This morning marks the grand opening of Ala Moana Center’s much-anticipated Ewa Wing expansion and to celebrate there’s way more to do than just shop (but believe of us, there’s still a lot of that too). Let’s start with the stores. Ala Moana is boasting an upswing up nearly 100 or so retailers, but not […]
You can really feel the aloha spirit in these photographs. In honor of Veterans Day, we compiled these intimate moments of active military personnel embracing and being welcomed by their loved ones right here at Pearl Harbor. Family and friends (and in one case a dog!) line the harbor piers, forearms drenched with lei as
Hawaii is wading in an early humpback whale season and, yes, we’re quite excited about this. However, there are other species of these marine mammals breaching the surface to wave aloha. In the past two months, we’ve also witnessed pods of other magnificent mammals. About six weeks ago, a tour company owned by wildlife biologists
It’s called an “island” in the Tommy Bahama universe: a three-story retail location with a store on the ground floor, restaurant on the second and rooftop bar up top. The island-inspired, lifestyle brand just opened one in Waikiki on Beach Walk, occupying the old Hawaiian Island Creations/Burberry space. Although there was a surf shop and
We know all about the picturesque quality of Hawaii in the daytime, but if you stick around a few hours after that exciting sunset, there’s still more to see. Hawaii’s capital, Honolulu, as dense it may be, has a quiet grace about it that is not often shown. Into the dark of night we went to
The North Shore of Oahu is home to some of the best waves in the world and some of the best surfers on the planet, including 23-year-old John John Florence. He grew up with the famous Banzai Pipeline in his backyard and, when you see him ride a wave, you can tell that Pipe has
Helena’s Hawaiian Food doesn’t open for another hour, but the kitchen, at 9 a.m., is already bustling with activity. Just beneath 250 pounds of its famous pipikaula (salted dried beef), hanging in long strips above the stoves, a pair of chefs stir massive aluminum stockpots filled with bubbling beef stew, squid lū‘au, chicken long rice
For those of you who are too creeped out to actually be physically near these, now you can check out some of Hawaii’s spookier locales from the, uh…safety of your home. Take this virtual tour of these six notorious places throughout the state that have popular stories and urban legends attached to them. 1.
The HIC Pro is the official qualifier for the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing and the kickoff event to the annual North Shore winter season. Professional surf contests are one of the coolest free events to experience live on Oahu, but can be tricky for unfamiliar spectators. We assembled the following list of tips for
An electric guitar wails Santana’s “Black Magic Woman” on the world-famous Waikiki Beach on a sub-tropically, warm Sunday afternoon. Shirtless and bronzed, beach boys sip beers in plastic cups as a group of visiting housewives gyrate with bare-feet to the rock ‘n’ roll. This musical phenomenon is a regular occurrence for the past 20 years
Trick-or-treating around the Islands is definitely a cultural experience. Sure, we get our Snickers, M&Ms, and Kit-Kats like anywhere else, but there are a handful of candies that Hawaii kids always expect to have thrown into the mix. Bring an adventurous sweet tooth on your next trip and you’ll learn why these are absolute treats.
The final piece of the 3,000-ton steel structure that makes up the new International Market Place was lifted into place on Monday, October 26, 2015, in a ceremony celebrating the milestone. The piece was a 21,000-pound fire tower that will one day light up the storefront with its 13 gas lanterns, and serve as a
