It took a few months before I finally realized that my new normal really wasn’t so normal. For much of the summer I woke up ...

Kauaʻi is one of my favorite Hawaiian Islands to visit—and I’m not alone. The Garden Isle was voted the Best Island in ...

Step into The Dotted Line on a weekday around noon, and you’re likely to see tables of business professionals making deals ...

This story was originally published on Dec. 21, 2017. Much like Thanksgiving, Hawaiʻi does Christmas with its own twist.

This story was updated on Dec. 24, 2025. A year ago on Dec. 23, 2024, one of the world’s most active volcanoes awoke.   That ...

For many, perusing the snack aisle in any grocery store feels like a stroll down memory lane. And because of the many ethnic influences here, so much about the Islands are unique, from culture to ...

A doorman takes a deep breath and blows into a conch shell as guests enter the lobby of the Coco Palms hotel into a sea of pandemonium. It’s 1957 and the cast of “South Pacific”—178 actors and ...

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 ...

Manta rays are big business in Kailua-Kona, where local outfitters estimate some 80,000 people come to snorkel and dive with them each year. The manta tours are done nightly, where big spotlights ...

Hula Pie has been a longtime staple of TS Restaurants (which owns five eateries in the Islands, including the popular oceanside Duke’s Canoe Club Waikiki.) It’s a favorite dessert with Island visitors ...

When many visitors step out of the plane and breathe in Hawaiʻi’s air, the first thing they often say is “it smells like flowers.” These six iconic flowers, although not all of them are indigenous, ...

The next time you go to Kapaa, listen to the locals. The 8-mile drive from the Lihue airport to the district’s historic center was the only set of directions I had upon arriving to Kauai, and turns ...