News Here’s a Sneak Peek at our Winter 2024 Issue—and It’s About Maui Other stories include mountain tubing on Kauaʻi, the history of cake noodles in Hawaiʻi and a look inside a new Kona resort. by HAWAII Magazine Staff
First-Time A Runner’s Guide to this Year’s Honolulu Marathon Lace-up your running shoes and start carb-loading, the 2023 Honolulu Marathon is almost here. by Amy Gilbert
News What the Hawaiian Airlines-Alaska Airlines Merger Means For Travelers Don’t count on reduced fares. by Catherine Toth Fox
News Alaska Airlines to Aquire Hawaiian Airlines in $1.9 Billion Deal Hawaiʻi’s largest carrier will merge with Alaska Airlines, which is based in Seattle. by Catherine Toth Fox
News Hawaiian Airlines Adds Direct Route Between Honolulu and Salt Lake City The new route will start in May 2024, but tickets are already on sale. by Catherine Toth Fox
Arts + Culture Talk Story with Hōkūle‘a Captain and Navigator Lehua Kamalu Lehua Kamalu is one of the primary navigators for the Hōkūle‘a, which just began its newest voyage around the Pacific. by Kevin Allen
Environment What’s Up with Maui’s Pink Pond? The water color at Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge on Maui has turned pink due to a single-celled organism called halobacteria. by Kevin Allen
Maui West Maui Reopens to Visitors Starting Nov. 1 Maui Mayor speeds up reopening plan for West Maui to lure visitors back to the island. by Catherine Toth Fox
News Zippy’s Opens Its First Location Outside Hawaiʻi in, Where Else, Vegas The Las Vegas location opened on Oct. 10 to crowds eager for chili, Zip Pacs and Apple Napples. by Catherine Toth Fox
Hawai‘i Island Mauna Kea Beach Hotel to Undergo Extensive $180 Million Renovation in 2024 The phased transformation in 2024 will touch almost every corner of this esteemed Big Island resort. by Kevin Allen
Maui What You Need To Know About West Maui Reopening to Visitors This Weekend Parts of West Maui will start welcoming visitors back on Oct. 6. by Catherine Toth Fox
Maui New Plant Species Unique to Hawaiʻi Discovered on Maui The Clermontia hanaulaensis has only been found in West Maui, and the species is incredibly rare. by Kevin Allen