Arts + Culture
The Mamaki Movement: How Locals are Using This Endemic Plant
Shaka Tea spotlights Hawaii’s endemic mamaki plant as a holistic and environmental powerhouse.
Q&A with Hawaii Family Band Kapena
Once an electrifying Jawaiian music trio, Kapena is now a family band, focused on creating hapa haole music with a vision.
Find Quietude at Honolulu's Mu-Ryang-Sa Korean Buddhist Temple
Tucked away in a Honolulu residential valley, the Mu-Ryang-Sa Korean Buddhist Temple is an oasis of quietude with a serene purpose.
How Waikīkī's Legendary Beach Boys Defined Aloha
The famed first generation of Hawaiʻi beach boys offered the Islands’ earliest visitors lessons in surfing, paddling and Hawaiian culture.
14 Adorable Dogs Living and Loving the Hawaiʻi Life
If you need some happy-go-lucky dogs in your life, check out this list.
Here’s What’s Inside a $250 Musubi
You won’t find any Spam in this luxury musubi, put together by Seattle chef Scott Lutey.
The Complete 2018 Merrie Monarch Festival Winners List
See which of Hawaii’s top halau hula won.
Street Style: 2018 Merrie Monarch Festival
Colorful patterns adorned with lauhala hats and lei were a common sight on the streets of Hilo during Merrie Monarch week.
Merrie Monarch Festival Fact Sheets, Explained
Used to judge every hula, the fact sheets detail everything about each performance, from lyrics to interpretation to costume choices.
10 Instagram Accounts to Follow During the 55th annual Merrie Monarch Festival
Can’t make it to the Merrie Monarch Festival? Follow these Instagram accounts to catch all the action from some of the hula world’s finest.
Bingo Cards For Your Merrie Monarch Festival 2018 Viewing Party
Sharpen your hula eye with bingo cards to keep you entertained during all three nights of competition on the world’s most prestigious hula stage.
Your Events Guide to the 2018 Merrie Monarch Festival
In a week full of hula and Hawaiian culture, there’s a lot to see and do in Hilo.
See Iolani Palace's Hidden Relics That Once Belonged to Hawaiian Royalty
In a hidden chamber lies artifacts and treasures of a bygone era, undisplayed in the resplendent Iolani Palace.
Q&A with Craftsman John Reyno of Hawaii Modern
Oahu collector and craftsman John Reyno breathes new life into midcentury furniture.
North Shore's Famous Haleiwa Signs Have a Sad, Heartfelt and Complicated Story
The original three signs are gone and two of them have been replaced, but stopping to take a photo is a tradition that continues.
Q&A: Haa Keaulana Wants to Change How People Think About Hawaii
The photography of Haa Keaulana, granddaughter of Oahu surf legend Buffalo Keaulana, has a worldwide audience.
10 Things Only '90s Kids in Hawaiʻi Remember Doing
Bust out your Jams shorts, weʻre going for a stroll down memory lane.
Ho Brah, Here are 7 Ways to Throw a Shaka
Originating in Hawaiʻi, the shaka sign, also known as the ‘hang loose’ gesture, has evolved into many variations.
A Journey to King Kamehameha's Birthplace on the Big Island
These historic sites tell the story of a legendary king.
How to Give a Hawaiian Lomilomi Massage (with GIFs)
Some simple techniques you can use to re-energize or relax on a daily basis.
The Remarkable Story of the First Women to Paddle the Kaiwi Channel
The determined all-female paddling crews who were first to dare the Molokai to Oahu crossing, a race once restricted to men.
Bake Portuguese Sweet Bread in a Stone Forno at the Kona Historical Society
In this Kona tradition, young and old gather to bake Portuguese sweet bread and take a bite out of this delectable part of the Big Island’s multicultural history.
