Israel “Iz” Ka?ano?i Kamakawiwo?ole (May 20, 1959 June 26, 1997) (pronounced [ka?maka?vivo??ole]) was a Hawaiian musician.He became famous outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future was released in 1993 with his medley of “Over the Rainbow” and “What a Wonderful World”, which was subsequently featured in several films, television programs, and commercials. Kamakawiwo?ole was nicknamed [...]
Planning a Trip to Hawaii by Ronnie Williams Hawaii is a group of islands or rather say an archipelago that is located in USA. It is situated amidst the azure Pacific Ocean surrounding Japan, USA and Australia. The area of Hawaii islands have to face the constantly blowing winds and thus has been rightly categorized [...]
New this week in Hawaiian music releases: Henry Kaleialoha Allen- released “Mauna Kea Hawaiian Steel Guitar” on Rainbow Records. You can learn more about his upcoming performances on his website: www.henrykallen.com. Also, new this week “Ho’i Mai ‘O Agnes” by Agnes Kimura and “Hawaiian Steel Volume 5″ by Duke Kaleolani Ching
Na Mokulua are two islets off the windward coast of O‘ahu in the Hawaiian Islands. They are also commonly known as “The Moks” or the “Twin Islands”. The islets are located a short distance off Lanikai, a neighborhood of Kailua, Hawai‘i and are often photographed. Moku lua means “two islands” in Hawaiian; N? is a [...]
‘Iolani Palace was the official state residence for the Hawaiian Kingdom Monarchy. It is the the only official state residence of royalty in the United States. The palace is located in the capitol district of Honolulu, and was the official residence for King Kalakaua and Queen Lili’uokalani. The ‘Iolani Palace structure that exists today is [...]
A British Columbia based company, Pretorius & McGrath, launched it’s new site Hawaii Gaga. Touted as THE Hawaii Vacation Rental Search Engine, they hope to be your one stop shop for island vacation rental searches. The site features interactive maps of the islands highlighting beaches, activities , and other sites of attractions. They also have [...]
We’ve put together a nice little script that allows you to add a “Hawaiian Word Of The Day” to your website. We’ve stocked the script with many words, but you can easily modify the script to add your own words. The script is easily modified to match your template and layout. Share your love of [...]
The official state flower of Hawaii is the yellow hibiscus (Hibiscus brackenridgei), also know as the pua aloalo. The hibiscus, all colors and varieties, was the official Territorial Flower, adopted in the early 1920s. At statehood in 1959, the first state legislature adopted many of Hawaii’s symbols as part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS, [...]
Last night the 31st Na Hoku Hanohano awards show took place at the Hawai’i Convention Center. The biggest winner was 33 year old self-taught musician Hoku Zuttermeister. Napua Greig won for female vocalist of the year for her debut album “Pihana. The awards program will be rebroadcast at 5:30PM and 10:30PM on Saturday June 21st [...]
Ma’ili Beach Park is located on the Leeward Coast of O’ahu. Ma`ili Beach Park is in the area which got its name from a contracted form of ma`ili`ili, meaning “lots of little pebbles.” The beach at Ma’ili Beach Park is over a mile long with a grassy lawn lined with palm trees. Camping is permitted, [...]