How to make Hawaii-style barbecue (teriyaki) sauce. A recipe.

posted by: Derek Paiva on Tue Nov 17, 2009 at 12:09 AM Barbecue sauce in Hawaii is not the same as barbecue sauce in the Mainland U.S. Here's a family recipe for the sweet-and-tangy barbecue sauce you find here in the Islands, from a new book about favorite Hawaii foods.  More

Looking for a Don Ho autobiography? Here’s a great one… and the only one.

posted by: Derek Paiva on Thu Aug 13, 2009 at 09:55 AM HAWAII Magazine reader Anna Bric asks if an autobiography exists from the late great Hawaii entertainer Don Ho, who would have been 79 today. We've got the details on a terrific Don Ho bio, and an excerpt.  More

Norah Jones, Oscar winners, bestsellers headlining Hawaii Writers Conference

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed May 27, 2009 at 03:03 PM The annual week-long writers gathering is hosting its usual handful of New York Times bestselling authors, Academy Award-winning screenwriters and big time agents, editors and publishers with a new addition ... a private concert by Norah Jones.  More

Getting a read on this weekend's Hawaii Book & Music Festival

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri May 15, 2009 at 09:21 AM If you're on Oahu, consider your summer reading list and backyard barbecue soundtrack complete. The Hawaii Book & Music Festival is happening Saturday and Sunday in Honolulu.   More

New pamphlet makes identifying Hawaii’s birds easy

posted by: Chris Bailey on Fri Mar 13, 2009 at 10:31 AM Where in the Islands can you spot a Hawaiian Duck? What are the Hawaiian and Latin names for the red-tailed tropicbird? A new publication details all you need to know about Hawaii’s birds—whether you’re an avid ornithologist or a casual bird watcher.  More

Chef Nobu in Nobu Waikiki kitchen this week

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Jan 14, 2009 at 01:06 PM Celebrity chef and restaurateur Nobu Matsuhisa is back in town at his Nobu Waikiki restaurant checking in on the kitchen staff and meeting with diners. You'll want to be there Friday night.  More

Everything you always wanted to know about Oahu shopping but were afraid to ask

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Dec 26, 2008 at 11:11 AM You're on Oahu post-Christmas with a little bit of gift cash. The economy being what it is … do you save it, or spend it? Introducing … "The Ultimate Guide to Shopping on Oahu."  More

Preserving Hawaii’s paradise

posted by: Sherie Char on Tue Dec 16, 2008 at 07:01 AM Hawaii residents and travelers volunteer to help preserve Hawaii. This new helpful guidebook features more than 70 organizations—including info on how to sign up and who to call.  More

"The Hawaii Snowman" sure to melt hearts this winter

posted by: Chris Bailey on Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 12:43 PM Looking for a great stocking stuffer for your ohana this Kalikimaka? Might we suggest The Hawaii Snowman—a new children’s book by Hawaii-based writer Christine Le.   More

Eddie Aikau immortalized in children's book

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 09:41 PM "Eddie Wen’ Go: The Story of the Upside-Down Canoe," a just-released children’s book, gives noted big wave surfer and lifeguard Eddie Aikau’s tale an inspired re-imagining.  More