On many days, for countless visitors and residents alike, Hawaii is an easy-going paradise. There are, of course, exceptions — some involving traumatic medical situations, dramatic weather, and potential environmental dangers. The Weather Channel Companies is focusing on those intense island scenes with a new television docu-series titled Hawaii Air Rescue, which will premiere at […]
Pride of America, the 15-deck Oahu-based cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Line, is slated to exit waters edging the Islands during March 2013 for more than $30 million in upgrades. During its 14-day dry-dock in Honolulu, the 2,124-passenger ship will undergo a makeover that includes additions ranging from luxury suites to two specialty restaurants.
Aloha Festivals, one of Hawaii’s longest-running cultural celebrations, will get under way today with the 2012 Royal Court Investiture in Waikiki. During the investiture, set for 3 p.m. at the village green at Hilton Hawaiian Village, members of this year’s Royal Court will receive “traditional symbols of reign” that come with their respective Aloha Festivals
Ocean recreation tour operators in Honokohau Harbor kicked off a very early start to the 2012-13 whale-watching season yesterday morning when they spotted a humpback whale in waters near the Big Island’s Kailua-Kona area. The confirmed sighting may be the earliest to be documented in recent history, according to a news release issued by the
Congratulations to Joann Hoxha of Burlington, Mass. — the winner of our HAWAII Magazine’s Aloha Festivals Oahu Flyaway contest. Joann’s name was drawn at random from more than 9,000 sweepstakes entries submitted through our Facebook page over a three-week stretch. Her prize? • Complimentary Hawaiian Airlines roundtrip coach airfare for Joann and one guest between
The United States Mint will officially release the new Hawaii Volcanoes National Park quarter during a ceremony set for tomorrow (Wed., Aug. 29) near Kilauea, the Big Island volcano depicted on the coin. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, and the new coin (pictured, right) will be available for coin/currency exchange. Park entrance
Hawaii-filmed Battleship, an action-adventure/science-fiction movie that made its box-office debut earlier this year, will have its DVD/Blu-ray/digital download or “home release” tomorrow. To mark the occasion, a free screening will be held at the Battleship Missouri Memorial — the very ship that stars in the movie. In addition to the 45,000-ton ship, the movie stars
Last year (and the year before), the scene looked something like this: thousands of excited fans happily snapping photos and cheering for Hawaii Five-O cast members as the actors walk a red carpet rolled out on the sand edging Oahu’s south shore. Then, a few of the lead actors and others tied to our favorite
Allegiant Air, a Nevada-based airline owned by Allegiant Travel Company, announced this week that, starting in February 2013, it will begin providing weekly direct service between Honolulu and the Mesa-Phoenix area in Arizona. The new service increases the airline’s planned mainland-Oahu lineup to include a total of 10 cities in Western states.
At the Made in Hawaii Festival, which starts this morning and continues through the weekend at the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Arena and Exhibition Hall in Honolulu, the goods are Island-made — no made-elsewhere stickers allowed. Everything, from trendy tropical clothing, fine art photography and food to crafts, jewelry and home furnishings must meet state
The second annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival will get under way on Oahu in three weeks. Want a sneak peek at the culinary creativity slated for the four-day event that will feature some 50 top-notch chefs? If so, check out the fest’s ongoing chef series at Ala Moana Center in Honolulu. Chef Ed Kenney of
We’ve counted the votes from our latest HAWAII Magazine Facebook ohana poll question: What’s your favorite Hawaii-filmed movie? The top vote-getters are on the pages ahead. Our in-the-know ohana weighed in with votes for nearly 40 filmed-in-the-Islands movies. Votes were cast for everything from classics, such as the romantic musical South Pacific (1958) (pictured, above)
