The 2010 HAWAII Magazine “Best of Hawaii” issue is arriving in subscriber mailboxes and on sale nationwide now! It’s always one our most popular issues of the year, always a keeper. And as always, it’s loaded with picks from our knowledgeable HAWAII Magazine and HawaiiMagazine.com readers and our editorial staff, sharing their advice and insights […]
Longboard surfing! Tandem wave riding! Stand-up paddleboarding! Volleyball! Surf polo! Open ocean swims! Luau! If you’re in Waikiki all next week, from Sun., Aug. 22 to Sat., Aug. 28, you’ll get to experience all of the above—from surf to shore—at the 9th Annual Duke Kahanamoku OceanFest. Put together by the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation, 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
Nine miles of trail at Napali Coast State Wilderness Park on Kauai will close to the public on Sept. 7, for improvements and clean-up. The trail will open again on Oct. 31, 2010. If you’re planning a hike on the scenic Kalalau Valley coastal trail between both dates, here’s what you need to know: •
We asked you to chase a few waterfalls for us, and you did. The votes have been tallied from our latest HAWAII Magazine Facebook Ohana poll question: “What’s your favorite Hawaii waterfall?” And we’ve got your Top 5! Hawaii is home to hundreds of spectacular waterfalls, many of these among the most beautiful in the
The new Disney Aulani Resort & Spa Hawaii is up. Not finished, it’s still a busy construction site. But the cement has been poured, the main buildings are up, and Disney just hosted its first “hard hat” tour of the Ko Olina, Oahu, property. HAWAII Magazine was there to bring you this first look. The
HAWAII Magazine reader Larry Clark wrote to us with a question about interisland passenger airlines in Hawaii: I am planning a cruise to Hawaii in January and then a stay on one of the islands for the week after. Please tell me about the local airlines that fly from Honolulu, where my cruise ends, to the
Summer lasts until November this year. Today, Hawaiian Airlines announced its “Endless Summer” fare sale, offering discounted roundtrip airfares to Hawaii from 10 West Coast cities. Current fares vary by day of the week, etc., but these look like discounts in the neighborhood of 20 percent. The fares are good for travel between Aug. 3
Oahu’s Ala Moana Hotel is reviving its spring 40th anniversary $40 per night room rate promotion for the entire month of August, and offering free stays to anyone born on the hotel’s 1970 opening day. Able to pencil in a three- to five-night Hawaii summer vacation as soon as next month? The Outrigger Hotels &
HAWAII Magazine reader Bonnie Burchett e-mailed us with a question about the disappearance of a Waikiki evening tradition she enjoyed: Why don’t they light the torches in the evening on Waikiki Beach anymore? You ask, we answer. There’s good news for Bonnie and everyone else that enjoyed this Waikiki sunset ritual: The torches will be
The Volcano House hotel has been been open, in one form or another, since 1846, when the first grass house was built on the rim of Kilauea Crater. The first wooden structure went up in 1877—long before Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was even established on the Big Island in 1916—with a stone hearth dedicated to
Hawaiian Airlines will add twice-weekly nonstop flights between Las Vegas, Nevada, and Kahului, Maui, to its mainland U.S. flight schedule, beginning Oct. 3. Flight times for the new route will be: • Las Vegas, Nev. – Kahului, Maui Departure: 6:25 p.m. (West Coast time), Sundays, WednesdaysArrival: 9:25 p.m. (Hawaii time), same day • Kahului, Maui
