Chef Hiroyuki Sakai, known for his role as a French cuisine specialist in the original Japanese television series Iron Chef, plans to open a restaurant in Waikiki this summer. The open-air bistro-style restaurant will be will located at the DFS Galleria Waikiki (on Waikiki’s main drag, Kalakaua Avenue, near Royal Hawaiian Avenue). Named Sakai of […]
Want to learn more about Hawaii’s favorite tail-slapping, 45-ton winter visitor? During February, Whale Wednesdays at Waikiki Aquarium will feature educational talks and activities spotlighting the humpback whale. The events are sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The first one is slated for 3 p.m. on Wed., Feb.1. The next three will be
If you’re on Oahu this week, you’ll find big winter waves rolling into the island’s North Shore. How big? Big enough to call off competition under way for the three-day Volcom Pipe Pro, which kicked off earlier this month with 112 of the world’s best surfers vying for $130,000 in prize money. This morning, contest
Hawaiian Airlines and New-York based JetBlue Airways this week announced a partnership agreement that will aims to ease travel to the Islands from the East Coast. Starting this week, customers will be able to purchase single tickets combining travel on both Hawaiian and JetBlue, allowing for “seamless” travel between the carriers’ networks, according to a
Some world’s best pro football players are now touching down in Hawaii for this weekend’s 2012 NFL Pro Bowl at Oahu’s Aloha Stadium. The all-star game, in which the NFC (National Football Conference) squares off against the AFC (American Football Conference) will get under way at 2 p.m. (Hawaii time) on Sunday, and will be
The Descendants, a dramedy filmed on Oahu and Kauai, and packed with a cast of compelling Hawaii characters, today picked up five Academy Awards nominations. They include: best picture, best lead actor (George Clooney), best director (Alexander Payne), best adapted screenplay andbest film editing. According to the complete Oscar nominee list for the 84th Academy
Hula schools (hula halau) from across Hawaii and Japan will take the stage at the Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu this weekend for the 22nd annual Moanikeala Hula Festival. The festival (hoike) will get under way at 10 a.m. on Sat., Jan. 21 at the center’s Pacific Theater. Festival admission is $10 for adults, ages
Will you be in the Islands during peak whale season? If so, consider taking part in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary’s Ocean Count. Both Hawaii residents and visitors are invited to take part in the whale-watching volunteer project slated for 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on three Saturdays, Jan. 28, Feb. 25
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 —
The 2012 Sony Open in Hawaii — billed as the first full-field PGA Tour Tournament of the season — is set for next week at Waialae Country Club golf course, near the Kahala area on Oahu’s south shore. Among the 144 professional golfers slated to play in the tournament is 20-year-old Ryo Ishikawa (pictured, below),
Bits of confetti may still be scattered here and there. And there may be leftover bottles of champagne in many refrigerators. But New Year’s festivities wrapped up earlier this week, right? Not in the Islands. Hawaii’s other New Year’s holiday, Chinese New Year, falls on Jan. 23 this year but festivities will get under way
Entrance fees at Hawaii’s national parks will be waived this weekend and on Mon., Jan. 16 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal holiday. (The holiday, which marks the birthday of the civil rights leader, is observed on the third Monday in January.) In addition to the three-day freebie, the Big
