Category: Hawaii Culture & Happenings

Though Hawaii Five-0 went off the air several years ago, there is still a high demand to see its filming locations. After all, for 10 years the hit CBS drama brought viewers into the most beautiful parts of Hawaii. Now these viewers want to know where is Hawaii Five 0 filmed.  Steve’s Home A swooping […]

Here’s a word you’ll likely see and hear while in Hawaii: mālama. So before you visit, it’s important to understand mālama’s meaning and importance in Hawaiian culture.   Malama means “to care for and protect.” It’s a widely used term that may be applied to almost any situation, and you can easily discover its many uses […]

Bruddah IZ was one of those singers who could easily light up a room with his melodic voice; he added color to the world with the hit, “Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World,” and brought joy to everyone he met with his jolly self and that overly-contagious smile. Although he’s no longer with us today, […]

Here’s a big OH-OH! for you: Look closely at the newly unveiled U.S. quarter, depicting the Big Island’s Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. There’s an image of a lava-spewing volcano, but look closely at the bordering text. Notice anything wrong with that? No, this isn’t one of those classic “What’s Wrong With These” photos you challenge […]

The state seal on the mauka side of the Hawaii State Capitol building.

The sounds of Hawaii come from all over the islands. You’ll hear it in the calm of the ocean, in the majesty of the mountains and in the gentle breeze of the tropical tradewinds. But nothing shares the spirt of Aloha better than Mele Hawaii, or Hawaiian music. Kumu Alan Akaka performing with his music […]

Because birthday horoscopes usually include a list of famous people born on that date, we wanted to highlight an upcoming one for July 24th. This happens to be J-Lo’s birthday as well as the French author of The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas’. But one name that stands out is that of American aviator Amelia Earhart. […]

Fourth of July in Waikiki attracts thousands to its shore every year, for picnics, barbecues or just a fun day in the sun. Well outside the waves, another kind of party’s taking place on a bunch of boats called Flotilla. It’s become bigger and bigger each year and now seems like something you’d see on […]

I looked Madame Pele (Goddess of Fire) straight in the eyes, and I was the first to blink… Staring into a 2,000-degree moving, bubbling, glowing, molten stream of lava is an amazing experience, and I was able to do this during my recent visit to the Big Island. The Hawaii Island, as it’s also called, […]

It’s difficult to imagine that the lush, green rolling hills at Kakaako Waterfront Park used to be mounds of smelly trash. Until the late 1980s, Kakaako served as a municipal landfill; today it’s a place for picnics, barbecues, bodysurfing and – of course – hill sliding. Kakaako Waterfront is known for its forever-rolling hills. Like […]

Every town has its all-in-one venue. Denver has the Pepsi Center while L.A. has the STAPLES Center. In Honolulu, it’s the Neal S. Blaisdell Center, which hosts everything from farmers markets to expos to concerts. But what distinguishes the Blaisdell – as it’s more commonly called – from other worldly venues? Well, Elvis Presley, of […]

Oftentimes, a song can trigger old memories or feelings we unknowingly had; whether joyful, somber or unchanging, the revelations can be very telling for us. A Hawaiian steel guitar’s silky tone and smooth bravado have that capability and take us back to the “vintage Waikiki days,” a time that many may associate with those dashboard […]