Arts + Culture
The 94th Lei Day Celebration Returns to Oʻahu This Sunday
Lei Day is May Day—no matter the day of the week.
Learn About the Magic Behind the Microphone at the Merrie Monarch Festival
Musical manaʻo from three of Hawaiian music’s extraordinary musicians and Merrie Monarch veterans as they prepare to take the stage to support hālau in the 2022 Merrie Monarch Festival.
A Beginner’s Glossary to the Merrie Monarch Festival
Do you know what hoʻolaulea means? Here’s a helpful list of common terms and definitions you may hear while watching the Merrie Monarch Festival this week.
Make These Hawaiʻi-Inspired Eggs for Easter
Give your Easter eggs an Island twist this weekend.
Experience the Spirit of Hawaiʻi at Maui’s Annual Celebration of the Arts
Known as a grand celebration of Hawaiian arts and culture, the 30th annual festival returns in-person from April 15-16.
Your Guide to Downtown Honolulu, O‘ahu
For excitement on O‘ahu outside of Waikīkī, the neighborhoods of Chinatown and Downtown Honolulu are well worth a visit.
What to Know About the 2022 Merrie Monarch Festival
The highly anticipated hula event returns in April with a live audience and a limited number of invited guests. If you’re not among them, you can still check it out. Here’s how.
Help Create a 20-Foot Lei to Honor King Kamehameha III
The special garland will be offered at a lei draping ceremony on March 17.
Discover These Charming Walkable Towns in Hawaiʻi
You’ll want to hit these streets on your next vacation to the Islands.
My 5 Favorite Stories with HAWAIʻI Magazine
I'm out, thanks for having me!
5 Trailblazing Wāhine in Hawaiʻi
These exceptional women in Hawaiʻi inspire us today on International Women’s Day—and will for many years.
Learn About Hawai‘i's Beloved State Bird and the Guardians Helping to Save Them
Families and ranchers have hosted and cared for nēnē for generations.
These Oʻahu Festivals are Making Their Return in 2022
The Waikīkī SPAM Jam, Duke's OceanFest and more O‘ahu festivals are back this year.
The ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Version of Wordle is Blowing Up
Hulihua, a Wordle clone which uses the Hawaiian language, has already seen thousands of users attempt to guess its daily word challenges.
Discover One of Maui’s Oldest Family-Run Businesses
Like many multi-generational shops on Maui, the Hasegawa General Store is a part of the island's history.
The Story Behind One Man, Two Legends and a 150-Foot Wall
Have you seen this jaw-dropping mural of Carissa Moore and Duke Kahanamoku on O‘ahu's South King Street, painted by local artist Kamea Hadar?
A Gallery Guide: Where to See Maui’s Fine Art
From Kula to Kahakuloa, stellar art galleries are in every corner of the island.
Have Aloha Will Travel EP76: Talking Story with Aloha De Mele
Self-taught artist JT Ojerio has taken the Hawaiʻi art scene by storm with her vibrantly minimalist artwork.
5 Tips to Getting a Tattoo on your Hawaiʻi Vacation
Looking to get inked in Hawaiʻi on your trip? Then you need to read these five tips.
Where to Celebrate the 2022 Chinese New Year in Hawaiʻi
Festivities across the Islands welcome the Year of the Tiger.
Honolulu Taiko Drummer Kenny Endo Named 2022 United States Artist Fellow
Kenny Endo has been granted one of the sixty-three artist fellowships and a $50,000 award.
Remembering Elvis Presley's "Aloha from Hawaiʻi via Satellite"
It was a performance like no other.
