Hawaiian Airlines is now offering an airfare sale on roundtrip travel during early 2012 — Jan. 5 through March 14 — between Hawaii and its 10 U.S. mainland cities. The sale’s fares, which start at $298 for roundtrip travel between Kahului, Maui and Oakland and San Jose, Calif. will be offered through Mon., Oct. 31. […]
Sweden? C’mon, start strumming. Hawaii is tuning up for a try at topping the recent Guinness World Record set on Aug. 20, 2011 when exactly 1,547 ukulele players performed in unison in Helsingborg, Sweden. In the interest of Island pride, passion for music, a fundraising effort and, yes, just plain fun, ukulele players from Hawaii
A new shuttle service is now offering Honolulu International Airport travelers door-to-door rides to Waikiki, Kahala (near Diamond Head) Downtown Honolulu, Ko Olina on Oahu’s Leeward side, and other bustling areas. Selected by Hawaii’s State Department of Transportation for a five-year contract to operate as the sole official airport shuttle for on-demand service, SpeediShuttle began
During daylight hours at the Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu, there are family canoe races and tours, during which friendly guides talk about the six Pacific Cultures represented at the park (pictured, below). And every afternoon, a pageant on the park’s lagoon showcases dance and song of Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, Aotearoa, Tahiti and Tonga. After
The Cooking Channel’s popular Food(ography) show, which explores how people and societies are shaped by food, is spotlighting Oahu and the Big Island in an episode slated to air tonight. “Hawaiian Islands” will be on the tube at 9 p.m., with re-broadcasts at 11 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 16, and at 8 a.m. Sun., Oct.
Commercial airline passenger service to Hawaii from the U.S. mainland got under way 75 years ago when PAN AM flew passengers from San Francisco to Hawaii using Martin-130 flying boats. Before that, visitors from areas outside of the Islands arrived by way of much slower — and wingless — boats. The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl
The 26-mile-wide Kaiwi Channel, which separates Molokai and Oahu, is one of Hawai‘i’s most unpredictable sea passages even in ideal weather conditions. Trade winds on the channel can be too light or too intense—at times, both on the same day. Strong currents have been known to sweep small watercraft far off course. Toss in swells
The Islands where surfing was born more than three centuries ago is now the first state in the U.S. to recognize surfing as an official high school sport. In an announcement made on Waikiki beach this week, Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced a plan that would allow Hawaii public high school students to be able
Have you got a first-rate curry recipe? And a fabulous story that goes with the dish? If so — and you’re not a pro chef — you may want to enter The Kahala Hotel & Resort’s inaugural All in the Family Curry Contest. The winner will score two nights in an ocean-view room (champagne and
Tucked into the emerald uplands of Nuuanu Valley — a 15-minute car ride from Waikiki — Queen Emma Summer Palace once served as a cool retreat for the queen consort and her husband King Kamehameha IV from court life in the mid-1800s as well as occasional hot-and-humid Honolulu weather. Today, the palace (pictured, below), is
Two tail slaps — both courtesy of a humpback whale yearling. That’s what a Sea Quest tour captain witnessed on Mon., Sept. 26 in Honaunau Bay, which edges the Big Island. The slapping event marked first confirmed whale sighting for the 2011-12 whale-watching season in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. The sanctuary,
Aulani, the much-anticipated Disney resort and spa, recently staged its official sunset grand-opening event — complete with Hawaiian music, a dazzling light show, and a ceremonial mixing of sand with pixie dust (courtesy of Tinkerbell, perhaps?). After three years of construction on Oahu’s Leeward coast, Aulani, which bills itself as aiming to combine the “magic
