Waikiki and Honolulu will be an exciting places to celebrate New Year’s Eve this year with fireworks, fine dining and dancing! Tropical weather and being near the surf, sand and palm trees will only enhance your celebration. What a great place to bid a fond farewell to 2011 and welcome in 2012 with aloha! After [...]
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Once again lava is rapidly flowing down the pali (hill) towards the Kalapana area on Hawaii’s Big Island. Lava hasn’t reached the ocean yet, but it appears to be well on its way! I have seen lava flowing down the pali at night in 2008 and it is an incredible sight. It’s like something you [...]
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Waikiki will be all aglow with holiday festivities this year. I’ve compiled this list of special Christmas Eve and Christmas Day brunches, dinners and buffets. Along with all the delicious dining, you’ll also find a great list of Christmas displays and entertainment across Waikiki, Honolulu and Oahu. Before, we dive into our list of things [...]
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
An amazing gingerbread village is on display at Waikiki’s Sheraton Princess Kaiulani. It’s so dreamy and beautiful, I’d like to move into this village. Wouldn’t you? Sheraton Princess Kaiulani’s Chef Bauer, Pantry Chef Amie Tungpalan, Executive Sous Chef John Hightower and the Engineering Department estimate that they spent over 750 hours designing, constructing and setting [...]
Monday, December 5, 2011
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battleship Missouri Memorial will proudly host a mass band performance featuring more than 650 performers from a dozen high school, college and community bands jointly performing patriotic favorites, all under the direction of Pearl Harbor survivor Allen Bodenlos. The 70th Anniversary Pearl Harbor [...]
Friday, December 2, 2011
After seeing the Oahu From the Window Seat Aloha Friday Photo, Paula sent in her own Maui version. Just looking at this photo brings back those happy feelings as if I’m about to land back in paradise. When you’re flying between islands, I recommend you do your best to get a window seat as we’ve [...]
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Hawaii’s renowned chef Peter Merriman has opened a relatively new restaurant in the Poipu area of Kauai and is in need of an Executive Chef. So, Merriman teamed up with the Food Network’s Carrie McCully of the new docu-reality series, Chef Hunter, to find his chef. Starting tonight, you can watch two chefs compete to [...]
Thursday, December 8, 2011
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