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Sheila Beal

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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 Friday Photo: Napili Bay

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 13, 2016
Mahalo to Jan Annin for sharing this beautiful dusk photo from her “favorite place ever” — Napili Bay, Maui — with us for Aloha Friday Photos. What a magical time…
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Beautiful Kauai Visit 2016

  • Sheila Beal
  • April 11, 2017
After a six-night visit to Kauai, the memories of the island’s beauty still resonate. Even though we’ve been to Kauai several times and I know what to expect, the island…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Swimming with a honu in Hanauma Bay

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 7, 2016
Mahalo to Lone Christiansen for sharing this neat underwater photo with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Lone said her favorite  memory from her visit to Oahu was swimming with this…
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Hawaii vacation deals & news: October 5, 2016

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 5, 2016
– We’re back from an amazing trip to Kauai. If you were following along on my Instagram or our Facebook accounts, hopefully you enjoyed Kauai’s spectacular scenery. We’ll have much…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Snorkeling at Captain Cook Monument

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 30, 2016
Mahalo to Ryan Ykimoff from Grand Rapids, Michigan for sending this great snorkel view to us for Aloha Friday Photos. Ryan and his wife, Liz, are currently wrapping up a special…
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Take me there Tuesday: To the black sand beach at Waianapanapa

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 21, 2016
There are so many wonderful sights in Hawaii and, then, there are truly incredible places that knock your socks off. Waianapanapa is one of those knock-your-socks-off places. The black sand…
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Aloha Friday Photo: “A truly magical and peaceful place”

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 20, 2016
Mahalo to Jose Cerda for sharing this tropical scene on Maui with us for Aloha Friday Photos. He commented that Maui is “a truly magical and peaceful place to visit!!!”…
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When do flowers bloom in Hawaii?

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 19, 2016
Hawaii’s weather is summer-like all through the year. Even during the “chilliest” months of January and February, daytime highs average in the upper 70s or lower 80s in Fahrenheit. (That…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Lava flowing into the Ocean

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 15, 2016
Mahalo to Shane Turnpin for sharing this incredible lava photo for Aloha Friday Photos. Shane runs lava boat tours on Hawaii, the Big Island, to see the flows when they’re…
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Take me there Tuesday: Manoa Falls, Oahu

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 13, 2016
We’d like to test out a new series — Take me there Tuesday — to highlight one of Hawaii’s many scenic spots. We’ll share a photo or two (or more)…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Stunning Rainbow from Lahaina Harbor, Maui

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 9, 2016
Mahalo to our friend Kathy Carroll (wife of Hawaii artist Mike Carroll) for sharing this stunning rainbow photo with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Kathy tells us that this rainbow “happened…
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All-inclusive resorts in Hawaii

  • Sheila Beal
  • January 4, 2022
We’ve recently had an uptick in people asking for recommendations for all-inclusive resorts in Hawaii. “Can you recommend an all-inclusive hotel on <insert Hawaiian island>?” — is the typical question.…
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