Colorful costuming, music and expertly executed visual storytelling combine in one of Hawaii’s top annual hula contests, beginning tomorrow on Hawaii Island. The 9th annual Moku O Keawe International Hula Festival will bring three days of hula competition, workshops and a craft market to the Hilton Waikoloa Village on Hawaii Island, Nov. 6-8. Halau (group) […]
The best way to see some of Hawaii’s most colorful residents is to strap on a mask and dive into the ocean. But, the best place to go? That’s a bit more contentious. So, we turned to our HAWAII Magazine Facebook reader ohana and asked: What’s your favorite Hawaii snorkeling spot? Hundreds of you voted,
Grab your popcorn and mochi crunch! The 34th annual Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) kicks off this week with a lineup of nearly 200 diverse films from around the globe. The festival happens Oct. 30 to Nov. 9 on Oahu, and Nov. 13 to 16 on Hawaii Island and Kauai. HIFF is Hawaii’s largest independent
A lava flow from Kilauea volcano that has slowly advanced toward the Hawaii Island town of Pahoa over the last two months, quickened its speed over the last 48 hours. At its current pace, the magma could cut off area residents’ access to the rest of the island within a matter of days. Between Tuesday
Alaska Airlines announced on Wednesday that it plans to launch a new non-stop service between Hawaii Island’s Kailua-Kona and San Diego in March 2015. The carrier is offering introductory one-way fares as low as $219 for the route. The new route will make Alaska Airlines the only carrier offering regular direct flights between San Diego
Lilikoi (passion fruit) may be Hawaii’s favorite exotic tropical fruit. Its sweet and tangy orange pulp can be found in (and on) countless confections served throughout the Islands: stuffed into malasadas, poured over ice cream, baked into cakes, tossed into salads, shaken into cocktails or smeared on bread as butters and preserves. This Saturday (Oct.
Hawaii residents and visitors are watching Hurricane Ana today, which could bring inclement weather and unpredictable ocean conditions to the Islands this weekend. Forecasters now predict the center of Hurricane Ana will bypass Hawaii on a trajectory 150-175 miles southwest of the Islands. As of 5 p.m. (HST) today, Fri., Oct. 17, Ana remained a
For more than a half-century, Wayne Subica spent most of his free time hunting for artifacts related to Hawaii’s sugar-plantation era on eBay and at antique stores and garage sales. Some of the vintage items he purchased are chipped. Others are rusted or discolored. But, to Subica, each is a priceless vestige of the agricultural
This Saturday, Hawaii Island’s Kona and Kohala coasts will again host more than 2,000 athletes for one of the most demanding athletic events in the world. The 36th annual Ironman World Championship will combine three grueling long-distance sporting events into a single triathlon— a 2.4-mile open water swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a full
Rob Pacheco traces the origins of his lifelong passion for trekking the great outdoors to a stocky bird that kept showing up in a rice field near his childhood home in California’s Sacramento Valley. Driven to identify it, he located a copy of Audubon’s Birds of America and discovered the bird was a reed dweller
When it comes to beautiful parklands, Hawaii has no shortage. Between Hawaii Island, Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai you’ll find seven national parks, 55 state parks and countless city, county and regional beach parks. Over the last few weeks, we’ve polled our HAWAII Magazine Facebook reader ohana, asking them, “What’s your favorite Hawaii park?” Several
Late Tuesday night, when many Hawaii residents would otherwise be dreaming, many of us will be watching the skies for an awe-inspiring phenomenon taking place overhead. Around 11:14 p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time), the Earth will orbit between the sun and the full moon, casting its dark shadow across the moon’s surface in a total lunar
