“Everything was black in Pearl Harbor. The only light was the Arizona burning. It was eerie.” The USS Arizona burned for two and a half days, and these words, a memory of Raymond D. Emory (Seaman, 1st Class) of the USS Honolulu, linger in my mind as I look out across Pearl Harbor toward Ford Island. I […]
You read that right: There are sunflower fields on the North Shore of Oahu. Around this time each year, the Waialua Sunflowers bloom and add a new kind of sunshine to the island. Like many others, it’s something I had heard about here and there over the years, and up until recently, had seen a
Chatting with Aulii Cravalho, one thing rings clear: She was born to voice a Disney character. Like the ocean itself, which is what “moana” means in Hawaiian, the emotive range of her voice is deep and wide, coming at you in steady, confident waves and with an ability to flow from bubbly to serious to contemplative to hopeful, sometimes within the breath
Yesterday, Hawaiian Airlines unveiled new uniforms for its employees. Photo courtesy: Hawaiian Airlines They were designed by Hilo, Hawaii Island favorite Sig Zane for the airlines’ 5,000+ employees and the outfits are a fashion-forward affair. Photo courtesy: Hawaiian Airlines Bet your check-in Louis Vuitton luggage gonna be ~ j e a l o u s ~ of
We’re standing in Hakipuu Valley on the east side of Oahu with large fishing nets strewn across our left shoulders. Near an earthen pond, we learn how to throw a fishing net.Photo: Aaron Yoshino/HAWAIʻI Magazine Our tour guide, Kaipo, is telling us to fling this large web of material into the air toward the bucket sitting
Lush, rising mountain backdrops. Tropical azure shaded waters. Pinkish hues of sunsets like no other in the world. Owning a home in paradise, is there really any better dream? Whether you’re already living in the islands or researching from afar, to make your dream of owning a home in Hawaii a reality, consulting with a
A thousand-year-old heiau (stone temple) stands in the middle of a Honolulu suburb. The last remaining heiau in the ahupuaa (land division) of Waikiki, Kukaoo (standing digging stick) was dedicated to agricultural rituals. It rests atop an ancient lava flow with 60 species of tropical plants. Two-thirds of those plants are native, meaning they came
Watching the sun set is one of life’s simple pleasures, especially here in the Islands, where the skies put on a Technicolor show as the sun slowly dips below the horizon. But watching the sun rise is, perhaps more rewarding. It’s the start to a new day, full of possibility, and unless you don’t mind
We’re bouncing across the waters of Kaneohe Bay in a small shuttle boat I hopped on with my son at Lilipuna Pier on the east side of Oahu, speeding our way to the offshore island of Moku o Loe only a short distance away. The island colloquially is known as Coconut Island for its several
Actor and former wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will host a free music and comedy event this Saturday, October 22 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Oahu—a tribute concert to America’s military and service members. Johnson, who spent the transformative years of his youth in Hawaii, is currently filming the sequel to “Jumanji” on
The last week of August 2016, a new three-story shopping center opened, replacing the iconic International Market Place in the heart of the city. It’s still called the International Market Place, but gone are the ticky-tacky kiosks, vendors hawking honu pendants, aloha shirts and tikis—and all for cut-rate costs if you had serious price negotiating
Standing behind the counter of Kamaka Hawaii’s Honolulu store, Fred Kamaka strums through each of the nine ukulele hanging on the wall next to him, and the conversations of the people chatting around me fade away. It’s the signal that the factory tour is about to begin. The large factory is seperated into many stations and
