There are moments in a kid’s life when too much free time leads to trouble. Usually, mom and dad are at work, and school is out for the day. Kapa’a Middle School fills this void with playful learning activities that serve up lifelong lessons. “Holomua is an after-school program, and it’s free,” says Terry Maguire, [...]
WELCOME TO Kimo’s Vegas … the Player’s Edge! HAU’OLI LA HANAU … Fergie celebrated her 37th at a VIP table in 1OAK (One Of A Kind) with hubby Josh Duhamel. Michael Jordan was in the house at his own table chillin’ after his Las Vegas Celebrity Invitational. WHAT WOULD YOU do to make the Las [...]
Culture is not only part of our island heritage, it’s a major reason visitors come to Hawaii. And there’s probably no more cherished, and unique, element of our culture than the hula. The granddaddy of them all is April’s Merrie Monarch Festival. When I lived on the Big Island in the 1980s, I could see [...]
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this month, Hukilau Lanai in Kapa’a is known as much for delicious food and idyllic views as for its support of local farmers and its green business practices. The birthday celebration includes its third annual Earth Dinner April 23. For $50, diners will feast on a five-course, locally sourced meal. That [...]
WELCOME TO Kimo’s Vegas … the Player’s Edge! IT’S THAT TIME of the year when celebrities salivate at the chance to show off their bodies and make a few bucks hosting a Vegas pool party. Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett was more than happy to do the same with her post-birth body and to promote her new WE [...]
“Tourism Matters” this week is about excellence and achievement in the visitor industry. On Kaua’i, the stars of our visitor industry were honored at Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association’s Kaua’i chapter Malama Awards. This year’s theme was “Haupu Mauna Kilohana I Kala’i” or “a mountain outstanding in the calm.” The 15th annual ceremony featured 90 [...]
I was surprised to learn that people didn’t know about Java Kai in Old Town Kapa’a. Every time I go, there’s a group of coffee junkies clustered around the counter placing and waiting for orders, or sitting at tables with their laptops tapped into the free Wi-Fi. For those of you who don’t know, it’s [...]
WELCOME TO Kimo’s Vegas … the Player’s Edge! FASTER THAN you can say “times change,” so do the odds in a Vegas casino. The moment the rumors of Peyton Manning donning a Broncos jersey began, the team’s 70 to 1 longshot odds began falling and kept dropping all the way to 7 to 1 once [...]
Safety is one of the pillars of a successful visitor industry. Destinations that have high crime rates, or experience just a handful of highly publicized incidents, quickly find that travelers easily go elsewhere to enjoy themselves or conduct business. That’s why safety is one of the Hawaii visitor industry’s top priorities. On the frontlines of [...]
“My husband Dan and I are big chili fans,” I say to Sal Ochoa, owner and master blender of Sal’s Salsa. It’s a cold and rainy Saturday, and we are sitting in the Hanalei Community Center just before the farmers market opens. “Once, we made a 3-hour drive to buy a bushel of roasted chili [...]
