Culture St. Benedict’s Painted Church in Kona is a One-of-a-Kind Artistic Wonder Amid the coffee fields in South Kona, Hawaiʻi Island, a simple church exterior hides a cathedral covered in colorful fresco paintings. by Meghan Miner Murray
Food This Hawaiʻi Island Rum is All About the Farm-To-Glass Experience Kuleana Rum Works is the first-ever commercial distillery on the Big Island. by Meghan Miner Murray
Activities Exploring the Wailua River on Kauaʻi is Full of Surprises This river is Hawai‘i’s only navigable waterway (by boats larger than kayaks). by Meghan Miner Murray
Activities Wild Waipio, the Hawaii Island Valley Lost to Time In sacred Waipio Valley, along Big Island’s wild coast, water is everything. by Meghan Miner Murray
Culture St. Benedict’s Painted Church in Kona is a One-of-a-Kind Artistic Wonder Amid the coffee fields in South Kona, Hawaiʻi Island, a simple church exterior hides a cathedral covered in colorful fresco paintings. by Meghan Miner Murray
The Bliss List Sleep on the rim of an active volcano at Volcano House Witness Pele’s majesty from your bedroom at this unexpected lodge overlooking Halemaumau Crater. by Meghan Miner Murray
Culture Twilight at Kalahuipuaa: Live music and talk story gathering at Mauna Lani Bay Hotel Next to Keawaiki Bay on Hawaii Island, a group of friends play music, tell stories, sing and dance well into the night. by Meghan Miner Murray
Activities Bike Hawaii’s tour of Waikiki takes you on a multi-sport adventure You'll be hiking, biking and sailing your way around Oahu’s natural splendor. by Meghan Miner Murray
Culture Holua sledding, the death-defying sport of Hawaiian chiefs In Keauhou, a mile-long engineering marvel allowed alii (chiefs) to ride down a mountain at 50 miles per hour all the way to the sea. by Meghan Miner Murray
Activities Hawaii Island in 11 hours by helicopter and by land See volcanoes and the Kona coast on this all-day trip with Paradise Helicopters and Hawaii Forest & Trail. by Meghan Miner Murray
Activities Sail from Maui to the Island of Lanai on this Unique Day Trip Spend the day exploring Lanai by catamaran. by Meghan Miner Murray
Adventure Backpacking the Muliwai Trail to Waimanu Valley on Hawaii Island The trail is the only accessible route to this verdant valley. by Meghan Miner Murray