“It’s been here since the beginning,” says Steve Nimz, craning his neck to gaze up at the 60-foot-tall Ficus benghalensis, or Indian banyan, that …
Why the Banyan Tree is a Living Landmark in Hawaii
This 160-year-old banyan tree is an enduring Waikīkī institution rooted in Hawaiian history.
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In April 2007, manu-o-Kū was designated the official bird of Honolulu, partly due to its love of urban centers, but also for its importance to …
Today, a recreated ʻĀpuakēhau Stream flows inside International Market Place, mirroring the stream’s original path and connecting the center’s …
Over the span of two years, Paik and her associate partnered with Dole Plantation and hired pastry chef Amanda Cheng to invent a recipe for what came …
Between the 1950s and ’70s, from their radio perch high up in the banyan, Hal Lewis and George Groves—better known by their stage names, DJ J. …
Chanters of mele makena lament the two great sorrows of the queen’s life: the deaths of her son, Prince Albert Kamehameha, the crown prince of …