Hawaii vacation deals & news: May 6, 2014

* Mauna Lani Hotel on Hawaii, the Big Island, has a special offer of fourth night free, daily breakfast for two and a $300 resort credit. You might also want to consider this voucher deal of $699 for three nights through Travelzoo

and see which offer better suits your needs. Read our Mauna Lani Hotel review.

* Travaasa Hana, the rustic-luxury, spa resort tucked into the lush east Maui coast, has a very short-term deal for three or seven-night stays. Read our Travaasa Hana review.

* For Kauai, we really like this Travelzoo deal for Sheraton Kauai Resort on Poipu Beach. It’s $239 per night in a deluxe ocean front room. Their ocean front rooms offer excellent views per our experience.

* Just in time for summer vacation, Prince Resorts is offering a great kids-eat-and-golf-free deal.

* Pleasant Holidays usually offers excellent packaged deals to Hawaii. You might want to check out one of their current offers, which is a $500 air credit on a five-night Hawaii vacation.

* National Geographic has just opened their 26th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. If you have taken a great photo from your Hawaii travels or beyond, check it out.

* Our very own, award-winning photographer, Andy Beal, has released some beautiful new Hawaii photos for purchase.

* Additionally, Andy recently published a new, easy-to-read and understand book on online reputation management, which his field of expertise.