Oahu chef Ed Kenney knows a thing or two (or three) about food that brings communities together with his trifecta of restaurants in homey Kaimuki: Town, Superette and Mud Hen Water. Now, with Mahina & Sun’s, at the Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club, he’s about to pop Waikiki’s tourist bubble. HAWAIʻI Magazine: Kaimuki is your comfort […]
Poke is about more than just ahi. Sure, the default iteration of the popular Hawaii food favorite uses fresh tuna as its main ingredient as opposed to, more, shall we say, exotic poke like raw crab, mussel, clam and kimchee. But for folks who truly love poke, the idea that you can “poke anything” is
Standing behind the counter of Kamaka Hawaii’s Honolulu store, Fred Kamaka strums through each of the nine ukulele hanging on the wall next to him, and the conversations of the people chatting around me fade away. It’s the signal that the factory tour is about to begin. The large factory is seperated into many stations and
Sometimes traveling to the Islands is best done by picking one specific town and staying there, within that 1- to 2-mile radius, and exploring only it for the entire time. I understand that’s hard to do in this gotta-check-it-off-the-bucket-list world, but, if you dare to give it a try, I promise you’ll find a unique
It was a grey and drizzling day last September when scientists on the island of Niihau discovered an emaciated female Hawaiian monk seal pup still sporting its black lanugo coat. She was, they thought at first glance, a newborn. But instead of trying to suckle her mother for milk, the hungry seal, named Kilo, approached
Aaron Kawaiaea always knew he wanted to be an artist. Art was the only subject in school to which he paid attention; he would draw whenever possible. “I was kind of kolohe (a troublemaker),” he says. Kawaiaea admits he was better at creating than studying; in fact, he dropped out of high school and starting
A new style of ukulele, the Pahulele, has made taking the sound of Hawaii abroad safer and more convenient. Thirty-four-year-old Reid Shigemura is a second-generation luthier—his father made violins for a living—and now, he is revolutionizing the ukulele. Shigemura reenvisioned the instrument, making a removable neck and building the body as a box that can
Your favorite Hawaii foods star in these lines of beauty products and create a deliciously nutritious combination for your skin. Ginger Coffee Scrub Washing your body from head to toe with a coffee scrub is very fun, and just as messy as it sounds. But, the aroma from this invigorating blend of Hawaii-grown coffee will
In the beginning, there’s a garden. But for those embarking on the Islands’ most celebrated road trip, like so much of the sprawling vegetation along and up East Maui’s mountainsides, it’s easy to cruise right past without proper notice. Just 15 minutes into what’s projected to be a two-and-a-half hour escapade to Kipahulu, I can
Everyone has a different definition of what makes a great escape. It can mean biking the open roads on the quiet island of Lanai, mountain tubing down a relaxing waterway in Lihue, or maybe just getting away for a time to drink a couple of mai tais, ideally near a beach with a cool breeze, away from
As we leave Haleiwa Harbor, my heart feels like it’s beating hard enough to burst out of my chest and flop onto the deck of the Mo‘o like a freshly caught mahimahi. The ol’ ticker is pulsing with nervous anticipation as I try not to think about the movie “Jaws.” Or, it could just be the
Actors Rita Moreno and Howard Keel during the filming of “Pagan Love Song.” Photo: Kauai Historical Society In 1950s Kauai, the tourism industry was just beginning to take off. There were no direct flights to the island, but visitors could now travel eight hours from Los Angeles to Honolulu by plane—a lot faster than the
