Hawaii Photos, Videos, Recipes, Quizzes, Culture, History and Music
By John Fischer, About.com Guide to Hawaii / South Pacific Travel
Whether you're planning a trip to Hawaii, want to remember what it was like in Hawaii or just an armchair traveler who wants to dream about a future visit to paradise, I think you'll enjoy the articles, quizzes and photo galleries that you'll find in this section.
Hawaii Videos
While a picture may speak a thousand words, there's nothing better than a video to capture what you can see and do on your Hawaii vacation.
- Tour Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
- Tour Historic Downtown Honolulu and Waikiki Beach
- Ensure your Maui, Hawaii Trip is Your Best Vacation Ever
- Celebrate May Day as Lei Day in Hawaii
- Hawaii's West Maui
- Vist Oahu's Hale'iwa
- Tour of Chinatown in Honolulu
- Tour of the Hamakua Coast on Hawaii's Big Island
Photo Galleries
Everyone loves to see photos of the places to which the plan on visiting as well as places that they've visited before. I suppose that's why our photos of Hawaii are so popular. It's not hard taking photos of the most beautiful place on Earth.
- Beach Photos
- Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle (Honu) Photos
- Hawaii from Space Photos
- Hawaii Sunsets Photos
- Hawaii Surfing Photos
- Pearl Harbor Historical Photos
Hawaii Foods and Recipes
It seems to take just one visit, but so many people travel to Hawaii, return home and then want to taste some of the great food of the islands once again. It seems that in almost every city, you can find someone holding their own Hawaiian luau. Check out these great Hawaiian recipes.
- Hawaiian Food Glossary: Seafood
- Luau Foods and Recipes
- Appetizers (Pupus)
- Cocktails / Tropical Drinks
- Desserts
Hawaii Quizzes
So, with over 7000 pages on this site, how much do you really know about Hawaii? The answers to all of these quiz questions can be found right here, so before you take one of the quizzes, you better start reading!
- Big Island Picture Quiz
- Kauai Picture Quiz
- Maui Picture Quiz
- Oahu Picture Quiz
- Hawaii Geography Trivia Quiz
Hawaiian Culture & History
Ever since I was About.com's Hawaiian Culture Guide, I've told readers and people I meet at travel shows that I really think that before you visit Hawaii, you take some time to learn about the culture, history and people of the islands.
- The People of Hawaii
- Hawaii Population Data
- The Hawaiian Language
- Kahmehameha the Great
- Statues of King Kamehameha I
- A Brief History of Pearl Harbor Prior to World War II
- Lest We Forget - December 7, 1941
- May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii
- How Christmas Came to Hawaii
- Hawaiian Christmas and New Year's Phrases and Words
Hawaiian Music
It used to be that when someone mentioned Hawaiian music the only name that came to mind was the great Don Ho. Well, Hawaiian music has really come into its own in the last 15 years with lots of artists hitting the World Music charts. There's even a Grammy Award now for the best Hawaiian music album.
