A dedication ceremony was held today at Waikiki’s Outrigger on the Beach hotel for a lobby area now serving as a tribute to Herb Kawainui Kane, a leading figure in the Hawaiian Renaissance — that revival of long-suppressed and neglected cultural identity expressed in music, language, hula and construction of Hawaiian voyaging canoes, which got […]
Terry O’Quinn, who won an Emmy for his role as the enigmatic John Locke on ABC’s Lost, is joining the cast of our favorite re-imagined police procedural drama, Hawaii Five-O, according to a news release issued by the CBS Television Network. O’Quinn will play a Navy Seal Lt. Commander who trained McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) and
In old Hawaii, trespassing in areas sacred to Hawaiian chiefs was punishable by death unless the offender could somehow flee to the nearest puuhonua, or place of refuge. This week, the Big Island’s Puuhonua O Honaunau — one of the last preserved places of refuge in — is marking its 50th anniversary as a unit
Bon dance season in Hawaii is now under way. The Japanese custom of o-bon — Hawaii shortens the word to bon —honors the spirits of family members who have passed away. You’ll find o-bon festivals slated for just about every weekend at Hawaii hongwanji missions and temples, from June through August. According to tradition, it
Hawaii will celebrate its 95th annual King Kamehameha Day this weekend — and next weekend — with ceremonies, parades and other cultural celebrations paying tribute to King Kamehameha the Great, who unified the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810 and was its first monarch. The first King Kamehameha Day, proclaimed by King Kamehameha V to honor his
Scientists on the Big Island are monitoring a fresh stream of lava plunging into a lava lake deep within Halemaumau crater on Kilauea volcano’s summit. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has released a video that shows the stream rushing into the lava lake, “disrupting the crust in a chaotic fashion,” according to an observatory report. The source
Ledward “Led” Kaapana, a master of ukulele and slack key guitar — a finger-style guitar art form that originated in Hawaii — was today named as a 2011 National Heritage fellow, the nation’s highest honor in folk and traditional arts. Each of this year’s nine fellows will receive a $25,000 award and attend a banquet
Scientists on the Big Island are tracking the buildup of a raised lava lake in Puu Oo crater on Kilauea volcano’s east rift zone. A recent eruption update report issued by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory describes the lava lake, which now rises above the floor of the crater to a height of about 33 feet, as
In the May/June 2011 issue of HAWAII Magazine, we’re taking readers, in words and photos, to some Hawaii natural wonders it’s likely they haven’t had a chance to see up-close-and-personal. There are dozens of breathtaking places throughout the Islands that even lifelong residents have never experienced first-hand. The cover feature “10 Hawaii Places You Haven’t
On the Big Island this weekend and consider yourself a coffee connoisseur? The Kau Coffee Festival is back for a third annual celebration of the southeast Big Island district’s increasingly world famous and award-winning java, May 14 and 15. Among the featured Kau area growers at the fest will be Kailiawa Farm, which earlier this
The sixth annual Big Island Film Festival, kicks off Wed., May 11 with a menu of 63 independent films, including 10 filmed here in Hawaii. Altogether, films from seven countries will be represented at the five-day festival, based at the Mauna Lani Resort on the South Kohala Coast. Celebrity honorees with Hawaii roots will include
A one-night film festival, showcasing six short films by Hawaii directors, is slated for Fri., May 6 at Kumu Kahua Theatre in Honolulu’s downtown area. The First Friday Maoli Film Festival will include two official Sundance Film Festival selections. In January, Ty Sanga’s Stones, which is set in ancient Hawaii, became the first all-Hawaiian language
