Jack Johnson’s fifth CD, Sleep Through the Static, goes on sale Tuesday.It’s another disc of the characteristic spare, acoustic-surf-folk fare that has endeared the North Shore of Oahu native to millions. But the usual sweet real-world love songs and kicky blues-funky backyard jams have been partially replaced by darker songs with messages—the death of a loved […]
Indiana Jones was filmed in the “Peruvian” jungle of Kauai. Ben Stiller and Jack Black visited for the filming of their flick Tropic Thunder (Kauai), Knocked Up director Judd Apatow’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Oahu) was set at Turtle Bay Resort, and two of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies (Maui/Molokai/Kauai) made use of Hawaii’s gorgeous coastline. Godzilla has destroyed Waikiki Beach, and Katniss
Break out the sparking wine (or at least a ginger ale). Cue “Tiny Bubbles” on the stereo. Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hanneman has declared today “Don Ho Day.”A documentary of his life, “Don Ho Remembered,” premieres on Honolulu television station KGMB-9 at 8 p.m., Jan. 22. (An encore will be aired at 8 p.m., Jan. 28)There’s
The University of Hawaii Warrior football team has a new head coach. Warriors defensive coordinator Greg McMackinformally accepted the promotion this morning at a news conference at the campus’s Stan Sheriff Center.McMackin seems like a good choice for the job.Among his supporters for the job were former UH football coach June Jones, assistant coaches Jeff Reinebold and
You’ve been to Hawaii before. But you’ve probably never seen Hawaii like this.The Bishop Museum has the most extraordinary collection of 18th and 19th century Hawaii art in the world. Trouble is, hardly anyone has seen much of it for 70 years.In 1936, the museum closed its Picture Gallery. Although the room has found various
This 1960 Kodak commercial kept us giddy all morning: It features Ozzie, Harriet, David and Ricky Nelson—in Hawaii.We dug listening to Ozzie showing off his knowledge of Island folklore, and Ricky surfing off Waikiki.Anybody out there ever own a Brownie Automatic movie camera? Was it as sweet as Ozzie promised?
If you thought the Mai Tai was a hit, try the “Pua ‘Olena,” a cocktail inspired by a song on Tia Carrere’s Grammy-nominated Hawaiiana album.Each year, bartenders from Hawaii’s Outriggers Hotels and Resorts create drinks, inspired by the Grammy-nominated albums in the Hawaiian category, for the Outrigger’s Hotels and Resorts’ fourth annual “Signature Drink Contest.” Last night, Bob
Where are the HAWAII Magazine photo contest winners for 2008?If you’re checking back into this site after a week or so away, you may be wondering: Where’s the print magazine?Yes, we used to put up a few articles each issue on our web site. Now, the whole magazine is here, every page, even every advertisement.Just click
Mahalo to HAWAII Today reader Joel Muraoka of Tokyo for his diligence.Muraoka dropped us a thank you e-mail for posting a truncated YouTube clip of Israel Kamakawiwoole’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” playing over Times Square just after 2008 began. Better yet, he found us a full version of the clip.Sadly, someone (Dick Clark Productions?) had already
Honolulu wasn’t the only city feeling the effects when head football coach June Jones departed for Southern Methodist University.In Honolulu, the dailies speculated when University of Hawaii athletic director Herman Frazier would get the boot for letting Jones get away. The Honolulu Advertiser even provided regular updateson Frazier’s job status throughout the day. Meanwhile, a couple of other
Will the troubles facing television’s Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman ever end?In November, the A&E television network put his Hawaii-filmed television series “Dog the Bounty Hunter” on hiatus after his son leaked a private phone conversation in which Chapman used a racial slur.Now comes this bit of weirdness out of Honolulu involving Dog’s partner in bounty
University of Hawaii football coach June Jones is now a Mustang.The Warrior coach resurrected the UH football program from an 0-12 cellar-dwelling season in 1998 to an undefeated 12-0 current season. Today he formally accepted an offer from Southern Methodist University to lead its own long-suffering football team.Jones’s hire was officially announced by SMU brass today.We
