Longboard surfing! Tandem wave riding! Stand-up paddleboarding! Volleyball! Surf polo! Open ocean swims! Luau! If you’re in Waikiki all next week, from Sun., Aug. 22 to Sat., Aug. 28, you’ll get to experience all of the above—from surf to shore—at the 9th Annual Duke Kahanamoku OceanFest. Put together by the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation, the […]
Earlier this week, we gave you a list of places to find Hawaii gifts and souvenirs actually made in Hawaii. But if you’re on Oahu this weekend and looking for Hawaii stuff to take back home that wasn’t made in China, Malaysia or even Honduras, make sure to set aside a few hours for the
We asked you to chase a few waterfalls for us, and you did. The votes have been tallied from our latest HAWAII Magazine Facebook Ohana poll question: “What’s your favorite Hawaii waterfall?” And we’ve got your Top 5! Hawaii is home to hundreds of spectacular waterfalls, many of these among the most beautiful in the
The 64th annual edition of the Aloha Festivals happens next month on Oahu. As we reported back in January, organizers set dates for the Aloha Festivals’ two most-popular events early. In case you haven’t already saved the dates (or planned a trip to Oahu around them, as we know many of our readers do), these
Yesterday, in the posh Orchid Suite of Waikiki’s Halekulani hotel, a select group of Hawaii media were treated to French press coffee, popovers and a sneak preview of the pilot episode of the newly reborn Hawaii Five-0, debuting on CBS this fall. Our verdict: Oh Yeah! The contemporary cinematography brought a whole new dimension to
The new Disney Aulani Resort & Spa Hawaii is up. Not finished, it’s still a busy construction site. But the cement has been poured, the main buildings are up, and Disney just hosted its first “hard hat” tour of the Ko Olina, Oahu, property. HAWAII Magazine was there to bring you this first look. The
The brand new redux of Hawaii Five-0 has a premiere date—Sept. 20 at 10 p.m., Eastern time (9 p.m., Hawaii time), in a prime primetime spot after the CBS network’s high-rated block of Monday night comedies. McGarrett and Danno after How I Met Your Mother and Two And A Half Men? Sure, we’ll take it.
HAWAII Magazine reader Larry Clark wrote to us with a question about interisland passenger airlines in Hawaii: I am planning a cruise to Hawaii in January and then a stay on one of the islands for the week after. Please tell me about the local airlines that fly from Honolulu, where my cruise ends, to the
CBS this week released an extended trailer for its fall season redux of the classic Island-filmed TV crime drama Hawaii Five-0. Filming of the initial episodes of the new Five-0 has already begun on Oahu. Our take on the new 3 minute, 46 second clip? After watching it a handful of times, we dug it
Summer lasts until November this year. Today, Hawaiian Airlines announced its “Endless Summer” fare sale, offering discounted roundtrip airfares to Hawaii from 10 West Coast cities. Current fares vary by day of the week, etc., but these look like discounts in the neighborhood of 20 percent. The fares are good for travel between Aug. 3
So you can’t visit Hawaii this summer. Major bummer, we agree. But how about this fall? Aston Hotels & Resorts’ “50 Days of Aloha” promotion is offering discounted daily room rates—of up to 50% off standard rates—at 22 Aston properties on Oahu, Maui, the Big Island and Kauai for travel between Aug. 24 and Dec.
Oahu’s Ala Moana Hotel is reviving its spring 40th anniversary $40 per night room rate promotion for the entire month of August, and offering free stays to anyone born on the hotel’s 1970 opening day. Able to pencil in a three- to five-night Hawaii summer vacation as soon as next month? The Outrigger Hotels &
