Whether it’s a celebratory dinner, holiday or Sunday brunch, Kō has long been a beloved gathering place for visitors and locals. Many folks, including my brother, make it a point to dine at the ...

Just in time for the winter surf season, The Ritz-Carlton Oʻahu, Turtle Bay is bringing back its iconic bar.  After a ...

I did a lot of interisland travel this year—at least 10 trips I can remember—all for food. There were several notable ...

In Hawaiʻi, we’re decking the halls across the Islands at holiday parades, light shows and pop-up events.   On Oʻahu, you don ...

When I was a kid, my mom’s go-to dessert recipe was pineapple upside-down cake. She used canned pineapple—just like every ...

While Hawaiʻi doesn’t experience dramatic seasonal changes, there are still plenty of ways to feel the holiday spirit ...

Kailua, the once-sleepy community on Oahu’s Windward Side, is most often associated with its beaches. And we get it. Kailua and Lanikai beaches are world-renowned, luring thousands of visitors every ...

The seven-course dinner in The Treehouse is customized for each guest. Photo: Courtesy Hotel Wailea Imagine dining under a canopy of mango and avocado trees in a real-life treehouse with stunning ...

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 ...

Perhaps you’ve seen the friendly, distinctively-colored nene (pronounced “nay-nay”) at a park, wildlife refuge, ranch, golf course or zoo in Hawaii. But there’s more to these inquisitive birds than ...

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 ...

It’s one of those Kona days when the sky is clear but its colors are muted by a voggy haze. I watch a group of teenagers bodyboard a break, jumping off the wave right before it splashes against the ...