Wrapping up the ‘aughts, the 00’s, or whatever you’ve preferred calling the first decade of the millennium here in Hawaii? Big fans that we are of warm, tradewind-kissed New Year’s Eves, you can count us in, too. As always, Hawaii will be one of the final locales in the world to say “Aloha!” to the […]
Following tradition, it’s going to be a warm holiday season for President Barack Obama and family. The Obama’s first Christmas as the First Family won’t be spent in the White House, or in Washington, D.C. Instead, they’ll be celebrating Christmas and ringing in the New Year in the same place they have for many years:
United Airlines is offering discounted roundtrip airfares for early 2010 travel to Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island from a handful of Mainland U.S. cities the carrier serves. The rates—part of a promo deal United is calling the “Hawaii Fun in the Sun Sale”—are good for travel from Jan. 12, 2010, to March 4,
Made an early New Year’s resolution to finally take a Hawaii vacation in 2010? Here’s one way to stick to that promise. Hawaiian Airlines has slashed roundtrip fares for flights to Oahu and Maui from 10 of its West Coast gateway cities. Make a reservation now for travel between Jan. 5 and June 10, 2010,
Surf fans around the world kept their eyes on Oahu’s North Shore yesterday as the biggest waves in decades pounded Hawaii’s most famous surf breaks, and a prestigious big wave competition got the green light for the first time in five years. Wave faces of 35 to 45 feet yesterday morning finally proved ideal for
Waves heights between 35 to 45 feet on Oahu’s North Shore today gave organizers of the The Quiksiliver In Memory of Eddie Aikau everything needed to green light the big wave surf contest for the first time in five years. The surf contest, named after famed North Shore surfer and lifeguard Eddie Aikau, requires waves
Surf’s up on Oahu’s North Shore. Way up. North Shore waves as high as 40 feet had thousands flocking to the area’s world-renowned surf breaks yesterday, clogging traffic in both directions of Kamehameha Highway and packing every patch of beach, shoreline or roadside with a view. Wave heights were expected to remain steady or increase
Today marks the 68th anniversary of the attack on the United States’ naval base at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, on Dec. 7, 1941. At Pearl Harbor this morning, the attack will be remembered with a ceremony at Kilo Pier, which directly faces the National Park Service’s USS Arizona Memorial. The event is free and open to
Continental Airlines is adding an Orange County, Calif.-Kahului, Maui flight to a previously announced expansion of its Hawaii flight schedule, set to begin in March 2010. The four-day-a-week flight will be added to a new schedule of Continental Hawaii routes, first announced in October. The carrier will also bump up one of those new flights—an
Delta Airlines is expanding its Hawaii flight schedule with daily service from San Diego, Calif. to Honolulu, and thrice-weekly nonstop service from Detroit, Mich. to Honolulu beginning in June 2010. Delta’s new daily flights from San Diego, beginning on June 3, will be the carrier’s first between that city and Honolulu. Meanwhile, Delta’s three weekly
The battle over the fate of the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial—the 82-year old saltwater swimming pool and war monument—has seemingly reached an end. Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann this weekend decided that the natatorium’s pool and bleachers be demolished. What will replace the natatorium in the prime Waikiki oceanfront acreage it now occupies? Beach. About 100
