At the northernmost tip of Hawaii Island, at the end of Highway 270, is a lookout over a windswept black sand beach fronting the lush and enclosed Pololu Valley. Many visitors to the Kohala Coast make the journey to its terminus—past the tiny towns of Hawi and Kapaau—to take in the panoramic view at the […]
(From left to right)Mary “Swannee” Rillanos, 60, lead bell services expediter. Hired in 1974.Donald Case, 75, grounds equipment mechanic. Hired in 1962, he is the hotel’s longest-serving staffer.Diane Onodera, 68, reservation agent. Hired in 1968.Veronica “Dolly” Cooper, 65, in-room dining captain. Hired in 1969. Before the hotel was constructed on its north end, the pristine sands and
Gov. David Ige and the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) reopened the Mauna Kea Summit Access Road, with some new restrictions, on Mon. July 13, 2015 after two-and-a-half weeks of closure. The Visitor Information Station and its facilities remain closed indefinitely. Officials closed both on June 24 citing safety concerns after protestors placed
The third Sunday of July is National Ice Cream Day, but you can celebrate all month long. President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July as National Ice Cream Month after declaring the third Sunday of July National Ice Cream Day in 1984. He called ice cream “a nutritious and wholesome food,” and who are we to disagree?
It takes around 15 carefully executed folding steps to create a tiny, palm-sized Japanese origami crane—no small feat. If you’re on Hawaii Island this summer, be prepared to be wowed by the impressive origami pieces in the new Epic Origami exhibit at the Imiloa Astronomy Center. There, each piece took around 100 folding steps and
Artists and wave riders Keith Tallet and Sally Lundburg are creating beautiful surf crafts and jewelry from what some people might call “waste.” The husband and wife team from Hawaii Island upcycle broken surfboards and old resin into new handboards for bodysurfing and fashion accessories. Their brand, Manukai Handboards, is one of the only manufacturers
Though poke was always around him while growing up on Oahu, Kanoa Miura didn’t find his groove for it until launching his Hilo catering business, Aloha Mondays, and began associating it with work days off. Truffle-yaki Mushroom Poke (By Kanoa Miura) 1 ½ lbs. enoki mushrooms (found in Asian markets)2 oz. sheet of kombu
Summer afternoons are meant for lounging outdoors and listening to Hawaiian music at sunset, while eating ono (delicious) food and sipping on a tropical drink. Here are some events happening this summer to help you in your quest to live that dream. HAWAII ISLAND An Evening with Cyril Pahinui and FriendsFriday, June 26 Slack key master Cyril Pahinui
Chances are good that you’ve never been to Waimanu Valley. The largest of a string of remote valleys along a dozen miles of rugged, windswept Hamakua coastline between more accessible and well-known Big Island valleys Waipio and Pololu, Waimanu is not an easy place to visit. There is only one way in—by foot on the
Today is King Kamehameha Day in Hawaii. The official state holiday honors and remembers King Kamehameha the Great—who established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810 and was its first monarch—with lei-draping ceremonies, parades and other cultural celebrations. King Kamehameha V began the holiday to honor his grandfather, King Kamehameha I, on June 11, 1872 and
Obon, a Japanese Buddhist season honoring ancestors’ memories and sacrifices, fills Hawaii event calendars annually between June and August. According to Japanese tradition, that’s when spirits return to visit family and friends. Photo: Alan Kubota. If you’re in the Islands this summer you should definitely participate in at least one. Looking for an event this
Hawaii is hikers’ nirvana, with trails on every island for every level of hiking experience, over multiple varieties of terra firma (and not-so-firma), showcasing every measure of our Islands’ world-renowned diversity of landscapes, climate zones and unsurpassed natural wonder. Below you’ll find two great Hawaii Island hikes straight from the pages of HAWAII Magazine’s May/June
