Entries tagged 'historic'
Big Island Activities: Make Bread, Portuguese Style
Portuguese sweet bread is a staple of Hawaii supermarkets, a remnant of the ethnicity of settlers, workers and paniolos who still today comprise a key demographic in paradise. Making bread the Portagee way involves heat, a stone oven, and lots...
Molokai Mule Ride: Hawaii on Hooves + Killer Views = Awesome Ride
I did the Molokai Mule Ride almost a decade ago on assignment for a travel publication (This video gives you a great flavor for it). The ride was spectacular. The views from the trail as it zigzags down the...
Army Museum Hawaii: Small, Interesting, In Waikiki
I'm back with another Microsoft Mobile post, coming at you from Fort DeRussy in Waikiki. When you see the Microsoft Mobile logo, you know I'm posting on the go. I am actually posting from a coffee shop right next...
Restoring Honokowai Valley on Maui
This is an intriguing article on restoration efforts in Honokowai Valley on Maui, from Maui No Ka Oi Magazine. A number of projects like this have cropped up over the past two decades as the Hawaiian Renaissance continues to slowly...
'Rape of Europa' opens at Doris Duke Theatre Sunday
With the closing of the Varsity Theater, the Honolulu Academy of Arts’ Doris Duke Theatre is the lone art house in town, and film curator Gina Caruso is keeping it stocked with top-notch options. Opening Sunday is the acclaimed documentary...
Honolulu By Foot: Nice Roundup Feature
Honolulu Weekly has a nice roundup of Honolulu's handful of walking tours, through Chinatown, graveyards, and other places. It's a nice read and made me want to break out the Tevas and Camelpaks (kidding, sort of). Caveat sunburn. Midday tours...
Massive Renovations of the Royal Hawaiian: Looking Good
The legendary Pink Palace, an iconic presence on the sands of Waikiki, has long been a bit of a paradox. It oozes elegance and bygone luxury yet has clearly lacked TLC, staff training, and any decent food to speak of....
Hawaii Hotel Deals: Royal Hawaiian On Sale
With occupancy rates continuing to fall in Hawaii and the summer travel season sleepier than normal, lots of deals to be had out there. The Sheraton Royal Hawaiian is offering a pretty good one -- $289 for an ocean view...
Big Island Travel: "Rolling Green Hills"
Most of the time when I read drive guide articles by mainland writers, I rarely find something original or different. It's far too easy to trod the beaten path and many editors far from Hawaii don't know the difference. When...
Hawaii Museums: Hulihee Palace on the Big Island
Update: Hulihee Palace suffered considerable damage in the 2006 Earthquake centered off the Big Island. Tours of the palace are offered on a limited basis due to this damage and reconstruction work may be underway in the near future. This...
Hawaii Hotels: Renovation Almost Done at Moana - Can Westin Upgrade the Service?
For most of the past two decades, the historic and lovely Sheraton Moana Surfrider Hotel may have been the most underwhelming hotel in Hawaii. A lovely wooden, turn-of-the-century Victorian structure in virginal white, the Moana is one of two remaining...
First Revolving Restaurant in the World: Ala Moana Flashback
Food blog SeriousEating has a nifty post on the history of revolving restaurants.Turns out the first one ever was opened in 1961 in Hawaii by Seattle architect John Graham atop the Ala Moana Office Building (where it remains today doing...
Pacific Aviation Museum Opens Dec. 7
After years in the making, the Pacific Aviation Museum opens its doors in two weeks. The museum will be chock full of goodies for history and World War II bufffs. If you like the National Air and Space Museum in...
Hawaii Hotels: Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Pros: A true classic hotel and one of the most architecturally interesting buildings in Hawaii. The Royal -- also called "the Pink Palace" -- retains the charming aura of a bygone era. It sounds cliched but the long, echoing...
