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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.

Fantastic Fire Knife Dancing Video from Oahu

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 9, 2011
I’ve recently subscribed to Devin Graham’s video channel on YouTube. This morning, in my subscription reader, I was excited to find  this fire knife dancing video. (Email subscribers: please click…
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When is the slowest time to go to Hawaii?

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 17, 2019
Recently, two different friends have asked me when is the slowest time to go to Hawaii. Neither friend likes crowds, so they’d like to take their first visits to Hawaii…
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March Madness Monday Music Giveaway – March 7

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 7, 2011
As Andy mentioned on the Jake Shimabokuru post, each week this March, we’ll be giving away an island music CD. We’ll host this contest each Monday during March. We’re kicking…
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Incredible Video of Kilauea’s Newest Eruption

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 7, 2011
(Email subscribers: click here for the video.) A new fissure opened on Kilauea’s east rift zone on Saturday. This new eruption point is located in a remote area of Hawaii…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Mahaulepu Beach

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 4, 2011
Today’s lovely photo comes to us from Jill. She took this photo while walking along a path near Mahaulepu Beach in the Poipu area of Kauai. Beautiful scenery for a…
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Your Take: Favorite Things About Hawaii

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 27, 2012
Last week, I asked the wonderful Go Visit Hawaii readers to share their favorite thing about Hawaii. I truly enjoyed reading each comment and found myself nodding in agreement many…
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Hawaii Vacation Deals & News: March 2, 2011

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 2, 2011
Here’s all the latest for a destination that’s the greatest. 🙂 *  Airfare deals to Hawaii are becoming a little more scarce, but if you can fly from the West…
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Puu Loa Petroglyph Trail at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 1, 2011
Within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, you’ll find an astonishing number of images carved in 400 to 500 year old pahoehoe lava flow stone. If these Hawaiian petroglyphs could talk, what…
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Oahu’s Punchbowl — National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

  • Sheila Beal
  • May 22, 2020
On my list of the top 10 things to see and do on Oahu, I recommend a visit to the National Cemetery of the Pacific, which has been dubbed Punchbowl.…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Blue Sunset Edition

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 25, 2011
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a blue sunset like this one. It’s wonderfully gorgeous! This photo was submitted by Gary Archer from our GoVisitHawaii facebook community. Gary tells me…
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Pu’u O’o Lava Fountain (Updated with Night View)

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 24, 2011
I was just checking in on the Pu’u O’o webcam and happened to catch this “fountaining” lava eruption. I took a screen shot of it to post for you to…
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Honor Kapu Symbols When You Visit Hawaii

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 23, 2011
When you visit Hawaii, you might come across two sticks crossed in the shape of an X with two ball shapes on top. That’s a symbol of kapu and when…
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