If you’re hankering to go to Oahu, but not sure when to go, perhaps you’d like to go during one of the many excellent festivals. To help you, I’ve created this handy dandy list of Oahu festivals – which mixes in input from the nice folks at the Oahu Visitor’s Bureau, plus my opinion. Honolulu [...]
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Aloha y’all, Andy here. Just a heads up for all of our Hawaii friends–which judging by the traffic to Go Visit Hawaii, there are thousands of you–Sheila and I will be back in Waikiki this coming February. In addition to our normal efforts to bring you the best, unbiased Hawaii travel advice, we’ve both been [...]
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
I just got word that Oahu’s Ko Olina Resort is planning a huge New Year’s Eve fireworks extravaganza! How huge? The sponsors are spending over $100,000 and making the fireworks visible from all four ocean lagoons. They’re also touting it as “Hawaii’s largest”. Here’s a bit more from the sponsors: Synchronized soundtrack features popular music artists [...]
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 [...]
Monday, October 17, 2011
Pearl Harbor is always a special place to visit when you’re on Oahu. This December 7th will be even more extraordinary as it’s the 7oth anniversary of the famous attack. Though December 7th is the official Pearl Harbor Day, special events are planned from December 2 – 8 for this 70th Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration. [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
I love my job as your trusted Hawaii vacation advisor. Here’s one of the newest reasons I adore my work – the folks at Disney have invited us out to the Grand Opening of their first Hawaii resort and spa, the Aulani! This new 21-acre Aulani resort is located in Ko Olina on the western [...]
Thursday, June 23, 2011
If you have plans to be on Oahu this July, check out the 2nd Annual Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Waikiki Beach Walk. The festival kicks off on Sunday, July 3rd with an expanded program from 5 to 8 p.m. This festival is free and open to the public. The festival only lasted one day [...]
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Will you be celebrating July 4th in Oahu this year? If so, you’ll find many options for celebrating the day with games, parades, and of course, outstanding fireworks displays. Here’s what you’ll find across Oahu this July 4th: Sunday, July 3rd – Celebration and Fireworks at Aloha Tower One of Oahu’s biggest July 4th events [...]
Monday, January 23, 2012
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