Hawai‘i Island
Learn How This Big Island Family Found Artistic Inspiration in their Isolation
Keith Tallet and Sally Lundberg returned to Hawaii Island and found a source of creativity along the remote Hamakua Coast.
HAWAII Magazine's 2019 Readers' Choice Awards
The full list of 2019 winners, ranked by our readers and editors.
Explore a Hawaiian Forest and Volcanic Caldera on the Kilauea Iki Trail
After surviving a historic eruption over a year ago, most of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii Island has reopened, including the popular Kilauea Iki trail.
Destination: Hawaii Island
Explore the Big Island’s stunning geography, storied culture, ono food and plush resorts.
This Pittsburgh Native Crafted the World's Best Mai Tai, and Here's the Recipe
Christina Maffei, now a Honolulu-based consultant, was crowned the champion of the 11th annual Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival in Kona.
Mauna Kea: What Visitors Should Know
Ongoing protests have halted construction of an extremely large telescope on top of Mauna Kea. Currently, the road to the summit remains closed.
Wild Waipio, the Hawaii Island Valley Lost to Time
In sacred Waipio Valley, along Big Island’s wild coast, water is everything.
Get Specialty Coffee and Desserts at This New Hilo Bakery
The family-run Popover Bakery & Café bakes up doughnuts, flatbreads and, yes, popovers.
Sip, Slurp and Sample Exotic Wines at Volcano Winery
For $10, you can try eight unique wines, all grown on the high-altitude slopes of Mauna Loa.
This New Tea Shop in Hilo is the First to Focus on Hawaii Island-Grown Teas
Shaka Tea, the first line of Hawaii-grown herbal ice teas brewed with the endemic mamaki, opened a tea emporium on Hawaii Island this month.
How Three Hawaiian Cowboys Won the Wild West
A new book, “Aloha Rodeo,” takes readers through the history of Hawaiian cowboys.
How Hawaiʻi's Cacao is Making the World Sweeter
Hawaiian cacao crop and its delicious chocolate is capturing the attention of Hawaiʻi’s small farmers, and the appetites of everyone else.
5 Family-Friendly Trails to Explore Hawaii's Natural Beauty
These trails are great ways to explore the tropical outdoors—and tire out the kids, too.
The Big Island's Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden Is a Living Plant Museum
Nestled along the rugged Hamakua Coast is a fantasy forest of native and international flora with an ocean view.
Share Your Island Vacation With a Shelter Dog
Dog lovers can take advantage of this unique opportunity to spend their Island experience with Hawaii’s loveable and adoptable shelter dogs.
Southwest Airlines Announces Flights to Hilo
Honolulu to Hilo flights will be coming by fall, and flights to and from the continental United States will commence “before the holidays.”
Your Guide to Honokaa on Hawaiʻi Island
A thrifter’s paradise, Honokaa town on the Big Island is worth pulling over for.
The Complete 2019 Merrie Monarch Festival Winners List
See which hula halau came out on top.
Oahu Hula Dancer Crowned Miss Aloha Hula 2019
Taizha Keakealani Hughes-Kaluhiokalani has been named Miss Aloha Hula after Thursday's night of competition.
Your Events Guide to the 2019 Merrie Monarch Festival
In a week full of hula and Hawaiian culture, there’s a lot to see and do in Hilo.
How to Watch the 2019 Merrie Monarch Festival
What you need know to watch the Merrie Monarch Festival competition live from your computer or television.
Hawaii Telescopes Helped Capture the First Image of a Black Hole—and It Has a Hawaiian Name
Scientists worked with a UH Hilo professor to name the newly discovered black hole Powehi, a name sourced from the Kumulipo, the Hawaiian creation chant.
