Hawaiʻi Island isn’t my usual go-to for island hopping, but when a friend who once called it home invited me along, I ...
It’s been four years since Hilo-born chef Sheldon Simeon published his first cookbook, “Cook Real Hawaiʻi,” putting local ...
Hawaiian land snails are among the most threatened animal groups on the planet.  Researchers believe 11 species of Endodonta ...
Five years after closing his award-winning restaurant—which had been a HAWAIʻI Magazine reader favorite—local chef Alan Wong ...
As I walk around the corner of Keawe Street and Furneaux Lane in downtown Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island, bright red traffic signs ...
Whether you’re on a vacation, staycation or just playing hooky from work, sipping on your favorite drink in a hotel bar is a ...
In Hawai‘i, f​​​rom baby lū‘au to backyard potlucks, the​ sounds of​ ​​​Hawaiian slack-key guitar—or kī hō‘alu—​​​fill the ...
The first confirmed humpback whale sighting of the 2025-2026 season was off the coast of Kauaʻi on Oct. 14, 2025. Holoholo ...
While it shares its name with the canyon on Kauaʻi and the bay and valley on Oʻahu, the town of Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island ...
Kailua, the once-sleepy community on Oahu’s Windward Side, is most often associated with its beaches. And we get it. Kailua and Lanikai beaches are world-renowned, luring thousands of visitors every ...
The Hawaiian Islands claim 10 of the world’s myriad climate zones, the only place on earth with so many concentrated in one small area. You can visit all of them on Hawai‘i Island, or find a few ...