North Shore of Oahu resident Jack Johnson made the cover of Rolling Stone this week. Nothing new to report—beyond Johnson’s new album Sleep Through the Static spending a second week at No. 1 in Billboard. (It debuted in the top spot last week.)There was also this Honolulu Star-Bulletin story about tickets for Johnson’s annualKokua Festival being resold by Mainland ticket buyers for upwards of […]
World-renown pro soccer icon and husband-of-a-Spice-Girl David Beckham arrives in Hawaii to play some ball this week. He’s injury-free, rested and anxious to play. After sitting out much of his first multi-million paycheck season with the Los Angeles Galaxy due to injuries, Beckham told the Los Angeles Times Friday that he’s hoping to redeem himself at Hawaii’s inaugural Pan-Pacific
Driving the Big Island on your Hawaii vacation? With more than 250 miles of cruising to do, you’ll need to eat good.For his dining column in this month’s issue of sister publication Honolulu, HAWAII Magazine’s own John Heckathorn makes sure you’re sated with a round-up of Big Island restaurant reviews. A chef’s menu loaded with Big Island
If you’re on Oahu this weekend, how would you like to run 8.15 miles? It will only cost you $45, cash only.There’s still time to sign up for theGreat Aloha Run, next Monday. If you aren’t from Hawaii, it’s a chance to meet and exercise with other fitness-minded folks.Founded in 1985, the Great Aloha Run
The last time we checked, Hawaii was still one of the most romantic spots on Earth. So … if you’re with us in the Islands during the romantic month of February, consider this list we put together of places ideal for adventuring with your loved one. 1. Hanalei Bay by moonlight. A song has been
I love good beer. I love going to the Big Island.If you do, too, the 13th annual Kona Brewers Festival is where you might want to be on March 8.Launched in 1996 to celebrate the opening of the first Kona Brewing Co. restaurant, the Kailua-Kona festival has grown into a larger celebration of Hawaii’s burgeoning craft brewing
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and it’ll be common to see couples enjoying a romantic time in Hawaii. But we won’t be the only ones. As many as 10,000 humpback whales travel from Alaska to Hawaii every year to “honeymoon” in Hawaiian waters. Besides being the perfect time for humpback whales to mate,
Players and cheerleaders in town for Sunday’s NFL Pro Bowl turned up in downtown Honolulu today for the game week’s official kick-off celebration.They were in Bishop Square—next door to HAWAII Magazine’s offices—posing for pictures and signing autographs for a thousand-strong crowd of fans and the just plain curious. One of the latter—oddly fascinated by a
You don’t have to be in New Orleans or Rio de Janeiro to celebrate Mardi Gras. Hawaii has its own spin on the “Fat Tuesday” street carnivals that both cities are famous for right here in downtown Honolulu’s Chinatown Arts District.From 6 to 10 p.m. tonight, Nuuanu Avenuefills with samba dancers, Brazilian percussion groups and New
The end of another Super Bowl means two things to Hawaii NFL fans: a Monday morning date at the gym to drop Super Bowl party weight before it sticks, and Pro Bowl Week in Honolulu.Players from the AFC and NFC leagues begin arriving today for practices and citywide events that end with next Sunday’s annual NFL
If you’re on Oahu, it’s multicultural party time. Get yourself to downtown Honolulu’s Chinatown Arts District today. It’s First Friday, with all the galleries open, bars packed, the young and trendy packing the sidewalks, and serious revelry. Not enough? Tonight’s also the official Chinese New Years street party. There will be firecrackers and lion dancers up
The Hawaii Superferry’s low passenger counts are threatening its ability to continue its sole Oahu-Maui route.Pacific Business News reported today that attorneys for the embattled inter-island ferry service considered the situation an “emergency,” in a December letter submitted to the state Public Utilities Commission. The letter requested the PUC extend the Superferry’s current $39 one-way promotional
