It’s been a few years since chef Vikram Garg, best known for overseeing the award-winning restaurants at the luxe Halekulani in Waikiki, has been back in the kitchen. And, honestly, foodies have missed him. Garg left the hotel in 2016 and joined the MacNaughton Group, a Honolulu-based real estate investment and development firm. (After all, […]
Technology never ceases to amaze me. When Uber and Lyft first started their services, I was astonished by the fact that I could call for a ride at any location with just an app. Now I’m in the Pioneer Square parking garage in Downtown Honolulu, unlocking a Prius with my iPhone, which I reserved and paid
Dale Hope is arguably the most knowledgeable man on the planet when it comes to aloha shirts, the loose-fitting, iconic Hawaii top. So it only makes sense that Hope, who has traveled the world collecting rare aloha shirts and even authored a book on them, The Aloha Shirt: Spirit of the Islands, would curate Vintage
I’m far away from the urban stretches of Waikiki, surrounded by green fields as far as the eye can see in Kunia Camp, the last intact pineapple plantation housing community under one ownership on Oahu. With each passing breeze, tall stalks of sugar cane rustle, the only noise save for the rush of the occasional
The first case of Rapid Ohia Death (ROD) has been found on the island of Oahu yesterday, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. The disease was discovered on a dead ohia tree on private land in the Koolau Mountains above Pearl City. Researchers gathered a sample from the tree and analyzed it
The regulation of unhosted, transient short-term vacation rentals has, for a while now, been a hot-button issue that could impact visitors as well as locals. The City & County of Honolulu has finally taken a side on this issue by promising to crackdown on the rentals, also known as illegal bed-and-breakfasts. And while the facts
The second you pass through the large copper-and-teak heart-shaped gate of the Paul Mitchell Estate in Lanikai on Oahu, you instantly feel like you’re walking the grounds of a luxury resort. And that’s exactly the point. There’s indoor and outdoor seating in the kitchen house.Photo: Courtesy of the Paul Mitchell Estate This seven-bedroom, 11-bath home
I spent my whole life in Hawaii—and I’m still not sure why Hilo calls shave ice “ice shave.” But folks on Hawaii Island do and they claim their ice shave is the best. Let’s back up here: Shave ice (not shaved ice) is a beloved frozen treat popular in the Islands. Similar to the snow
For hula practitioners and avid spectators, summer is another exciting season for cultural celebration as the Prince Lot Hula Festival takes center stage. While many halau prepare tirelessly for prestigious hula competitions, the Prince Lot Hula Festival distinguishes itself as Hawaii’s premier noncompetitive hula festival. Welcoming halau and dancers of all ages and skill levels,
Speaking to a large crowd in Houston’s Rice Stadium in 1962, John F. Kennedy uttered these words: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, a small Kailua-based
I don’t think I’ve ever been so dumbfounded by plumeria before. The trees grow abundantly all across the island, with blooms of various hues and petal shapes. They’re so plentiful, in fact, after the tree was introduced to Hawaii in the mid-1800s, the blooms were used frequently for funerals; you could always count on them
Growing up on the North Shore of Oahu is a unique experience, where kids are surrounded by some of the country’s best surfers. However, there’s always been a strong undercurrent of skateboarding culture as well, and nobody knows that better than Jordyn Barratt, who, now 20, grew up skateboarding in Haleiwa. Since moving to Encinitas,
