Christine Hitt
Hawaiian writer from Oʻahu. Former EIC of Mana and Hawaiʻi magazines. Hawaiʻi contributing editor for @sfgate. Kamehameha and UH grad. IG: @hwnroots
Articles
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3 days ago |
sfgate.com | Christine Hitt
Hawaii is seeing a decline in summer travelers as the state campaigns to bring more visitors to the Islands.
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1 week ago |
sfgate.com | Christine Hitt
On the top floor of a 1960s strip mall, The Alley Restaurant at Aiea Bowl doesn’t have your average bowling alley food. Known for being ridiculously good, the food is a mix of American and Hawaii cuisine with diverse flavors, such as kalbi short ribs, hamburgers, loco moco and mahi-mahi. The restaurant is famous for its award-winning oxtail soup, a Hawaii comfort food, served steaming with shiitake mushrooms, peanuts and baby bok choy.
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2 weeks ago |
sfgate.com | Christine Hitt
Every year, Florida professor Stephen “Dr. Beach” Leatherman uses 50 criteria, such as sand softness, number of sunny days, water color, smell and trash, to rate 650 public beaches on a sliding scale of 1 to 5. While Oahu’s Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki ranked No. 1 last year, it did not make the top 10 this year, falling off the list for the first time since 2018. In 2025, Dr. Beach’s No. 1 spot went to Coopers Beach in Southampton, New York.
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2 weeks ago |
travelweekly.com | Christine Hitt
"It's an incredible step forward in growing our partnership with affiliates across the U.S. mainland to now be able to easily book our animal encounters or general admission for their clients," said Steven Sayas, general manager for Sea Life Park. The park's live inventory on FareHarbor includes general admission tickets, dolphin interactive programs and the shark snorkeling program. Commission starts at 15%. "We're very excited to begin our partnership with Sea Life Park.
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2 weeks ago |
sfgate.com | Christine Hitt
Disney’s record-breaking, live-action remake “Lilo & Stitch” was filmed on the island of Oahu, and one of Hawaii’s iconic resorts took center stage in the hit movie, playing a big role in key scenes. It’s where Lilo and Stitch lounge by the pool and where the aliens Jumba and Pleakley stay while formulating their plans to capture Stitch. It isn’t the Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, although it is also located on Oahu.
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Nani isn’t abandoning Lilo or giving her up. She’s not leaving Lilo behind, because Tutu is a part of their ohana too. Here are my final thoughts on "Lilo and Stitch" and a deeper dive into what it means to be hanai. https://t.co/K4dN6rfTCt
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