On Oahu this weekend and jonesing to see a cadre of Air Force jets fly within inches of each other at speeds of 400 mph? You’re in luck. The Thunderbirds are coming to town. The celebrated military air demonstration squad will take to the skies above Oahu’s Hickam Air Force Base on Saturday and Sunday […]
Hawaii travelers who stayed at Aqua Hotels & Resorts properties this hot season may be familiar with the company’s “99 Days of Summer” special, which slashed nightly rates at most Aqua properties statewide. We’re guessing the promotion was a hit. Are you ready for “99 Days of Fall”? Aqua is discounting room rates at 15
HAWAII Magazine reader Paul Zaludek of Toronto, Canada wrote to us with some questions about traveling to the beautiful, yet little-visited Hawaiian Island of Molokai: In spring of 2010 we plan to spend three weeks on Maui and, if practical, also spend three days on Molokai. We have several questions: 1. Can we fly to
HAWAII Magazine reader Ty Brisgill wrote us with a question about a Kauai outdoor activity we’d never been asked about, but thought other readers might be interested in: Do you have any information on pheasant hunting on Kauai? I hunted on Parker Ranch on the Big Island of Hawaii a couple years ago. My wife
Cue up Sinatra crooning “Come Fly With Me” and check out these Hawaii airfare deals! Even as summer travel season comes to an end, yet another skirmish in the Hawaii interisland airfare war is sure to keep the heat up in September. This week, Hawaii-based air carriers Hawaiian Airlines, Mokulele Airlines and go! each announced
The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows is shutting its doors … temporarily. The popular luxe resort—situated on the Big Island of Hawaii’s Kohala Coast—will be closed from September 1 to October 31, as small renovations are done on public spaces and its 343 guest rooms. The hotel is referring to it as a “refreshment”
Your next Hawaii vacation could be a little greener. Hoping to appeal to environment-conscious Hawaii travelers, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Hawaii is expanding its fleet of gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles at four of the company’s rental locations on Oahu and Maui. Interested? You’ll find Enterprise’s “hybrid branches” in Honolulu, Waikiki and Kailua on Oahu, and at Maui’s Kahului
Hawaii celebrates its 50th anniversary of statehood on Friday—quietly. There are events on all the major islands, but celebrations are muted. (If you’re interested in finding the events, click here for a full schedule.) Why muted? You need to understand the long campaign from 1903 to 1959 for Hawai‘i statehood—and its implications today. Here’s a
Sick and tired of finding “Made in Taiwan” stickers clinging to the bottom of your Island souvenirs? Looking for gifts and goods that can really claim to be “Made in Hawaii”? Swing by the 14th annual Made in Hawaii Festival this weekend for a sampling of the things that make Hawaii special … all in
Another day. Another hot Hawaii hotel deal for the fall season. But Starwood Hawaii Hotels & Resorts’ “Value in Paradise” promotion sounds like a particularly good one—discounted daily room rates at 10 Starwood properties statewide, located on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island of Hawaii. More good news? The number of Starwood Hawaii properties
The rebranded, reimagined and soon-to-be-reopened St. Regis Princeville Resort promises to be the luxurious grand dame of hotel properties in Kauai’s Princeville resort community. But it’s not your only option should you want to stay on the island’s picturesque north shore. Just minutes from the rustic charms of Hanalei and Kilauea towns—and a short drive
Happy Birthday Ala Moana Center! The popular Honolulu shopping destination begins a two-and-a-half-week celebration of its 50th anniversary tonight with a Hawaiian blessing, giveaways music performances, exhibits and merchant deals honoring its longstanding history as Hawaii’s largest shopping mall. Some of that history? Before Ala Moana became Honolulu’s premier shopping destination for residents and visitors,
