Apr 15, 2011 Posted by admin

WAIKIKI SPAM JAM® 2011

WAIKIKI SPAM JAM® Festival 2011 Each place in the world seems to have its signature food festival. You may have heard about tomatoes, ribs, onions or pumpkins, but you have never seen anything like this, a SPAM® festival!   It’s the annual WAIKIKI SPAM JAM® Festival, the cultural tradition in Hawaii. The WAIKIKI SPAM JAM®Festival, which starts at 4:00 p.m. and ends at 10:00 p.m, and is... read more

Jul 10, 2010 Posted by admin

“Battleship” movie looking for extras

Universal Pictures will hold three open casting calls here to find 3,500 extras and 20 actors for “Battleship,” the action-adventure film shooting on Oahu later this summer. The first two will be for military personnel, their families and civilian employees with Department of Defense identification. They will be held at Pearl Harbor’s Bloch Arena basketball court from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.... read more

Mar 10, 2010 Posted by admin

Yvonne Elliman

Yvonne Elliman (born Yvonne Marianne Elliman, December 29, 1951, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American singer and actress. Her father was of Irish descent, and her mother shared Japanese and Chinese ancestries. She was born and raised in Honolulu, and graduated from President Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1970. Elliman’s singing career began in 1969 in London where she performed as a vocalist... read more

Feb 2, 2010 Posted by admin

Elvis Loved Hawaii

Aloha From Hawaii Elvis loved Hawaii. From his first visit in the late 1950′s till his final vacation in March of 1977 he would visits the Islands of Hawaii on many occasions. Not only did he make three movies in Hawaii (Blue Hawaii, Girls Girls Girls and Paradise, Hawaiian Style) he also came to Hawaii for live performances, the one most well ... read more

Jan 26, 2010 Posted by admin

The Magnum P.I. TV Series.

Magnum P.I Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network. According to the Nielsen Ratings, Magnum, P.I. consistently ranked in the top twenty U.S. television programs during the first five years that the series was... read more

Jan 22, 2010 Posted by admin

Bethany Hamilton Story Is To Start Filming “Soul Surfer”

Bethany Hamilton story is to start filming “Soul Surfer next week. Bethany Hamilton: Soul Surfer A major motion movie is said to start filming late January of 2010 on the North Shore of Oahu. Based on a true story of young surfer Bethany Hamilton, she will be played by Anna Sophia Robb with Kevin Sorbo, Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood. On October 31 2003, Hamilton went for a morning surf... read more

Jan 19, 2010 Posted by admin

Pirates of the Caribbean Filming in Hawaii This Summer

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Pirates traditionally swoop in and make off with the booty. But Disney‘s Pirates are expected to bring as much as $85 million in spending to Hawaii and create hundreds of jobs. A scene at the very end of the last Pirates movie is one of the few scenes shot in Hawaii. But production of the next Pirates flick will be based in O’ahu. “Short term it’s going... read more

Jan 5, 2010 Posted by Greg Wadel

Oahu Hawaii And The North Shore

If you have a Hawaiian vacation in your plans I suggest you check out the North Shore of Oahu. With some of the most beautiful beaches you’ll ever see, most of the surfing that you see on t.v. is performed in this part of the country. If your a surfer yourself there is plenty of room for you to do your thing. What I liked most about this part of Oahu was the laid back and relaxed feeling you got just... read more

Jan 2, 2010 Posted by admin

Mouth Of Waimea River

The mouth of the river on Waimea on Northshore, Oahu provides an endless surfing experience. As they say about only once or twice a year during the rainy season. The surfers would redirect the flow of the water to the mouth of the river to prevent flooding to the residential neighborhoods. Looks like a win-win situation here. Another Video Getting there by the Bus (From Honolulu to Waimea Bay –... read more

Dec 30, 2009 Posted by admin

Guardians Of The Sea

Guardians Of The Sea Explore traces the rich history of lifeguarding, going back to the legendary Duke Kahanamoku and Eddie Aikau, in this moving tribute to Hawaii’s “guardians of the sea.” The team then jumps to modern day Pipeline, where highly skilled lifeguards protect surfers from the ocean’s powerful... read more