Filming of the second big-screen installment of The Hunger Games, based on the triology (young adult novels) penned by Susan Collins, is slated to get under way on Oahu by the end of the year. In recent Hawaii news reports, Oahu’s film commissioner has confirmed that the Lionsgate Entertainment production titled The Hunger Games: Catching […]
It’s that time again. Winter waves will soon start rolling into Oahu’s North Shore, and the world’s best surfers are ready to ride. The holding period for the annual Vans Triple Crown starts today with a “lay day” as the waves are too small to meet competition standards. Surf forecasts are now expecting a swell
This weekend, Veterans Day will be observed in Hawaii with the dedication a new pavilion that salutes soldiers who served in the military during the Vietnam War and other American veterans, and a sunset ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial. In addition, the National Park Service is marking the holiday by waiving entry fees this
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Memphis-based Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. this week announced that tickets will go on sale on Friday (Nov. 2) for the Elvis Presley Aloha from Hawaii 40th Anniversary Screening. According to a news release issued by the Elvis Presley Enterprises: “This experience will feature incredible re-mastered video projected on multiple screens with audio presented in Dolby
If you’ll be in the Islands in mid-November, you’ve gotta eat out. Slated to begin on Mon., Nov. 12 and wrap up on Sun., Nov. 18, Restaurant Week Hawaii is a seven-day celebration of Hawaii’s food services. With a total of more than 50 eateries participating on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island, the
Allegiant Air, a Nevada-based airline owned by Allegiant Travel Company, is now holding a sale through which it’s offering one-way tickets between Honolulu and nine cities on the U.S. mainland for as low as $99. The fares are limited (not available for all flights) and area available for a limited time for travel between Honolulu,
Blessed Marianne Cope, a member of the Roman Catholic Sisters of St. Francis who cared for Hansen’s Disease (leprosy) patients on Oahu and Molokai for three decades beginning in the late 1880s, will be named as a saint during a ceremony set for this Sunday (Oct. 21) at the Vatican in Rome. At the ceremony
The USS Missouri (BB-63) launched from Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York on this day (Jan. 29) 69 years ago. Among the ship’s historical highlights: Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Douglas MacArthur and representatives from 10 nations assembled on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945 to accept Imperial Japan’s formal, unconditional World
Where’s your favorite postcard-perfect place in Hawaii? Best beach for swimming or snorkeling? Best place in the Islands for Hawaii-made beer or poke? The ultimate sunset cruise you can’t stop thinking about? Your favorite Hawaii snack to take back to the mainland? It’s time to express your savvy, in-the-know opinions on Hawaii matters near to
We’ve counted the votes from our latest HAWAII Magazine Facebook ohana poll question: Which Hawaii town is your favorite? The top vote-getters are on the pages ahead. Our Facebook ohana weighed in with a total of 450 picks for some 60 towns ranging from Paia, a groovy little surf on Maui, to the Big Island’s
During daylight hours at the Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu, there are family canoe races and tours, during which friendly guides talk about the six Pacific Cultures represented at the park (pictured, below). And every afternoon, a pageant on the park’s lagoon showcases dance and song of Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, Aotearoa, Tahiti and Tonga. After
