Author: Ross D. Hamamura/SONY

The 2016 NFL Pro Bowl was held at the Aloha Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 31. The game featured Michael Irvin, Jerry Rice and more.

NFL hosted an event called Punt, Pass & Kick, featuring Special Olympics of Hawai‘i athletes and NFL Pro Bowl players.

Pro surfers competed for a chance to be crowned champion of the 2015 Billabong Pipe Masters event. The competition took place at Banzai Pipeline on O‘ahu’s North Shore on Dec. 8–20.

SURFER Magazine hosted its 45th annual Surfer Poll Awards at the Turtle Bay Resort on Sunday, Dec. 6. The invite-only event included John Florence, Carissa Moore, Kelly Slater and more.

The new Ala Moana Center ‘Ewa Wing expansion opened on Thursday, Nov. 12.

We got a sneak peek of Hawai‘i’s first Bloomingdale’s at the new Ala Moana Center ‘Ewa Wing expansion on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The new expansion opens on Thursday, Nov. 12.

We went out to take pics of some of the best costumes in Waikīkī on Saturday, Oct. 31.

Sky Waikīkī had its first Halloween party on Saturday, Oct. 31. The event had live entertainment and a costume contest. The winner of the costume contest received a $5,000 cash prize

Attendees celebrated Halloween at RumFire Waikīkī on Saturday, Oct. 31.

The 2015 Star Wars Halloween block party at Ginza was on Saturday, Oct. 31. The party included drink specials from iichiko BLU and entertainment by DJ Shift and DJ Graves.

HONOLULU Magazine revealed the winners of this year’s 32nd Hale ‘Aina Awards on Sunday, Sept. 27 at The Royal Hawaiian. Guests dined on dishes from 13 award-winning restaurants, sipped on signature cocktails and listened to live entertainment.

Surfer Julian Wilson won the 2014 Billabong Pipeline Masters at Banzai Pipeline. Brazil’s first world champion Gabriel Medina finished second.

Búho Cocina y Cantina celebrated its first Halloween masquerade party on the rooftop overlooking Waikīkī.

Conan. Power Rangers. The Joker. Halloween partygoers dressed up in superhero or villain costumes for a party at the Hyatt Regency Waikīkī Beach Resort and Spa.

More than 600 artwork and antiques were auctioned on Oct. 18 to benefit the Honolulu Museum of Art.

The Hawai‘i Opera Theatre presented Giacomo Puccini’s famed opera, Madam Butterfly.

Hawai‘i Five-0 stars Alex O’Loughlin, Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park, Scott Caan celebrated their show’s Season 5 premiere in Waikīkī Beach.

The Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival finale event featured food from 15 celebrity chefs. The sold-out event ended with a fireworks show at Ko ‘Olina Resort.

On Sept. 1, Honolulu racers participated in the colorful 5K race, Run or Dye Honolulu. At the Aloha Stadium, racers were showered in colorful cornstarch dyes.

From Aug. 23-24, the 33rd annual Hawaii Greek Festival featured food, music and lots of outdoor fun at Ala Moana Beach Park.

The Duke's OceanFest ocean sports festival was held at Kuhio Beach from August 16-24. The festival featured surfing, paddling, swimming, lifeguarding, water polo and more.

On Aug. 16, the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii hosted their 18th annual “Walk in the Country” fundraiser in Ko Olina. Hawaii Five-0 star Alex O’Loughlin made a guest appearance at the event.

The 2014 Tinman Triathlon Hawaii featured a 750m ocean swim in Waikiki, a 40k bike race from Diamond Head to Hawaii Kai and a 10k running course around Diamond Head.

The Sony Open in Hawai‘i attracted more than 140 golf professionals to the Wai‘alae Country Club from Jan. 6-12, 2014. On Jan. 12, Jimmy Walker won the PGA Tour.

The largest charity event in Hawai‘i, the Sony Open attracted more than 150 golf professionals to the Wai‘alae Country Club. On Jan. 7, young golfers played in the Acura Hawai‘i Pro-Junior Skills Challenge. On Jan. 8, professional golfers competed in the All Day Sony Open in Hawai‘i Official Pro-Am.