You ask. We answer. Reader Joe McPherson is headed to Maui next week and had a question for us. What’s the best way to make arrangements in advance for golf tee times? Simple. No matter which island is your destination, call the concierge of the hotel or resort you are staying at before you get […]
The cover feature of the new issue of HAWAII Magazine is all about the “15 Things We Love About Hawaii” right now. Among them, you’ll find the Big Island-made chocolate we’d fly from our Oahu offices to savor. The Hilo designer whose Hawaii-inspired fashions and prints we’d pick up while we’re there. And the hula
The new issue of HAWAII Magazine features a story on Maui Brewing Co., a Lahaina-based artisanal brewery crafting Hawaii-inspired beers. Its brews have won international beer awards. Owner Garrett Marrero and brewmaster Tom Kerns use Hawaii-grown ingredients, when possible—fresh island-grown pineapple, Maui-made rum, Kauai lehua blossom honey. But since opening in 2005, Marrero has also
Apparently, hell hath no fury like golfers unleashed on Maui with $10,000 in cash, a BMW Z4 and an LPGA tournament slot at stake. At least that’s what we thought while watching a preview of Golf Channel’s reality series “Big Break,” which premieres its 10th season Tuesday at 10 p.m., eastern time (6 p.m. Hawaii
Hawaii has lost not just a legendary entertainer, but a respected cultural figure. A well-known Hawaiian music family has lost its much-loved matriarch. Winona Beamer passed away in her sleep this morning at her home on Maui, after a long illness. She was 84. Her sons are musicians Keola and Kapono Beamer—as a duo, best
Alaska Airlines is stepping into the void left by the departure of ATA and Aloha Airlines. It will add a daily flight between Seattle and Kahului, Maui, to its Hawaii flight schedule beginning July 17. From Oct. 31 through April 25, 2009, there will also be a flight from Anchorage to Maui, twice a week.
The Hawaii Superferry’s back. The ferry resumed interisland service today between Oahu and Maui—departing at 6:30 a.m. from Honolulu to Kahului, and returning at 11:15 a.m. from Kahului to Honolulu. A one-way trip between islands takes about four hours. Passenger fares one-way are $39, and $55 for passenger vehicles. Reservations may be made at the
ATA Airlines announced late Wednesday, Hawaii time, that it was shutting down nationwide passenger service. The airline had Hawaii routes from Oahu, Kauai, Maui and the Big Island to Los Angeles, Oakland, Las Vegas and Phoenix. If you are holding tickets for ATA flights, you can contact other airlines here. If you would like a
Wish you were here? Can’t blame you. Here’s almost the next best thing. We’ve collected links to a handful of Webcams around the state offering live views of our beaches and—well, pretty much just our beaches. Want to see the sun set over Hanalei Bay on Kauai? Click the Sheraton Princeville’s beach-roving camera below. Got
Aloha Airlines announced this morning it was shutting down passenger service—both interisland and transpacific. Its last day of passenger operations will be tomorrow, March 31, though many of its Hawaii-to-Mainland routes have their last flight today, Sunday. If you are holding tickets on Aloha past that date, you can contact other airlines, including United Airlines,
Inter-island air carrier Aloha Airlines Inc. filed for bankruptcy yesterday. For the second time since 2004. If you’ve got a ticket, don’t worry. Aloha Airlines is still flying its entire schedule, and is not canceling flights. Aloha’s airfares are also expected to remain on par with its competitors despite the Chapter 11 reorganization filing. Why
Thought we’d share a couple of kid-friendly packages we recently found out about from the folks at the Big Island’s Mauna Lani Resort and ResortQuest Hawaii. The first is golf. Already home to a couple of top-ranked courses designed by Francis H. Ii Brown, the Mauna Lani resort recently opened a nine-hole golf course for
