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16th Annual Guess the First Humpback Whale Sighting Contest

  • Sheila Beal
  • August 21, 2025
We’re excited to launch our 16th annual contest to guess the first humpback whale sighting in Hawaii. Though December typically starts the “official” humpback whale watching season, a few humpbacks…
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Hawaii vacation news and deals: July 23, 2025

  • Sheila Beal
  • July 23, 2025
This Hawaii vacation deals and news roundup includes news about construction work and closures at Waimea Canyon and Koke’e parks, a Waikiki hotel deal, news about Kilauea volcano, a Hawaii…
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Is Hawaii in your travel plans for 2025?

  • Sheila Beal
  • January 11, 2025
Aloha friends. We hope your 2025 is off to a happy and healthy start. We continue our January tradition of asking readers about Hawaii travel plans for the new year.…
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Hawaii vacation news: October 29, 2024

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 29, 2024
– A brand new Cirque du Soleil is planned to debut in December. The show’s name is Auana by Cirque du Soleil and it will be based at the newly…
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The first humpback whale sighting of the new season

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 16, 2024
The humpbacks are back in Hawaii. Well, at least one whale made the early arrival and was spotted from Maui on October 6th. We have three winners of our little…
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Hawaii vacation deals & news: September 18, 2024

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 18, 2024
– After a quiet spell, Kilauea is erupting again. The eruption began a couple of days ago with a start, pause and then a restart. The above photo shows fissures…
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Hawaii vacation deals and news: September 4, 2024

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 4, 2024
– Rooms at the Hilton Waikoloa Village are on sale per Travelzoo. You can view the rates on a calendar at this link with the lowest rates starting at $227…
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15th Annual Guess the First Humpback Whale Sighting Contest

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 16, 2024
Hawaii’s humpback whale season generally runs from late December through about early April, give or take a couple of weeks. They travel for thousands of miles to come to the…
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Hawaii vacation news & deals: July 17, 2024

  • Sheila Beal
  • July 17, 2024
* Hawaii Food & Wine Festival has organized “Meet Us In Maui Sweepstakes” for a trip for two to Ka’anapali this October during the festival. The lucky winner will receive…
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Hawaiian Airlines celebrates “31 Days of Lei” with a sweepstakes

  • Sheila Beal
  • May 1, 2024
May 1st is Lei Day in Hawaii, though some folks can and do celebrate the Hawaiian lei on other days in early May. Hawaiian Airlines has decided to take it…
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Are you visiting Hawaii in 2024?

  • Sheila Beal
  • January 1, 2024
Aloha! We hope that your 2024 is off to a happy and healthy start! At the start of each new year, we’ve had a long-running tradition of asking our readers…
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Three great Hawaii vacation sweepstakes

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 24, 2023
We’ve found these three excellent Hawaii vacation sweepstakes. Apologies to our international readers, but these sweepstakes are limited by the sponsors to U.S. residents. Island Style Maui Sweepstakes The winner…
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