You asked, we answered. These Q&A episodes are some of our favorites. This is when we can offer our insider tips and advice about traveling to the Islands—and we hope you find our information valuable and useful, too. Here a few of our answers. (Of course, you’ll get more details listening to the podcast!) Best […]
You may have seen Lindsay Watson around. The local girl—she grew up in Upcountry Maui, mainly in Kula—is making a name for herself in Hollywood, starring in Netflix’s “Finding ‘Ohana” as Hana who—like herself—has big dreams. And in “The Wind & The Reckoning” she portrays Pi‘ilani in an unapologetic and movingly real look at the
Chef Robynne Mai‘i never imagined she would be nominated for the prestigious James Beard Award, an honor she felt was unattainable for a first-time chef-owner with a small (but very popular) restaurant in faraway Honolulu. “We didn’t conceive Fête and run Fête with the aspiration of winning a James Beard Award,” says Mai‘i, who opened
Native forest birds have long been represented in ancient myths of Hawai‘i and revered for their vibrant feathers. Hawaiian ali‘i (high chiefs and leaders) adorned themselves in magnificent cloaks made of the birds’ tightly woven feathers. But, like many endemic species in Hawai‘i, forest birds are at risk of extinction. The mission at the Maui
It’s Q&A time, as we’ve got a whole round of new questions to be answered by the hosts of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast. If you ever wanted to know how to get a lei to your friends and family on the Mainland, or need clarification on the hours of Diamond Head State Monument, then
As Hawai‘i once again welcomes travel, it does so with new avenues for visitors to partake in “trips that give back.” At the helm of establishing this regenerative tourism model is Kalani Ka‘anā‘anā, Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s chief brand officer. Born and raised on O‘ahu, Ka‘anā‘anā assumed the newly created position last summer and sees regenerative
It’s time for round two of our “Have Aloha Will Travel” podcast Q&A super show! In case you missed it last week, we answered a slew of questions from readers and listeners, and Cat and Kevin return to the mics in this episode of HAWT to answer even more questions. What do the people want to know?
It has been a hot minute since Cat and Kevin have taken questions from listeners and answered them, which is exactly what they do on this week’s episode of the “Have Aloha Will Travel” podcast. We get a lot—like, a lot—of questions from readers, listeners, watchers and fans of the magazine on a daily basis. So
On their steady march to episode 100, Cat and Kevin reconvene on the mics to answer your questions. Picked out from emails, Facebook comments and Instagram inquiries, the duo discusses a wide range of topics, like why subscribers are now receiving HONOLULU Magazine, what the “best” time to visit Hawaiʻi is and how locals feel
It seems there’s nothing Lee Anne Wong can’t do. After competing on Bravo’s “Top Chef,” the New York-born chef moved to O‘ahu, opened award-winning brunch spot Koko Head Café in Kaimukī, moved to Maui with her new family to head up the restaurant at the historic Best Western Pioneer Inn in Lahaina and, during a pandemic, overhauled
Some people have their first cup of coffee in their late teens, maybe early 20s, and some never have coffee at all. Shawn Steiman, who has more than earned his moniker, “Dr. Coffee,” had his first cup at age 10, and he’s still buzzing. Steiman is, without a doubt, one of the most knowledgeable individuals in the field
Back for its 26th week, the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast tackles some of the most frequently asked Hawaiʻi travel questions. As a quick disclaimer, we’d like to apologize for the low buzzing noise in the background of much of the episode. Our audio recording equipment had a minor hiccup, and it wasn’t caught until
