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Making Family Connections at Pearl Harbor
Poignant, inspiring, sad, thoughtful, important. Those are the words I jotted down in my notebook as I toured the newly expanded WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument and associated Pearl Harbor Historic Sites on Oahu earlier this month. To be frank, I didn’t know much about the site before I visited — my childhood [...]
Oahu with Tweens and Teens
This story originally appeared here on FamilyVacationCritic.com: My husband Quent and I left the kids at home for a recent five-night trip to Oahu. We would have loved to have brought them along, but with school still in session (not to mention the additional airfare it would cost us) they stayed back in Colorado with [...]
The Lei Exchange Ceremony… Hawaii’s spin on the traditional unity candle.
The Hawaiian Lei Ceremony is truly a reflection on the local way of life and can incorporate as few or as many loved ones as you like. Lei are forms of appreciation, love, and aloha so you should feel free to give them out at any occasion you feel inclined. Trust me; the recipients of [...]
Chef Ed Kenney Shares the Eats Around His Kaimuki Neighborhood
The following is a guest blog by Melanie Kosaka of Share Your Table and What Chefs Eat iPhone app. Just a 10-minute ride from Waikiki, Kaimuki is the antithesis of mall culture. An eclectic mix of street front shops and restaurants, it’s one of the few places in urban Honolulu that entices you to park [...]
Hand picked by uber chef Jean-George Vongerichten, Colin Hazama of the St. Regis Princeville shares his top picks for ethnic eats on Oahu
The following is a guest blog by Melanie Kosaka of Share Your Table and What Chefs Eat iPhone app. Recently named as a 2010 James Beard Award Rising Star Chef semi-finalist, Colin Hazama knows good food, so when he shared with me his favorite local restaurants I paid serious attention. This young chef loves traditional [...]
Hawaii Adventure: Swimming with Dolphins
The following is a guest blog from Aileen Torres and the original article can be found here. I got in some dolphin time today on Wild Side Specialty Tour’s morning wildlife cruise (8 to 11 a.m., $105 per person, sailhawaii.com). If you’re looking for a way to get in a short tour of the Waianae [...]
Culinary Adventures on Oahu
The following is a guest blog from Kim Tracy Prince and the original article can be found here. For three and a half days, I was a lone traveler on Oahu without a kitchen. These are my stories. ((bong bong)) Tourist Food: The first place I stopped at once I got out of the airport [...]
Hawaii Adventure: Ocean Kayaking
The following is a guest blog from Aileen Torres and the original article can be found here. I took a little trip to the Hakipuu Valley, about 45 minutes away from Waikiki, where I’m staying. When the Bike Hawaii bus picked me up for the Rainforest to Reef tour (9 a.m. to 4 p.m., $105.05; [...]
Beyond the Beach: The Honolulu Fish Auction is a Showcase for Hawaii Seafood
Getting Raw and Wild in Hawaii While we might be famous for our gorgeous beaches and the ocean activities (or in some cases non-activity i.e. sunbathing) that take place on our shores, Hawaii is also renown for world-class seafood and a fish auction that is unique in the United States. Each weekday morning before dawn [...]
Hawaii Adventure: Best Things To Do on Your Last Day
The following is a guest blog from Aileen Torres and the original article can be found here. It was my last day in Hawaii, and I fully intended to fill it up. My flight wouldn’t leave until 11 p.m. from Honolulu, so I made sure to schedule in as much as I could. If, like [...]