Which Hawaii beach is this? How can I stay there?

posted by: Chris Bailey on Mon Jan 04, 2010 at 04:06 PM Alan Bingenheimer asks us to identify a beach straight from the pages of HAWAII Magazine. And he would like a hotel there. We give him the answers.  More

Maui-grown pineapple lives on! New company to continue growing Maui Gold brand.

posted by: Derek Paiva on Sat Jan 02, 2010 at 12:15 AM Fresh, whole Maui-grown pineapple will not be a relic of Hawaii's past after all. A new Maui-based company will continue growing and selling the signature Hawaii fruit under the well-known Maui Gold label.  More

Aloha, 2010! Best places in Hawaii to watch New Year’s Eve fireworks

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Dec 30, 2009 at 10:41 AM Say "Aloha!" to 2009, the end of the 00's and 2010 with our list of the best places in Hawaii to catch the sky ablaze with New Year's Eve fireworks. We've got you covered on Oahu, the Big Island, Maui, Kauai and Lanai!  More

Taking a stroll on Maui's Wailea Coastal Walk

posted by: Derek Paiva and John Heckathorn on Mon Dec 28, 2009 at 01:40 PM The Wailea Coastal Walk passes five of Maui's finest white sand beaches, eight world-class resorts and shoreline views of breaching humpback whales, sea turtles and four islands in just a mile and a half. We take you there.  More

Mele Kalikimaka from the HAWAII Magazine ohana

posted by: the HAWAII Magazine staff on Thu Dec 24, 2009 at 10:27 PM Merry Christmas from all of us at HAWAII Magazine.  More

President Obama and family return to Hawaii for the holidays

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Dec 23, 2009 at 01:46 PM President Barack Obama is sticking to longtime family tradition and returning to his home state for Christmas and New Year's. The First Family arrives on Oahu on Christmas Eve for a 10-day holiday season vacation on Kailua Beach.  More

How to take Hawaii plants back to the U.S. Mainland

posted by: Vanessa Sim on Tue Dec 22, 2009 at 11:36 AM HAWAII magazine reader Anna Aarons asks how get live rainbow shower trees from Hawaii. Here’s the most convenient—and legal—way to export plants from Hawaii to the U.S. Mainland.  More

How to visit the off-limits Hawaiian island of Kahoolawe

posted by: Chris Bailey on Fri Dec 18, 2009 at 08:52 AM HAWAII Magazine readers Don and Rosie Eller asked us if it’s possible to visit the tiny island of Kahoolawe, a place where few tread. There is a way to get onto the off-limits island. But it's no vacation.  More

SLIDESHOW: HAWAII Magazine's 11th Annual Photo Contest best photos

posted by: Chris Bailey on Thu Dec 17, 2009 at 09:31 AM We asked HAWAII readers to send us their best photos of the Islands, and they did. After viewing more than 2,500 photos from you, here are our favorites—the prize-winning and finalist photos from HAWAII Magazine's 11th Annual Photo Contest.  More

Win free VIP tickets to the Southern California Slack Key Festival from HAWAII Magazine

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Dec 16, 2009 at 10:23 AM Want to catch some of Hawaii's finest slack key guitarists playing live … outside of the Islands? We're giving away a VIP package to the third annual Southern California Slack Key Festival. Click here.   More