General Hawaii

This video will surely whisk you away to Hawaii at least for a few minutes.  It’s filled with vintage postcard scenes and ads of Hawaii.  The relaxing Hawaiian music with the steel…

When you reserve a vacation condo or home on Maui, Kauai or Oahu, you’ll need to verify that the rental is properly licensed as a vacation rental.  This Conde Nast…

Conde Nast Traveler magazine has just issued their 2007 complete list of the best golf resorts in the world.  It’s no surprise that Hawaii courses are the best.  In fact,…

A tourist visiting Maui spent 19 hours floating in choppy sea waters after her canoe overturned.  Fortunately she survived.  You can read more about her experience from KITV.  Maui News has…

When you’re driving in Hawaii, keep your eyes peeled for these roadside signs.  They point to some of the top scenic and historical spots.  The sign depicts a Hawaiian warrior wearing…

Attention scuba divers!  Go Visit Hawaii reader Susan Fleming shared a link for this super cool underwater pumpkin carving contest on Maui.  The contest will be on Saturday, October 27th at Keawakapu Beach in Kihei. …

I’m going to be working on a luau article listing luaus by island and some suggestions for selecting a luau for your Hawaiian vacation.  Have you been to a luau…

How do you upscale an upscale resort?  The Maui Prince Resort on the sunny south Maui shore is considering tearing down the four-star resort and building something nicer.  I ran…

At the end of September, I announced a new reader reward contest.  The prizes include an awesome Hawaiian music CD by Iz, handmade pineapple scented candle, wooden surfboard book mark,…

Jaunted.com has a cool series on Hawaii surfing schools.  Check out their interactive Hawaii surfing school map. The Maui News has an editorial welcome to the whales with good reminders to be…

Rental car customers beware.  Some companies are charging high refueling charges (e.g. $6.99 per gallon) even when the gauge is showing full.  Dollar and Thrifty may require you to show a…

Today is Blog Action Day which is a day for bloggers to talk about the environment.  The first environmental issue that popped into my mind is water conservation.  As I follow the Hawaii news,…