HAWAII Magazine reader Christine Page wrote us with a question about one of our favorite subjects. Are there any one-day cooking classes on Oahu that specialize in teaching Hawaiian cuisine? You ask. We answer. Hawaiian cuisine is a broad concept. To some, Hawaiian food is the cuisine you find at a traditional luau—lomi salmon, kalua […]
Is multimillionaire developer Donald Trump’s name still attached to a high-rise luxury Waikiki condominium-hotel nearing completion? That’s one of the questions being asked by a handful of condo buyers in a recently filed lawsuit against Irongate Capital Partners, project developers of the property initially called the Trump International Hotel & Tower. The property recently got
It took 5 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes and 20 seconds for the monohull yacht Alfa Romeo to travel the 2,225-nautical miles between Point Fermin, California, and Honolulu, Hawaii. But when it crossed the Diamond Head, Oahu, finish line of the Transpacific Yacht Race at 12:36 a.m. today, its elapsed time smashed the previous course
Want to know what a Hawaiian night marcher really is? True stories of personal encounters with the legendary afterlife protectors are part of what you’ll learn on “Whispering Walls of Waimea”—an evening journey into the spiritual and historical side of Oahu’s Waimea Valley. The new two-hour tour is led by Mysteries of Honolulu storyteller
Hotel operations at Waikiki’s iconic Ilikai may resume again. But no one is saying when. An agreement on a new labor contract between Ilikai hotel owner iStar Financial and the union representing hotel employees was reached last night, hours after guests had been packed off to other Waikiki lodging. Ilikai employees are scheduled to review
HAWAII Magazine reader Mary Jane Garvis wrote us with a few questions regarding her next vacation in Waikiki: We have been visiting Oahu since 1980. We’ve always stayed on either Kuhio Avenue or near the Ala Wai Canal, but now that we are older, we are unable to walk the distance to the beach. Can
The New York-based owner of the Ilikai announced today that it would cease all hotel operations at the landmark Waikiki property on Thursday. If you are holding reservations for the Ilikai, here’s what you need to know: In its statement announcing the shut down, Ilikai hotel operations owner iStar Financial said it planned to relocate
The Hilton Hawaiian Village’s completely redesigned beachfront Tropics Bar & Grill threw itself a grand-reopening party recently with fireworks, live music and serious food. We were there—making our way through the crowded room chasing servers carrying trays full of tasty edibles. There was much to see, as well as nosh. It’s a whole new Tropics—at
We were mixing mai tais … in the morning … on TV! And here are the videos to prove it. As promised, we’ve got the links for Sunrise on KGMB9’s segments spotlighting our July/August fresh tropical cocktail feature Contemporary Tropicals: A Guide to the Best in Island Libations. The video segments—which aired today on the
Last month, we reported that the original plans to renovate Waikiki’s International Market Place had been put on hold and the property would be staying the same, for now. That was true as far as it went. However, we have since learned that the landowner, Queen Emma Land Co., has requested new proposals from developers—not
As always, the July/August issue of HAWAII Magazine is all over the subject of Island food and cocktails. In the feature Can’t You Just Taste Hawaii? award-winning chef and restaurateur Peter Merriman takes us on a road trip visiting the Maui farmers, ranchers and fishermen he buys from exclusively, proving that fresh, Island-raised ingredients always
The luau version of the annual White House Congressional picnic was totally on tonight. We paid careful attention this afternoon as White House pool reporters on the South Lawn early in the evening gabbed and tweeted excitedly about the picnic’s Hawaii accoutrements—both kitschy and true to luau form: • The purple orchid lei worn by
