Features

March 22, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

If you are maintaining turf on a golf course, it has to be almost perfect. However, most folks aren’t held to such high standards when it comes to a home garden. The important thing to k...

March 18, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

Mutual Publishing has two new little cookbooks out this month, “Hawai‘i Cooks with Coconut” and “Hawai‘i Does Desserts.”

March 18, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

When I was thinking about making a comforting meatloaf but wanted to make a quick dinner, I created a way to cut down on the baking time. I divided the meatloaf into two small loafs and placed...

March 17, 2025 | 7 MIN READ

Jon Stollenmeyer, 42, grew up in Ohio and studied architecture at the University of Cincinnati. In 2005, he visited a classmate in Japan with the idea of seeing the work of modern architects l...

March 16, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

As a young backpacker, I first fell in love with the picturesque village of Rothenburg, in Germany’s Franconian heartland. At that time, the town still fed a few farm animals within its...

March 15, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

After 45 years of living in the cool mountain mists of Kaloko Mauka’s Kona Cloud Forest Sanctuary, we have decided to move.

March 11, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Curry just might be one of the most misunderstood culinary terms.

March 11, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

The first day of spring astronomically is March 20 and meteorologically is March 1. Astrological spring is tied to the rotation of the Earth and the exact moment the sun crosses the Equator. T...

March 9, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

England’s best city within two hours of London is beautiful, historic Bath. The city is popular and expensive, but a delight nonetheless — the most relaxing and elegant place to sa...

March 9, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

Kilauea is in a unique phase of activity in Halema‘uma‘u, with 12 episodes of dual lava fountains since Dec. 23, 2024.

March 8, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

The old saying that March comes like a lion and leaves like a lamb usually holds true, but this year, only time will tell.

March 3, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Mardi Gras was first celebrated in New Orleans by the flamboyant Grand Marquis de Vaudreuil, who created the first “bal masque” or costumed Mardi Gras in the 1740s. That tradition...

March 1, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

The medieval Belgian town of Bruges attracts hordes of visitors, but don’t let that keep you away.

February 28, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

March has a lot of history, hope and lore associated with it. For some superstitious folks, “Beware the Ides of March,” a quote from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, brings a sen...

February 25, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

Here’s a warm and inviting, vegetarian winter stew.

February 25, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

When we think of sushi, we think of it as the iconic Japanese food, but did you know the origins are in Southeast Asia, where fermented rice was eaten with preserved fish, and dates back 2,000...