Many have wondered: where were the camps, how many were there, and what was life like in a workers’ camp during the 98 years of the Waialua Agricultural Company’s North Shore operations? I recently ...

Established in 1918 by Rev. Gido Ikeda, the Hale’iwa Shingon Mission is based upon the principles of Shingon Mikkyo Buddhism, founded by Kobo Daishi in Koya-san, Japan, in 816. Members of the ...

At the south end of Kamehameha Highway in Hale’iwa sits a small cluster of shops located in the historic 1914 K. Nishimura Building. Amongst these shops is the new location for Hi Pie Bakery which is ...

The reimagined Vans Pipe Masters marks a new chapter for the iconic wave and contest. This year’s WSL-sanctioned specialty event will showcase 40 men and 20 women Invitees who represent the most ...

What is Historic About Hale‘iwa? The State bypass signs direct people to “historic Hale‘iwa,” but there is little information in the town to tell people WHY it is historic. Recently, the North Shore ...

Partners Rain Magyar and surfboard manufacturer Steve Matthews from 3rd Stone opened the Hale‘iwa Surf Shop a few years ago. The shop is located across from Hale‘iwa Ali‘i beach park in the original ...

Ko‘olauloa Health Center welcomes our new Registered Dietitian, Ke‘alohi Naipo. She is a graduate of Kamehameha schools and Oregon State University where she st ...

When the Waialua mill stack was suddenly demolished last November, everyone noticed. There was consternation and sadness. Without being used an old landmark structure or site will languish. It’s like ...

Bill Romerhaus’ connection to Hawaii through photography is as vast and deep as the ocean in which so many of his experiences and images revolve around. As a boy Bill grew up in town watching Duke ...

“The early 1970s were a tumultuous time in the United States, but I have always believed that in the middle of difficulty lies opportunity,” Diana Bonsignore, founder of Rainbow Schools, recollects.

The former Haleiwa Hotel is well known. Less so were the ‘Seaside Hotel,’ the ‘Doi Hotel,’ the ‘Fujita Hotel,’ and the large hotel at the Kahuku Marconi Transmitter. All were accessible by railroad.

If you’ve been around the North Shore for any length of time, it’s hard not to notice the increased traffic and usage of our ever increasingly popular beaches. We went from overtourism to no tourism ...