Articles by Matthew Dekneef

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Maui, Oʻahu

Virgin America adds daily Los Angeles to Hawaii routes

After its first three months of service to the Hawaiian Islands, Virgin America has already expanded its travel options from California adding direct flights from Los Angeles to both Honolulu and Kahului. The airline already offers daily service from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to both Oahu and Maui where travelers can connect to New […]

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Culture

Hawaii is home to America’s happiest people, study says

We live the really good life here. In this year’s Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, an annually published report ranking the overall happiness of its residents across the U.S., Hawaii reclaims its title as the state with the happiest residents. This makes it the fifth time Hawaii leads this list since the study’s inception eight years ago,

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Health/Wellness

6 Cultural Ways to Reset in Hawaii

It’s that time of year to examine your life real good…and press the pause button. These activities work for visitors and residents alike looking to travel into a stress-free zone. 1. Retreat into a yoga oasis. A Day at Wanderlust O’ahu in 50 Seconds This starts tomorrow, you guys. One more sleep until Wanderlust O’ahu!

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Kauaʻi

Island Air returning to Kauai with $63 fares

The Garden Isle gets a new route this year. Island Air is expanding its offerings to Kauai, resuming six daily roundtrip flights between Honolulu (HNL) and Lihue (LIH) on March 15. It’s been almost a year since the airline abruptly eliminated that flight route in May of last year, and now that they’re heading back

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Oʻahu

Experience Pacific harmony at this year’s Honolulu Festival

“Pacific Harmony” is this year’s theme at the 22nd annual Honolulu Festival on Oahu which runs from Friday, March 11 through Sunday, March 13. It promises to be a weekend of multi-cultural excitement that showcases the rich bond between Asian and Pacific cultures here on the Islands. The biggest highlight of this cultural exchange is

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