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Kauai’s 15th annual Festival of Lights showcases island-style Christmas folk art

posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Wed Dec 21, 2011 at 02:10 PM You’ll find plenty of holiday cheer at Kauai’s annual Festival of Lights, which features island-style folk art ranging from graceful seed-pod decorations to a glittering “Surfin’ Santa’s Sleigh,” pulled by a team of Hawaii roosters.  More

Rare Hawaiian monk seal abandoned on Kauai finds new home at Waikiki Aquarium

posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Fri Dec 16, 2011 at 03:56 PM A 3-year-old Hawaiian monk seal abandoned by its mother as a newborn on Kauai is now taking up permanent residence at the Waikiki Aquarium. The Hawaiian monk seal is among the most critically endangered seal species in the world. More

Top 5 favorite hiking trails in the Islands: HAWAII Magazine Facebook poll results

posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Wed Dec 14, 2011 at 03:15 PM We’re always asking our Hawaii Magazine Facebook ohana about their favorite Hawaii things. Here are the Top 5 picks from our most recent Facebook Ohana Poll questions: “What’s your favorite Hawaii hike?” More

Hawaii-filmed “The Descendants” picking up praise, Oscar buzz among movie critics

posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Tue Dec 06, 2011 at 01:20 PM “The Descendants,” a dramedy filmed on Oahu and Kauai, is packed with a cast of compelling Hawaii characters and scored exclusively with Hawaiian music. The box-office draw is now a contender for the year’s top film awards. More

Restaurant Week Hawaii: dining deals at 90 eateries on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Big Island

posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Mon Nov 14, 2011 at 11:19 AM Returning for a fourth year, Restaurant Week Hawaii gets under way today with special menu items and discounts at more than 90 dining establishments, ranging from sophisticated restaurants to fast-food favorites. More

This week's Hawaii Arbor Day festivities feature Native Hawaiian tree giveaways

posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Mon Oct 31, 2011 at 01:58 PM In Hawaii, Arbor Day falls on the first Friday in November. If you happen to be in the Islands this week, there are tree-planting opportunities and green celebrations on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island. More

Win 1 lb. of 100% Kona-grown coffee in HAWAII Magazine’s Photo of the Week contest

posted by: Derek Paiva on Thu Oct 27, 2011 at 04:57 PM Got an amazing photo taken here in the Islands? Enter it into our HawaiiMagazine.com Reader Photo of the Week contest and we'll give it a week's residency on homepage, a lifetime spot on our website and, for you, a bag of Hula Daddy 100% Kona Coffee! More

Travel Channel’s “Off Limits” series delves into Hawaii’s “secret histories”

posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Tue Oct 25, 2011 at 09:59 AM Among the sites the Travel Channel’s “Off Limits” visits in an episode airing tonight: an underground complex used as makeshift bunker during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor; and stories tied to Early Hawaiian rituals on Kauai. More

Hawaii Ecotourism Association awards first-ever green certification to 14 tour companies

posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Fri Sep 23, 2011 at 03:23 PM The Hawaii Ecotourism Association has developed a first-of-its-kind certification program that spotlights ecotour operators sporting the deepest shades of green as well as commitment to island culture and local communities. More

Alaska Airlines to launch daily flights from Bay Area to Kauai, Big Island with fares sale

posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Tue Aug 30, 2011 at 09:42 AM Alaska Airlines is offering deals on one-way flights from two California Bay Area cities — Oakland and San Jose — to Maui, Kauai and the Big Island. Tickets must be purchased by Sat., Sept. 3 for travel from March 12 through June 9. More

Continental Airlines offering Hawaii round-trip deals from coast-to-coast Mainland cities

posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Mon Aug 29, 2011 at 04:20 PM Continental Airlines is offering airfare deals to the Islands from more than 20 Mainland cities through a sale dubbed "Tropical breezes of Hawaii. Flights touch down on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island. More

Safety concerns prompt Kauai landowner to restrict access to popular Kipu Falls

posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Thu Aug 25, 2011 at 01:53 PM Grove Farm Company is putting up fencing, rolling in boulders and posting “private property” signs to discourage trespassing at Kipu Falls, a popular Kauai swimming hole. More

Hawaii airfare deals: Alaska Airlines flights as low as $149; Australia carrier launching with Oahu sale.

posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Tue Aug 16, 2011 at 12:44 PM Alaska Airlines is offering deals on one-way flights between four Hawaii islands and multiple West Coast and Alaska cities. Also, Australia’s Strategic Airlines is booking one-way flights from Brisbane to Honolulu for $499. More

Japanese flute grand master to play at “Pilgrimage of Compassion” on Kauai

posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Fri Aug 05, 2011 at 04:34 PM The 11th annual "Pilgrimage of Compassion" features a Sunday afternoon walk along a winding row of 88 miniature shrines inspired by a thousand-mile pilgrimage in Japan. More

Koloa Plantation Days fest gets under way this weekend near Kauai's south shore

posted by: Maureen O'Connell on Thu Jul 21, 2011 at 01:06 PM The 26th annual Koloa Plantation Days, a nine-day festival, salutes Kauai’s sugar-plantation past with more than two dozen events, starting with a paniolo rodeo and wrapping up with a historic parade and music-filled park party. More

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