The Hawaii Superferry’s low passenger counts are threatening its ability to continue its sole Oahu-Maui route.Pacific Business News reported today that attorneys for the embattled inter-island ferry service considered the situation an “emergency,” in a December letter submitted to the state Public Utilities Commission. The letter requested the PUC extend the Superferry’s current $39 one-way promotional […]
The Big Island has more coral in the waters near its shores than any other major Hawaiian island.New maps from a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration coral reef studyshow that live coral covers 57 percent of the waters surrounding the Big Island. That’s more than 29 square miles of living reef.The NOAA findings support previous studies
Folks who love Waikiki’s Royal Hawaiian Hotel already know that it will close June 1 for extensive renovations.But before the “Pink Palace of the Pacific” shutters its doors for seven months, it’s inviting its fans to take a sentimental journey. Book the “A Hui Hou … Until We Meet Again” package —offered now through May 31.
Molokini will be closed temporarily later this month to dispose of some unexploded ordnance found on the island.The Maui News reported todaythat the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service would be shutting down all access to the island for a day to dispose of the materials. The closure of Molokini for a radius of one nautical mile
Break out the sparking wine (or at least a ginger ale). Cue “Tiny Bubbles” on the stereo. Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hanneman has declared today “Don Ho Day.”A documentary of his life, “Don Ho Remembered,” premieres on Honolulu television station KGMB-9 at 8 p.m., Jan. 22. (An encore will be aired at 8 p.m., Jan. 28)There’s
The University of Hawaii Warrior football team has a new head coach. Warriors defensive coordinator Greg McMackinformally accepted the promotion this morning at a news conference at the campus’s Stan Sheriff Center.McMackin seems like a good choice for the job.Among his supporters for the job were former UH football coach June Jones, assistant coaches Jeff Reinebold and
This 1960 Kodak commercial kept us giddy all morning: It features Ozzie, Harriet, David and Ricky Nelson—in Hawaii.We dug listening to Ozzie showing off his knowledge of Island folklore, and Ricky surfing off Waikiki.Anybody out there ever own a Brownie Automatic movie camera? Was it as sweet as Ozzie promised?
Wish you were on Maui right now? A lot of folks you know might be there already.Maui is the fastest-growing winter beach destination in the United States, according to online travel site Orbitz, which researched hotel bookings from Dec. 21 through Feb. 28 over the last three years. Maui’s bookings rose the fastest of all beach destinations
A finger of lava from Kilauea’s quarter-century old eruption crept to within a mile of the Big Island’s Royal Gardens subdivision this morning.You might remember the now largely-abandoned subdivision east of Kilauea as the epicenter of Hawaii eruption news from 1983 to 1990. Over the years, flows from Kilauea’s Puu Oo vent have claimed 189
Is NCL going to shut down its Hawaii cruises? That rumor was posted on the Web this morning.Hawaiirama.com suggested that Norwegian Cruise Lineswould be suspending all of its Hawaii cruise operations. The rumor was based on information received from Bruce Fisher, a contributor to the site. Fisher also posted the rumor on his own Hawaii Vacation Blog
How much should you pay for Internet access on your Hawaii vacation? Some places, it’s free. Other places, it’s as much as the wince-inducing $20 a day at Oahu’s Pacific Beach Hotel.Frankly, we think Internet access should be just another part of your standard hotel experience, like air conditioning and bath soap. We searched out a very
Travel + Leisure Magazine’s 2008 list of the world’s 500 best hotels features 16 properties from Hawaii.The annual list is determined from a poll of T+L readers, who graded their experiences at hotels and resorts worldwide.The highest ranking Hawaii resort this year?The Big Island’s consistently top-ranked Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, which broke into the T+L list’s Top
