Looking for a new Honolulu activity on your Hawaii vacation? I have a recommendation to make. I can tell you its name, Manoa Heritage Center, but have been asked not provide the exact location. Yes, this hidden gem asks for discretion. You can’t drop by unannounced. I’ll explain why later. A reservation is needed and [...]

The Humpback whales are just finishing their summer season in Alaska and will soon be returning to their beloved Hawaii. Start looking for them in November. If you’re on Kauai this summer you may spot Orcas, “killer whales,” for the first time in nine years. The highly social carnivores are hunters and were seen Sunday trying [...]

There was a waiting line to get into the Crack Seed store in Kaimuki. That’s how popular this 30 year old business is with locals. I’ve walked by many times before but today decided to experience it myself. The Young Family was more than helpful. I was given free samples to try and taken to [...]

Do you remember the days before airport screenings when you just waked to your gate? While those days are over, a group of Polynesian voyagers found a new way to arrive in Hawaii using help from their ancestors. Their journey from New Zealand was by canoe. We were at Hanalei Wednesday to see their seven [...]

The longest day of the year has passed. Because Hawaii is close to the equator, even our longest day of the year only had a 7:22pm sunset. That’s much earlier than for those who live on the mainland. We also have another solar event coming up and Hawaii is the only place in the U.S. where [...]

It’s July 4th weekend. That’s always a time to be thinking about family, friends and food. It brought to mind those special food products that people most associate with Hawaii. And which of those are the very best. When you come to Hawaii, what groceries do you stock up on? And which of these do [...]

Today is the 33rd annual National Doughnut Day, and that’s something that I can personally get behind celebrating. When I was a kid I virtually lived on doughnuts, and confess loving them to this very day (read on). National Doughnut Day was originally created by the Salvation Army to honor women who served doughnuts to [...]

While we’re waiting for the next great Hawaii travel deal to come our way, here are some beautiful lei from last weekend’s annual celebration at Kauai Museum.  Also, please note that the recent deal: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Newark and DC to All Islands $205+ Each Way still has some limited availability as of this [...]

As I stepped outside the Honolulu Academy of Arts and into the warm Hawaii sun, I felt an inner glow of inspiration by what I had just seen. And if you’re in Honolulu between now and May 22, I think Exquisitely Modern: 50 Works from Herbert and Dorothy Vogel will have the same impact on [...]

The Big Island’s Hapuna Beach is one of my favorite in the entire state, and I have never seen anything dangerous there other than seasonal big surf. So while scouring the web for Hawaii travel deals we love to bring you, I was caught by complete surprise to see in this morning’s newspaper a brief [...]