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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.
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Hawaii travel news: November 9, 2021

  • Sheila Beal
  • November 9, 2021
* Foot and automobile traffic patterns are changing at popular Oahu North Shore site – Laniakea Beach. This stop attracts many visitors hoping to see a honu, which are Hawaiian…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Marvelous Maui Sunset

  • Sheila Beal
  • November 5, 2021
Mahalo to Jesse Maldonado for sharing this fantastic shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Jesse tells us that this marvelous scene was captured in July from Maui. Happy Aloha…
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Revision to the international travel requirements to Hawaii

  • Sheila Beal
  • November 4, 2021
Yesterday, we shared the news about Hawaii’s plans to welcome international travelers starting November 8, 2021. As part of that, we shared significant portions of Governor Ige’s press release. After…
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Hawaii to welcome international travelers + some COVID-19 rules to relax

  • Sheila Beal
  • November 3, 2021
Important note: Governor Ige has revised his 11/2 press release on 11/3 after our publishing deadline. The change is quite significant change. We have marked the changed section with bold…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Rainbow lanai

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 29, 2021
Mahalo to Gary Hasterok for sharing this beautiful shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Gary tells us that he took this photo the morning of September 3rd from his…
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Go Visit Hawaii is 15 years old!

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 26, 2021
Fifteen years ago, I started a journey that I never knew would last this long! I was taking a break from an engineering and project management career in the pharmaceutical…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Hanauma Bay Scene

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 22, 2021
Mahalo to Kathy Merkt for sharing this lovely shot of Hanauma Bay  with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Happy Aloha Friday!
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Hawaii governor says visitors welcome again starting November 1, 2021

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 20, 2021
As Hawaii COVID-19 cases were headed on their highest surge yet, Governor Ige, asked visitors and residents to reduce travel to and from Hawaii through October. Since then, case counts…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Night at Waikiki Beach

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 15, 2021
Mahalo to Amy Mosher for sharing this nice shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Amy took this photo on Waikiki Beach at Hilton Hawaiian Village. What a nice time…
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Aloha Friday Photo: A view of Ko’olau Mountains

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 8, 2021
Mahalo to Juli Torres for sharing this great view with us for Aloha Friday Photos. This view from the water shows the rugged, green Ko’olau mountain range. What pretty view…
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Hawaii travel news: October 6, 2021

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 6, 2021
– The first humpback whale sighting of this new season has been recorded! A flight instructor spotted a humpback whale off the coast of Maui on September 29th. Congrats to our…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Lava glow colors at Kilauea Caldera

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 1, 2021
Mahalo to Suzanne Kemp from Logan, Utah for sharing this interesting shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Suzanne took this photo a Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park …
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