Whether you’re driving into Waikiki Beach for a day visit or staying there on your vacation, finding a parking spot that doesn’t cost a fortune can be a challenge. But,…
This page has been updated with the most recent data in January 2020. You’ve seen ads for Hawaii featuring photos of beautiful beaches lined with palm trees and the bluest…
Thanks to Matt McGee for writing in to tell me about his experience with saving money on his Maui rental car. Matt saved $60 for his one-week rental simply by…
I was reading HONOLULU Magazine over the weekend and noticed an ad for a shop in Hawaii’s largest mall, Ala Moana Center. The ad provides directions to the shop saying…
Here are the Hawaii vacation news and deals that are making a splash today. * Aston Hotels is offering a million HawaiianMiles (Hawaiian Airlines frequent flier miles) in their Million…
Once you’ve planned your flights to Hawaii, then you’ve got to figure the logistics of getting around. Each island has some public transportation, but for the most part, they’re not…
I recently received the following question from a reader who’ll be on a cruise around the Hawaiian islands: We are planning a trip this September to the islands. We will…
As most of you know, we recently took my parents to Maui for their first visit to Hawaii. I will be posting our itinerary with details in a future post,…
Whoa! It seems like I’ve been blessed with events to celebrate recently. Today, I’m celebrating that Go Visit Hawaii is two years old. Let’s hope that the “terrible twos” don’t…
If you plan to rent a car on your Hawaii vacation, don’t wait until the last minute to book it. I’ve recently heard of rental car shortages on Kauai, Maui…
The Aloha spirit is everywhere in Hawaii, even on the busy roads. When you drive your rental car on your Hawaii vacation, you should be prepared to drive with Aloha.…
[Update: when we originally wrote this article, smart phone navigation wasn’t widely in use. We now rely on our smart phones for GPS navigation rather than our Garmin. Though the…
I have a new favorite rental car company in Hawaii and it’s Avis. Recently, we rented cars from Avis on Oahu and Kauai. Both cars were very clean and best…
I happened to catch a great consumer travel segment with Susan Koeppen on the CBS Early Show. Koeppen reported that economy rental cars are very much in demand due to…