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Travel & OutdoorsThe Seattleite’s Ultimate Guide to Hawaii

Where to Find Aloha in Seattle

Get the Hawaiian spirit without boarding a flight.

Allison Williams
Author: Allison Williams
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    The mountains and clouds of Maui.

    Since hula is about more than just shaking your hips, Sunshine from Polynesia classes in Magnolia emphasize how the movement is a form of storytelling. sunshinefrompolynesia.com

  2. The six-rower crews that man the boats of Seattle Outrigger Canoe Club can truly appreciate the fortitude demonstrated by the early Hawaiians who paddled to the islands. seattleoutrigger.com

  3. Every fall, the Seattle Aloha Festival celebrates the food and culture of the islands at Seattle Center, serving not only islanders who’ve moved to the mainland but their kids who may never have been immersed in the traditions. seattlelivealohafestival.com

  4. If Seattle’s musical signature is guitar grunge, Hawaii can lay claim to cheery ukulele tunes, taught and celebrated by the Seattle Ukelele Players Association. seattleukulele.org

Published in the The Seattleite's Ultimate Guide to Hawaii issue of Seattle Met.




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Allison Williams
Allison Williams
Since joining Seattle Met in 2011, Allison Williams has overseen the magazine’s travel and outdoor coverage, including deep dives into Olympic National Park, the Columbia River, and a Burger King drive-thru in Canada. She edits the travel-focused blog Tripster and contributes service, news, interview, and narrative pieces to the magazine, including long-form features about mountain mysteries and puppies in prison. She’s earned awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and been nominated for a City and Regional Magazine award.  Allison was raised here in Olympia and studied writing at Duke University, Oxford University, Columbia Journalism School, and University of Alaska. She began her career in New York City in the newsrooms of Metro newspaper and Time Out New York, then hightailed it back to her native habitat so she could write guidebooks and climb mountains.