It takes a moment before I see the outline of the island of Maui in the octopus logo of Maui Thing, and then, of course, there it is—I can’t not see it anymore. I’m standing just inside the doorway of the Wailuku-based casualwear company’s retail store and the tentacled logo is everywhere, slithering from tank tops […]
Last year, at the 35th annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards ceremony (Hawaiian music industry’s equivalent to Grammys), Big Island vocalist/songwriter/musician Kuana Torres Kahele and his debut solo album, Kaunaloa, were the top winners. Kahele (pictured, right), a founding member of multi-Hoku-award-winning group Na Palapalai, is in the running again (along with Na Palapalai’s other members,
Shopping for your Hawaii fashionista — whether that would be you or someone else — can be a challenging pursuit. The search for the coolest of island chic can send you circling Oahu and the neighbor islands. This weekend, Lei Chic, one of HAWAII Magazine’s sister publications, aims to help you simplify the shop-hopping routine.
Looking for some fresh and fascinating Hawaii-focused page-turners? Check out the best Island books of the last year — as determined by a panel of librarians, booksellers, educators and media professions in the Hawaii Book Publishers Association’s 18th annual competition. Among the top winners of the 2011 Ka Palapala Pookela Awards — the Grammys of
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
Whether you’re on a beach somewhere in the Islands, or trying to warm up at home on a snowy Midwest evening, sometimes the best way to unwind after a long day is settling down with a great book. And why not a great book from Hawaii? Here’s a rundown of five of our favorites from recent years
Earlier this week, we gave you a list of places to find Hawaii gifts and souvenirs actually made in Hawaii. But if you’re on Oahu this weekend and looking for Hawaii stuff to take back home that wasn’t made in China, Malaysia or even Honduras, make sure to set aside a few hours for the
Updated: December 7, 2017 Although most of the items you find in Waikiki or other tourist centers in Hawaii say “Hawaii” on them somewhere, most are not actually made in Hawaii. The grass skirts you see came from the Philippines. Statues of King Kamehameha? Made in China. If you’d like to make sure what you bring
HAWAII Magazine reader Kathie W.W. e-mailed us asking where she could find one of her favorite Island-made breads, and have it mail-ordered to the Mainland: We used to always buy guava bread at Costco on Oahu. But this past year, we couldn’t find any at Costco or anywhere else on the island! Who is making
We continue to get inquiries about the fate of Waikiki’s International Market Place. For instance, reader Bob Brethour wrote: The last I heard the International Market Place was going to disappear, and then there was some doubt. Could you please provide an update? From Pat Pattison in Australia, we got a somewhat plaintive email: My
Hawaii authors and book publishers are getting some serious recognition this month, and it has nothing to do with getting their titles on the Amazon.com Kindle or the Apple iPad. A couple of weeks back, the Hawaii Book Publishers Association handed out prizes to winners of its annual Ka Palapala Pookela Awards, which honor the
For many visitors, Hawaiian place names can be difficult. Just how do you a pronounce the name of a town that’s spelled Aiea? A road that’s named Kalanianaole? A valley called Hahaione? Now for 99 cents, you can begin to sound like a native Hawaiian language speaker with a new iPhone app called “Speak Hawaiian
