Hawaii Magazine
10 Things Not To Do in Hawaii
Don t eat at a chain restaurant, don t stand next to a blowhole and do not, ever, turn your back to the ocean.
Aug 13, 2019
You don’t often hear about the things you shouldn’t do in Hawaii, so let this be your guide. Think of them more like insider tips on how to stay safe, be respectful and get the most out of your vacation, because we want you to have the best time possible.
1. Don’t stand next to the blowhole
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Watching water shoot a hundred feet in the air is an exciting sight, but it is best viewed from a distance. Though Halona Blowhole on the East Side of Oahu has fencing and signs to tell visitors to stay back, other blowholes, such as Nakelele on Maui, do not. The extreme force of the water can knock you down, wash you out to sea or suck you into the cave. It’s all happened before, and the results in some cases have been deadly.
The 2021 Ola Pono Award Winners
Volunteers are a vital part of Hawai‘i’s nonprofits every year, hundreds of thousands of them donate their time and talents to keep our communities moving forward. During this time, we have needed these dedicated people more than ever not only to assist, but to inspire us. We found them in a woman who has been an advocate for the voiceless for decades, a husband-wife team that turns compassion into action and a young woman who began her battle against bullying in middle school.
January 19, 2021
The Tireless Advocate
Nanci Kreidman moved to Hawai‘i as a young woman with just her bicycle and camp trunk. Now, she’s entering her fourth decade of fighting for those who feel powerless because of domestic violence.
Officials Ask for Help Identifying Those Involved in Christmas Tree Bonfires at Kāne‘ohe Bay Sandbar
Illegal tree burning in the wildlife sanctuary harms natural resources.
January 12, 2021
Editor’s note: State conservation officials say they blurred the faces in the photos of these social media posts of people at the illegal bonfires because they have found that photos which clearly identify people in controversial or illegal situations can lead to threats of bodily harm and violence against those individuals.
Social media posts from Dec. 9, 2020: Ahu O Laka, Kāne‘ohe Bay sandbar, showing illegal Christmas tree bonfires. Photo: Courtesy of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources
Christmas convoy spreading much-needed holiday cheer in Kaneohe cut short by complaints
Christmas convoy spreading much-needed holiday cheer in Kaneohe cut short by complaints By Allyson Blair | December 24, 2020 at 4:57 PM HST - Updated December 24 at 7:35 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Christmas convoy that rolled through Kaneohe on Wednesday night passing out presents to children and spreading much-needed holiday cheer was cut short by police.
Close to 100 vehicles, golf carts and electric bikes hit the road shortly after 7 p.m, making their way through neighborhoods in Windward Oahu.
The procession started at Heeia Boat Harbor and was supposed to wrap up at Pua Inia Street.