Next year Hawaii will celebrate it’s 50th year as a state in the greatest nation on earth, the United States of America.
In March 1959, both houses of Congress passed the Hawaii Admission Act and U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed it into law. On June 27 of that year, a referendum was held asking […]

So I thought long and hard about doing a writeup on the Iolani Palace takeover and well as you can see, I’ve decided to put it out there again. If you remember, it was just a few months back when we wrote an article titled “Native Hawaiians Take Iolani Palace“, after one group locked the […]

The “Aloha State” is making good steps in the right direction towards protecting our environment and saving the planet. Hawaii is one of many states finally starting to implement bans on those pesky plastic bags that are hardly biodegradable and most of the time end up blowing around the roads and highways throughout the state.
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2008 Olympics Artist Wyland Announces Grand Finale for Epic “Whaling Wall” Project. Mile-long mural in Beijing this summer with thousands of children will celebrate the “Green Olympics”
Marine life artist and conservation advocate Wyland, who first began his quest to paint 100 gigantic marine life murals 27 years ago, will announce the final mural in the […]

ABBA one of my all time favorite bands from the 70’s and early 80’s thinks Hawaii is a happy place and so should you. Yes I know I’m probably too young to have enjoyed ABBA during their time, but even us youngin’s like to go back in time and listen to some great music.
Anyway found […]

Jordan Salud, better known as I.A. “The Kama’aina Classic”, continues to rip it up on the mic. This local rapper who is the son of the World Champion boxer Jesus “The Hawaiian Punch” Salud, has just released another new album titled “Another Day In The H.I.” and it’s what they call “off the hook” and […]

Barack Obama has a big fan base in Hawaii and he should have considering he was born in the Aloha State. He also amazingly has a large following in Japan in at least one city that shares the same name; Obama, Japan. For those who have not had the pleasure of checking out the Hawaii […]

First of all we wanted to send a Happy Mother’s Day out there to all the wonderful mother’s of the world. Today we catch up on news and events from around Hawaii including the recent record of the “World’s Longest Fresh Flower Lei” set by the City and County of Honolulu on May Day/Lei Day. […]

The US Olympic team is comprised of athletes from all across the United States and the world. Some have careers in other countries and some still remain within the United States. For those who may have wondered how many athletes on the USA Olympic team were products of Hawaii or had a connection to Hawaii, […]

Evolution Sports presents Hawaii’s first Mixed Martial Arts Sports & Fitness Expo. This exposition involves three of Hawaii’s most explosive athletic industries, Hawaii’s Mixed Martial Arts, Sports, and Fitness industry all combined in one “Exciting & Explosive Exposition that will Blow You Away”. Mixed Martial Arts is the fastest growing sport in history along with […]

So I thought long and hard about doing a writeup on the Iolani Palace takeover and well as you can see, I’ve decided to put it out there again. If you remember, it was just a few months back when we wrote an article titled “Native Hawaiians Take Iolani Palace“, after one group locked the […]

Hey it’s aloha Friday and also 080808 which means that at least part of the day is made up of the 808 and without it, there just wouldn’t be an 080808!
So what’s the 808 part we’re talking about? It’s Hawaii’s area code of course and what makes it so unique is that Hawaii is one […]

The 3rd Annual Honolulu CANstruction Design/Build Competition was held on Saturday, August 23 from 8:00am - 2:00 pm at Pearlridge Mall, Uptown. This was an exciting six-hour competition led by AIA Architects, design professionals and engineers. Five-member teams erected giant, carefully designed structures that were built entirely out of canned food to fit within a […]

In Waikiki at the corner of Kapahulu and Kalakaua, extends this beautiful jetty simply called “The Waikiki Wall.” It’s a favorite local spot that’s been around for decades and is popular for boogie boarders and the occasional jump off the wall. On July 4th we spent our day hanging out in Waikiki soaking up the […]

“The Kamehameha Statue stands prominently in front of Ali’iolani Hale in Honolulu, Hawai’i. The statue had its origins in 1878 when Walter Gibson, a member of the Hawaiian government at the time, wanted to commemorate the 100 year “discovery” of Hawai’i by Captain Cook. The legislature appropriated $10,000 for the project and made Gibson the […]

“Below a scenic turnout along the Koko Head shoreline, this oft-photographed lava tube sucks the ocean in and spits it out. Don’t get too close, as conditions can get dangerous. Look to your right to see the tiny beach below that was used to film the wave-washed love scene in From Here to Eternity. In […]