A View From the Road to Hana
Sheila Beal This little island along the Maui coast really caught our eye as we drove the road to Hana. I love the palm trees on top. If you’re heading to Maui,…
Hawaii Vacation News and Deals Roundup for July 16th
Fancy a trip to Kauai before the end of July? If you can travel from Seattle and can comply with the restrictions, you can get one-way fares from $249 on…
Travel + Leisure Readers Love Hawaii, Too
Travel + Leisure Magazine just announced the 2008 version of their World’s Best Awards per their 13th annual reader poll. As no surprise to us Hawaii lovers, the islands were…
Hawaiian Music Q&A with Mountain Apple Records Executive Leah Bernstein
Today, I have a real treat to share with you. I’ve recently had the honor of a Q&A session with Leah Bernstein who is the President of the top island…
New Reader Reward Giveaway – First Class Upgrade Kit
Has all the negative airline news and cut backs got you down? Well, hopefully a first class upgrade kit will pick you up. It’s time for a new reader reward…
A tip for saving money on Hawaiian print wear
I subscribe to Budget Travel magazine and I really enjoy reading the 20 readers’ tips published in each issue. In the latest (July/August) issue, a reader from Austin, Texas writes…
4 Less Obvious Things You Should Do Before Your Vacation
Days before our vacation, we’re usually busy getting our work done. If we have time to think of the vacation, we prefer to be researching a tour or two or…
Pu’u O’o vent is back in action this morning!
These are really exciting times around Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. I check the Hawaii Volcano Observatory Kilauea updates and web camera images fairly regularly. For quite…
Banana Plant in Bloom
Hawaii’s tropical climate is well suited for growing banana plants and there’s a good chance you may see one when you visit Hawaii. I took the photo above near Rainbow…
The Shaka Sign
When you visit Hawaii, I hope you’ll get a shaka directed towards you. Why? This hand signal is a kind gesture. Much unlike the middle finger salute, you actually want…
Why Does Kauai Have So Many Wild Chickens?
If you’ve been to Kauai then you’ve probably noticed all the feral chickens. They’re hard to miss. I’d imagine just about everyone who has been to Kauai has vacation photos…
How Pele Celebrates the 4th of July – Amazing Lava Explosion Videos
Whoa! You’ve got to check out these two tremendous videos of Kilauea volcano activity. The first video was shot over the past couple of days. (Credit for this video find…
