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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.

Let’s chat about romance in Hawaii!

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 16, 2012
Are you looking for romantic ideas for your Hawaii honeymoon or anniversary trip? Or, do you have tips you’d love to share from your romantic Hawaii vacation? Please hop in…
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Infographic: Hawaii Travel Trends

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 15, 2012
The folks at FlipKey crunched years of data from their reservation request system to determine travel trends. Then they packaged the trends in a neato infographic that’s shown below. Some…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Splash on the Rocks Edition

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 12, 2012
Today’s Aloha Friday Photo was shared by Erin Jones of Colorado. Erin snapped this photo from Oahu’s North Shore in February. If I gaze at this photo long enough, I…
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Scenes from the Kona Coffee Festival

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 10, 2012
The Kona Coffee Festival is one of Hawaii’s top festivals. As you’ve probably guessed, this festival is held annually on Hawaii Island, the Big Island and home of Kona coffee.…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Anniversary sunset

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 5, 2012
Mahalo to Beverly Foos for sharing her Maui sunset photo with us. She tells us, “We had such a wonderful time on our anniversary trip to Maui and hope to…
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The most surprising things about visiting Hawaii

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 13, 2020
Hawaii really is unique. Those islands way out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean hold many surprises for visitors. I wanted to compile a list of the most surprising…
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New “Cruising Hawaii” category

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 1, 2012
I’ve created a new category for our cruise-related articles. You can find those posts in  Cruising Hawaii sub-category of General Hawaii posts.. I hope that make it easier to find all…
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Aloha Friday Photo: North Shore Banzai Pipeline

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 28, 2012
Today’s Aloha Friday photo was sent to us by Kenney of Salisbury, North Carolina. He took this photo at the famous Banzai Pipeline on the Oahu North Shore. The people…
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Dragon’s Teeth at Kapalua Maui

  • Sheila Beal
  • December 4, 2013
When you visit Dragon’s Teeth along Kapalua’s windswept coast, you can easily imagine yourself in the mouth of a giant dragon. The unusual rock formations resemble jagged teeth jutting from…
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Hawaii cruise wedding?

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 23, 2012
Per this news article, there’s a new trend for destination weddings organized by cruise ships. So, I wanted to pass along this wedding idea for our readers that are soon-to-be…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Maui tropical scene

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 17, 2012
Today’s Aloha Friday Photo comes to us from Cyndi of China Grove, North Carolina. Cyndi took this picture in December 2011, while she and her husband enjoyed a romantic vacation…
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Hawaii Vacation Deals & News: September 20, 2012

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 20, 2012
* Do you want to go to Hawaii, but you’re afraid to check the cost of airfare? Don’t be scared. I’m seeing so many excellent deals from just about every…
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