World record flower lei to be strung on May Day

posted by: Derek Paiva on Mon Apr 28, 2008 at 12:25 PM Perhaps you’ve heard the old hapa haole hula anthem, “May Day is ‘Lei Day’ in Hawaii.” The song is still largely true.  More

A day in the life on Lanai

posted by: Derek Paiva on Sat Apr 26, 2008 at 10:36 PM One of the cooler things about my job is escaping the office on Oahu every couple of months, flying to one of the neighbor islands and getting to call what I do there work. I’m on the island of Lanai this weekend.  More

Entertainer and cultural leader Winona Beamer dies

posted by: Derek Paiva on Thu Apr 10, 2008 at 02:31 PM Hawaii has lost not just a legendary entertainer, but a respected cultural figure. A well-known Hawaiian music family has lost its much-loved matriarch.   More

Japanese Band Plays USS Missouri Memorial

posted by: John Heckathorn on Wed Apr 02, 2008 at 02:56 PM This is the Konan High School Brass Ensemble from Ashiya, Japan. Check out this clip of the band playing today in Bishop Square, downtown Honolulu.  More

Remembering Mauna Loa's last eruption

posted by: Derek Paiva on Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 06:13 PM I grew up on the Big Island of Hawaii. Mauna Loa awoke in the early morning hours 24 years ago this week, March 25, 1984.  More

It’s Prince Kuhio Day in Hawaii

posted by: Sherie Char on Wed Mar 26, 2008 at 11:55 AM Today, we’re celebrating Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Piikoi’s birthday in the Islands. Much of the Hawaii the world sees today can be traced to his work.  More

Kauai's Na Pali Coast in National Geographic

posted by: Derek Paiva on Tue Mar 18, 2008 at 10:58 AM The story, “Fortress Coast,” explores the history of the remote north shore of Kauai coastline, and human impact on its near-pristine valleys and beaches.  More

Hawaii became a state 49 years ago today

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 12:47 PM On March 12, 1959, both houses of Congress passed the Hawaii Admission Act. President Eisenhower signed it into law five days later.  More