Soon after entering the idyllic town of Hanalei on the north shore of Kaua‘i, after crossing the river and passing the taro fields framed by verdant mountain peaks, you will find Slow Yourself Down, a boutique owned by childhood friends Jesse Merle-Jones and Aamion Goodwin. Organic cotton slogan tees and accessories with a laid-back surfer […]
While coconut trees may be ubiquitous in Hawai‘i, few of us know what to do with the nut itself. We drink imported coconut water and see the falling fruits more as a liability than a blessing. Ryan Burden is hoping to change that. When he’s not traveling around Maui trimming coconut trees, Burden, 38, runs
At dusk on a cloudless day on the Kohala Coast on the northern tip of Hawaii Island, I pull into a small cove hidden by some houses in the residential neighborhood of Puakp. A couple of local families picnic on the shore, the ocean slowly turning an inky blue as it gently laps against the
