It’s official: big surf season is upon us. This morning’s surf report announced gargantuan swells along the north-facing shores of all the Hawaiian Islands. Surf heights of 10 to 15 feet are expected today on the north-facing shores of Oahu, Molokai and Maui, while surf of 14 to 18 feet is expected along the north […]
Diamond Head State Monument Summit Trail is a popular tourist attraction on Oahu’s south shore. The 0.75-mile hike leads to the crater’s rim where you can overlook Waikiki. It will be closing for a month, starting next week Monday (10/20) to November 20, for slope maintenance. During its closure, you cannot hike the trail. However,
Two of Hawaii’s most-enduring homegrown sports events happen this weekend: The Ironman World Triathlon Championship on Saturday and the Molokai Hoe on Sunday. If you’re on the right island, you can watch at least one of them in-person. Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii’s perpetually sunny west side, hosts the Ironman annually. The race—celebrating
The fourth annual Seafood Festival kicks off this Friday (10/10) with the “Taste of the North Shore Shrimp Trucks” at the Turtle Bay Resort. Oahu’s North Shore is famous for its shrimp trucks, but they are usually spaced out over several miles of highway. Here, you’ll get to sample eight garlic shrimp plates from eight
If you want great art-house cinema in Hawaii this week, look no further than Waikiki beach. The Hawaii International Festival still kicks off tomorrow night as planned. However, in conjunction with Sunset on the Beach, HIFF is also screening a selection of short and feature length films on the sands of Queen’s Surf in Waikiki,
The leaves don’t change color or drop off the trees during Hawaii’s fall season. Instead, our fall provides some of the sunniest skies and warmest temperatures we get all year. Truth? I’m wishing I was outside right now. Hotel and resort specials abound for the off-season traveler this time of year. Even at luxury properties.
It’s tough. But we’ll try to curb the profusion of cute here. These are the first photos released of three tiger cubs born at the Honolulu Zoo last month. The three-week-old Sumatran tiger cubs were born Sept. 15—the first tiger brood birthed at the Waikiki zoo in 27 years. Honolulu Zoo officials say the cubs
Attention film aficionados: the 28th annual Hawaii International Film Festival is just days away. For those new to HIFF, it is the state’s largest independent film festival. Since its inception in 1981, HIFF screened hundreds of films and has been the premier source for introducing films from Asia, South Pacific and beyond to audiences. This
Your next Oahu vacation could help cure breast cancer. Six Waikiki hoteliers are pairing with the Oahu Visitors Bureau for “Travel Pink! Travel Oahu,” a travel program benefiting the Hawaii chapter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The national organization is a longtime leader in the fight against breast cancer—funding research, education and patient
If you’re a museum junkie, make your Saturday plans now. Will it be a morning immersed in Hawaiian history and culture at Bishop Museum, or an afternoon at the Hawaii State Art Museum perusing the works of the Islands’ best artists? How about both … free of charge? And perhaps another museum, if you can
Travel + Leisure readers love Honolulu. More than 125,000 of them recently went online to rank 25 U.S. cities for the magazine’s 2008 America’s Favorite Cities survey. It was a lengthy survey, 45 categories in all, ranking everything from a city’s food, nightlife and shopping to its people, quality of life and culture. Honolulu ranked
And now, another pick from our 2008 “Best of Hawaii” cover feature. Pick up a copy of HAWAII Magazine’s current September/ October 2008 issue and you’ll find more than 91 reader and writer picks celebrating the best Hawaii has to offer. Our reader picks include their favorite beach, town, place to eat, advice for a
