Last year, the scene looked something like this: More than 5,000 excited fans — sitting on beach towels and walking along Wakiki Beach — cheering for Hawaii Five-O cast members on a red carpet rolled out on the sand. After sunset, the buzzing crowd fell silent for the advance screening of the much-anticipated redux of […]
The Okinawan Festival, held each year toward end of summer in the Waikiki area, mixes together music, dance, culture and an assortment of popular Uchinanchu (Okinawan) cuisine for a fun weekend. The 29th annual Okinawan Festival, dubbed Sharing Uchinanchu Aloha, will be held at Kapiolani Park, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 3
On Sept. 2, 1945, Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Douglas MacArthur and representatives from 10 nations assembled on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay to accept Imperial Japan’s formal, unconditional surrender. The Battleship Missouri Memorial — now located a ship’s length from the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor (Oahu) —will mark the 66th anniversary of
Starting next spring, Alaska Airlines plans to offer daily, nonstop service from Oakland and San Jose, Calif. to Kauai and the Big Island. To celebrate the new service, which is slated to get under way on March 12, 2012, Seattle-based Alaska Airlines is now offering one-way fares as low as $179 on flights from California’s
Aloha Festivals, one of Hawaii’s longest-running cultural celebrations, will get under way on Thurs., Sept. 1 with the annual Royal Court Investiture in Waikiki. During the investiture, set for 3 p.m. at Hilton Hawaiian Village’s village green, members of this year’s Royal Court (pictured, above) will officially take their place and be adorned with traditional
Continental Airlines is offering round-trip airfare deals to the Islands from more than 20 Mainland cities through a sale dubbed Tropical breezes of Hawaii. Flights touch down on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island. The special offer, which took effect this morning, includes roundtrip fares as low as $422 from Los Angeles to Hilo.
Ready to explore a hiking trail that takes you off the beaten path? At leafy Waimea Valley, tucked into Oahu’s North Shore, the beaten path is a mile-long paved stroll lined with lush tropical botanical gardens and structural remnants from Early Hawaiian communities. It leads to a picturesque 45-foot waterfall, and visitors are welcome to
Congratulations to Jessica Patterson of Colorado Springs, Colo. — the winner of our HAWAII Magazine’s Aloha Festivals Flyaway sweepstakes. Jessica’s name was drawn at random from more than 7,800 sweepstakes entries submitted through our Facebook page over the last three weeks. Her prize? • Complimentary Hawaiian Airlines roundtrip airfare for the winner and one guest
Lauhala (palm leaf) woven hats created by Gladys Kukana Grace — a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellowship — and more than two dozen of her students are featured in an exhibit slated to open on Thurs., Aug. 25 at Honolulu Academy of Arts. Ulana Me Ka Lokomaika i: To
The Ki-hoalu Foundation describes Hawaiian slack key guitar music as “sweet and soulful,” and “drawn from the heart and soul — out through the fingers of each player.” Intrigued? If you’re on Oahu this weekend, check out the musical mystique for yourself at the 29th annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival “Waikiki Style” is set
Pearl Harbor’s Pacific Aviation Museum will salute the ongoing Centennial in Naval Aviation celebration this weekend with its fourth annual Biggest Little Airshow on Ford Island, which showcases both real and remote-control aircraft models. The free event, set for Sat., Aug. 20 and Sun., Aug. 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature an estimated 100
Waikiki Aquarium’s new Northwestern Hawaiian Islands exhibit, which features rare marine life from one of the world’s most isolated set of islands, will open on Thurs., Aug. 18, with festivities slated for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The exhibit will showcase fish and coral in a living reef ecosystem representative of that found in the
