art Nights paused, and businesses shortened

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Hawaiʻi’s Mask Mandate Lifted For Outdoor Activities

After more than a year of mask-wearing in Hawaiʻi, the state is dropping its mandatory mask mandate for outdoor activity, regardless of vaccination status, effective immediately. Credit dropping COVID-19 cases statewide—there were only 23 new coronavirus cases today—and increasing numbers of vaccinated people. As of May 25, 49% of Hawaiʻi residents were fully vaccinated. This

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Aloha Friday Picks: Get Outside This Weekend in Hawaiʻi

Aloha Friday Picks is a weekly news blog that will run every Friday and features three things we recommend you do, try or experience over the weekend. Send us tips at media@hawaiimagazine.staging.upspringsites.com.   Gorgeous weather is in the forecast this weekend—so get outside with these activities. Get Surfing There should be fun-size surf all weekend

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Kahaluʻu Beach Park in Kona Closed for Coral Spawning

If you’ve ever snorkeled in Hawaiʻi, you’ve probably seen it—and you probably didn’t know how important it was to Hawaiʻi’s ecosytem. Cauliflower coral (Pocillopora meandrina)—called koʻa in Hawaiian— is a surge-tolerant species of reef-building coral that you often find in exposed shorelines around the Islands. As its name indicates, this coral resembles the cruciferous vegetable,

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