Miss Aloha Hula crowned at Merrie Monarch Festival

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Apr 04, 2008 at 11:28 AM Congratulations to Kalimakuhilani Akemi Kalamanamana Suganuma! Kalima to her friends, we’re guessing. She's the new 2008 Miss Aloha Hula.  More

Watch Merrie Monarch Festival Online

posted by: John Heckathorn on Thu Apr 03, 2008 at 12:28 PM The 45th annual Merrie Monarch Festival begins tonight. This is the World Series, the SuperBowl of hula competitions, attracting the best hula dancers from around the world.  More

Hula at Kilauea volcano

posted by: Derek Paiva on Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 12:45 PM The Merrie Monarch Hula Festival—for many practitioners, the World Series of hula—opened on the Big Island this weekend. A halau makes a pilgrimage to Kilauea caldera.  More

New news from Kilauea: "Never been seen before"

posted by: Bill Harby on Wed Mar 26, 2008 at 05:24 PM Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists have been analyzing the steam and gas plume gushing from Halemaumau crater since March 11th. And they've found something they didn’t expect:  More

Dragons in Waikiki

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Mar 14, 2008 at 11:18 AM The annual Honolulu Festival is three days of music, art, dance, games, demonstrations and workshops aimed at spotlighting the cultures of Asia and the Pacific.  More

The Moana hotel celebrates its 107th birthday

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Mar 07, 2008 at 02:53 PM The Moana Surfrider Resort opened in 1901—the first hotel on Waikiki Beach. To celebrate, it’s hosting “A Time for Music, Memories and More” on Sunday.   More

Hawaii music legend Aunty Genoa Keawe dies

posted by: Derek Paiva on Mon Feb 25, 2008 at 01:06 PM Much beloved Hawaiian music legend Aunty Genoa Keawe has died at age 89. Aunty Genoa passed away this morning in her sleep at her home on Oahu.   More

Please call the Hawaii Chair something else

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Feb 08, 2008 at 05:58 PM HAWAII Magazine reader Beth Ann Larsen of Abilene, TX, called today and asked if we’d be interested in starting an online petition to change the name of the Hawaii Chair. What's a Hawaii Chair? Read on.  More