posted by: Vanessa Sim and Derek Paiva on Fri Nov 06, 2009 at 12:15 AM
This 39th annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival begins today in Kailua-Kona. It's nine days of activities, parades, coffee picking contests, coffee tastings and more, all celebrating the Big Island of Hawaii’s much-loved bean. Prep for your caffeine buzz right here.
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posted by: Derek Paiva on Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 12:54 AM
We’ve been asking our HAWAII Magazine Facebook fans about a few of their favorite Hawaii things. Here are the Top 5 picks from our recent Facebook fan page poll question: "What's your favorite Hawaii snack?"
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posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 12:07 AM
Maui Land & Pineapple, Inc., announced on Tuesday that it would cease all pineapple operations by the end of 2009. The closure will end a century of the company's production of the signature Hawaii fruit on Maui.
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posted by: Sherie Char on Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 12:26 PM
The Saint Damien relic tour ended this past weekend with a celebration at Iolani Palace. Want to visit his relic on your next Hawaii trip? Here’s how.
Bonus: slideshow and videos of the celebration.
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posted by: Chris Bailey on Sat Oct 31, 2009 at 07:35 AM
HAWAII Magazine reader Bill Parker wants to know what months he should visit the Islands for the warmest weather and water temperatures. We give him the lowdown.
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posted by: John Heckathorn on Fri Oct 30, 2009 at 02:23 PM
In the November/December 2009 issue of HAWAII Magazine, we take you, in words and pictures, to Makawao—Maui's historic and colorful upcountry cowboy town. Check out a slideshow with even more photos from our time in Makawao, right here.
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posted by: John Heckathorn on Thu Oct 29, 2009 at 10:39 AM
What’s it like to lounge around the new $9 million Serenity Pool at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea? We take you there.
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posted by: Vanessa Sim on Wed Oct 28, 2009 at 10:02 AM
The first humpback whales of the season were spotted off of Maui recently. For the next six months, pods of North Pacific humpbacks will be making Hawaii’s warm offshore waters their home as they raise their calves before returning to Alaskan waters. Here's our guide for watching 'em.
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posted by: Chris Bailey on Tue Oct 27, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Aston Hotels is offering discounted rates at 25 of their properties on four Islands, for travel throughout 2010. But don’t delay—rooms must be booked by this Saturday, Oct. 31 to get the rates.
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posted by: Sherie Char on Mon Oct 26, 2009 at 04:51 PM
Hawaii's annual Merrie Monarch Festival will never be the same. Kumu hula George Naope, one of the hula festival's founders, passed away today in Hilo. He was 81.
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