There are countless hours put into every sentence in our books. But double that amount of time (we know…how can you double something we describe as infinite?) for the pictures you see amongst the text. The pictures you see in our books can take hours, even days to...
The ‘amakihi, also known as the Hawaiian honeycreeper is a small green/yellow songbird that is endemic to Hawai‘i. It has long been thought of as being extremely hearty and adaptable to habitat change. They are foragers who feed on mostly nectar, supplemented with...
Of all the weather related warnings that occur in Hawai´i, flash flood warnings are the most prevalent. This is due to two main factors: the amount of rain we get here in the Rainbow State and the steep, mountainous terrain. As each severe weather alert reminds us, it...
We came across this sign at a beach park the other day, and just had to share our thoughts. We just thought this was a rather refreshing sign (excuse the bad pun, but it works here.) In all the years we’ve spent exploring the islands we’ve never seen a sign like this,...
When dining in Hawai´i, a lot of the more affordable options you will encounter are in local food restaurants (local kine grindz, brah). We point out in the dining chapters that local food is generally combinations of Hawaiian, American, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino...
Coconut water is all the rage in the beverage world these days. As trendy as it has become, Polynesians have known the benefits of coconut water for millennia. Just to clear something up, coconut water is what you get when you open up a fresh, green coconut. Coconut...
