People really need to cool it with getting so dangerously close to the ocean entry of the Kilauea lava flow. This week, a powerful open lava stream, like most have never seen before, began pouring out of a lava tube high atop a Hawaii Island sea cliff. Videos from and images using a high-magnification lens […]
A new Priority Mail stamp to get your hands on if you love Hawaii. The Liliuokalani Park and Gardens in Hilo, a more than 24-acre park site gifted by Queen Liliuokalani just southeast of Downtown Hilo, gets the United States Postal Service treatment this year with a brand new commemorative stamp. Queen Liliuokalani Park and
Now you see it, now you don’t. Such is the powerful display of raw nature that occurred at Kamokuna on the Island of Hawaii where visitors have been able to observe the formation of a lava delta as the 61g lava flow tumbled over sea cliffs into the Pacific since last summer. Now in the
1. Hike and overnight in Waimanu Valley Waimanu Valley, one of Hawaii Island’s northern valleys.Photo: EyeTunes/Flickr There’s no point in trying to explain the sense of solitude and majesty you feel when enveloped by the lush valley of Waimanu on the Big Island, but we’ll try anyway. To get there, you’ll need to pack your
A large section of the 26-acre lava delta created at the Kamokuna ocean entry from the 61g lava flow has collapsed into the ocean. It occurred on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2016 at 2:45 p.m. The intense spectacle, located within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, propelled rain showers of volcanic rock debris into the air
Waimanu Valley’s ancient green amphitheater streams with white water falling from impossibly high heights. Its star, Waihilau Falls, rains down a series of drops totaling an improbable 2,600 feet. Coveted oceanside campsites in this remote and pristine region—the largest of Hawaii Island’s northern valleys—offer a chance to sleep under a blanket of stars, laze away
Binoculars in hand, I trudge through the steeply sloping, coastal sandbanks of Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park just north of Kailua-Kona. Enroute to the inland Aimakapa Fishpond, one of the island’s last intact wetland areas, I pass opalescent ocean waters alive with early-morning activity. Tiny silvery fish agitate the otherwise flat surface and black spidery crabs, camouflaged
A historic Hilo Bay property, two miles from the Hilo airport, has been renovated in partnership with Hilton Hotels and Resorts and officially open for business. The Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo debuts as a DoubleTree by Hilton, a first for Hawaii Island. The 70-acre oceanfront hotel on the Waiakea Peninsula, formerly the Hilo Naniloa Hotel,
A cosmos of plankton swirls near my face as I breathe through my snorkel, making sounds not unlike Darth Vader. Tiny orange shrimp, just-hatched, staple-sized translucent larval fish and green algal blobs dance in front of my mask, all driven by internal instinct to the surface by a spotlight facing the seafloor. Beyond, blackness is
It’s not often that new eateries open up right off Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona. There, popular chains mix with pubs and long-standing Island stalwarts in a way that feels entirely predictable. So you can imagine my excitement when earlier this month Foster’s Kitchen, a new eatery promising locally sourced produce and a neighborly vibe opened
Hurricane season in Hawaii runs from about the beginning of June till early November. Fortunately, hurricanes are rare—the last major hurricane to hit Hawaii was Hurricane Iniki, which severely damaged Kauai in September 1992. Below are some helpful traveler tips we received from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center of things you should know if you are
There’s something life affirming about watching the creation of new land—oozing lava bubbling and hissing as it hardens against the sea. As the only Hawaiian Island with currently active volcanoes, Hawaii Island is the place to go to see this natural phenomenon in play (Maui’s Haleakala is considered active but hasn’t erupted since the 18th
