We’ve counted the votes from our latest HAWAII Magazine Facebook Ohana poll question: Which Hawaii park is is your favorite? The top five vote-getters are on the pages ahead. Hawaii boasts seven National Park Service-managed parks, sites and monuments, 55 state parks, and scores of county/city parks. Your picks range from shoreline settings with strong […]
Beginning on Mon., March 12, stretches of Waikiki Beach will be cordoned-off during morning sand-hauling and grading operations, from 7 a.m. until noon seven days a week. The daily morning work — part of an offshore sand-pumping project that aims to return a thinning stretch of Waikiki shoreline to its lush vintage 1985 condition —
Next month, popular Hawaii singer-songwriter Jack Johnson, along with Oahu-based musician friends Paula Fuga and John Cruz, will stage seven all-acoustic shows in the Islands. The tour is in support of an album slated for release on April 17, Jack Johnson and Friends — Best of Kokua Festival. For information about pre-ordering the album, click
The Honolulu Festival, a lively celebration of strong ties between Hawaii and the Asia-Pacific region, will get under way tomorrow with music and dance performances and wrap up on Sun., March 4 with a grand evening parade along Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki, and a dazzling Nagaoka Fireworks Show over Oahu’s south shore beaches. Now in
The Hawaii Symphony Orchestra will launch its inaugural season this weekend at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu. The orchestra’s debut performance, set for 4 p.m. on Sun. March 4, will mark the return of symphonic music to Oahu after a quiet stretch of about two years. About a year ago, the 110-year-old
The 2012 Hawaii Food & Wine Festival, set for Sept. 6-9 on Oahu, will feature at least 50 top-notch master chefs from the United States, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Philippines, and Australia. Esteemed vintners will also showcase their expertise during the four-day event. Chefs will be serving up innovative dishes inspired by Hawaii’s diverse culinary and
The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tenzin Gyatso, will touch down on Oahu next month for two public talks in Honolulu. Advancing Peace through the Power of Aloha, is slated for 1:45 p.m. on Sun., April 15. The other talk, Educating the Heart, set for 1:30 p.m. on Sat., April 14, is tailored for high
You can see them carving turns in ponds and water gardens at various visitor attractions dotting the Islands. Their eye-catching colors make them easy to identify as koi. But how much do you know about these show fishes otherwise known ornamental varieties of domesticated carp? Want to hear the whole fish story? Check out the
If you’re in the Waikiki area this weekend, you can catch a glimpse of Hawaii of yesteryear at the 27th annual Duke Kahanamoku Challenge. Paddlers will line up for open-ocean races in outrigger canoes. And on the beach, there will be huki kaula (Hawaiian tug-of-war) and other traditional makahiki games. The Duke Kahanamoku Challenge, a
Congratulations to Ashleigh Allred of Salt Lake City, Utah — the winner of our HAWAII Magazine’s Honolulu Festival Flyaway sweepstakes. Ashleigh’s name was drawn at random from more than 10,000 sweepstakes entries submitted through our Facebook page over the last three weeks. Her prize? • Complimentary Hawaiian Airlines round-trip airfare for two passengers between Oahu
Several episodes of a spooky-looking new ABC television series called The River, which premieres tonight, were filmed in Hawaii. The pilot episode for The River was filmed in Puerto Rico, as was the pilot for Off the Map, an ABC series than moved to Hawaii during 2010. Off the Map, a medical drama about doctors working
Dozens of jumbo-sized tents and tarps have popped up on Punahou School’s manicured grounds in the Manoa Valley area on Oahu. About a week ago, the big-and-bulky midday rides arrived. And by sunrise this morning, scores of alumni as well as students and their parents were busy patrolling the transformed campus and making final preparations
