The 50th State Fair is back! Here's how to keep your wallet and your sanity (partially) intact. 

Finally! A dinner out where my kids can run free and dance, and I can chill with a Mai Tai in peace. Allow me to explain.

One of our go-to rainy day activities is visiting Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center, the interactive museum/play place that keeps kids entertained for hours.

There’s a place in Honolulu where you can encounter truly untamed wildlife.

What’s more fun than whipping up a giant mess in your kitchen? Doing it in someone else’s kitchen, of course, and with a bunch of friends.

It wouldn’t be summertime without the movies, but taking the whole family to every new blockbuster can blow your weekend budget, and fast.

By Ashley de Coligny

Just like every other two- to four-year-old in the universe, my kids are obsessed with trains. And even though our house is littered with tiny little tank engines and Thomas is on our TV more than I care to admit, somehow it’s not enough. They want the real deal. Luckily, there’s quite a few train rides around Oahu, and the following have been tested and approved by my little train fanatics. Take that, Island of Sodor! All aboard…
 

By Ashley de Coligny

Hi. My name’s Ashley, and I’m a mom in Honolulu. I have a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. A boy and a girl, so I’m done. Pau already. Closing up shop.