Thousands of ukulele musicians and fans of the bouncy island sound will gather in Honolulu next month for the fifth annual Ukulele Picnic in Hawaii. The two-day event, set to get under way on Sat., Feb. 9, will feature three events: an ukulele contest, a benefit concert and a daylong music-filled, picnic-style get-together. • Third […]
During Makahiki season, Early Hawaiians honored Lono, their god of peace, prosperity, and fertility. Festivities would get under way with the first sighting of Makalii, the constellation Pleiades, as it rises above the horizon at sunset. And the season would continue while Pleiades was visible in the night sky, often from mid-October through mid-February. During
Hawaii residents and visitors alike are invited to take part in the annual Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary’s Ocean Count, which will get under way on Sat., Jan. 26 at more than 60 shore sites edging Oahu, Kauai, and the Big Island. Subsequent Ocean Count sessions will be conducted on Sat., Feb. 23,
The new year is getting under way in Hawaii with a couple of Elvis events. On Oahu, Memphis-based Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. will present a special screening of the 1973 Aloha from Hawaii concert. And on the Garden Isle, the Kauai Visitors Bureau is organizing fundraiser dubbed Kauai Loves Elvis! Set for 7:30 p.m. on
Gene DiCicco usually stops trimming his beard in June or July. About six months later, his white whiskers are the right length for his annual Christmas Eve arrival at Gray’s Beach, edging Waikiki’s Halekulani resort. DiCicco, who has happily played the role of Santa at Halekulani for 11 consecutive years, is wrapping up his holiday
There’s no better time to venture to Oahu’s North Shore than in the winter months. Sure, there’s more traffic along Kamehameha Highway, as drivers gawk at the enormous waves that pound the shoreline. And sure, the neighborhood cafes and hole-in-the-wall lunch spots are packed with visitors who have fled colder climes for Hawaii’s perfect weather.
Honolulu Museum of Art has plans for several exhibitions in the works for 2013. Among the most anticipated: Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams: The Hawaii Pictures.“ According to the museum, the exhibition will be the first to “feature in dialogue work created in and about Hawaii by these two American masters.” Both artists are associated with
From: HAWAII Magazine’s staff ohana To: our HAWAII Magazine & HawaiiMagazine.com reader ohana A very Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas) to you and all the best in the new year. Hauoli Makahiki Hou (Happy New Year)! By the way, if you happen to be on Oahu this week or next, the 28th annual Honolulu City Lights
A memorial service for Hawaii’s Sen. Daniel K. Inouye will be held on Sun. Dec. 23 at Oahu’s National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. The Medal of Honor recipient who represented the Islands in Congress for 50 years died Monday of respiratory complications at a Washington D.C.-area hospital. Inouye, 88, was president pro
Ritz-Carlton is poised to make its debut on Oahu with The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach — a high-rise featuring upscale condominiums and situated adjacent to “Luxury Row” retailers such as Tiffany & Co., Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci. The tower will feature condominiums ranging in size from 400 to more than 3,000 square feet.
Earlier this year, The Honolulu Museum of Art unveiled its new plans for Spalding House, the verdantly landscaped hillside estate — previously home to The Contemporary Museum. Much of The Contemporary Museum’s 3,000-strong contemporary art collection is now housed at the downtown area Honolulu Museum of Art, which absorbed all of the former’s assets in
Hawaii’s Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, a decorated World War II veteran who lost an arm in battle and represented the Islands in Congress for 50 years, died yesterday. He was 88 years old. The senator, who was third in line of presidential succession as the U.S. Senate’s senior member died of complications tied to a
