A blast of wintery weather brought a fresh blanket of snow to the peak of Mauna Kea on the Big Island this week. Check your calendar. No, it’s not April…
Aloha Friday Photo: Crashing Waimea Bay
Mahalo to Matt Siltala of Arizona for sharing today’s beautiful Aloha Friday Photo. Matt took this photo last February when the monster waves pound on Oahu’s North Shore. Here’s how…
Reminder to enter to win four-night stay in Waikiki Beach
We’ve received such great feedback about the Embassy Suites-Waikiki Beach Walk stay giveaway. As a reminder, the prize includes a four night stay in either a one or two-bedroom suite for up…
The misadventures of your Go Visit Hawaii guides
Our trips to Hawaii have not always gone without a hitch. We’ve found ourselves nearly starving, almost without a rental car and in the urgent care. We laugh at these…
Aloha Friday Photo: Westin Kaanapali Sunset
Mahalo to Dan Pruyn of California for sharing today’s Aloha Friday Photo. Dan took this photo from the Westin in Kaanapali on Maui. It sure is a beautiful sunset scene!…
Elopement package now available at Maui’s Travaasa Hana
With love in the air today, I thought it would be good timing to let you know of this Hawaii wedding idea. Travaasa Hana is making it possible to have…
Scenes from the amazing Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Visiting Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is worth the trip to Hawaii, the Big Island alone. My goodness, this park is amazing! Ah-maz-ing! I want to attempt to illustrate what a…
How to say “Happy Valentine’s Day” in Hawaiian
Do you want to impress your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day? How about wishing them ‘happy Valentine’s Day’ in the Hawaiian language. As you might imagine, February 14th wasn’t traditionally celebrated…
Aloha Friday Photo: “Perfect place to relax”
Mahalo to Larry Glover from Dublin, Ohio for sending in today’s lovely Aloha Friday Photo of Waikiki Beach. This aspect is facing east from the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Here’s what…
Win a Hawaii stay at the Embassy Suites-Waikiki Beach Walk
We are excited to be able to offer one lucky reader a free, four-night stay at the beautiful Embassy Suites-Waikiki Beach Walk! This Hawaii stay giveaway, sponsored by Embassy Suites-Waikiki…
Should you do Haleakala sunrise and road to Hana in the same day?
Several readers have studied a Maui map and asked if I advise driving two of Maui’s most popular attractions – Haleakala summit for sunrise and the road to Hana —…
Aloha Friday Photo: Lava Shores
Post publishing update: I must apologize that this photo is actually from Waikoloa on Hawaii’s Big Island and not Lanai. Brett’s Christmas vacation took him to Lanai and the Big…










