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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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Hawaii vacation deals & news: March 10, 2015

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 10, 2015
* This TravelZoo deal ($920 total) for a three-night stay in a luxury Kauai villa plus rental car works out to an average cost of $307 per night. Each villa sleeps…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Under the palm tree

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 6, 2015
Mahalo to Tony Bartlett from the UK for sharing his photo for our Aloha Friday Photo series. We love that this tall coconut tree appears to be reaching for the…
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New giveaway: Made-in-Maui lotions, soaps & candle

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 8, 2015
Maui Soap Company makes tropical-scented bath and body care products. You may come across them when you shop for souvenirs in Hawaii as their products are stocked in many stores…
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Aloha Friday Photo: “The Light Show” Rainbow

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 27, 2015
Mahalo to James Brogan of Shutter Force Photography for sending this amazing rainbow photo to us for Aloha Friday Photos.  James shared this almost miraculous story of how he captured this…
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Suite life with extra value at Embassy Suites Waikiki Beach Walk

  • Sheila Beal
  • April 4, 2020
Embassy Suites Waikiki Beach Walk offers great amenities and value for a Waikiki vacation. A full, cooked-to-order breakfast and evening cocktail reception is always included in the nightly room rate…
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Aloha Friday Photo: “Front row seats…”

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 20, 2015
Mahalo to Pam Wright for sending this lovely sunset photo to us for Aloha Friday Photos. Pam took this photo from Duke’s Waikiki on the final evening of her recent…
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Hawaii vacation deals & news: February 19, 2015

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 19, 2015
As I write today from my North Carolina home, we’re experiencing an unusual cold spell. It’s 19 F  at noon, which is probably considered warm-ish for many colder climes in…
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Oahu is so much more than Waikiki

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 24, 2015
I’ve been writing about Hawaii travel since 2006 and I’ve heard almost every misconception about Hawaii that’s out there. A common one that I often hear about Oahu is that…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Romantic Dinner

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 13, 2015
Mahalo to Tom Sakiyama for sharing this beautiful photo with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Tom took this photo from Tidepools restaurant at the Grand Hyatt in Poipu, Kauai. We’ve…
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A road to Hana trip guide for those short on time

  • Sheila Beal
  • January 27, 2026
Spending an entire day driving the road to Hana is both exhilarating and exhausting. If you don’t have full day to dedicate to this drive and/or you don’t believe you…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Hanalei Bay Beach Day

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 6, 2015
Mahalo to Julie and Richard Cyburt of Owosso, Michigan for sharing this nice Hanalei Bay Beach photo with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Julie and Richard visited Kauai in July…
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Luxury Maui vacation living at Montage Kapalua Bay

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 26, 2016
“I’d love to go back to stay at the Montage Kapalua Bay.” I’ve probably said that at least a dozen times since our stay in October 2014. There are so…
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