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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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Aloha “Frhursday” Photo: Rainbow Golf

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 1, 2020
For more than a decade, we’ve been sharing your treasured Hawaii vacation photos and memories for Aloha Friday Photos. Because we’re expecting a lengthy press conference about the pre-travel testing…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Wowie Na Pali

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 17, 2025
Mahalo to Julia Gallati-Bendel for sharing this stunning shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Julia’s photo is of the Na Pali Coast on Kauai. This view can be enjoyed…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Turtle at Po’olenalena Beach

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 18, 2020
Mahalo to Julia Elizabeth for sharing this underwater photo with us for Aloha Friday Photos. She took this photo at Po’olenalena Beach in south Maui. Seeing turtles in Hawaii is…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Sunrise view from Kauai

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 11, 2020
Mahalo to Becky Kipfmiller for sharing this nice sunrise shot with is for Aloha Friday Photos. Becky took this photo while visiting Kauai in April of 2019. Happy Aloha Friday!
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Aloha Friday Photo: Relaxing scene at Hualalai

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 4, 2020
Mahalo to Wena Montera for sharing this Aloha Friday Photo of a relaxing scene from the Four Seasons Resort at Hualalai on Hawaii’s Big Island. Wena took this photo many months…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Into the Jungle

  • Sheila Beal
  • August 28, 2020
Mahalo to Lanny Wadkins for sharing this Aloha Friday Photo. Lanny tells us that this photo was taken on the path to beautiful Honolua Bay on Maui. What a neat…
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Go Visit Hawaii’s 11th annual contest to predict the season’s first humpback whale sighting

  • Sheila Beal
  • August 25, 2020
As far as we know, the thousands of humpback whales who visit Hawaii each winter are not subject to the 14-day quarantine. 😉 So, we expect humpback whale season to…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Molokai

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 17, 2025
Mahalo to Dawn Holmes for sharing this lovely Aloha Friday Photo. Dawn’s photo shows the sunset silhouette of the island of Molokai. What a peaceful scene!  
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Would you take a “geo-fence” vacation to Hawaii?

  • Sheila Beal
  • August 17, 2020
There’s no doubt that the tourism shutdown in Hawaii has created economic hardships. Unemployment is high. Tax revenue is down. It’s affected both big and small businesses. One solution to…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Distant Diamond

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 17, 2025
Mahalo to Caren Espejo for sharing this Aloha Friday Photo. Whether you see Le’ahi Crater, more commonly known as Diamond Head, up close or from a distance, it always catches…
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Aloha Friday Photo

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 17, 2025
Mahalo to Debbie Reza for this colorful Hawaii sunset shot for Aloha Friday Photos.  
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Aloha Friday Photo: Holei Sea Arch at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

  • Sheila Beal
  • July 31, 2020
Mahalo to Martine Gomez for this great shot for Aloha Friday Photos. Martine’s photo is of the Holei Sea Arch at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. It’s just one of many…
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