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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.

Signs of Hawaii: Coconut Tree Warning

  • Sheila Beal
  • January 20, 2009
A nice reader, James from Maui, sent in this photo to share in the signs of Hawaii series. James took this photo at the Kahanu botanical garden near Hana that…
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Visit the Kokee Museum in Kauai’s Kokee State Park

  • Sheila Beal
  • January 20, 2009
Visiting Kokee State Park and its neighbor, Waimea Canyon, top my list of what you must do on your Kauai vacation. While you are there, pop into the Kokee Museum…
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Let’s Go Humpback Whale Watching

  • Sheila Beal
  • January 18, 2009
I’m always amazed to see a humpback whale breach the water followed by a huge splash. Even surveying the deep blue ocean water for a glimpse of a whale’s spout…
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Warm Hawaii Fare News to Help You Escape the Cold

  • Sheila Beal
  • January 16, 2009
Have you checked fares to Hawaii lately? There’s some really good deals and I do mean really good deals. Take a look at this list that airfarewatchdog.com has compiled. Here…
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Tips for Visiting Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 14, 2024
We share helpful tips from our numerous visits to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. We cover everything from how to prepare, what to wear to what to see.
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Leonard’s Bakery – A Honolulu Delight

  • Sheila Beal
  • December 11, 2012
Go Visit Hawaii readers know that one of the best ways to save money on their Hawaii vacation is to skip the hotel’s fancy breakfast buffet and find a good…
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What to do with your luggage the day you leave Hawaii

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 11, 2009
Most flights to the US Mainland leave late in the day while most hotels require that you check out at noon. Most likely, you’ll want to do some last minute…
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Review: Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort and Spa

  • Sheila Beal
  • January 29, 2020
On the way up to find our room at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort, a man in the elevator noticed we were carrying our luggage and asked if we were…
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Do you have your free Go Visit Hawaii subscription?

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 25, 2020
I was looking over the visitor analytics to Go Visit Hawaii and noticed that quite a bit of the traffic to the site is direct. That means many folks keep…
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Hawaii Vacation Deals and News Roundup For January 13

  • Sheila Beal
  • January 13, 2009
The new Honua Kai Resort and Spa is due to open at the end of this month in the Kaanapali area of Maui and they are offering some nice looking…
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First Time Hawaii Visitor Q&A with Kyle Brown

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 11, 2009
Recently, Kyle Brown, a fabulous Jaunted contributor, wrote me to tell me that he had returned from his first Hawaii vacation and that the articles at Go Visit Hawaii had…
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Budget Travel Lists Hawaii in 2009 Top Destinations

  • Sheila Beal
  • January 11, 2009
In case you weren’t convinced yet of the excellent value Hawaii is now, I wanted to share some insight from the vacation gurus at Budget Travel. This week, they released…
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