Aloha Friday Photo: Byodo-Temple
Sheila Beal Mahalo to Paul Kilfoil for sharing today’s Aloha Friday Photo of Byodo-In Temple on Oahu. Paul tells us, “We love the tranquil beauty of the Byodo-In Temple on Oahu!” We…
Visiting Kahanu Garden off the road to Hana
A short diversion off the road to Hana (Hwy 360) leads to one of the National Tropical Botanical Gardens, Kahanu Garden. Two of the most distinguishing features of this garden…
Aloha Friday Photos: Ocean encounters of the Hawaiian monk seal kind
Normally we feature one photo from a reader. Today, we’re posting several photos that tell of a neat underwater experience from John Walsh of Arizona. While snorkeling at Tunnels Beach…
Aloha Friday Photo: Painted Sunset
Doesn’t this photo almost look like an oil painting? I love the peach, pink and butter-colored clouds with their undefined edges. The kiawe trees in the foreground provide grounding, while…
Let’s chat about romance in Hawaii!
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…
Infographic: Hawaii Travel Trends
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…
Aloha Friday Photo: Splash on the Rocks Edition
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…
Scenes from the Kona Coffee Festival
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.…
Aloha Friday Photo: Anniversary sunset
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…
The most surprising things about visiting Hawaii
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…
New “Cruising Hawaii” category
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…
Aloha Friday Photo: North Shore Banzai Pipeline
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…
