If you love exploring the local book scene when you travel, here's my guide for bibliophiles coming to Hawaii. After reading my list of ideas, please add your own favorites in the comment section below. Visit the Hawaii Book Blog On-Line Before, during or after your Hawaii...
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...
What does a psychiatrist, sewing machine and Bailey's Antiques and Aloha Shirts all have in common? I spent the afternoon recently in Honolulu finding out. When 10,000 mental heath professionals came to Honolulu last month for their annual conference, I set out to meet one...
A new and innovative bicycle sharing program has just launched on Oahu. In B-cycle's own words, "B-cycles are there when you want one and gone when you don't. Just swipe your card, grab a bike, and get to where you’re going." The cost to rent a bike is based on a daily ($5),...
Japanese owned 7-Eleven recently announced plans to double its presence in Hawaii. They will add 46 stores to the existing 55 stores on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island over the next five years. The chain which first came to Hawaii over thirty years ago has 41,000...
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...
The likelihood of both visitors and locals riding the new $5.5 billion 20-mile elevated rail system may just have increased significantly. Plans for Honolulu's mass transit system have been in the works for a half-century. The city announced yesterday that it had received...
One frequent question we're asked is which island to visit. For those of you who are frequent visitors to Hawaii, you know it comes down to a personal choice since each island is unique. I've put together my thoughts on the subject and look forward to hearing yours. Oahu...
Updated 11/10. KITV is reporting that the swim has been stopped. While I've seen nothing from her official team, Penny apparently encountered man-o-wars again, just as she had earlier in the year. Updated 11/9. The swim began today as scheduled. Her arrival on Kauai is...
When TripAdvisor's list of the dirtiest hotels in America came out last week, the Laie Inn on Oahu's North Shore was missing. A wrecking ball saved it from the list and innocent guests will no longer have to endure its nightmare. Laie Inn closed in October and is being...
