Hawaii’s Saint Damien celebrated. Relic now on permanent display here.

posted by: Sherie Char on Tue Nov 03, 2009 at 12:26 PM The Saint Damien relic tour ended this past weekend with a celebration at Iolani Palace. Want to visit his relic on your next Hawaii trip? Here’s how. Bonus: slideshow and videos of the celebration.  More

Merrie Monarch Festival co-founder, kumu hula George Naope dies

posted by: Sherie Char on Mon Oct 26, 2009 at 04:51 PM Hawaii's annual Merrie Monarch Festival will never be the same. Kumu hula George Naope, one of the hula festival's founders, passed away today in Hilo. He was 81.  More

Hawaii’s Saint Damien inspires art, artists and aloha shirts

posted by: Sherie Char on Mon Oct 26, 2009 at 10:57 AM As Saint Damien's relic tours Hawaii this week, many Hawaii artists are honoring the Islands' newly canonized saint through their works of art.   More

Jack Johnson on his upcoming Hawaii shows, new live CD/DVD, next studio album

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 02:41 AM Exclusive interview: Hawaii singer-songwriter Jack Johnson recently chatted with HawaiiMagazine.com about his just-announced Honolulu shows, new live CD/DVD En Concert and his next studio album. Bonus: A new video of "Bubble Toes" from En Concert.  More

Lost creators and cast discuss series' final season in Hawaii

posted by: Derek Paiva on Mon Oct 19, 2009 at 03:02 AM Several hundred fans of the hit ABC TV series Lost gathered in Waikiki this weekend for an evening Q&A with the cast, crew and co-creators. We were there, too. Read on for excerpts.  More

"Champagne & Sushi" with Hawaii Chef Roy Yamaguchi—everywhere but Hawaii

posted by: John Heckathorn on Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 12:13 PM On Nov. 10, you can have a gala sushi and champagne dinner at Hawaii superchef Roy Yamaguchi’s restaurants nationwide. Everywhere nationwide, that is,but--you’re kidding us--Hawaii?   More

HIFF begins! The schedule. The 4 films we can't wait to see.

posted by: Chris Bailey on Thu Oct 15, 2009 at 12:46 AM The Hawaii International Film Festival is back! A premier venue for eastern and western cinema, the 29th installment of HIFF begins today and runs through Oct. 25 on Oahu.  More

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

Five Questions with South Pacific’s Mitzi Gaynor on Kauai

posted by: John Heckathorn on Sun Oct 04, 2009 at 07:45 PM Mitzi Gaynor was back on Kauai, for the first time since filming South Pacific there in 1958. Now at 78, Gaynor is still glamorous, vivacious—and whole a lot of fun to talk to. We talked about Kauai, South Pacific--and the Beatles.  More

St. Regis Princeville reopens on Kauai

posted by: John Heckathorn on Sun Oct 04, 2009 at 05:23 PM After a year and $100 million renovation, Kauai’s luxury Princeville Resort has reopened, now branded as a St. Regis. HAWAII Magazine was there for the festivities, including an appearance by South Pacific's Mitzi Gaynor.  More