IN 1986, a Chinese Banyan was the sole tree inhabiting a weed filled, otherwise barren circle of land at the entrance to Haleiwa Town. The banyan grew massive over the years in what is now called Weed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the days grow longer and summer quickly approaches, people from all over the island flock to the North Shore for activities suited for long and hot days. The stunning beaches, rich cultural history ...

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.

Much needed renovations began earlier this year at the John Kalili Surf and Recreation Center at Haleiwa Ali’i Beach Park. However, fencing installed for construction blocked the handicapped beach ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.