We were in Hawaii to celebrate my boyfriend’s sixtieth birthday.  On Saturday, our first day after arriving, we decided to take our hotel guest advisor’s advice and head for the End... Read more >>

People travel for different reasons. Some travel to experience a new culture while others, a new cocktail. Some travel to spend time with the family, while others travel to spend time with the inside... Read more >>

They want to know what I’m doing everyday. They should look at my datebook that is ten years old. I have been picking myself up. I’ve learned that you can keep going long after you... Read more >>

Most people shell out tons of money for transportation when visiting a city. Because they’re unfamiliar with the lay of the land, they take cabs everywhere or go on guided tours. But to really... Read more >>

With minor local exceptions, the rocks of the Big Island of Hawaii are made up almost entirely of eruptive volcanic effluent—lava and ash, and sediment derived from eroding and weathering lava... Read more >>

While traditional Hawaiian music has its own distinct sound, its genre has contributed to a variety of different styles used in contemporary music today. You probably think of the ukulele when you... Read more >>

Bob and Kelly King started Pacific Biodiesel in Hawaii ten years ago, before anyone knew what biofuels were or why they were important. In 1995, while he was working at the Central Maui... Read more >>

Central to our social life here in Kailua Kona, is the coffee house. Not the ubiquitously generic Starbucks (although we do have two of those) but unique, lively, and decades-old, boutique coffee... Read more >>

Of all the Hawaiian Islands, because it is the youngest, the Big Island has the fewest and smallest beaches … this leads to crowding during the height of tourist season at some beaches. Because... Read more >>

Aloha, I’m Donnie MacGowan. I live on the island of Hawaii, in the County of Hawaii, in the state of Hawaii. I love living in Hawaii; it’s full of wonderful, amazing, and fabulous things... Read more >>