Lisa Haynes discovers Hawaii is much more than a surfer's paradise.

In 1866, Mark Twain wrote that he "went to Maui to stay a week and remained five". I would have done the same had I been given the chance.

Hawaiian Airlines' new boss in New Zealand says 2016 will be a challenging year for the airline.

Oahu's big waves and warm waters are a magnet to all types and sizes of mammals, finds Paul Davies.

An industrial area in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been reinvented as an art, music and food hub.

We take a look at some of Honolulu's most interesting eateries.

Shandelle Battersby relaxes at one of Hawaii's most historic hotels, the Halekulani.

An amazing fantasy world beneath the seas of Hawaii's Big Island astounds even veteran diver Pam Leblanc.

Readers of US-based Travel and Leisure magazine have voted the ten best islands in the world in its annual survey.

Despite Waikiki beach’s fame and endless supply of tourists, it’s still a beautiful, relaxing and entertaining place to be, writes Graeme Lay.

At one of the world's most active volcanoes, Paul Davies witnesses the work of Pele, the Hawaiian fire goddess up close.

Graeme Lay visits a museum featuring an arresting display of Hawaii’s colourful history.

Rachel Grunwell finds serenity, seals and Shiva on Oahu.

The west coast of Hawaii's Big Island is home to magnificent marlin, titanic tuna and merry mantas, writes Paul Davies.

A terrifying mule ride delivers Judy Bailey safely into Kalaupapa, a park with a dark past, now a place of saintly seclusion.

Developers, responding to population growth and demand from wealthy tourists, are refreshing Honolulu.

The Pentagon announced that remains of nearly 400 US servicemen killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour are to be exhumed for identification.

Paul Davies stays at a full-service lifestyle hotel close to Waikiki Beach.

Ricardo Christie has become the first New Zealand man in more than 12 years to join surfing's elite thanks to the goodwill of the crowd-funding community.

Falling fuel prices are causing a headwind for Hawaiian Airlines as lower oil costs impact on carriers differently.

Hawaiian Airlines has had a relationship with TV programme Hawaii Five-0 for the past five years.

A gospel singer from Hawaii has received the call-back thousands of aspiring Polynesian princesses have been hoping for for more than a month.

Australian golfer Robert Allenby has stood by his story of being robbed, bashed and abducted in Hawaii, claiming he never lied to anyone.

Honolulu detectives are scouring businesses throughout the city for video surveillance footage that might solve the mystery of what happened to Australian golfer Robert Allenby.

A century ago, overdressed crowds flocked to New Zealand beaches to see if the rumours were true - that a strange man from foreign shores could walk on water.

Australian golfer Robert Allenby feels lucky to be alive after he was kidnapped beaten and robbed in Honolulu on Friday night before being dumped about 10km away.