Oʻahu

At sunset on Memorial Day, more than 5,000 glowing lanterns will illuminate the waters edging Ala Moana Beach Park’s Magic Island on Oahu. Inscribed with messages to loved ones who have passed away and prayers for a peaceful future, the lanterns—perched atop miniature floating boards—will be launched during the 15th annual Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony […]

Some of Hawaii’s top musicians are slated to take part in Waimea Valley’s Generations summer concert series, which is slated to get under way next month on Oahu’s North Shore. The concerts are set for three Saturdays, June 22, July 27 and Aug. 31, with each event getting under way at 11 a.m. and wrapping

Congratulations to Sarah Haney of Newport Beach, Calif. — winner of HAWAII Magazine’s Pan-Pacific Festival Flyaway sweepstakes. Sarah’s name was drawn at random from thousands of sweepstakes entries submitted between mid- and late-April. Her prize? • Complimentary Hawaiian Airlines round-trip coach airfare for two between Oahu and one of 11 gateway cities served by Hawaiian

HAWAII Magazine won top honors for visitor publication excellence in the Hawaii Publishers Association’s 28th annual Pai Awards competition, which recognizes outstanding achievement in print journalism in the state. At an awards ceremony held in Honolulu yesterday to recognize top journalism produced during 2012, HAWAII Magazine took first place in the category of Visitor Publication

Waikiki Aquarium’s annual summer concert series Ke Kani O Ke Kai — Hawaiian for the sound of the ocean — offers you a chance to kick back on a cool, grassy lawn and listen to some of Hawaii’s most celebrated musicians while enjoying a Waikiki sunset. The 16th annual season of concerts will features shows

How’s your Hawai‘i reading list holding up? And that island-style music playlist? The Hawaii Book & Music Festival is a sure bet to replenish and freshen up your stash of good reads and tunes. Plus, as always, the upcoming weekend event will feature local and national best-selling authors. Now in its eighth year, the annual

Amazing displays of flame-fueled, sharp-edged Samoan dancing will be staged this week throughout the 21st annual World Fireknife Championship at the Polynesian Cultural Center. Acrobatic and seemingly flame-and-blade-resistant competitors will vie for the title of World Fireknife Champion in four-night competition that will get under way with preliminary performances starting at 7:45 p.m. tomorrow (May

A plan is moving forward for renovation of the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial complex, the site of a now-dilapidated 86-year-old saltwater-fed swimming pool and monument to Hawaii residents who served in World War I. A news release issued yesterday by the office of Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced that city and county officials are forging

There’s plenty to love about Windward Oahu’s Kailua town. From the shoreline of its sugar-white beaches (pictured, below) you can paddle a kayak in gentle waters to the nearby Mokulua Islands, which serve as a seabird sanctuary. On breezy days you can see wind surfers twisting above the waves in Kailua Bay. And after working

“Spam-jammers,” fans of our favorite canned pink luncheon meat, will gather on Oahu’s south shore this weekend for the 11th annual Waikiki Spam Jam Festival. And what does it mean to be a Spam-jammer? Well, according to event organizers, it means that you’re enthusiastic about the chance to sample the salty pork foodstuff served up