In need of some puppy love on vacation but couldn’t pack your own dog? The humane societies of Kauai, Maui and Hawaii Island offer “field trip” opportunities for their adoptable canines, where you can take a shelter dog out just for the day. (Oahu’s Hawaiian Humane Society doesn’t offer this program.) Visitors and residents alike […]
Her long brown hair is tucked neatly under a bright green crown of ferns. Her smile is radiant, her expression kind, and her voice confident. Wherever she goes, Kealohi Chang maintains the poise of the hula dancer that she is. But from the waist down, something is different. Kealohi is a mermaid. [video:https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw_gNQQHPtk/ align:center] Her
By the time your feet finally touch ground and drag along the gravel, you don’t know what’s more exhausted—your body or your mind. It’s the exact experience that Coral Crater Adventure Park wants for its guests. The multi-attraction park gives visitors the challenges they are looking for through a variety of obstacles both close to
Longer days, sunny skies and blooming flowers: Spring is here! If you’re looking for things to do over Easter weekend, hop over to these brunches and egg hunts across Oahu, Maui and Hawaii Island. OAHU Community Easter Egg Hunt at Gunstock Ranch, Laie Saturday, April 20, 8:30 a.m. Gunstock Ranch on the North Shore in
A messy-haired boy in a superhero-red T-shirt and Crocs lowers himself to the level of two baby goats. One nudges his hand with its bony head, and the kid laughs hysterically. “Mom, mom, the goat head-butted me,” he calls out, smiling. Getting up close and personal with farm animals is part of the experience at
Located on Kauai’s northwest shore, the towering green bluffs of the Napali, which means “the cliffs” in Hawaiian, rise from the edge of the island like an emerald-encrusted crown. There are only three ways to see the Napali Coast: on foot, by air and by sea, and for this trip, I’ve chosen the latter. Aa
Looking to have a whale of a time? Migrate down to Whale Tales 2019, an annual four-day event at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua from Friday, Feb. 15 to Monday, Feb. 18. Every year Whale Tales brings together marine experts—and thousands of whale lovers—to educate the public on the latest findings on humpback whales and their environment.
Digging my bright yellow paddle into the calm turquoise seas, my kayak glides over the crystal-clear Kaneohe waters, with Mokolii Island, often referred to as Chinaman’s Hat, coming closer and closer into view. I can’t help but comment on how perfect the weather is, which causes my girlfriend, Kaila, to mention how I’ve said that
This month—on Tuesday, Feb. 5, specifically—millions of people around the world welcome the start of the Year of the Pig in celebration of Lunar New Year. You can join in on the festivities right here in the Islands by attending a host of cultural festivals and demonstrations and, of course, sampling delicious traditional foods. Here
Everywhere you look in Hawaii, you’ll see coconut trees. But it’s not always easy to find fresh coconuts. And it’s even harder to find a coconut farm. That was a surprise to our editorial team, all of us born and raised on O‘ahu, when we visited Punakea Palms on Maui, the only coconut farm we
When we were planning our recent trip to Maui, there was only one thing on my must-do list: goat yoga. Honestly, I planned the entire trip around it. Maui Goat Yoga offers yoga classes at its picturesque farm on the slopes of Haleakala with panoramic views of the Maui coastline—with about a dozen adorable Nigerian Dwarf
Come journey with us beneath the sea as we descend with Atlantis Submarines Kona into another world off Hawaii Islandʻs Kailua-Kona Coast. To find out more or book a tour on Atlantis Submarines, visit: atlantisadventures.com/kona
