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Superferry
Hawai‘i Island, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu

Hawaii Superferry suspends voyages until March 3

The Hawaii Superferry has cancelled its entire travel schedule until March 3. Company officials are moving up the Alakai’s annual drydock to take advantage of the off-peak travel season and make some necessary repairs to the vessel.The annual drydock is required by the United States Coast Guard for the Superferry’s recertification to operate. Repairs will be […]

Treasures
Culture, Hawai‘i Island, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu

And the Hawaiian music Grammy goes to “Slack Key” … again

Can you say “three-peat?”The live, vocal and instrumental multi-artist compilation Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar has won this year’s Grammy award for best Hawaiian music album.The win was the third consecutive in the category for a compilation from the production team of Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku Jr., Paul Konwiser and Wayne Wong. The four received Grammys last

HawaiianBlossom
Culture, Hawai‘i Island, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu

Who gets a Hawaiian music Grammy on Sunday?

You’re reading my final post about this year’s Best Hawaiian Music Album Grammy. My final post, that is, before the actual Grammy ceremonies on Sunday. Promise.Nothing new to report. The nominees haven’t changed:• Keola Beamer’s Ka Hikina O Ka Hau (The Coming Of The Snow)• Tia Carrere’s Hawaiiana• Raiatea Helm’s Hawaiian Blossom• Cyril Pahinui’s He‘eia• Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar,

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Maui, Travel Tips

Maui beaches No. 1 winter destination

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

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Hawai‘i Island, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu, Travel Tips

16 Hawaii hotels among the world’s best

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

BanyanTree
Maui, Travel Tips

Ritz-Carlton Kapalua Reopens Today

The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua reopens today (1/7/08), after a $160-million transformation.  The luxury oceanview resort on Maui’s northwest shore has been “privately” open for the last 10 days, housing the golfers, officials and media for first PGA tour event of the year, the Mercedes-Benz Championship, won by Daniel Chopra in a playoff.The PGA golfers move on to

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Maui, Travel Tips

Fly like an iiwi

It’s the second day of the new year. The most adventurous thing I’ve done all morning is order a venti rather than a grande Americano at Starbucks. I’d much rather be flying above the West Maui forest canopy.On Jan. 21, Kapalua Resort opens what it swears is one of the longest zipline courses in North America,

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