In September, a tour boat off the coast of Kauai spotted the first humpback of the 2014-2015 whale-watching season. Now with Hawaii’s whale season in full swing, its time to figure out about how many of the endangered North Pacific humpbacks made the migration to Hawaii’s warm waters this year. Hawaii residents and visitors are […]
Surrounded by thousands of miles of salt water, life sustaining freshwater is one of Hawaii’s most precious resources. Early Hawaiians had strict kapu (laws) governing the conservation and use of water, and the Island’s water supply and management has played an important role in its agricultural and urban development since. So it came as a
If this week’s season finale of “Bizarre Foods” on Hawaii Island didn’t whet your appetite for a Hawaii vacation, we’re pretty sure next week’s Travel Channel offering featuring the state will. “The Trip: 2015” is an hour-long episode detailing a $100,000 luxury and adventure itinerary across five of the main Hawaiian Islands: Maui, Lanai, Oahu,
Poke? Yes please. SPAM musubi? Sure. Garlic steer’s testicles or grilled abalone intestines? Maybe not so much. It will come as little surprise to our HAWAII Magazine and HawaiiMagazine.com readers that our state is a multicultural culinary wonderland. But, Andrew Zimmern, host of the popular Travel Channel show “Bizarre Foods,” still managed to surprise us
If you’ll be on Maui or Hawaii Island next week, Monday is a great day to explore the islands’ natural wonders. The National Park Service is waiving admission to all national parks—including Hawaii’s—in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Monday’s federal holiday, honoring the birthday of the civil rights leader, is one of
Honolulu-headquartered confectioner Hawaiian Host announced this week that it has entered into an agreement to buy the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation from the Hershey Co. The buy-out will bring together two large players in the Hawaii macadamia nut industry and will see the return of Mauna Loa to in-state ownership for the first time
When most of the Big Island is asleep, Dean Edmoundson is at his creative and productive best. Late at night, he’s slicing, measuring and mixing ingredients for the popular from-scratch breads, pastries, cookies and spreads sold at Mr. Ed’s, the homespun store and bakery he and his wife, June, own in the sleepy-even-by-day former Hamakua
Last week, The Nature Conservancy finalized its acquisition of 222 acres of southern Hawaii Island land. The international conservation non-profit says the parcel could turn into an expansion of the neighboring Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in the next few years. The triangular-shaped acreage, called Kahuku Iki (Little Kahuku), is adjacent to the national park’s Kahuku
Inside HAWAII Magazine’s November/December 2014 Food Issue you’ll find “75 Places to Eat Like a Local,” our now annual guide to the Hawaii places you’ll find residents like us heading to eat when we’re famished. This year’s “75 Places to Eat Like a Local: Mixed Plate Edition” digs into the Islands’ renowned array of multicultural
Hauoli Makahiki Hou (Happy New Year) to our HAWAII Magazine, HawaiiMagazine.com, Facebook and Twitter reader ohana from the staff ohana of HAWAII Magazine! “Hauoli Makahiki Hou” in Hawaii: The traditional Hawaiian celebration of bounty and harvest—Makahiki—coincides with several western winter holidays. The literal translation of the word “makahiki” also means “year.” Makahiki lasts for
As the clock ticks down on the final moments of 2014, the “rainbow state” will bid aloha to the year past and ring in the New Year with a rainbow of explosions in the warm night sky. Hawaii employs a last-but-not-least mentality in its New Year’s celebrations—even though we’re one of the last time zones
