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Welcome to Waikiki. The 2.5 mile strip of silver sand and resorts known as Waikiki Beach, also has another name. The World’s Longest Shopping Center. Maybe it is, and maybe it ain’t. Here’s why shopping in Waikiki will bring tears to your eyes. It’s FUN. Yes, Virginia, shopping is just fun, period. Shopping in Waikiki … Read More »
Halemaʻumaʻu crater on the Big Island is the face of volcano activity on Hawaii’s largest island. Hawaiian mythology says Halemaʻumaʻu is home to Pele, Goddess of Hawaiian Volcanoes. It’s the one volcano in Hawaii you can see up close, so close you can touch it. Sometimes. Volcano activity on the Big Island has remained continuous … Read More »
Maui is home to lovely beaches, a calm and regal lifestyle, lush tropical forests, and mountains. High atop the 10,000 foot volcano Haleakala is the Argyroxiphium sandwicense subspecies, macrocephalum. What? The silversword; a rare plant from Asteraceae. That’s not in a galaxy far far away. The silversword calls Maui’s Mt. Haleakala home. Certain times of … Read More »
Haleakala means House of the Sun. It’s the world’s largest dormant volcano (officially still active, though not since 1790) and the island of Mau’s largest visitor attraction (beaches don’t count). Over one million people a year view Haleakala’s crater, over half a mile deep, seven miles long and almost 3 miles wide. Hawaiians consider Haleakala … Read More »
Fill in the blank. Give it a guess. Hint. It’s not surfing. It’s not snorkeling. It’s not sunbathing, although all three are probably done in Hawaii as much or more than anywhere else in the world. Hawaii has more sur, sun, sharks, and spam than anywhere else. It’s not those, it’s… Golf. That’s right, G-O-L-F. … Read More »
Snorkeling isn’t really considered a death defying sport. I like snorkeling. Hawaii was made for snorkeling. I can spell snorkel. Of all the beaches that ring the islands of Hawaii, where’s the best beach for snorkeling and what’s death defying about it? I’ll cut right to the chase. Snorkeling is better at Hanauma Bay than … Read More »
It’s more than possible that there’s a tougher golf course than the Ko’olau Golf Club on Oahu. It’s possible. It could happen. It’ll be on Jupiter. Maybe Neptune. Or Rigel 4. Perhaps Romulus. The Romulans look as if they’re up to a challenge. Not only is the Ko’olau Golf Club the most challenging—it may be … Read More »
Yes, there was art in Hawaii before 1927. It just wasn’t all in one place. One of the Pacific’s leading art institutions is centered in the Pacific. Centered in Honolulu, to be specific. Centered on Beretania Street, to be specific. The Honolulu Academy of Arts was established in 1927 by Anna Montague Cooke (Castle & … Read More »
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