Catherine Toth Fox

August may mark the start of school in Hawaiʻi—but it’s also sea turtle nesting season. Since 2020 nesting activity by Hawaiian green sea turtles, or Here is everything you need to know about sea turtle nesting season in Hawaiʻi, which is from August to November.

The walk to the new premiere suite at the luxe Halekūlani threw me off. Instead of walking toward the main elevators, I was led toward the hotel’s spa, The opulent new bungalow is an homage to Halekūlani’s original bungalows from the 1900s, blending timeless elegance with modern luxury.

The Four Seasons Resort Hualālai Debuts a Reimagined Signature Restaurant and a New Sushi Lounge

The first time I learned about the Alakoko Fishpond on Kaua‘i was back in 2012, when I hopped on a stand-up paddleboard on the Hulē‘ia River and glided Alakoko is a 600-year-old Hawaiian fishpond on Kaua‘i’s southwest coast. Is one of the most endangered historic places on the island.

It’s been four years since Hilo-born chef Sheldon Simeon published his first cookbook, “Cook Real Hawaiʻi,” putting local favorites like pork adobo, “Ohana Style,” by chef Sheldon Simeon, comes out in March 2026, is still about Hawaiʻi, but includes more about dishes that anyone in the world can make and enjoy.

Five years after closing his award-winning restaurant—which had been a HAWAIʻI Magazine reader favorite—local chef Alan Wong is moving to Kāhala. The Alan Wong, the James Beard Award-winning chef and Hawaiʻi Regional Cuisine pioneer, will open Alan Wong’s at the Kāhala Hotel & Resort, replacing its signature restaurant, Hōkū’s, in early 2026.

*This story was originally published on Oct. 31, 2024.   Years ago, I went on a ghost tour with Native Hawaiian storyteller Lopaka Kapanui, visiting The legend of night marchers in Hawaii.

A languid afternoon, a tray of desserts, maybe a glass of Champagne. That’s how I want to spend the holidays. And afternoon tea service, especially the

It’s not at every hotel that, after mailing a coconut (yes, you read that right), you can hop on a beach bike and ride along a shoreline path to dinner. Moana at the luxe Kona Village, a Rosewood Resort, showcases Hawaiʻi’s bounty of seafood at historic Kahuwai Bay.

Most locals know the concept of the ahupuaʻa, a land management system that extends from mauka (mountains) to makai (ocean). About a decade ago, the This community-led effort to mark ancient ahupuaʻa on Oʻahu is helping residents and visitors understand the island's traditional Hawaiian land divisions—and their kuleana to care for them.