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

Hawaii goes to Arizona Aloha Festival this weekend. Island music! Plate lunches! Free Maui trip!

posted by: Sherie Char on Fri Mar 12, 2010 at 12:00 PM The Islands are coming to the Arizona Aloha Festival this weekend. You’ll find Hawaii-style plate lunches and snacks—including Portuguese sausage and Spam musubi—hula and live music. Also … a chance to win a free Maui vacation.  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

Hawaii goes to San Francisco in March. Free trips! Live Hawaii music!

posted by: Derek Paiva on Thu Mar 04, 2010 at 02:45 PM Live in the San Francisco area? You'll get to experience a taste of the Islands right in your backyard in March with a series of events showcasing the music, dance, food and culture of Hawaii. Stop by and you could also win free vacations on Maui or Kauai.  More

Hawaii goes to Los Angeles in February. Win free trips to Kauai, Maui.

posted by: Sherie Char on Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 01:37 PM If you're in Los Angeles this month, Hawaii is coming to you! The Grove shopping center will spotlight a Hawaiian Island each Saturday in February with hula, music and Island-made products. Stop by and you could win free trips to the Islands.  More

What happened to the Big Island of Hawaii's Flumin' Da Ditch tour? An update.

posted by: Chris Bailey on Thu Jan 28, 2010 at 10:57 AM In 2006, a pair of earthquakes shut down the Kohala Ditch—a fresh water economic lifeline for area agriculture, more famously known as the home of the Flumin’ Da Ditch tour. Here’s the remarkable story of a Big Island community’s fight to restore the Kohala Ditch.  More

Aloha Festivals sets dates for 2010 events

posted by: John Heckathorn on Wed Jan 27, 2010 at 12:09 AM HAWAII Magazine reader Derek Abraham wants to know if dates for 2010 Aloha Festivals events have been scheduled. As it turns out, the September dates for two of the 64th annual fest's most-popular events have just been set.  More

Big Island of Hawaii hotel giving away a dozen three-night Kona getaways in 2010

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Jan 22, 2010 at 12:55 PM King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel on Hawaii's Big Island is giving away a free three-night-stay each month in 2010. There's still time to enter to win the January giveaway. Click on for details.  More

Disney gives its new Hawaii resort a name: "Aulani." New photos and video.

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Jan 20, 2010 at 01:08 PM Disney has given its still-under-construction first Hawaii resort an official name: "Aulani: A Disney Resort & Spa." The resort's first phase will open in the fall of 2011. We've got more artist renderings, photos and video!  More

Hawaii hotel deals galore! Discounted room rates at more than a dozen hotels.

posted by: Chris Bailey on Mon Jan 11, 2010 at 12:35 PM The year is less than a month old, but there’s no shortage of Hawaii hotel deals. We’ve found a trio of great deals—good for more than a dozen properties on all the major Islands.   More