Oahu’s popular Nuuanu Pali Lookout begins charging for parking

posted by: Sherie Char on Tue Mar 09, 2010 at 01:42 PM If you're driving to Oahu's Nuuanu Pali Lookout be prepared to fork out a few dollars to park your car. Visitors to the popular state park are now being charged $3 per car to park in the lookout's lot. Here's why.  More

What happened to the Big Island of Hawaii's Flumin' Da Ditch tour? An update.

posted by: Chris Bailey on Thu Jan 28, 2010 at 10:57 AM In 2006, a pair of earthquakes shut down the Kohala Ditch—a fresh water economic lifeline for area agriculture, more famously known as the home of the Flumin’ Da Ditch tour. Here’s the remarkable story of a Big Island community’s fight to restore the Kohala Ditch.  More

Pearl Harbor’s Battleship Missouri Memorial to return from repairs

posted by: Chris Bailey on Wed Jan 06, 2010 at 01:26 PM After being closed to the public for three months for renovation, the Battleship Missouri Memorial will leave drydock tomorrow, returning to its home on Pearl Harbor’s Battleship Row.   More

Pearl Harbor attack 68th anniversary commemorated today: "Remembering the Battle"

posted by: Sherie Char on Mon Dec 07, 2009 at 12:38 AM The 68th anniversary of the attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor will be commemorated with a ceremony near the USS Arizona Memorial. Read on for ceremony info, and a HAWAII Magazine feature story on a visit to the Arizona Memorial. Web Extra: a photo slideshow and video of the memorial.  More

Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial to be torn down

posted by: Chris Bailey on Mon Nov 30, 2009 at 04:09 PM Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann has all but sealed the fate of the Waikiki Natatorium, an 82-year-old oceanfront World War I memorial and saltwater pool—it will be torn down, and replaced by white sand beach.  More

Three tsunamis that changed Hilo and Hawaii's Big Island

posted by: Vanessa Sim on Wed Nov 25, 2009 at 12:12 AM "What were the last three tsunamis that damaged Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii?" asks HAWAII magazine reader Edd Kogan. The most recent three tsunamis—in 1946, 1960 and 1975—forever altered Hilo’s history and landscape.  More

Hawaii’s Saint Damien celebrated. Relic now on permanent display here.

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.  More

Hawaii’s Saint Damien inspires art, artists and aloha shirts

posted by: Sherie Char on Mon Oct 26, 2009 at 10:57 AM As Saint Damien's relic tours Hawaii this week, many Hawaii artists are honoring the Islands' newly canonized saint through their works of art.   More

Savin’ the Ditch. Where can I get a Kohala Ditch t-shirt?

posted by: Chris Bailey on Fri Oct 23, 2009 at 10:37 AM HAWAII Magazine subscriber Donald Hinds asks if he can buy a t-shirt supporting the restoration of the Big Island of Hawaii’s Kohala Ditch—the former home of the popular Flumin’ Da Ditch ride. Turns out anyone can buy the shirts, which support the ditch repair.  More

Pearl Harbor’s Battleship Missouri Memorial closing for repairs until January 2010

posted by: Chris Bailey on Tue Oct 13, 2009 at 12:00 PM The Battleship Missouri Memorial is closing to the public this week until January 2010. The retired Naval vessel and floating museum—site of the Empire of Japan’s surrender, ending World War II —will undergo extensive restoration and refurbishment of its hull and deck, among other repairs.  More