To the naked eye, it looks like plaid, but locals can spot palaka prints from miles away. Palaka, known for its signature white woven pattern atop a solid color—typically red, blue or green—has been a ...

Located in one of the most iconic hotels in Waikīkī, it’s no surprise that Accents at The Royal Hawaiian Resort isn’t just another sundry shop. Opening in 1927, The Royal Hawaiian was one of the first ...

On first glance, it doesn’t look like much—a small ditch on the side of the road, only about 50 feet long, in the town of Waimea, Kauai. Most people who take the short detour to get here are more ...

Thanks to a history full of sugar cane production, the mai tai has become synonymous with Hawaiʻi, even though the tiki cocktail didn’t originate in the Islands. To celebrate this National Mai Tai Day ...

The next time you go to Kapaa, listen to the locals. The 8-mile drive from the Lihue airport to the district’s historic center was the only set of directions I had upon arriving to Kauai, and turns ...

White rice topped with a hamburger patty, sunny-side-up eggs and smothered in brown gravy—that’s Hawaiʻi’s iconic loco moco. It’s a humble dish believed to have originated in Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island.

Our readers love Hanalei Bay—and so do we. Situated on the North Shore, Hanalei Bay tops our list of the best beaches on Kauaʻi in 2026. Year after year, the beach is a favorite among HAWAIʻI Magazine ...

The quaint Kauaʻi town of Kōloa stretches from Old Kōloa Town all the way to Poʻipū on the island’s sunny south shore. It was the site of Hawaiʻi’s first commercial sugar mill, which opened in 1835, ...

Maui-based mental health therapist-turned-writer Toby Neal, whose series of Hawai‘i-based crime and romance novels are hugely popular, penned a memoir called “Freckled” about her wild childhood on ...

While each Hawaiian island is as beautiful and postcard-perfect as the next, each has its own distinct personality—and its own nickname, too. But, if you’re unfamiliar with each island’s individual ...

One of my favorite beaches on Maui is on the island’s West Side—and no, it’s not Kāʻanapali Beach. It’s Kahekili Beach, right around the corner. The lesser-known shoreline is just north of its famous ...