Check it out here at search.hawaiirama.com. Tell us what you think and what can be made better -- or if it totally rocks, tell us that, too. Hint -- this thing is best for detailed searches into Hawaii topics. We…

Golf Mag trots out it's 20th anniversary rankings of best resorts around the world. Natch, Hawaii bags a good number -- nine out of 75, to be exact. Catching top ranking was the Four Seasons Resort Lana'i at Manele Bay.…

Fishing in Hawaii is serious business. Lots of locals feed their families with fresh catch. The best restaurants either buy in the morning from the fishmarkets or directly from the fishermen. And the islands are a world class sportfishing destintation…

Veteran Hawaii golf writer Don Chapman rounds up a spate of recently opened (meaning within a decade or so) exclusive, private golf clubs around the Hawaiian Islands. Private, as in, by invitation only in some cases, such as the Nanea…

On a relatively dismal day out at "Number Threes" in Waikiki, I counted three guys on stand up paddle surfing boards (pictured here) go by. That convinced me the large marge barges of surfing are multiplying rapidly. What is…

Ho, cuz! Barack got some kala! (That's money in Hawaii slang). So now that Barack has raised almost as much money as Hillary Clinton, me thinks he can afford a REAL NICE Hawaiian vacation at this point. Not that I…

Continuing in our shameless publicity grab for Google props....aside from playing basketball and bodyboarding, Obama played tennis growing up in Hawaii. With sunny skies over 300 days per year, Hawaii is, of course, a tennis paradise. What many tourists do…

There are so many places to get in the water in Hawaii that the selection becomes overwhelming, like a kid in a candy shop painted ocean blue. No worries. When I am venturing outer island or even around Oahu, I…

Rell Sunn was one of those rare people that everyone loved, and it’s not hard to see why: not only was she a talented professional surfer, but also a wonderful mother, patient teacher, gifted cultural practitioner, and generous community activist.…

What the heck is skimboarding? Basically, its akin to surfing but rather than paddle into a wave, the boarder runs towards shorebreak, slides the board out in front of himself / herself, jumps on the board as it begins…

High surf advisory in effect for most of the state. With fairly light trades blowing, could be some good tow-in weather on Maui, Kauai and Oahu. Ask at surf shops for best spot to go watch -- there are…

There are plenty of sports bars on this island, and most have one thing in common: they are adequate hangouts to watch football. But as the baseball season winds down, there is really only one place to experience the World…

Picture this. Jawz is cracking, the tow-in boys are going off, and the lineup is full of testosterone and serious glory hounds. Quick -- what do you wear to a day like this? Maui Rippers. Made on Maui, these board…

Dumping bloody bits of fish into the water to entice sharks close to steel cages containing humanoid divers is something practiced all over the tropical world -- in Tahiti, the Caribbean and other warm water locales. Two dive companies do…

Diving with dolphins in Hawaii is quite amazing. It is illegal to follow them or touch them. For the most part, they choose to be with you. You can choose to be in a place they frequent but after…

The Hawaiian word for turtle is honu and they are considered a symbol of good luck in Hawaii. Fortunately, honu are relatively abundant in island waters. They are respected and protected in Hawaii, for the most part. The primary…

Aloha to the paddlers and ocean lovers who arrived at Hawaiirama courtesy of the friendly folks at Sea Level! (via Newyorkology) Well, we don't have much outrigger content yet on the site (we're only five days old, after all) but…

This is a long, long right that takes a straight North swell quite well. It doesn't line up as well for a West swell. Also called Lani's, it can get totally huge (double-triple overhead) and remain rideable under the right…

From the deck it looks like the Southwest Swell as promised has yet to arrive. Should come in this afternoon. Glassy and light winds so not a great windsurfing day. Surfline Southern Shores Report…

A particularly bad box jellyfish invasion has struck Waikiki. Bummer, as the South Shore is just starting to light up with the new swell. These jellyfish are a regular visitor to the southern and leeward shores of the Hawaiian…

Small surf around the islands, best bets are on the South Shores for longboarding on the strong rising tide in the early to mid-morning. A new southwest swell should start filtering in later today or tomorrow. Surfline Southern Shores Surf…