Hawaii Cocktail Week & The Pacific Sessions 2013 — a celebration of the cocktail as its evolution in the Pacific — is slated to get under way on tomorrow in Honolulu and elsewhere on Oahu. More than 30 officials events, ranging from tasting sessions and pairing dinners to workshops, seminars and elaborately themed “Signature Events,” […]
Earlier this month, a Laysan albatross known as “Wisdom” — believed to be at least 62 years old and the world’s oldest known wild bird – hatched a chick in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for the sixth consecutive year. In a news release about the hatchling, Bruce Peterjohn, chief of the North American Bird Banding Program
The 28th annual Duke Kahanamoku Challenge, a mix of Hawaii heritage and Waikiki fun, will get under way at 9 a.m. Sun., Feb. 24 with a touch of tradition: a double-hulled canoe procession, an oli (chant) and kahiko (ancient hula) presentation. The shoreline fun starts at 10 a.m., with open-ocean canoe races, and stand-up paddleboard
This year’s International Waikiki Hula Conference, slated for mid-May, will pay tribute to Hawaii’s venerable Merrie Monarch Festival, which is marking its 50th anniversary this spring. In a news release announcing registration for the three-day conference, May 17-19 at the Hawaii Convention Center, Marnie Weeks, the event’s producer, said: “The International Waikiki Hula Conference brings
Oahu’s Pearl Harbor’s four historic sites include: World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument (USS Arizona, USS Oklahoma and USS Utah memorials), USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park, Battleship Missouri Memorial, and Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor. Together, the sites encompass quite a bit of history. From the sinking of the USS Arizona
Congratulations to Shannon Byus of Olathe, Kan. — winner of HAWAII Magazine’s Honolulu Festival Flyaway sweepstakes. Shannon’s name was drawn at random from more than 10,300 sweepstakes entries submitted over the last three weeks. Her prize? • Complimentary Hawaiian Airlines roundtrip coach airfare for the winner and one guest between Oahu and one of 11
The USS Missouri (BB-63) launched from Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York on this day (Jan. 29) 69 years ago. Among the ship’s historical highlights: Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Douglas MacArthur and representatives from 10 nations assembled on the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945 to accept Imperial Japan’s formal, unconditional World
Some world’s best pro football players are now touching down in Hawaii for this weekend’s 2013 NFL Pro Bowl at Oahu’s Aloha Stadium. The all-star game, in which the NFC (National Football Conference) squares off against the AFC (American Football Conference) will get under way at 2 p.m. (Hawaii time) on Sunday, and will be
Up for an evening in Honolulu that offers cultural exploration and fun, with a focus on Hawaiian music? Check out Two Museums and a Royal Palace: Hawaiian Music Festival, a museum crawl event slated set for 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight at the Bishop Museum, Honolulu Museum of Art, and Iolani Palace. In a
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Hawaii’s other New Year’s holiday, Chinese New Year, falls on Feb. 10. And prepping for festivities for the Year of the Snake is already in the works on Oahu. Here are some of the upcoming highlights of free events slated to kick off the Chinese year 4710 in Honolulu’s Chinatown Culture & Arts District. Gung
Hula schools (hula halau) from across Hawaii and Japan will take the stage at the Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu this weekend for the 23rd annual Moanikeala Hula Festival. The hula exhibition (hoike) will get under way at 10 a.m. on Sat., Jan. 19 at the center’s Pacific Theater. Festival admission is $10 for adults,
