As part of their ongoing commitment to preserving the Hawaiian culture, Kaanapali Beach Hotel, Hawaii’s Most Hawaiian Hotel, is proud to once again host Maui’s only children’s hula (dance) competition, Hula O Na Keiki. In its 25th year, the competition will be open to students from around the world and will honor Hawaii’s indigenous dance. Over […]
Kai Lenny is arguably the best waterman from Hawaii in this era. The 22-year-old from Maui is a six-time stand-up paddle world champion and competes professionally in windsurfing and kitesurfing as well. Lenny is also a big wave surfer, and one of the regulars at Peahi on Maui—you may know it as Jaws. With all
One of the most popular visitor shows on Maui, “Burn’n Love,” an Elvis tribute extravaganza, is sparking more conversations AND getting a little more action, after opening its second show in Waikiki this week. The new show by the same name opened at the Magic of Polynesia Theatre at the Holiday Inn Resort Waikiki Beachcomber
The third Sunday of July is National Ice Cream Day, but you can celebrate all month long. President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July as National Ice Cream Month after declaring the third Sunday of July National Ice Cream Day in 1984. He called ice cream “a nutritious and wholesome food,” and who are we to disagree?
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
Summer afternoons are meant for lounging outdoors and listening to Hawaiian music at sunset, while eating ono (delicious) food and sipping on a tropical drink. Here are some events happening this summer to help you in your quest to live that dream. HAWAII ISLAND An Evening with Cyril Pahinui and FriendsFriday, June 26 Slack key master Cyril Pahinui
Anthony Bourdain—renowned foodie, former chef and adventuring world traveler—recently dove into local Hawaii culture on Oahu, Molokai and Maui for the latest episode of his eponymous CNN series “Parts Unknown.” The new episode—the eighth installment of the Emmy Award winning show’s fifth season—will air on CNN this Sunday, June 14 2015 at 9 p.m. EDT
Today is King Kamehameha Day in Hawaii. The official state holiday honors and remembers King Kamehameha the Great—who established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810 and was its first monarch—with lei-draping ceremonies, parades and other cultural celebrations. King Kamehameha V began the holiday to honor his grandfather, King Kamehameha I, on June 11, 1872 and
Obon, a Japanese Buddhist season honoring ancestors’ memories and sacrifices, fills Hawaii event calendars annually between June and August. According to Japanese tradition, that’s when spirits return to visit family and friends. Photo: Alan Kubota. If you’re in the Islands this summer you should definitely participate in at least one. Looking for an event this
Repeat visitors to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii Island and Haleakala National Park on Maui this week may have noticed it costs a little more to visit and camp there. Pricing changes at both parks took effect on Mon., June 1. At Hawaii Volcanoes, the state’s most visited national park, the formerly $10 seven-day
Hawaii is hikers’ nirvana, with trails on every island for every level of hiking experience, over multiple varieties of terra firma (and not-so-firma), showcasing every measure of our Islands’ world-renowned diversity of landscapes, climate zones and unsurpassed natural wonder. Below you’ll find three great Maui hikes, grouped by proficiency level. We’ve already shared 6 Great
It’s remarkable how a single photo can encapsulate the memories of an entire journey and serve as lifelong “proof” that you visited a really special place. Especially when that photo was taken as part of a once-in-a-lifetime trip to a place like Hawaii. So we wanted to know: What’s the one Hawaii photo you’ve taken
