Waimea on Hawai‘i Island, known for its green pastures, cattle and cowboys, has long been considered paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) country. But it’s more than that: Today, it’s a popular destination for delicious food, fine arts and local culture. Here are some places you can visit during your trip to this quaint, historic country town. Waimea […]
From the history of high-end audio design to unfiltered glimpses of Brooklyn’s intimate inner-city streets, it seems there’s a coffee table book for every subject. Fortunately, that applies to Hawai‘i, too. So if you’re looking to spruce up your home with Island-inspired tomes filled with glossy pages and attractive covers, check out these five coffee table books. “Kau Kau,
(As of March 2022, the ranch is permanently closed.) Gray clouds overhead, some drizzle on my skin and a pristine mountain range ahead of me. I feel like I’ve stepped into another world. In reality, I’m only 4 miles from the center of Kīlauea town on Kaua‘i’s North Shore. I’m with my husband, meandering on horseback through 300
In Hawaiian, ui means beautiful—a word that evokes elegance and grace, and with so little. It’s the source of inspiration in this fashion feature that blends modern, designer and traditional Hawaiian fashion to make a bright and alluring statement. Shot on location at Sunset Ranch on the North Shore, Oahu-based photographer Daeja Fallas and stylist Lindsey Higa offer
In our May/June 2017 issue, we asked travelers to imagine their dream Hawaii vacation—any and everything that springs to mind, from beachside brunches to adventurous hikes. Then, we asked them to share those trips with us on social media to help them turn those dreams into reality. Traveler Kelly Grogan-Albrecht wrote on Facebook: “My dream
As shown in the diverse subjects captured on camera by those who submitted, there’s no short supply of beauty to marvel at in the Hawaiian Islands. The 2017 HAWAI‘I Magazine Photo Contest received more entries this year than any in its history. Here, we feature the First and Second Place winners in four categories: Outdoor, Culture,
One of the things I love about being the editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine is that not only do I have writers on the ground looking for the best stories to share within our pages and online, but I also have all of you. Our readers have a pulse to what’s current and trending in the Islands,
For the past seven months, I’ve had to explain myself to others: I’m hiking the 11-mile Kalalau Trail on the Napali Coast of Kauai. I’ll be off the grid for four days and three nights with absolutely no cell phone service. I’m carrying with me food, some water and a tent. Yes, it’s dangerous. Yes,
When I was attending high school on Oahu, I joined a hiking and camping club. You would think it would have been a popular club, but it wasn’t. Popularity wasn’t the reason for joining anyway. I was doing it because mountains captivate me, drawing me to them almost innately, as a moth is to a
It wasn’t easy crowning winners in our 18th annual HAWAIʻI Magazine Photo Contest this year. So many beautiful photographs were submitted by travelers from around the world in four categories—Outdoors, People, Culture, Abstract—and we did our best to narrow them down. Here, we feature some of the images that were top contenders in the final rounds of
“Everything was black in Pearl Harbor. The only light was the Arizona burning. It was eerie.” The USS Arizona burned for two and a half days, and these words, a memory of Raymond D. Emory (Seaman, 1st Class) of the USS Honolulu, linger in my mind as I look out across Pearl Harbor toward Ford Island. I
Chatting with Aulii Cravalho, one thing rings clear: She was born to voice a Disney character. Like the ocean itself, which is what “moana” means in Hawaiian, the emotive range of her voice is deep and wide, coming at you in steady, confident waves and with an ability to flow from bubbly to serious to contemplative to hopeful, sometimes within the breath
