Call it a working vacation … in Hawaii. Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong rang in 2009 on the Big Island of Hawaii, zipping along the rugged highways and country roads of the Kona and Kohala coasts. Armstrong, 37, arrived on Sunday, Dec. 28 to train for a much-publicized return to competitive cycling after […]
So long, 2008! Time to say “Aloha!” to 2009. If you’re lucky enough to be in Hawaii tonight, consider our picks for the prime places to watch the sky light up with New Year’s Eve fireworks. OAHU • 7 p.m., Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park, 91-400 Farrington Highway, Kapolei, (808) 945-3928. • Midnight, JW Marriott Ihilani
This just in: some great airfare deals. The Los Angeles Times reports several carriers including Delta, Northwest and American Airlines are offering round-trip airfares from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Honolulu (HNL), for as low as $334, including tax, for flights scheduled between January 5 and February 28, 2009. The rates can be found
The “aloha” greeting Pro Bowl players are welcomed with at 2009’s game will also mean goodbye. The National Football League’s annual all-star game, will not be played in Oahu’s Aloha Stadium—its home for the last 28 years—in 2010. NFL officials announced yesterday that the game is headed eastward for the sun, sand and endless neon
President-elect Barack Obama attended a memorial for his late grandmother Madelyn Dunham yesterday afternoon, later scattering her ashes into the Oahu surf. Dunham, referred to as “Toot” by Obama, died of cancer in Honolulu at age 86, two days before her grandson was elected president. Obama was not able to attend Dunham’s funeral last November
In Hawaii, Christmas Eve means family, food, maybe some early gift unwrapping … and college football. The Sheraton Hawaii Bowl happens Wednesday afternoon at Aloha Stadium—most likely with a good portion of the state glued to ESPN watching the University of Hawaii Warriors take on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. This is the Warriors’
Barack Obama is trading the snowstorms and wind chill of Chicago for a family Christmas in the frothy waves and warm sands of Kailua Beach. Jealous? We are too—and we live here. The Hawaii born-and-raised president-elect arrives at Honolulu International Airport on Saturday for a 10-day holiday with his wife, Michelle, and daughters Malia, 10,
It’s that time of the year—when fierce winter winds blow, snow falls (even here in Hawaii) and Travel + Leisure Magazine’s globetrotting staff return from far better climes to bestow its annual gift to hotels, inns, resorts and lodges worldwide: a spot on the pub’s annual 500 World’s Best Hotels list. This year, 23 Hawaii
A dream vacation in Hawaii doesn’t have to be a casualty of these tough economic times. If you’re ready to pack your bags now, you could enjoy the Islands for less money than you might think. Businesses statewide—from resorts and restaurants to activity vendors and B&B’s—are coming up with new and creative ways to entice
26 miles. 42.195 kilometers. Runners from all over the world are arriving to run that distance Sunday morning as the Honolulu Marathon fires the starting gun on its 36th year. This year’s marathon has attracted nearly 22,000 participants. That’s nowhere near the kind of record numbers that has made it one of the most popular
With the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor still fresh in the minds of Americans this week, President George W. Bush proclaimed nine historic sites in three states a unified national monument. A number of spots around the Pearl Harbor area are included, along with sites in California and Alaska. According to a White
Dreaming about something other than a white Christmas this winter? May we suggest stopping by the Islands. Readers from online travel community TripAdvisor seem to agree—they picked Hawaii as this year’s top holiday dream escape. Hawaii is a great place to be in the winter. In the latest issue of HAWAII Magazine, we give you
