Hawaii’s waterways are ripe for exploring by kayak—whether you prefer to meander down sleepy waterways through dense green jungle, visit waterfalls, take a leisurely morning paddle through the calm clear waters of a bay, or experience an adventurous jaunt alongside rugged sea cliffs. We asked our trusty HAWAII Magazine Facebook ohana to share their favorite […]
If you’re in the Islands during the winter and early spring months and notice a high surf advisory on TV or signs admonishing you to keep out of the water, it’s nothing out of the ordinary for a Hawaii winter. Our location in the middle of the Pacific means that Hawaii’s seasonality is impacted by, and
The clock is ticking on your chance to win an airfare, hotel and ticket package for you and a friend to attend the 21st annual Honolulu Festival! The festival is one of the state’s longest-running and premier annual cultural celebrations showcasing talent from around the Pacific Rim. HAWAII Magazine’s 2015 Honolulu Festival Oahu Flyaway includes
Starting as early as next year, there may be a new way to get around Honolulu. The non-profit organization Bikeshare Hawaii hopes to introduce the state’s first bike-sharing program in the city by early 2016. If the first phase of the program is successful, the organization hopes to expand to other locations across the state.
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Makawao, a tiny and quirky inland town in Maui’s Upcountry, has no stop lights, a population of around 7,000 and a frontier feel helped by the downtown’s real hitching posts, a nod to the area’s paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) culture. And, now, there’s a new resident in its downtown business district. The Makawao History Museum moved
As the birthplace of modern surfing, Hawaii boasts some of the world’s best and also some of its most challenging waves. So, it was a close battle of the beaches when we recently asked our HAWAII Magazine Facebook reader ohana: What’s your favorite Hawaii beach for surfing? Hundreds of you responded sharing your favorite place
Lava Tree State Monument, a small, forested state park in Hawaii Island’s Puna district that has been closed for nearly four months, reopened to the public yesterday. The park was closed in August due to downed albizia trees felled by Tropical Storm Iselle. The small park is about three miles southeast of the town of
Hawaii is blessed with some of the world’s most stunning coastal topography. Undulating green mountains ring the sea, stretches of white sand seem to extend beyond the horizon and black lava boulders spill into the waves. Whether you hike them, drive them, boat or fly alongside them, Hawaii is filled with scenic coastlines. So, we
The best way to see some of Hawaii’s most colorful residents is to strap on a mask and dive into the ocean. But, the best place to go? That’s a bit more contentious. So, we turned to our HAWAII Magazine Facebook reader ohana and asked: What’s your favorite Hawaii snorkeling spot? Hundreds of you voted,
We love the Honolulu Museum of Art. We love the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. But should you find yourself on Oahu, short on cash and in need of an injection of arts and culture, you’ll find great artworks by several dozen noted Hawaii artists on the University of Hawaii’s Manoa Valley campus in Honolulu. More
Alaska Airlines announced on Wednesday that it plans to launch a new non-stop service between Hawaii Island’s Kailua-Kona and San Diego in March 2015. The carrier is offering introductory one-way fares as low as $219 for the route. The new route will make Alaska Airlines the only carrier offering regular direct flights between San Diego
Rob Pacheco traces the origins of his lifelong passion for trekking the great outdoors to a stocky bird that kept showing up in a rice field near his childhood home in California’s Sacramento Valley. Driven to identify it, he located a copy of Audubon’s Birds of America and discovered the bird was a reed dweller
