Learn How to Make a Lei
It’s easy to learn to create a lei for Mother’s Day, school graduations, or just to share some aloha or appreciation, as Hawaiians do, thanks […]
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Hawaii Culture
Top 13 Hawaiian Pidgin Words to Know Before You Go to Hawaii
Besides the ukulele and slack key guitar, one of the most distinctive sounds in Hawaii is Hawaiian Pidgin English, or Pidgin for short.
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Top 15 Hawaiian words to know before you go to Hawaii
If you’re going to the Aloha State, you probably already know that aloha is Hawaiian for “hello,” “goodbye” and “love,” a luau is a feast
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Top Phrases to Know Before You Go to Hawaii
Hawaii has two official languages — English and Hawaiian — but it also has a widely spoken unofficial language, Hawaiian Pidgin or Hawaiian Creole, informally
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Best Holidays to Experience in Hawaii
While Hawaiian holidays have the same federal holidays as the rest of the United States, it celebrates them with unique island traditions, and also has
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The History of the Lahaina Banyan Tree
If you’re strolling down Lahaina’s famous Front Street, you simply can’t miss the banyan tree. Sandwiched between Lahaina Harbor and the Wharf Cinema Center, the
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King Kamehameha: A Brief History of a Great Leader
There’s a holiday, there are road signs, statues and there’s even a golf club bearing the name Kamehameha. But who was this man? His given
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What is a Hawaiian Luau? A Brief History
When you hear the word luau, you might imagine fire dancers, aloha shirts, hula and mai tais. For good reason: That’s standard fare at the
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Hawaii’s Statehood: Good, Bad or Both?
One the my favorite parts about writing about the Hawaiʻian Islands is meeting cultural ambassadors like Clifford Naeole on Maui. Clifford works with the Ritz-Carlton
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Hawaiian Words for Waves
While California may be the source of modern surfing terms, the islands where the sport originated naturally have their own vocabulary for he‘e nalu, literally
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