The best cake on the planet is coconut cake from Halekulani Hotel
April 21, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
The first famous coconut cake from Halekulani on April 9, 1958, cost 35 cents a slice.
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April 19, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
Germans may be notoriously well-organized and efficient, but they are also experts at relaxing. Explore Germany’s Black Forest — with its plentiful trails and world-class mineral spas — and you’ll know what I mean.
April 18, 2026 | 7 MIN READ
Almost everyone likes chocolate. Some might even love it enough to qualify as ‘chocoholics. For those chocolate lovers who have the space and inclination to grow their own chocolate, they are lucky to live in 91直播. Cacao trees grow well here and lots of basic recipes for taking cacao...
April 18, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
As Hilo was bustling with activity for the Merrie Monarch Festival, Kilauea was brewing for episode 44 of lava fountaining, which happened for 8.5 hours on the day that the renowned hula competition began.
May 17, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
Tucked into a far corner of Europe, just two hours north of Lisbon, is one of my favorite beach towns: Nazaré, a Portuguese fishing town turned tourist retreat. Visitors are greeted by the energetic applause of the surf, widows with rooms to rent, and fishermen mending nets. This is a...
May 16, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
Over the past month, the frequency of fountaining events at the summit of Kilauea has increased to nearly one per week. This is reminiscent of the early days of the current episodic eruption that began on Dec. 23, 2024. Nonetheless in 2026, we started to get used to longer pauses between epi...
May 16, 2026 | 6 MIN READ
About a year ago the state of 91直播 had 15 distilleries, counting both craft and commercial producers. Only one was here on the Big Island. That one was the 12th in the state and 12th 91直播 Distillery is using local products to make distilled beverages today, right here in Kona!
May 16, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
Members of the International Palm Society and 91直播 Island Palm Society returned last month after visiting regions where rare and endangered palm species are found. This is part of a program to educate, protect and promote the use of palms in the tropics.
May 12, 2026 | 10 MIN READ
There are two types of people: those who think salad can be dinner and those who don’t. (Maybe an oversimplification, but I stand by it.) I get it; for some people, dinner is only dinner if it’s a meal served hot. The same people may wonder if a salad can be substantial enough to...
May 12, 2026 | 5 MIN READ
My first Let’s Talk Food column appeared on May 16, 2006. I explained why I wanted to write a food column:
May 10, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
Whenever I think of Belgium, I recall digging into a dish of mussels while seated on a sunny square in Brussels, in the shadow of a lacy medieval spire. My waiter bragged, “In Belgium, we eat as hearty as the Germans and as fine as the French.”
May 9, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
This past March, a team of U.S. Geological Survey scientists — two of whom travelled from 91直播 — visited El Salvador in Central America for volcanological field studies and a workshop on lava flow hazards. Exchanges like this help to improve awareness of volcanic hazards in oth...
May 9, 2026 | 5 MIN READ
Although May Day Lei Day has passed, we celebrate flowers of all kinds all year long.
May 8, 2026 | 6 MIN READ
In 2023, Rose Tucker and Matthew Salleh, a Brooklyn couple who make documentary films about seemingly ordinary subjects (dogs, barbecue), were throwing out ideas for their next project when they remembered a long-running blog they liked, Used to Be a Pizza Hut. The conceit was simple: photos...
May 5, 2026 | 10 MIN READ
When it comes to ice cream, I tend to be a creature of habit: coffee Häagen-Dazs at the bodega, whatever variation of “espresso chip” is on offer at the scoops shop. So I was surprised by my own impulses at a specialty grocery store recently, when I grabbed a pint of Red Fl...
May 5, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
Boy’s Day or Kodamo No Hi, is today and traditional foods served today usually symbolize strength, growth and prosperity. Sekihan, or mochi rice, mixed with regular short grain rice with azuki or red beans are a usual dish for auspicious occasions.
May 3, 2026 | 4 MIN READ
I’ll never forget my first “hawk walk.” It was at Ireland’s School of Falconry (just outside of Cong, north of Galway), where a great guide showed our tour group how to properly handle birds of prey. For about an hour, we wandered through the enchanting grounds of Ash...
