Hawai’i is full of superlatives. Stunning sunsets, giant waves with excellent surfers, magnificent rainbows, wait … the world’s tallest mountain? What? The world’s tallest mountain? What about Mount Everest? If you measure Mauna Kea on the Big Island from the seafloor to the summit, it is 33,500 feet high, while Mt. Everest is only 29,029 feet… Read more »
We Have Reached a Huge Milestone, 1,000 5-Star Reviews on Tripadvisor
Today, we have something to be incredibly grateful for – This week we reached 1,000 5-Star Reviews on TripAdvisor! We see this milestone of one thousand 5-Star Reviews as symbolic of many things. First, it has inspired us to share a day of gratitude and reflection on the 36 years of our family business. We… Read more »
Ali’i Series Pt 2 – Queen Ka’ahumanu – Favorite Wife, Co-Ruler, and Changed the Course of Hawaiian History
In 1768, one of the most influential and important women in modern Hawaiian history was born. This woman came to be known as Queen Ka’ahumanu. A free spirit and a forward thinker, she was born in a tiny cave set into the side of Pu’u Kauiki. This 380′ tall cinder cone hill forms the backdrop… Read more »
How Hawaii’s Anthurium Became Its Most Popular Bouquet Flower!
Anthurium flowers never fail to mystify people. From this day since they were first introduced people ask if they are real. These stunning flowers were brought to Hawai’i from London in 1889 by Samuel Damon. Their cultivation and propagation went well until the 1970s when a fungal disease first appeared. This pest spread so… Read more »
King Kamehameha the Great – The Unification of the Hawaiian Islands
If you have ever visited Hawai’i, you have heard of the legendary King, Kamehameha the Great. He was the one person who was capable of achieving the impossible – uniting the Hawaiian Islands under one rule and one kingdom by 1810. Kamehameha’s vision was much like that of the United States, to form one nation… Read more »
Kama’aina – The Children of the Land. The Hawai’i Kūpuna Series, Part 2
Today, we continue our Kupuna Blog Series. These are the people that are the heart and soul of Hawai’i. They share what truly makes Hawai’i the special place it is. Although you may never know or meet any Kupuna, chances are you have crossed their paths. The person helping you at a store, giving you… Read more »
Kama’aina – The Children of the Land. The Hawai’i Kūpuna Series, Part 1
What is it that makes Maui or Hawai’i the special place that it is? Most visitors would probably answer that it’s the beaches, the surfing, the year-round close to perfect weather. They would all be wrong. The most important and memorable part of Hawai’i is the people These are the people whose ancestors discovered these… Read more »