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

HIFF begins! The schedule. The 4 films we can't wait to see.

posted by: Chris Bailey on Thu Oct 15, 2009 at 12:46 AM The Hawaii International Film Festival is back! A premier venue for eastern and western cinema, the 29th installment of HIFF begins today and runs through Oct. 25 on Oahu.  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

"Best of Hawaii" 2009: Our favorite Hawaii restaurants

posted by: Derek Paiva and John Heckathorn on Mon Oct 12, 2009 at 01:29 PM HAWAII Magazine's annual "Best of Hawaii" issue is on sale now—loaded with editor and reader picks of the best of everything in the Islands. Hungry? Here's another list from the issue: Our favorite Hawaii restaurants.  More

Hawaii’s Father Damien: From priesthood to sainthood

posted by: Sherie Char on Sat Oct 10, 2009 at 02:52 AM Father Damien de Veuster becomes Hawaii's first saint on Oct. 11, 2009. Read about his life on Molokai's remote Kalaupapa peninsula and his path to sainthood, as published in HAWAII Magazine. Web Extra: a slideshow of Damien's personal artifacts.   More

Food, family fun, fresh fish at this weekend's Hawaii Fishing & Seafood Festival

posted by: Vanessa Sim on Sat Oct 10, 2009 at 02:21 AM Where does the ahi (tuna) in your poke come from? Find out this Sunday at the 4th annual Hawaii Fishing & Seafood Festival at the Honolulu Fishing Village, Pier 38. The popular festival is free, fun and there's always plenty to eat.  More

Continental Airlines adding 3 Hawaii-California flights in March 2010

posted by: Derek Paiva on Thu Oct 08, 2009 at 12:43 AM Continental Airlines is expanding its service to the Islands with two new flights between California and Oahu, and one new flight between California and Maui beginning March 7, 2010.   More

Father Damien’s sainthood: Here's the complete TV and relic tour schedule

posted by: Sherie Char on Sun Oct 04, 2009 at 02:03 AM Father Damien becomes Hawaii's first saint on Oct. 11, 2009. His relic will travel from Rome to Michigan, California and Hawaii. Here is the relic itinerary and TV schedule for the live broadcast of the canonization. UPDATED: Online broadcast.  More

“Best of Hawaii” 2009: Our favorite Hawaii snacks

posted by: Derek Paiva and HAWAII Magazine staff on Wed Sep 30, 2009 at 12:48 AM HAWAII Magazine's annual "Best of Hawaii" issue is out—full of reader and editor picks of the best of everything in the Islands. Here's another gathering of picks from the issue: Our favorite Hawaii snacks.  More