Summer lasts until November this year. Today, Hawaiian Airlines announced its “Endless Summer” fare sale, offering discounted roundtrip airfares to Hawaii from 10 West Coast cities. Current fares vary by day of the week, etc., but these look like discounts in the neighborhood of 20 percent. The fares are good for travel between Aug. 3 […]
There’s a slight morning mist drifting off the West Maui Mountains this morning, as we sit on the lanai of the new Ritz-Carlton Club & Residences, Kapalua Bay, perched above sheltered Kapalua Beach. Blue Hawaii skies are following, promising a pleasant final day for the Kapalua Wine and Food Festival. It’s been a pleasure so
Hungry? Thirsty? On Maui this week? The Kapalua Wine & Food Festival begins this Thursday, June 24, at west Maui’s luxe Ritz-Carlton Kapalua Resort. One of Hawaii’s most venerable food events, the fest is pretty much foodie nirvana—four days of grand dinners, wine and food tastings and pairings a wine tour, and culinary demonstrations hosted
It’s been a beautiful couple of days on Maui, with the promise of a splendid evening under the stars to come. That’s good because two of the Maui Film Festival’s major events are outdoors this evening, both the Taste of Wailea (in which Maui restaurants show their stuff in a glittering gala) and Celestial Cinema,
We got an e-mail from Kenny & Ruth Garvin in Michigan: Is the area around the Fishbowl still closed? We like to snorkel there. You ask, we answer. There’s a new development today. First, let’s explain what “Fishbowl” the Garvins are asking about. In South Maui, below the resorts in Kihei and Wailea, there’s a
Hawaiian Airlines will add twice-weekly nonstop flights between Las Vegas, Nevada, and Kahului, Maui, to its mainland U.S. flight schedule, beginning Oct. 3. Flight times for the new route will be: • Las Vegas, Nev. – Kahului, Maui Departure: 6:25 p.m. (West Coast time), Sundays, WednesdaysArrival: 9:25 p.m. (Hawaii time), same day • Kahului, Maui
King Kamehameha Day is this Friday, June 11. It’s a state holiday, honoring King Kamehameha the Great, who unified the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810 and was its first monarch. Ceremonies statewide will pay tribute to the king’s legacy with lei draping of Kamehameha statues on Oahu and the Big Island, parades and other cultural
This is a story about a day on Maui I set aside to do nothing but relax. Over four days, I’d been on 34 ziplines, from the slopes of Haleakala to the West Maui Mountains, all for this magazine. It was seriously fun. But, in the end, it was, well, exhausting. I’d yet to spend
The website SmarterTravel.com has just announced something we’ve known all along. Hawaii is currently the best value travel destination on the planet. SmarterTravel’s finalists for its 2010 Editors’ Choice best value destination award were Argentina, Australia, Hawaii, Las Vegas, and Mexico. Hawaii beat all the other contenders based on sales and deals. Said the site:
After four days, my count stood at 34 ziplines—every zipline on the island of Maui. I’d taken a ride on all of ‘em. It was a challenge I’d been anxious to take on. Two years ago, I’d first strapped myself into a harness, clipped to a pulley and zoomed down on a steel cable through
Drive a car up to the entrance gate of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and it’ll cost you just $10 to explore the massive Big Island park for the next seven days. Same goes for Haleakala National Park on Maui, except you get three days for your ten bucks. It’s a great value. You, and as
Alaska Airlines announced today that it will add daily a nonstop flight between Portland, Oregon, and Honolulu to its ever-expanding U.S. West Coast-Hawaii flight schedule, beginning Sept. 20. Flight times for the new route are: • Portland, Ore. – Honolulu, Oahu Departure: 7:25 a.m. (West Coast time)Arrival: 10:25 a.m. (Hawaii time) • Honolulu, Oahu –
