Visitors may not realize this, but Hawaii residents have a lot of superstitions. And they go far beyond “if you break a mirror you’ll have seven years of bad luck.” Hawaii’s society is a thriving blend of cultures—food, drink, language, fashion, and with all that also comes superstitions. Some agreed upon, some conflicting—such is the […]
Trick-or-treating around the Islands is definitely a cultural experience. Sure, we get our Snickers, M&Ms, and Kit-Kats like anywhere else, but there are a handful of candies that Hawaii kids always expect to have thrown into the mix. Bring an adventurous sweet tooth on your next trip and you’ll learn why these are absolute treats.
Surfing, diving, taking pictures, repeat. Such is the Wayne Levin way of life—a creative cycle of living and artmaking as constant as the ocean waves that break on Hawaii’s shores. Always drawn to the water, photographer Wayne Levin moved to Hawaii full-time in 1968 at 23 years old, officially blurring where his artwork and his
Wayne Levin has been shooting the water, its human inhabitants and marine residents his entire life. With 35 years of experience to his portfolio, Levin is a master in his class, known internationally for his underwater photography that both exposes a liquid landscape beneath the surface not many see, while only adding to the ocean’s
Hawaii’s beaches can be great places to swim and surf, but it’s important to realize that the ocean isn’t always the calm and placid scenes depicted on postcards. The reality is the ocean is completely unpredictable, something anyone who’s grown up around the water their entire lives, even the strongest of swimmers, would agree with
There are three things worth mentioning about this asteroid, referred to as 2015 TB145, that was discovered by a Hawaii telescope this month: 1. It’s 300-400 meters wide (920 to 2,035 feet in diameter—the size of a skyscraper) and flying past Earth at approximately 1:12 p.m. EDT. 2. It’s being described as “unusually fast” by
What makes a plate of food so “Instagrammable”? There are a number of reasons a dish could inspire you to whip out your phone to savor it with your lens before digging into it: the plating, an unusual flavor combination, the use of a trendy ingredient (we’re looking at you dragon fruit), a gimmicky concept,
1. Chinaman’s Hat (Mokolii) Photo: Sarah Camp/cc-nd The proper native legend of this basalt islet translates to “little lizard” in Hawaiian. It was believed by Native Hawaiians that Hiiaka, the goddess of hula, slayed a giant lizard and threw its tail into the ocean—this very small island off Kaneohe Bay. Because of its similarity to an
Once upon a time, Hawaii’s own ruled not just the world, but the entire dang universe. Pageant universe that is. Brook Mahealani Lee, born and raised in Central Oahu and a Kamehameha Schools graduate, is something of a trailblazer really. Not only did she win Miss Hawaii USA on her first try in 1997, she
We live in an age of travel now where everyone has turned in their hard-copy maps for digital apps. Not that we would recommend you spend every waking minute looking down at a screen when you’re surrounded by the real life beauty that’s Hawaii’s landscape, here are some apps that will aid you in your
Humpback whale season arrives earlier than expected this year in Hawaii. Last week, oceanic researchers traveling aboard NOAA ship Hiialakai spotted the first humpback whale off the Niihau coast. The crew was on their way home from Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands when they saw the adult mammal’s hump and tail
This year’s Best of the Best for 2017 are in! From our fifth annual HAWAIʻI Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards, travelers across the spectrum—first-timers to the Islands, repeat visitors and local island-hoppers—sounded off in one of the most debated categories: What’s the best Hawaiian Island? 1. Maui Puamana Beach Park, Maui. Photo: Oskar Rist It is love
