This is hula festival is far less crowded than many of the larger fests. That’s in part due to its location on Moloka’i but the caliber of this event is stellar and worth a dedicated visit for the hula fanatics. Moloka’i Ka Hula Piko began in 1991 and it takes place each year on the third [...]

The Mission Houses Museum in Honolulu adds some bite to the night with the kick-off of the Oahu Cemetery Pupu Theatre. Say what? Attendees will gather at the cemetery where many historic figures are buried next to the museum grounds in the historic district of the city. “Participants will listen to the first person account [...]

A look at “Branch Vases” the ceramic work of Michi Itami evokes bamboo sections coated in slick-looking pahoe’hoe lava from a recent eruption. Itami is constantly playing with shapes in her fascinating and engrossing ceramic works. She moved to Maui only a few years ago and already has become one of the most sought-after artists [...]

Kona local Chad Campbell founded this friendly fest in 2003 as a way to bring together the Big Island’s surfing community and to get stoked on an international array of surf flicks. Apparently, he succeed because eight years later the fest is going strong. Each October Chad, his family and friends, put on the festival on the sunny Kona Coast at the stunning Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows