Let’s take a peek at another Aloha Friday edition of Hawaii vacation news. * Guess which U.S. city is the most romantic according to TripAdvisor members? I’ll give you a clue. It starts with “Hono” and ends in “lulu.” Wow! You’re right, it is Honolulu. How’d you guess so quickly? I agree that Honolulu [...]
Monday, June 15, 2009
* A new lava flow map was issued late last week. Using that map along with the USGS Kilauea eruption updates, we know that there are some visible surface lava flows on the pali (cliff). I saw surface flows on the pali last year and it was truly amazing to see the red and orange [...]
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Take a load off in this hammock while we review today’s Hawaii vacation deals and news nuggets. * The big news on the Big Island is that the night-time intense orange glow from the vent at Halemaumau crater has really been spectacular in recent days. The glow is produced from molten lava some 300 feet below [...]
Friday, June 5, 2009
Happy Aloha Friday! Let’s all sing the Aloha Friday song. Ready. Set. Go! Wait, what’s that? Some of you aren’t familiar with the Aloha Friday song? Well, here’s a link to this song that will certainly get you in a good weekend frame of mind. Okay, now that we’re all singing along, let’s check into this [...]
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
It’s time again for another deals and news roundup. * Here’s an excellent article from Seattle’s Parent Map that’s filled with ideas on how to save money on a Maui family vacation. * One of the best Hawaii luxury deals I’ve seen in a while is this one to stay at Maui’s Kapalua Ritz-Carlton for $299 per [...]
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
If you can fly from Washington D.C., Richmond, and Baltimore areas, you can fly to Honolulu from $169 one way. Here are some additional one-way sale fares that you can find: - Washington, D.C.-Maui $178 - Baltimore-Maui $178 - Washington, D.C.-Kona $186 - Richmond-Maui $272 [...]
Monday, May 18, 2009
Here’s a couple of deals to help you save on the family’s summer vacation: * Prince Resorts are offering a two rooms for the price of one promotion that will help you save if you are bringing the family or traveling with friends. You book the first room at these published rates: - Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki [...]
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
* The most recent hotel occupancy reports indicate that Hawaii’s occupancy levels fell to an all time low since record keeping began in 1987 per the Honolulu Advertiser. Essentially, one third of all rooms were empty. Certainly, this news is bad for the hoteliers, but for you, the Hawaii traveler, this news benefits you [...]
Friday, May 1, 2009
Happy Lei Day and Aloha Friday! If you aren’t familiar with Lei Day then check out my friend NEENZ’s post on the origins Lei Day. Now let’s peek into the news for Hawaii vacationers. * I’m finding more great airfares to Hawaii than you can shake a stick at, as we say here in the South. [...]
Friday, April 24, 2009
As most of you know, we recently took my parents to Maui for their first visit to Hawaii. I will be posting our itinerary with details in a future post, which I think will be an excellent first timer’s guide to Maui, but in the mean time I just wanted to share some notes from [...]
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