It may not be cold outside and most places in the islands will never have a white Christmas, but here in Hawaii, we celebrate Christmas with plenty of cheer. Honolulu’s signature monthlong annual holiday celebration, Honolulu City Lights, is the place to go in December if you’re on Oahu. It’s where you can walk through […]
It’s been a very good 24 hours for Honolulu’s Carissa Moore, who has not only qualified for one of the two spots on the women’s Olympic surfing team but has also won her fourth world title. It all happened at Honolua Bay, Maui, for Moore, who was born and raised on the island of Oahu.
It’s that time of the year when we reflect on all the things we’re thankful for. Here’s what the HAWAII Magazine staffers are most grateful for—and yes, living in the Islands is one of them. “I am thankful for all the opportunities I have been blessed with to share laughter and smiles with friends and family.” —Scott
Standing on the new edge of his property along Sunset Beach, Ryce Reeves watches the ocean eat away at his shrinking yard, one wave at a time. He’s called this plot of land on Oahu’s North Shore home for over 40 years, but now Reeves is uncertain how much longer his house will survive. This
It’s hard to believe Kauai has never had a poke festival until now. The celebrated local dish made with cubed raw fish—usually ahi (tuna)—seaweed, sweet onions and inamona (roasted kukui, or candlenut) is ubiquitous in the Islands, and you can find great poke on Kauai at places like Konohiki Seafoods in Lihue and Pono Market in Kapaa. But this Saturday
Once the chic Waikiki Parc, which had been a Waikiki landmark since the late ’80s, the Halepuna Waikiki by Halekulani now stands in its place after a full year of renovations. And its doors are officially open. Fans of the Waikiki Parc may be remise about this new changing of the guard; however, this shift comes in
We get a lot of questions about Hawaii. What should I do when I’m staying in Kailua? What’s the name of that restaurant you went to on Maui where you ate that loco moco? Why do you folks have interstate highways—on an island? So we decided to launch a new video series on Instagram called, “Ask Hawaii,”
In May 2018, Kilauea, the youngest volcano in Hawaii, experienced an unprecendented eruption that forced the longest shutdown in the history of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The summit area of the park was severely impacted by thousands of earthquakes and 62 massive collapse explosions, which caused damage to buildings, rockfalls and cracks in roads and trails.
Nothing has garnered more comments—and gifs—on my Facebook page lately than a photo I posted of a can of Pumpkin Spice Spam. Comments ranged from, “OMG! I can’t wait to try it!” to “Just. No.” SEE ALSO: Spam is Releasing a Limited-Edition Pumpkin Spice Flavor The limited-edition flavor is one of the more intriguing—if not
For the second time, Christina Maffei, a Pittsburgh native who now runs a Honolulu-based hospitality consulting company called Liquid Artistry, took home the title of world’s best mai tai at the 11th annual Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival on Aug. 17 in Kona. The Royal Kona Resort, which hosted the annual mai tai festival
With summer coming to a close, fall has begun to rear its head, and that can only mean one thing. It’s pumpkin spice season y’all, where your favorite food and drink brands introduce a variety of its products with the now-iconic fall flavor. However, the most surprising pumpkin spice product to be announced so far comes from Hormel Foods,
The first case of Rapid Ohia Death (ROD) has been found on the island of Oahu yesterday, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. The disease was discovered on a dead ohia tree on private land in the Koolau Mountains above Pearl City. Researchers gathered a sample from the tree and analyzed it
