Hale Motuapuaka is an overachiever. Not only does the teenager, of Tongan descent (with Samoan ties, he says), play football for Punahou High School as a defensive tackle, he also plays the drums, ukulele, guitar and bass. But his primary passion—something he’s been doing since he was just 3 years old—is fireknife dancing. A six-time World […]
1. Hotel Wailea, Kihei, Maui The Cabanas’ Ginger Mojito, served in an eco-friendly cup poolside, is incredible. Photo: Tracy Chan Clink cocktail glasses 300 feet above sea level at the renovated Hotel Wailea, a gorgeous, adults-only boutique getaway with a serene poolside where you’ll find The Cabanas, an orchard-to-glass apothecary bar so remote that visitors
Since its massive renovation in 2016, the International Market Place, which dominates the center of Waikiki, has a totally new face. Change isn’t all bad, though. In place of the old food court, we got the third-floor Grand Lanai, a world-class collection of restaurants by some of the most esteemed names in the culinary biz,
Earth Day is April 22nd, but in Hawaii, we’re always celebrating ways to “think green.” That’s because only a few of our island resources are renewable, and we are guardians of pristine ocean and land. Here are five top ways to visit Oahu while leaving a light environmental footprint. 1) Choose A Sustainable, Stylish
Slowly and absently stirring a mai tai in the shade of a beachfront bar, after having fallen under the spell of the day’s late afternoon glow beginning to drape itself over Waikiki’s famous crescent-shaped beach, I think, “Yeah, I could sit here forever.” Watching couples leisurely tread the shoreline, musicians strum familiar tunes on their ukulele
Alex Aiono, the 21-year-old singer-songwriter and Radio Disney show host, who’s amassed 4.6 million YouTube subscribers and 2.1 million Instagram followers, just wrapped “The Changes Tour” in Hawaii with Australian-based singer-songwriter William Singe. Recently, Aiono talked with HAWAII Magazine about his debut single with Interscope Records, the upcoming Radio Disney Music Awards he’s co-hosting, and how he first learned
Standing at 44 stories tall and with 596 rooms, Hawaii’s second Holiday Inn Express opened this month in the heart of Waikiki. It’s the only Holiday Inn Express on Oahu (the first is in Kailua-Kona), and it’s being billed as “the largest one in the Americas.” Part of the Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts family of
Few names stand out in the Hawaii’s culinary scene like Sam Choy’s. He’s one of the founding members of Hawaii Regional Cuisine, a world-famous television personality, a James Beard Award-winner, a restaurateur and an author. Now, thanks to a collaboration with his childhood friend, Sam Choy also has his first seafood truck in Hawaii at
Gear up for summer at the beach or pool with these swimwear pieces that will remind you of Hawaii, wherever you are. Easy Breezy Banks tropic boardshorts. Photo courtesy: Banks Turn up the tropical without going overboard. This Banks boardshort does it by curbing a cliché (palm trees) for its more subtle and modish fronds.
You could call it untouched today, tomorrow and forever. On the North Shore of Oahu, quietly looming at 900 feet above sea level over Pupukea, an illustrious ranch house has helped tell the stories of natural conservation, Hawaiian culture, local farming practices and modern day weddings, and will in perpetuity. This is Sunset Ranch, a
Hawaii’s first event as part of the biennial art circuit is in full swing right now, and the striking art pieces in nine different locations around Honolulu are already trending on social media. In case you were wondering, “biennial,” which means an event occurring every two years, is also a term used in the art
Taps & Apps Brewpub is central Oahu’s only brewpub. Established in 2015, the family-run establishment is located in The Gateway at Mililani Mauka shopping center, just off the Interstate H-2. The result of a dream that owners Randy and Myrline Overton envisioned for over 25 years, this neighborhood business venture is now one that has
