Thanksgiving in Hawaiʻi is a truly unique experience. From unusual but oh-so-ʻono appetizers and entrees to large—like really large—family gatherings, Turkey Day is done a bit differently here in the Islands. But this year, like every other holiday in 2020, things will be different due to the pandemic. To talk all about Thanksgiving, Cat and Kevin are joined by HAWAIʻI Magazine art director Kayla Rivera and digital media specialist Shelley Shiroma to discuss how their own holiday plans have been...
Nov 23, 2020•31 min
Planning a vacation is hard enough, and with COVID-19 throwing a wrench into things, making the perfect winter itinerary has never been more headache-inducing. To ease the pain, Cat and Kevin discuss some key festivals, events and holiday happenings that are either changing the way they'll be conducting their festivities, or will be canceled altogether.
Nov 10, 2020•26 min
On this especially spooky episode of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast, your hosts Catherine Toth Fox and Kevin Allen are joined by the maestro of nightmares himself, Lopaka Kapanui. Known for his Mystery's of Hawaiʻi walking tours, Kapanui has made a name for himself within the paranormal groups of Hawaiʻi thanks to his deep log of stories and supernatural occurrences—ready to be told at a moment's notice. And he sure sent chills up Kevin and Cat's spines during this episode of the Have Aloha ...
Oct 26, 2020•35 min
On October 15, those looking to travel to Hawaiʻi will be able to bypass the state's mandatory 14-day quarantine with a negative COVID-19 test result. And although travelers are more than ready to come back to the Islands, is the state ready for visitors? That's what Cat and Kevin explore on this week's episode of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast.
Oct 12, 2020•26 min
The Have Aloha Will Travel podcast is back with another episode, this time Cat and Kevin talk chocolates—and more—with CEO and president of Hawaiian Host, Ed Schultz. Originally getting his start doing investment banking in New York, the young entrepreneur went on to start a local café chain Honolulu Coffee Company, before being recruited to head one of the sweetest companies on island, Hawaiian Host, which is known worldwide for its chocolate-covered macadamia nuts. Now he's working on introduc...
Sep 28, 2020•33 min
The Have Aloha Will Travel podcast turns 40 this week—they grow up so fast—and your hosts, Kevin Allen and Catherine Toth Fox, are joined by HAWAIʻI Magazine art director Kayla Rivera to talk about their latest print issue.
Sep 14, 2020•33 min
Very special guest Nathan "Nate" Serota—a public information officer for the Department of Parks and Recreation of the City and County of Honolulu—is in the hot seat this week on the "Have Aloha Will Travel" podcast, your biweekly Hawaiʻi-focused pod hosted by HAWAIʻI Magazine editor, Catherine Toth Fox, and associate editor, Kevin Allen.
Aug 31, 2020•33 min
It's impossible to escape the COVID-19 news cycle, and Cat and Kevin have a lot to discuss in regard to Oʻahu's latest COVID-19 shutdown and rising number of infections on this week's episode of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast.
Aug 17, 2020•31 min
Who loves Mondays? Garfield, and the listeners of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast, that's who. Back again for their 37th episode, Cat and Kevin get on the mic to talk about one of their favorite events of the year, HAWAIʻI Magazine's annual Readers' Choice Awards.
Aug 03, 2020•38 min
Cat, Kevin and Kyla recently visited Waikīkī, Kailua and Haleʻiwa, and they’re here with updates on the iconic Oʻahu towns. If you have topics you would like us to cover in a future podcast, feel free to email us at media@hawaiimagazine.com or tag us on social media and use #HaveAlohaWillTravel.
Jul 20, 2020•35 min
The Have Aloha Will Travel podcast is back again this week, with Cat and Kevin being joined by a very special guest, artist and designer Nick Kuchar! Nick, who has been an artist for his entire life and made a name for himself in the Islands with his retro-inspired art style, has actually spoken to the magazine twice in the past, once for a Q&A and again to talk about how COVID-19 is affecting his business.
Jul 06, 2020•24 min
Cat and Kevin are back answering your Hawai‘i questions on this week’s episode of “Have Aloha Will Travel.” If you have questions you would like us to answer, feel free to email us at media@hawaiimagazine.com or tag us on social media and use #HaveAlohaWillTravel.
Jun 22, 2020•31 min
On this week’s “Have Aloha Will Travel” podcast, Cat and Kevin chat with Frolic Hawaiʻi’s Kelli Shiroma about their favorite take-out spots and restaurants they’re excited to dine-in at now that Hawai‘i businesses are reopening.
Jun 08, 2020•29 min
With May on the way out, and June just around the corner, HAWAIʻI Magazine is welcoming in the summer season with a new episode of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast—and a new summer intern! Kyla Smith, a Kaimukī local who has a passion for art and drawing, got off the rock and double majored in Asian Studies and Asian American Studies at Scripps College in Clairmont, California. And we're very happy to have her. The crew also gives a sneak peek at some of our special summer issue stories. Packe...
May 25, 2020•32 min
This week, the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast crew (Catherine Toth Fox and Kevin Allen) get on mic to talk about Hawaiʻi COVID-19 updates and what is going on in the Islands.
May 11, 2020•27 min
Joining Cat and Kevin on this very special episode is Megan Kono, who works as the farmers market general manager for the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau. Kono explains to Cat and Kevin what her organization is doing to help support our local farmers as well as consumers who want to purchase farm-fresh veggies and produce.
Apr 27, 2020•26 min
On this week's Have Aloha Will Travel podcast, Kevin and Cat talk story with Mana Up co-founder, Meli James, from much more than six feet away. In this episode, Meli speaks the Have Aloha Will Travel crew about Mana Up's mission, which is to provide mentoring opportunities to local small businesses as well as sell and highlight Hawaiʻi crafted products on its website and storefront (2201 Kalakaua Ave, Space A110, Honolulu). Visitors who love the Islands will want to check out Mana Up's locally-s...
Apr 13, 2020•27 min
On this week’s episode of the “Have Aloha Will Travel” podcast, which will not be stopped by COVID-19, Cat and Kevin give listeners on-the-ground coverage of what Hawaiʻi is like as the state continues its monthlong shutdown.
Mar 30, 2020•37 min
The Have Aloha Will Travel podcast is back for another episode, and Cat and Kevin are joined by Shelley Shiroma, HAWAIʻI Magazine and Hawaiʻi Home and Remodeling Magazine's newest digital media specialist. Here are a few things you need to know about her; she was a girl scout, has a blind dog and knows how to dunk. As the COVID-19 situation continues to grow in the U.S., Cat and Kevin also talk about what is happening here in the Islands and how event and festival groups are either postponing or...
Mar 16, 2020•28 min
Back for its 26th week, the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast tackles some of the most frequently asked Hawaiʻi travel questions. As a quick disclaimer, we'd like to apologize for the low buzzing noise in the background of much of the episode. Our audio recording equipment had a minor hiccup, and it was not caught until after the podcast was recorded.
Mar 03, 2020•32 min
In this week's episode of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast, Keone Kealoha, executive director of Kanu Hawaiʻi (@kanuhawaii), joins Cat and Kevin to talk about Kanu Hawaiʻi, a nonprofit organization that aims to make Hawaiʻi a better place by educating visitors and locals on sustainability and how to mālama ʻāina (to care for the land).
Feb 18, 2020•33 min
On the 24th episode of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast, Kevin and Cat talk coffee with Shawn Steiman, a coffee scientist—he holds a doctorate in horticulture from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa—and owner of Coffea Consulting, an international coffee consulting business. Steiman also happens to have written multiple books on the subject of coffee, and recently revised and republished “The Hawaiʻi Coffee Book: A Gourmet’s Guide From Kona to Kauaʻi” (Watermark Publishing, $17.95). The book w...
Feb 03, 2020•40 min
Kevin's returned from his international travels and Cat never left, so you know what that means! The Have Aloha Will Travel podcast is back in action, with your two favorite local hosts talking shop about everything and anything Hawaiʻi. This week, the dynamic duo talks shop about HAWAIʻI Magazine's latest January/February issue.
Jan 20, 2020•31 min
It’s 2020! And a new decade! So what better way to ring in the new year than by listening to Cat, Kevin and Kayla Rivera, HAWAIʻI Magazine’s art director, talk about what it’s like being in Hawaiʻi during New Year and New Year's Eve. The gang also goes into what those born in the Year of the Rat can expect in 2020.
Jan 06, 2020•29 min
It's beginning to look a lot like Monday, and you know what that means. Your two favorite chuckleheads Catherine Toth Fox and Kevin Allen are back to talk about what to do during the Christmas season on Oahu. Unfortunately, both of them are parents—Cat being a real parent and Kevin being the parent of an especially needy cat—so they've asked managing editor of HONOLULU Magazine Katrina Valcourt for help.
Dec 23, 2019•27 min
For this special episode, Cat and Kevin talk to a very special guest—of course, all of our guests are special—Michael Wilson, who works as an exhibit designer for Bishop Museum. His current project is the Mai Kinohi Mai: Surfing in Hawaii exhibit, which is set to start on December 14, 2019 and will be open to the public until May 3, 2020. The exhibit will showcase some of the oldest and rarest surfboards in the world, which will serve to create a timeline of how surfing has progressed, from the ...
Dec 09, 2019•38 min
This week's episode starts with Cat and Kevin talking about every foodie's favorite holiday, Thanksgiving. From there, the duo discusses every consumers favorite holiday, Black Friday, and how it just isn't as fun as it used to be anymore, as well as the editorial team's recent trip to Ala Moana Center.
Nov 25, 2019•36 min
Don't be fooled! Although Kevin Allen clearly states it's the 17th episode of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast, your biweekly dose of everything Hawaii, it is, in fact, the 18th episode. This week, Cat and Kevin bring on HAWAII Magazine art director Kayla Rivera to talk about their recent trip to the Big Island. They also talk a lot about local truck brands and celebrity crushes, but the main focus is on Hawaii Island.
Nov 11, 2019•40 min
It's Monday y'all! You know what that means. Cat and Kevin are back with the 17th episode of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast. This week, they're talking story with Kainoa Daines, who works as the director of culture and product development at the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau.
Oct 28, 2019•46 min
Cure your Monday blues with episode 16 of the Have Aloha Will Travel podcast. You read that right, 16. Podcasts grow up so fast. Cat and Kevin are on the mics to talk to a very special guest, Andriana Fragola, who works for One Ocean Diving—a research program on the North Shore of Oahu that offers cage-free shark diving tours to the public—as a safety diver and shark immunology researcher.
Oct 14, 2019•35 min
