It’s not often that I get to stay in hotels on my home Island, but when my husband’s work sent him to a conference at the Hilton Waikoloa Village, I jumped at the chance to join. I spent three leisurely days “working” by the pool, wandering the grounds and exploring surrounding Waikoloa. To call the […]
Kilauea has been continuously erupting for over 30 years, but that doesn’t mean lava has been putting on a non-stop spectacular within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HVNP). In recent years most park-based lava viewing has been the distant glow of the on-going gas eruption and lava lake in Halemaumau Crater. Not anymore. On July 1,
It just got a little more difficult to choose which Oahu hotel to book for your vacation (or staycation, for the locals). Harder, because in the first six months of 2016, the Gathering Place is now home to four more hotel resorts. And each one is a stunner in its own way. Four Seasons Resort
Your escape will be dramatically different if you decide to shack up at a resort replete with every luxury under the sun or if you choose instead to unwind in an oceanview tent beneath a sky of brilliant stars. Here, your options extend far beyond campsites and hotels. Check out three noteworthy retreats you should
Everyone has a different definition of what makes a great escape. It can mean biking the open roads on the quiet island of Lanai, mountain tubing down a relaxing waterway in Lihue, or maybe just getting away for a time to drink a couple of mai tais, ideally near a beach with a cool breeze, away from
A colorful offering of festivals celebrating Hawaii’s food, music, dance and unique melting pot of cultures is just one more reason to visit Kauai this summer. Read on for our roundup of some of the best events scheduled for summer 2016. Kauai Tahiti Fete The mission of the Kauai Tahiti Fete is to perpetuate the
Wedding season is upon us. Generally, June through September are peak wedding months and because of Hawaii’s consistent weather and aloha spirit, its beaches and resorts are calling. Here are this year’s top 5 locales across the state that, as voted by our HAWAIʻI Magazine readers, will have you saying “I do.” 1. Grand
Kauai’s Mount Waialeale, widely considered one of the wettest spots on earth, averages 394 inches of rain per year. And it’s thanks to that amazing amount of precipitation that the island is abundant with lush, jungle-like scenery. During the summer season, however, the Garden Isle’s notoriously rainy skies clear up, morphing some of its typically
If you need some motivation to incorporate a healthy dose of exercise into your Hawaii vacation, imagine a setting for your jog, power walk or bicycle ride that looks something like this: A flat, cliffside path with expansive views of the Pacific’s crystalline blue waters extending across 8 miles of pristine shoreline. If only every workout
Upgrade alert! Hawaiian Airlines just made your next flight to Hawaii a whole lot more comfortable. The airlines welcomed its first Airbus A330 with fully lie-flat seating arrangements in a new cabin space designated as its Premium Cabin: 18 lie-flat seats that fold into 180-degree beds measuring at 20.5 inches wide by 76 inches long.
You’ve never seen the Hawaiian Islands like this before. Honolulu-based photographer and graphic designer Petey Ulatan works his digital photo manipulation magic on some of Hawaii’s most scenic coastlines, giving a mesmerizing and warped perspective to some of our most familiar coastlines. The series, which he consistently shares on his Instagram, feature cityscapes from around
One of the best ways to scope out Hawaii is by zipline and each island has a lengthy list of options, both companies and various courses, to consider. In our 2016 HAWAIʻI Magazine Readers’ Choice Issue, our audience voted in 10 favorites from across the state, some with highlights that include waterfalls, valleys, coastal views and more. Check
