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Celebrating Romance In Hawaii

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 29, 2012
If you’ve chosen to go to Hawaii to for your wedding, honeymoon or to celebrate an anniversary, you’ve made an excellent choice. Hawaii may be one of the most romantic…
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Planning a Visit to the Maui Volcano of Haleakala

  • Sheila Beal
  • June 9, 2023
When you visit Maui, I hope you plan to see the island from 10,000 feet above sea level at Haleakala. Many times I’ve heard visitors say that their visit to…
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Where to Find Farmers Markets in Hawaii

  • Sheila Beal
  • June 17, 2025
No matter where you travel, shopping at a local farmers market is one of the quickest ways to get to know more about a culture. Not only will you learn…
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8 Great Hawaii Waterfalls Worth Gushing Over

  • Sheila Beal
  • November 17, 2016
Hawaii is blessed with an abundance of beautiful, rainforest-fed waterfalls that are worth the time and effort to see on your Hawaii Vacation. I wanted to share this list of…
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Maui Luau Review: Feast at Lele

  • Sheila Beal
  • November 6, 2018
The Feast at Lele offers a refined luau and a welcome departure from the buffet lines and large tables. At the Feast at Lele, guests sit at tables to fit…
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Hawaii Ziplining with Nathan (& Tips for Your Zip)

  • Sheila Beal
  • November 6, 2009
Zippity doo dah, Zippity aye, My friend, Nathan went zippin’ Tuesday. Plenty of adventure and smilin’ that day, Zippity doo dah, Zippity aye. With fear and some reluctance, my friend…
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Review: Maui’s Garden of Eden

  • Sheila Beal
  • February 10, 2015
Along the Hana Highway on Maui’s east coast, there’s a gorgeous 26-acre arboretum and botanical garden called the Garden of Eden. My parents, Andy and I toured this garden on…
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A Cloudy Blanket at a Haleakala Sunrise

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 9, 2009
Last week, I published an interview with my parents about their impressions of their first visit to Hawaii. When asked about highlights from the trip, my dad mentioned that he…
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Haleakala’s Ahinahina (Silversword)

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 15, 2009
When you visit Haleakala National Park, keep your eyes peeled for a very special plant, the Haleakala silversword. The silversword is native to Hawaii and its Hawaiian name is Ahinahina…
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Unique Surfboard Fence on Maui

  • Sheila Beal
  • June 29, 2011
As we were driving along Kaupakalua Road (Highways 365 and 400) from Maui’s Upcountry down towards the coast, we saw this most unusual surfboard fence. We just had to stop…
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Should You Drive the “Back Side” of the Road to Hana?

  • Sheila Beal
  • June 1, 2022
I often hear these two questions as people are planning their scenic drive on the road to Hana: —- Should we drive the road to Hana starting at Paia, go…
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Hawaii Fact 12 of 50: Hawaii is home to the world’s tallest mountains

  • Sheila Beal
  • March 27, 2019
You may have heard that Mount Everest is the world’s tallest mountain at 29,035 feet. Well, Hawaii says, “Everest, schmeverest!” You would need a heck of a tape measure and…
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