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Sheila Beal

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Sheila Beal is the founder and editor of Go Visit Hawaii. You can connect with Sheila Beal on Twitter, Go Visit Hawaii on Facebook, or Instagram.
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Win a Kauai stay at Outrigger Kiahuna Plantation resort!

  • Sheila Beal
  • December 3, 2013
We’re excited to be able to offer one lucky reader a free, five-night stay at the beautiful Outrigger Kiahuna Plantation resort in Kauai! This Hawaii stay giveaway is kindly sponsored by…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Kam Beach Sunset

  • Sheila Beal
  • November 8, 2013
Mahalo to Kal El for sending this vibrant sunset photo to feature on our Aloha Friday Photo series. Kal took this photo from Kama’ole III Beach, also known as Kam…
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Hawaii vacation deals & news: November 6, 2013

  • Sheila Beal
  • November 6, 2013
Autumn is one of the cheapest times to visit Hawaii due to lower demand . If you can travel to Hawaii this fall, you’ll be able to snag some great…
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What time is it in Hawaii?

  • Sheila Beal
  • November 4, 2013
While many of us in North America switched our clocks back an hour from daylight savings time this past weekend, Hawaii Time remained the same. Hawaii doesn’t observe daylight savings…
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Aloha Friday Photo: A dreamy view of Mokoli’i Island

  • Sheila Beal
  • November 1, 2013
Mahalo to Dave Sturdy of England for sharing this beautiful photo with us for Aloha Friday Photo. Dave’s photo is of Mokoli’i Island, which is also known as Chinaman’s Hat,…
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Go Visit Hawaii celebrates its seventh birthday!

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 30, 2013
This month we celebrate our seventh birthday. Seven internet years is a long time — probably equivalent to dog years! In seven years, Go Visit Hawaii has published 1,978 articles,…
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Kauai’s Fern Grotto

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 30, 2013
For many years, one Kauai’s must-do activities has been to take a guided boat trip up the Wailua River to see the Fern Grotto. The Fern Grotto is a shallow…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Experiencing “the magnificence of Hawaii”

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 26, 2013
Today’s featured Aloha Friday Photo comes to us from Kathy Lelack-Green of Salem, Oregon. Kathy was the winner of the Embassy Suites-Waikiki Beach Walk stay that we gave away earlier…
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What’s it like to drive from the summit of Haleakala?

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 21, 2013
When you visit Maui, we highly recommend a visit to the summit of Haleakala —  especially for the spectacular sunrises. Maui’s massive Mount Haleakala stands at over 10,000 feet above…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Waikiki Sunset at the Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 18, 2013
Mahalo to Mick Veljanovski of New South Wales, Australia for sharing his photo for Aloha Friday Photos. I believe Mick’s photo is the first we’ve received from beautiful Australia. Yay!…
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Take a quick flight from Maui to Lanai on Mokulele [video]

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 17, 2013
In February, we took our first Mokulele flight from Maui to Lanai. It was a short flight — no longer than 20 minutes. Though brief, the flight was very scenic.…
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Kohala Coast Luxury at The Fairmont Orchid

  • Sheila Beal
  • July 26, 2023
We recently stayed at The Fairmont Orchid for four nights and oh how we wish we could have stayed longer!  Why? There’s lots to love as we will illustrate in…
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