Repeat visitors to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii Island and Haleakala National Park on Maui this week may have noticed it costs a little more to visit and camp there. Pricing changes at both parks took effect on Mon., June 1. At Hawaii Volcanoes, the state’s most visited national park, the formerly $10 seven-day […]
Not all that long ago, in a city far, far away (from Honolulu), there were many people who swore Hilo had the best okazuya in Hawaii. So what if most of those people lived in Hilo? It was true. The breed of take-out lunch shop known as okazuya—a Hawaii-born amalgam of the Japanese words “okazu”
Love a good movie? If you’re on Hawaii Island over the next few days the 10th annual Big Island Film Festival will bring 50 new films, including 13 by Hawaii filmmakers (and six of those from Hawaii Island), to three screening venues on the Kohala Coast. The five-day fest will get under way tomorrow, Thurs.,
It’s remarkable how a single photo can encapsulate the memories of an entire journey and serve as lifelong “proof” that you visited a really special place. Especially when that photo was taken as part of a once-in-a-lifetime trip to a place like Hawaii. So we wanted to know: What’s the one Hawaii photo you’ve taken
Here’s a blast back to HAWAII Magazine’s 2014 Outdoor Issue and a photo that itself deserves “One Last Look.”
How many species of animals, plants, microbes and fungi currently call Hawaii Volcanoes National Park home? With 333,086-acres of barren lava rock, dry forest and rugged coastline, that’s a pretty challenging question to answer. But, after this weekend’s National Geographic Society-organized BioBlitz, it could get easier. Themed I ka nana no a ike (by observing,
Hawaii is the only U.S. state with a climate suitable for commercial cacao production, which means we’re the only U.S. state with lots of great truly local chocolate. If you’re on Hawaii Island over the next few days, you could be in for a real treat: The Big Island Chocolate Festival kicks off today. Now
On May 1 much of the northern hemisphere celebrates and welcomes spring, or celebrates unions and worker’s rights. In Hawaii, the day is a celebration of Hawaiian culture and tradition: May Day is Lei Day. Lei Day festivities often include fragrant floral lei-making competitions, hula and music concerts and the sharing of lei among friends
It’s no secret that Hawaii has an abundance of delicious dining options. In fact, HAWAII Magazine dedicates an entire issue to the Islands’ food and foodie culture each year! Wondering where to go next time you’re in the Islands? We’ve got a roundup of the 10 best restaurants in three different price ranges courtesy of
Late last week the lava lake within Halemaumau Crater atop Kilauea’s summit rose to its highest level since the 2008 eruption that formed it. With the rise in surface levels, molten lava in the lake and spattering above the vent rim are now visible to Kilauea summit visitors within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The lava
Construction on what would be the world’s largest visible light telescope atop Hawaii Island’s Mauna Kea has been delayed indefinitely following ongoing demonstrations by protestors. The non-profit Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Observatory Corp., with backing from the governments of India, China, Japan and Canada, plans to build a 180-foot tall, thirty-meter mirrored telescope on Hawaii’s
Ready to get your adventure on? Today we’re sharing the best Hawaii ziplining companies and courses, the best surf instruction companies and the best hiking trails for both beginners and experts. The best, you ask, says who? Well, says you! Last summer we asked our more than 200,000-strong HAWAII Magazine reader ohana to share their
