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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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Hawaii vacation deals & news: March 11, 2014

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 11, 2014
* When you sign up for email alerts with Hawaiian Airlines Cruise Vacations, you could win 80,000 HawaiianMiles (enough miles for two roundtrip tickets from the US mainland to Hawaii)…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Bursting Sunset

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 7, 2014
  Mahalo to Bernadette Kozak for sharing her lovely photo with us for Aloha Friday. Bernadette took this sunset photo from Oahu’s North Shore. It appears that the afternoon had…
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Is March a good month to visit Hawaii?

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 31, 2024
Today we’re taking a look at visiting Hawaii in March. We’ll review all the important information you need to help you choose when is the best time for you to…
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Aloha Friday Photo: The Haleakala sunrise view that almost “shut down”

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 28, 2014
Mahalo to Trenna from Australia for sharing her lovely Haleakala sunrise photo with us. She took this photo while enjoying a a four week Hawaii vacation to celebrate her fifth…
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Best things to see, do and try on Molokai

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 28, 2023
Each Hawaiian island has its own personality and attractions that make it unique. Molokai’s tagline is Hawaiian by nature. From my observation Molokai earns that reference from its untouched beauty…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Waikoloa Sunset

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 21, 2014
Mahalo to Scott Pudwell for sharing this beautiful photo with us for our Aloha Friday Photo series. Scott took this sunset shot in November from Waikoloa — one of our favorite…
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Suggestions for taking two separate vacations on the same Hawaiian Island

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 3, 2019
The climate diversity in Hawaii is really amazing. Generally speaking, one side of each island is lush and jungle-like, while the opposite side is dry and almost always sunny. This…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Heart-Shaped Plumeria Lei

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 14, 2014
Mahalo to ???? ????for sharing this beautiful lei photo. ???? ???? lives in Japan and took this photo while visiting Oahu. I love the way that???? ????shaped this lei into a heart. This…
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Hawaii Vacation News & Deals: February 13, 2014

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 13, 2014
* Hawaiian Airlines announced their new interisland turboprop service to and from Molokai and Lanai from Honolulu, beginning March 11 and March 18 respectively. This new service is called ‘Ohana…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Ocean window at Waianapanapa

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 9, 2014
Mahalo to Kelly Driscoll-Smith for sharing this neat photo with us for our Aloha Friday Photo series. Kelly took this photo off Maui’s road to Hana at the black sand beach at…
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What to prepare and plan before your Oahu vacation

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 4, 2014
As the excitement builds for your vacation to Oahu, your mind may be racing with thoughts of all the preparations you need to make. You have probably already chosen your…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Palm-sheltered sunset

  • Sheila Beal
  • January 31, 2014
Mahalo to Karen Couturier for sharing her excellent sunset photo with us for our Aloha Friday Photo series. I believe Karen’s photo was taken in Ko Olina on the southwest…
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