Things to Love About Hawaii Right Now: 3 classic hotels, newly remade

posted by: Derek Paiva on Mon Mar 15, 2010 at 01:03 PM In the current issue of HAWAII Magazine we reveal our picks for "20 Things To Love About Hawaii Right Now." Here's one of those pics: A trio of classic hotels on Oahu, the Big Island of Hawaii and Kauai, newly remade.  More

Honolulu Festival begins this weekend. We're giving away tix to its food-filled Friendship Gala!

posted by: Derek Paiva on Thu Mar 11, 2010 at 02:23 PM The Honolulu Festival is one of Hawaii's signature multicultural celebrations. Free events featuring the music, art, dance, food and culture of Hawaii and its Pacific Rim neighbors happen in and around Waikiki this weekend. We're giving away tickets to the fest's gala foodie event here.  More

Oahu’s popular Nuuanu Pali Lookout begins charging for parking

posted by: Sherie Char on Tue Mar 09, 2010 at 01:42 PM If you're driving to Oahu's Nuuanu Pali Lookout be prepared to fork out a few dollars to park your car. Visitors to the popular state park are now being charged $3 per car to park in the lookout's lot. Here's why.  More

New "Hawaii Five-O" begins filming pilot episode today on Oahu

posted by: John Heckathorn on Mon Mar 08, 2010 at 01:25 PM Filming began on Oahu today on the pilot episode of a new Hawaii Five-O starring Lost's Daniel Dae Kim. Time will tell if the reboot of the classic Hawaii TV series finds a place on CBS's fall line-up of new shows, but Kim is anxious to start busting bad guys.   More

UPDATE: "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" Hawaii episode to air April 5. Here's the final restaurant rundown.

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Mar 05, 2010 at 11:59 AM We were the first to reveal the April 5 premiere date for the Hawaii-filmed episode of "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives." Now, here are the eateries that made the popular Food Network series final cut, and what each had to do to get Guy Fieri and Co. through the door.  More

NFL Pro Bowl's Hawaii return has a date: Jan. 30, 2011

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Mar 03, 2010 at 01:23 AM Hawaii has known for a year that the National Football League’s Pro Bowl would be returning to Oahu's Aloha Stadium in 2011. Now we have a date: Jan. 30 … once again, a week before the Super Bowl.   More

Your Top 5 favorite Hawaii small towns: HAWAII Magazine Facebook poll results

posted by: Derek Paiva on Tue Mar 02, 2010 at 01:45 PM We've been asking our HAWAII Magazine Facebook fans about a few of their favorite Hawaii things. Here are the Top 5 picks from our recent Facebook fan page poll question: "What's your favorite Hawaii small town?"  More

Hawaii episode of Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives to air April 5

posted by: John Heckathorn on Fri Feb 26, 2010 at 04:35 PM HawaiiMagazine.com readers have e-mailed, asking when they'll be able to see the Hawaii-filmed episode of Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. We've finally got the premiere date for Guy Fieri's Oahu dining adventures.  More

Honolulu Academy of Arts' “ARTafterDARK” returns this week for seventh year

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Feb 24, 2010 at 03:12 PM The Honolulu Academy of Arts' ever-popular ARTafterDARK evening events return on Friday for a seventh year of post-sunset art exploration, noshing, imbibing and entertainment. It's one of our favorite Hawaii fests.  More

VIDEO: Chef Nobu Matsuhisa Visits Hawaii’s Ma‘o Organic Farm

posted by: John Heckathorn on Mon Feb 22, 2010 at 11:57 AM We recently accompanied superchef Nobu Matsuhisa on a visit to Ma‘o Organic Farm (Motto: No panic, go organic) in Oahu’s Lualualei Valley, nestled amid the Waianae Mountains. Check out a video of our visit.  More