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

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

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

Aqua Hotels Hawaii offers room deals as low as $59 at 15 properties

posted by: Chris Bailey on Tue Sep 15, 2009 at 12:28 PM Aqua Hotels & Resorts has slashed rates at 15 of its Hawaii properties on three islands for fall season travel. A dozen of ‘em are even offering rates under $99 per night.  More

HAWAII Magazine guide to getting to and staying on Molokai

posted by: Chris Bailey and Vanessa Sim on Fri Sep 11, 2009 at 04:59 PM HAWAII Magazine reader Paul Zaludek is planning a trip to Molokai and wanted some information on airlines, airfares, lodging and rental cars. We offer some tips.   More

Which Hawaiian Island(s) should you visit? Here's our guide.

posted by: John Heckathorn and Kalei Talwar on Fri Aug 28, 2009 at 11:15 AM Deciding which of our Islands to visit on vacation? In answer to a reader question, we've put together a handy guide to help you with choosing—with some notes on keeping costs down.  More

Felicia dissipating over Hawaii. Storm watch lifted statewide.

posted by: Derek Paiva on Tue Aug 11, 2009 at 11:12 AM The National Weather Service has lifted all storm watches for Hawaii as Tropical Depression Felicia begins to dissipate over the Islands. We've got the forecasts for each of the Islands here.  More

Tropical Storm Felicia weakening as it nears Hawaii

posted by: Derek Paiva on Mon Aug 10, 2009 at 05:37 PM Tropical Storm Felicia is continuing to weaken on its slow trek toward the Hawaiian Islands. Forecasters predict it will follow a course taking it north of Maui and directly over Molokai on Tuesday before passing south of Oahu on Wednesday.  More

HAWAII Magazine makes a rare visit to Kalaupapa, Molokai

posted by: Sherie Char on Mon Jun 01, 2009 at 11:28 AM While most travelers come to Kalaupapa on a guided mule tour, we flew into Kalaupapa on a chartered plane. Here's a slideshow tour of the sacred, remote and very scenic peninsula that Father Damien de Veuster and more than 8,000 Hansen's Disease sufferers called home.   More

Hawaii beach is no. 1 on Dr. Beach's best list. So why are we upset?

posted by: Derek Paiva on Tue May 26, 2009 at 10:51 AM Hanalei Beach, on the north shore of Kauai, is the top stretch of sand on Dr. Beach's 2009 list of America's Best Beaches. We applaud the doc's choice. But here's why his much-publicized list is getting more flawed each year.  More