Hawaii Vacation Deals & News Roundup for May 6, 2009
Sheila Beal * The most recent hotel occupancy reports indicate that Hawaii’s occupancy levels fell to an all time low since record keeping began in 1987 per the Honolulu Advertiser. Essentially, one…
Hawaii in Contrasts – Black and White Sand Beaches
Today’s Hawaii in contrast photos takes a look at black and white sand beaches. First let’s look at a black sand beach. We shot the following photo on Pololu Black…
Waikiki’s Kuhio Beach Park Hula Show Update
Due to difficult economic times, Honolulu government had to cut back the number of Kuhio Beach Park Hula performances from six nights to three nights per week. This excellent free…
Hawaii Vacation News & Deals Roundup for Lei Day 2009
Happy Lei Day and Aloha Friday! If you aren’t familiar with Lei Day then check out my friend NEENZ’s post on the origins Lei Day. Now let’s peek into the…
Hawaii in Contrasts – Diamond Head in Brown and Green
As you may recall, I visited Oahu in October 2008 and February 2009. As I arrived in Waikiki in February, one of the first things I noticed is how green…
Kauai Restaurant Review – Hukilau Lanai
When many upscale Hawaii restaurants charge $35+ just for a main course, you can have a multi-course dinner for about that at the Hukilau Lanai in Kapaa. Their tasting menu…
Hawaii in Contrasts – Fire and Ice
The Big Island of Hawaii is home to almost all of earth’s climates. I’ve not been able to find the absolute answer and scale used to scientifically count the number…
Announcing New Photo Series – Hawaii in Contrasts
Based on readers’ interests and participation of our previous photo series – Colors of Hawaii and Signs of Hawaii – I’m announcing a new photo series. This new series will…
Go Oahu Cards: Will they save you money?
I was recently asked for my thoughts on the Go Oahu Card. This activity discount card allows you entrance to 30 Oahu attractions over a specific number of days. They…
Kauai’s Polihale State Park Re-opens
Thanks to the efforts of Kauai community volunteers, Polihale State Park re-opened this weekend. As I reported in January, the park had to close due to heavy flood damage. When…
Hawaii Vacation Deals & News Roundup – April 24, 2009
Just a couple quick things to let you know: * A closure is planned on part of the road to Hana in May and early June. The Paihi Bridge which…
Notes From Our Recent Maui Vacation
As most of you know, we recently took my parents to Maui for their first visit to Hawaii. I will be posting our itinerary with details in a future post,…
