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Learn some Hawaiian Culture at Kalaeloa Heritage Park

The “Malama Hawaii” program to increase cultural awareness among Hawaii visitors is working. Various studies and surveys are bearing this out, as more and more…

He’eia Fishpond: history and healing

For many hundreds of years, native Hawaiian fishponds (Loko I’a) have been a vital part of maintaining a balance between the natural resources that are…

Hawaii place names: Pearl Harbor/Pearl City

The vast majority of neighborhoods and towns in Hawaii are known by their traditional native Hawaiian names. The literal translations of those Hawaii place names…

Here’s how I rediscovered the Honolulu Zoo

One of the wonderful things about entertaining visiting family and friends in Hawaii is that it will often lead to activities we might otherwise regard…

Honolulu’s Exceptional Trees; “Tree Huggers” Here This!

We’ll go out on a limb here and suggest that the kind of tree most commonly associated with Hawaii is the coconut palm. It’s a…

Birding in Hawaii: a birdwatcher’s guide

Hawaii is home to a wide variety of native bird species. Many of them are on the Endangered Species List and some are “critically endangered”….

5 Top Hawaii Traditions

Top 5 Hawaii traditions to know for your Hawaii Vacation | Malama Hawaii

Yaling Fisher is back in the studio with Aloha Bruce to discuss Top 5 Hawaii traditions for this episode of the Hawaii Vacation Podcast, as…

HAwaii Historical Sites

Top 5 Hawaii Historical Sites to Visit on your Hawaii Vacation

Aloha Bruce is talking about some notable Hawaii historical sites on this episode of the Hawaii Vacation Podcast, sights that might miss some Hawaii visitors’…

What is a Hawaiian Lomilomi Massage?

If you plan on getting a spa treatment or massage in Hawaii, you’ll likely encounter one popular option: a Lomilomi massage.  Though this is a…

Hawaii archaeology made easy

Hawaii is probably not the first place to spring to mind when you encounter to word “archaeology”. That distinction belongs, probably, to places like the…

A Walk Through Downtown Honolulu

Downtown Honolulu is very much a walkable city, which is great news for residents and visitors alike. It’s a little over six miles from the…

Hawaii festivals returns!

Happily, with Summer 2022 comes the return of the Hawaii festivals and a variety of annual fairs and celebrations around the state that were shuttered…