People travel thousands of miles to reach Hawaiʻi—one of the most isolated landmasses on Earth. Its eight main islands help ...

Executive chef Brad Dodson is cooking up fresh culinary experiences at 855-Aloha, Romer House Waikīkī’s signature—and ...

Following the pandemic and the devastating fires of 2023, Maui’s businesses and residents have shown remarkable strength and ...

Voting is now open for HAWAIʻI Magazine’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!  Thousands of you voted in our 2025 awards, selecting ...

Year after year we’re amazed and inspired by the hundreds of images submitted to the annual HAWAI‘I Magazine Photo ...

“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 ...

Beginning in the 1850s, as the sugar industry grew and plantations began to multiply throughout Hawaii, plantation owners—many tracing their ancestry to English and American missionary families—began ...

Strong trade winds and big channel swells have made the north shore of Lanai a hazardous area for navigation, evidenced by the ships that have wrecked along its 6-mile coastline known as Shipwreck ...

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 ...

Nearly twice as big as all the other Hawaiian Islands combined—hence its nickname, Big Island—Hawaiʻi Island is truly awe-inspiring. It’s home to one of the world’s most active volcanoes and all but ...