Aloha from Hawaii’s Big Island

For craft beer lovers, spring is one of the best times of year on the Big Island. Each year in early March is the popular Kona Brewers Festival, taking place this year on Saturday, March 9. The festival is held outdoors, against the backdrop of the Pacific Ocean in downtown Kailua-Kona, where you can sample…

When it comes to the music of Hawaii, there is nothing as iconic as the beautiful, rhythmic sound of the ‘ukulele. Even if you are thousands of miles away, just a few chords can transport you back to the warmth of the islands. Annual Waikoloa ‘Ukulele Festival If you’re lucky enough to be on the…

One of the things that makes the Big Island of Hawaii so special is how the beautiful Hawaiian language and culture is interwoven into daily life … from the Hawaiian words and phrases, to the Hawaiian slack key guitar and ukulele music, to the keiki (children) and kupuna (elders) dancing the hula. Opportunities to learn…

While this is the coldest, darkest time of year for a lot of folks on the mainland, it’s our favorite time of year here on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii’s Big Island. The sun is rising at 7 a.m. and setting into the sea a little after 6 each evening. The mornings and evenings are…

Here on the sunny Kohala Coast of Hawaii’s Big Island, we are enjoying some of the clearest skies we have had in decades! For the past 35 years, Kilauea Volcano, which is located on the opposite side of the island, has been erupting nearly continuously, causing hazy skies we call “vog.” Kilauea Volcano update Last…