Hawaiian homeowners planning an “extreme makeover” for their residences often find everything they need at the Gentry Pacific Design Center in O`ahu, a headquarters for home construction, renovation, and home furnishings. The complex’s tenants have chalked up many beautiful home makeovers to their credit -- yet one of the Center’s greatest makeovers is that of its own site.
When the first Polynesians arrived on the Islands that would become known as Hawai`i, they did not bring any Wolf ovens with them. But they did bring along the knowledge of a cooking technique that was popular throughout Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and even in the Americas.
The mythological city of Shangri-La was a tranquil place, far from the corruption of regular civilization, located in the distant reaches of the Himalayan Mountains of Tibet. Or so James Hilton wrote in his classic novel, “Lost Horizon.” The exotic name has...
Travel to the Hawaiian Islands was a real adventure in the 1800s and early 1900s. The Islands were wilder; the locals wore less clothing; and the voyage took days instead of hours. Visits typically lasted weeks and months, not days. During this era, schooners and steamships ruled the waves; transoceanic flights were an imaginative fantasy…
One of Hawaii’s loveliest public gardens traces its heritage back to one of Hawaiian history’s most influential women. Queen Emma, the wife of Kamehameha IV, was -- and in many respects, still is -- the guiding star behind the spectacular, 100-acre, oceanfront Allerton Garden on Kaua`i.
The lush peninsula of Kalaupapa rolls out from the cliffs of north Moloka‘i like a soft, green carpet ready to soothe weary seafarers. But this serene welcome mat belies the profound tragedies suffered here by thousands of unfortunate Hawaiians.
Hawaiian homeowners planning an “extreme makeover” for their residences often find everything they need at the Gentry Pacific Design Center in O`ahu, a headquarters for home construction, renovation, and home furnishings. The complex’s tenants have chalked up many beautiful home makeovers to their credit -- yet one of the Center’s greatest makeovers is that of its own site.
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When the first Polynesians arrived on the Islands that would become known as Hawai`i, they did not bring any Wolf ovens with them. But they did bring along the knowledge of a cooking technique that was popular throughout Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and even in the Americas.
Travel to the Hawaiian Islands was a real adventure in the 1800s and early 1900s. The Islands were wilder; the locals wore less clothing; and the voyage took days instead of hours. Visits typically lasted weeks and months, not days. During this era, schooners and steamships ruled the waves; transoceanic flights were an imaginative fantasy…
The lush peninsula of Kalaupapa rolls out from the cliffs of north Moloka‘i like a soft, green carpet ready to soothe weary seafarers. But this serene welcome mat belies the profound tragedies suffered here by thousands of unfortunate Hawaiians.
