Voting is now open for HAWAIʻI Magazine’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!  Thousands of you voted in our 2025 awards, selecting ...

Year after year we’re amazed and inspired by the hundreds of images submitted to the annual HAWAI‘I Magazine Photo ...

Hawaiʻi Island isn’t my usual go-to for island hopping, but when a friend who once called it home invited me along, I ...

“They really are the gentle giants of the ocean,” says Shari Sicsko, co-owner of Kona Snorkel Trips, which offers its world-famous manta ray night snorkel year-round. “Everybody’s really passionate ...

What To Do from Hawaii MagazineBishop Museum Welcomes Last Known Survivor of Rare Hawaiian Snail Genus Believed to be the final survivor of its genus, the endangered snail has found refuge at the ...

O‘ahu from Hawaii MagazineThe James Beard Award-winning chef and Hawaiʻi Regional Cuisine pioneer will open Alan Wong’s at the Honolulu hotel, replacing its signature restaurant, Hōkū’s, in early 2026 ...

Five years after closing his award-winning restaurant—which had been a HAWAIʻI Magazine reader favorite—local chef Alan Wong is moving to Kāhala. The Alan Wong, the James Beard Award-winning chef and ...

In Hawai‘i, f rom baby lū‘au to backyard potlucks, the sounds of Hawaiian slack-key guitar—or kī hō‘alu— fill the air . These mele (songs) The sweet sounds of the Hawaiian slack-key guitar are unique ...

Red Salt at Koʻa Kea Resort on Poʻipū Beach is an ode to Kauaʻi’s red earth and the red ʻalaea (salt) it produces. The restaurant pays homage to this sacred ingredient by incorporating it with the ...