“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 ...

It’s been four years since Hilo-born chef Sheldon Simeon published his first cookbook, “Cook Real Hawaiʻi,” putting local ...

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

Hawaiian land snails are among the most threatened animal groups on the planet.  Researchers believe 11 species of Endodonta ...

Five years after closing his award-winning restaurant—which had been a HAWAIʻI Magazine reader favorite—local chef Alan Wong ...

Growing up on the North Shore of O‘ahu, I always waited with bated breath for our next family excursion to Shark’s Cove. To me, it was a magical underwater playground with so much to do and see. And ...

As I walk around the corner of Keawe Street and Furneaux Lane in downtown Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island, bright red traffic signs ...

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 ...

The Daniel K. Inouye Kīlauea Point Lighthouse is the town’s historic treasure. Photo: Grace Maeda ...

Kevin Allen was a longtime writer and former editor of HAWAIʻI Magazine. Locally grown on the sandy, surf-riddled shores of Oʻahu’s North Shore, Kevin Allen was an intern, associate editor and editor ...

While it shares its name with the canyon on Kauaʻi and the bay and valley on Oʻahu, the town of Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island stands apart in a delightful way. Steeped in paniolo heritage, Waimea on ...