Looking for year-end Hawaii vacation deals? We've got some!

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Oct 02, 2009 at 10:47 AM There are Hawaii travel bargains galore these days. You'll find dozens of constantly updated hotel+air packages and hotel-only specials on HawaiiMagazine.com's new Hot Deals page. Here are a few of this week's best.  More

Discovering Hawaii Through Food: Where the locals eat, part 2

posted by: Derek Paiva and John Heckathorn on Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 11:46 AM A few months back, we shared a few of the small places and food sources that only Hawaii residents know about, from our HAWAII Magazine feature Discovering Hawaii Through Food. Hope you're hungry … here's more.  More

“Best of Hawaii” 2009: Our favorite Hawaii places to shop

posted by: Derek Paiva and Kathryn Drury Wagner on Wed Sep 16, 2009 at 11:42 AM HAWAII Magazine's annual "Best of Hawaii" issue is out—full of reader and editor insights on the best of everything in the Islands. Here's another sample of what you'll find in it: Our favorite Hawaii places to shop.  More

Where to hunt pheasant on Kauai, and obtain a Hawaii hunting license

posted by: Chris Bailey on Thu Sep 10, 2009 at 12:30 PM HAWAII Magazine reader Ty Brisgill asks about pheasant hunting on Kauai. We tell him the best place to go, and where to get a hunting license in Hawaii.  More

Bali Hai calls again! Mitzi Gaynor Kauai bound for South Pacific celebration

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Sep 04, 2009 at 12:51 PM The actress who famously played Ensign Nellie Forbush in the classic, filmed-in-Hawaii 1958 film version of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific will return to Kauai in October to help celebrate the movie musical’s anniversary.  More

Jason Mraz shatters music biz record with Hawaii-influenced "I'm Yours"

posted by: Derek Paiva on Thu Sep 03, 2009 at 11:52 AM Singer-songwriter-musician Jason Mraz's wildly popular hit song "I'm Yours" has spent 72 weeks on Billboard Magazine's influential Hot 100 singles chart—more than any other song in history. Mraz chatted about the song's Hawaii influences with us.  More

Win a free 5-day car rental from HAWAII Magazine and Dollar Rent-A-Car

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Sep 02, 2009 at 12:15 PM Want a set of wheels on your next Hawaii vacation? Check out our new Hot Deals page for a chance to win a FREE five-day car rental from us and our friends at Dollar Rent-A-Car.   More

Alaska Airlines fall sale includes Hawaii flights as low as $148

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Sep 02, 2009 at 10:48 AM A fall fare sale from Alaska Airlines includes one-way flights between Hawaii and many of the carrier’s Mainland West Coast destinations for as low as $148.   More

Kauai’s breathtaking Crater Hill hike to reopen. Here's a sneak peek.

posted by: Derek Paiva on Mon Aug 31, 2009 at 05:09 PM Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge's Crater Hill hike is one of Kauai's most picturesque. Closed to the public since 2002, the hike will be opened briefly in October, then in 2010. We got an advance preview.  More

Where in Hawaii was Diamond Head with Charlton Heston filmed?

posted by: John Heckathorn on Mon Aug 31, 2009 at 12:32 PM A Hawaii Magazine reader asks on which island the movie Diamond Head with Charlton Heston was filmed. You’d think a film called Diamond Head would be filmed on Oahu. But no, it was filmed mainly on Kauai.  More