VIDEO: How "Hawaii Five-O" made the Ilikai Hotel an icon.

posted by: John Heckathorn on Mon Jul 27, 2009 at 03:20 PM The Ilikai Hotel in Waikiki has been generating drama of late all on its own. But it has a fascinating history, including its cameo appearance in the opening sequence of "Hawaii Five-O." Haven’t seen the groovy opening in a while? It’s here, with some Ilikai-"Five-O" history.  More

Hawaii’s Roy Yamaguchi competes on Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters”

posted by: Chris Bailey on Wed Jul 22, 2009 at 02:44 PM Celebrated Hawaii chef Roy Yamaguchi of Roy’s restaurants is doing some battling in the kitchen, competing on "Top Chef Masters" on Bravo. Who will he face? What challenges await? Details inside.  More

Location scoops from "The Bachelorette" Big Island of Hawaii finale

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Jul 22, 2009 at 12:34 AM After an episode on Maui, the dating-competition reality series hopped over to the Big Island of Hawaii to film its two-hour fifth season finale. We've got the scoops on a few of the Big Island locations you'll see and what happened at a couple of them.   More

Maui stars in penultimate episode of "The Bachelorette," July 13

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Jul 10, 2009 at 12:59 AM The popular dating-competition reality series filmed the second-to-last episode of its fifth season on the Valley Isle in May. Here's some of the lowdown on the Maui scenery you'll see.  More

Where in Hawaii is Dog the Bounty Hunter?

posted by: John Heckathorn on Fri Jun 19, 2009 at 09:37 AM A HAWAII Magazine reader wants to know whether Dog the Bounty Hunter is for real. And where in Honolulu he lives and works. You bark. We answer.  More

Travel Channel's Samantha Brown touches down on Hawaii's Big Island

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri May 22, 2009 at 10:41 AM On Saturday, the always ebullient host of the Travel Channel travelogue series Great Weekends shows off what she did on a weekend trip to the Big Island last fall. Here's what made the cut.  More

Merrie Monarch Festival begins tonight. Watch it online.

posted by: Chris Bailey on Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 08:04 AM The 46th annual Merrie Monarch Festival kicks off tonight. For many hula halau, the festival is their Super Bowl. And you can watch it all online.  More

Lost actor Josh Holloway has Hawaii baby

posted by: John Heckathorn on Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 10:07 AM Congrats to LOST's Josh Holloway and wife Yessica on their new baby daughter, born at Honolulu.   More

New PBS Nature doc on Kilauea volcano first to film entirely for HDTV

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Mar 27, 2009 at 11:42 PM If you can’t go the Big Island of Hawaii to see the current eruptive activity at Kilauea volcano in person, PBS Nature documentary Kilauea: Mountain of Fire, airing Sunday, might be the next best thing.   More

Hawaii officials huhu at The Rock’s SNL skit. Are you?

posted by: John Heckathorn on Tue Mar 10, 2009 at 05:59 PM Hawaii tourism officials and the state’s Lt. Governor, Duke Aiona, are publicly proclaiming how offensive they found a Saturday Night Live skit that featured Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. We're trying hard to be offended—but really ...   More