Even frequent Hawaii travelers never find their way to Moloka‘i. It has hardly any tourism infrastructure, no movie theatre, no stoplights. It’s the most rural and Hawaiian of the major islands. But there are people for whom it’s their favorite island—despite, or perhaps because of, its resistance to progress. In the current March/April 2010 issue […]
In the March/April 2010 issue of HAWAII Magazine, we bring you a feature article on “Discovering Molokai.” Despite its unspoiled beauty, not many people have seen Molokai. Even many seasoned Hawaii travelers have never been there. But the few who love Molokai, really love it, despite, or perhaps because of, its resistence to development and
Winter in Hawaii means (slightly) cooler climes, breaching whales and, of course, big surf. Hundreds make the trek to the Oahu’s North Shore to view the massive waves each year. From November to February, North Shore waves average heights of 16 feet, measured from the top to bottom of a wave’s “face”—the wave’s shore-facing side.
For many Big Island of Hawaii visitors, the 14.5-mile-long Kohala Ditch on the island’s northwestern tip conjures memories of the popular floating tour, Flumin’ Da Ditch. HAWAII Magazine readers who fondly remember drifting leisurely by kayak down a four-mile section of the fresh water irrigation system still write us asking about the return of the
The year is less than a month old, but there’s no shortage of Hawaii hotel deals to welcome it. We’ve found a trio of great deals, aimed at making travel to the Islands a priority in 2010. • Aqua Hotels & Resorts recently added Waikiki’s Maile Sky Court (pictured, right) to its family of 17
The “Mighty Mo” is making its return. After being closed to the public for three months and $3 million worth of extensive restoration work, the Battleship Missouri Memorial will leave drydock tomorrow, returning to its home on Pearl Harbor’s Battleship Row. The Missouri closed for repairs last October, traveling over two miles to the Drydock
Wrapping up the ‘aughts, the 00’s, or whatever you’ve preferred calling the first decade of the millennium here in Hawaii? Big fans that we are of warm, tradewind-kissed New Year’s Eves, you can count us in, too. As always, Hawaii will be one of the final locales in the world to say “Aloha!” to the
During a visit to Oahu, HAWAII magazine reader Anna Aarons fell in love with Waikiki’s rainbow shower trees and asked us: How can I get a rainbow shower tree? You ask. We answer with information on taking any Hawaii plants back with you to the U.S. Mainland. Let’s start with rainbow shower trees—which are a
Made an early New Year’s resolution to finally take a Hawaii vacation in 2010? Here’s one way to stick to that promise. Hawaiian Airlines has slashed roundtrip fares for flights to Oahu and Maui from 10 of its West Coast gateway cities. Make a reservation now for travel between Jan. 5 and June 10, 2010,
Continental Airlines is adding an Orange County, Calif.-Kahului, Maui flight to a previously announced expansion of its Hawaii flight schedule, set to begin in March 2010. The four-day-a-week flight will be added to a new schedule of Continental Hawaii routes, first announced in October. The carrier will also bump up one of those new flights—an
The battle over the fate of the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial—the 82-year old saltwater swimming pool and war monument—has seemingly reached an end. Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann this weekend decided that the natatorium’s pool and bleachers be demolished. What will replace the natatorium in the prime Waikiki oceanfront acreage it now occupies? Beach. About 100
HAWAII Magazine reader Ida Gordon-Williams of Olathe, Kansas, asks us a two-part question: On New Year’s Eve 2010, my husband and I will have been married 25 years. We would like to renew our vows in Hawaii (Honolulu, I think). Four couples are traveling with us for the ceremony. Could you suggest two exceptionally beautiful
