I happened to catch a great consumer travel segment with Susan Koeppen on the CBS Early Show. Koeppen reported that economy rental cars are very much in demand due to…
If you live near Seattle, you can get a one-way fare as low as $239 to Maui or Kauai on Alaska Airlines. Other cities from Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Canada…
Let’s continue the series of one day Hawaii itineraries with a visit to Maui. So, what would I plan to see with only one day on Maui? I’d most definitely…
A reader recently asked if there were any free luaus on Maui. Unless you’re lucky enough to be invited to a resident’s luau, there is no such thing as a…
Here’s a post for your listening pleasure. 🙂 I’ve been listening to Mountain Apple Radio online. It’s completely free and there are no commercials. There are 3 stations: traditional/contemporary, island…
Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources recently launched a spruced up website loaded with great information on Hawaii’s State Parks. Here’s how to use this resource to help you…
Here’s the news on this Aloha Friday edition: The Hawaii Volcano Observatory status report indicates that there’s “a new [lava ocean] entry west of the main, more vigorous entry; good…
You never know what you are going to find when you go searching for lava flowing on Hawaii’s Big Island. Though Kilauea has been erupting consistently for decades, you can’t…
As you already know, yesterday was King Kamehameha Day in Hawaii. Here’s a great story with video from KGMB that tells more about how this king practiced aloha. The video…
June 11th is King Kamehameha Day in Hawaii. Who was this honored Hawaiian king? His biggest claim to fame was uniting the Hawaiian islands under one rule in 1795. On…
The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HCVB) and it’s partners have launched travel promotions aimed at making Hawaii a more affordable destination. Here’s more about it in a statement from…