Blogs.com is built to showcase “the best in blogs,” and the wonderful folks at Six Apart (who are also behind TypePad and Movable Type) have been building a fantastic collection of reviews and links. One of their key features are “Top Ten Lists,” which have been compiled by dozens of notable bloggers and blog readers (including Craig Newmark, Marc Canter, Veronica Belmont, and Alyssa Milano, to name but a few).
I was surprised and flattered to be invited to contribute a “Top 10 Hawaii Blogs” list. I was also immediately overwhelmed. There are 176 blogs in my “Hawaii” folder in Google Reader. And I came up with about 30 blogs off the top of my head that I’d consider “Top 10″ material. It was, in fact, an impossible undertaking.
You could probably identify a thousand different facets to any given place. And if there’s anything Hawaii embodies, it’s diversity. There could be a “Top 10 Hawaii Travel Blogs,” or “Top 10 Hawaii Food Blogs,” or “Top 10 Hawaii Political Blogs.” Where to begin?
I decided to pick ten broad categories, and highlight a single blog in each that does a great job in covering their niche. So in the “Top 10 Hawaii Blogs,” you’ll find a travel blog, a food blog, a political blog, and seven others on different topics. I wish I could include another ten categories, or a handful of blogs in each… nonetheless, I hope the collection offers a decent cross section of Hawaii blogs, highlighting different sides of Hawaii life.
Have your own “Top 10″ blogs list? I’d love to read it!
I understand how hard that task was. You did well choosing the Top 10. Many of them are already in my blogroll – I’ll check out the ones I don’t. Thanks for the list Ryan!
Great list Ryan!! I just add a couple to my favorites :-)
Indeed, a great list.
They’re all new to me, but not for long…
Thanks for sharing.
Ryan, we’re just getting started but it may be nice to see what the military neighbors are blogging in Hawaii. See
http://www.armypacific.com
and
http://www.pacificwarriors.blogspot.com
Hope you enjoy…
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Thanks for a great list.
http://thehawaiianhome.blogspot.com
Great list. I’ve been looking for great Hawaiian bloggers to invite to any future Qmania Hawaii events, and this list does it. Congrats on the Six Apart props!
Qmania
Thanks for the list it really helped me.
Matthew Goehres
One you might consider adding:
http://www.trailblazerhawaii.com
I actually like the list very much. I am sure it was hard to narrow down the field but well done.
Excellent list. We are working hard to make our Aloha-Blog.com worthy of a Top 10 list someday.