Starting as early as next year, there may be a new way to get around Honolulu. The non-profit organization Bikeshare Hawaii hopes to introduce the state’s first bike-sharing program in the city by early 2016. If the first phase of the program is successful, the organization hopes to expand to other locations across the state. […]
Honolulu-headquartered confectioner Hawaiian Host announced this week that it has entered into an agreement to buy the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation from the Hershey Co. The buy-out will bring together two large players in the Hawaii macadamia nut industry and will see the return of Mauna Loa to in-state ownership for the first time
The Year of the Sheep has already begun, but if you’re on Oahu this weekend you can ring it in all over again. The Japanese Cultural Center hosts its 22nd annual New Year’s Ohana Festival this Sunday, Jan. 11 in Honolulu. The family-friendly celebration will share Japanese cultural and New Year’s traditions with residents and
As the birthplace of modern surfing, Hawaii boasts some of the world’s best and also some of its most challenging waves. So, it was a close battle of the beaches when we recently asked our HAWAII Magazine Facebook reader ohana: What’s your favorite Hawaii beach for surfing? Hundreds of you responded sharing your favorite place
One of HAWAII Magazine’s favorite annual Hawaii flyaway contests is back for the fifth year in a row! We’re giving away round-trip plane tickets for two to the sunny island of Oahu, where winners will attend one of the state’s premier annual cultural events, the Honolulu Festival, as VIP guests. The vacation prize package includes
Inside HAWAII Magazine’s November/December 2014 Food Issue you’ll find “75 Places to Eat Like a Local,” our now annual guide to the Hawaii places you’ll find residents like us heading to eat when we’re famished. This year’s “75 Places to Eat Like a Local: Mixed Plate Edition” digs into the Islands’ renowned array of multicultural
Hauoli Makahiki Hou (Happy New Year) to our HAWAII Magazine, HawaiiMagazine.com, Facebook and Twitter reader ohana from the staff ohana of HAWAII Magazine! “Hauoli Makahiki Hou” in Hawaii: The traditional Hawaiian celebration of bounty and harvest—Makahiki—coincides with several western winter holidays. The literal translation of the word “makahiki” also means “year.” Makahiki lasts for
As the clock ticks down on the final moments of 2014, the “rainbow state” will bid aloha to the year past and ring in the New Year with a rainbow of explosions in the warm night sky. Hawaii employs a last-but-not-least mentality in its New Year’s celebrations—even though we’re one of the last time zones
From: HAWAII Magazine’s staff ohana To: Our HAWAII Magazine & HawaiiMagazine.com reader ohana A very Mele Kalikimaka and happy holidays to you. We wish you all the best and look forward to bringing you more of the most interesting Hawaii stories, insider tips and information in the year ahead. Hauoli Makahiki Hou (Happy New Year)
HAWAII Magazine’s 2014 Food Issue is on sale now. Inside the issue you’ll find “75 Places to Eat Like a Local,” our now annual guide to the Hawaii places you’ll find residents like us heading to eat when we’re famished. This year’s “75 Places to Eat Like a Local: Mixed Plate Edition” digs into the
The holidays are in full swing here in Hawaii, and what the state lacks in snow, it makes up for with elaborate and festive holiday light displays. If you’re in the Islands this holiday season, here’s what you need to know and where to go for some free and open-to-the-public holiday cheer. OAHU • Honolulu
Yesterday, several dozen birds flew across the Kauai Channel before they hatched. Forty-three moli (Laysan albatross) eggs made the trip from Kauai to Oahu, packed in soft layers and tucked inside heated “coolers,” aboard a regularly scheduled Navy plane. The relocated albatross are part of a new joint effort between the U.S. Navy, the U.S.
