The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows is shutting its doors … temporarily. The popular luxe resort—situated on the Big Island of Hawaii’s Kohala Coast—will be closed from September 1 to October 31, as small renovations are done on public spaces and its 343 guest rooms. The hotel is referring to it as a “refreshment” […]
Your next Hawaii vacation could be a little greener. Hoping to appeal to environment-conscious Hawaii travelers, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Hawaii is expanding its fleet of gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles at four of the company’s rental locations on Oahu and Maui. Interested? You’ll find Enterprise’s “hybrid branches” in Honolulu, Waikiki and Kailua on Oahu, and at Maui’s Kahului
Here’s a great reason for our HawaiiMagazine.com friends in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to leave the cold behind and visit us in Hawaii this winter: Direct flights starting at $254. Air Canada is adding up to five non-stop flights a week between Calgary and Hawaii, beginning Dec. 5. The carrier’s new seasonal flights—the only non-stop service
Another day. Another hot Hawaii hotel deal for the fall season. But Starwood Hawaii Hotels & Resorts’ “Value in Paradise” promotion sounds like a particularly good one—discounted daily room rates at 10 Starwood properties statewide, located on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island of Hawaii. More good news? The number of Starwood Hawaii properties
The rebranded, reimagined and soon-to-be-reopened St. Regis Princeville Resort promises to be the luxurious grand dame of hotel properties in Kauai’s Princeville resort community. But it’s not your only option should you want to stay on the island’s picturesque north shore. Just minutes from the rustic charms of Hanalei and Kilauea towns—and a short drive
Hawaiian Airlines has been toasting its 80th birthday all year. But the Hawaii-based air carrier’s latest celebration of the milestone anniversary is one that could gift you with some actual time in the Islands. Hawaiian Airlines is giving away eight roundtrip coach ticket packages for two between Hawaii and any West Coast city the carrier
The fall airfare deals keep coming! American Airlines is offering low one-way airfares to Honolulu for fall travel from several cities across the U.S. Flight deals from Midwest and East Coast cities served by AA, in particular, were priced the lowest we’ve seen from a national carrier in some time. The fall is shaping up
The Ilikai has been generating its own drama of late: foreclosures, closings, reopenings. But it became an icon in 1968 when a brand new TV cop drama named Hawaii Five-O used it as part of its title sequence. Jack Lord was still an obscure TV actor when, as Det. Steve McGarrett, he stood on Ilikai’s
The great airfare deals to Hawaii keep coming. Delta Airlines, and its Northwest Airlines subsidiary, are offering one-way fares to Honolulu, Oahu, from select Mainland U.S. cities for as low as $163, for travel between August 22 and December 16, 2009. Make your reservations at least 14 days prior to your departure, but no later
Waikiki’s iconic Ilikai hotel, has gone through a volatile period as of late—closing, restructuring staff and announcing it would be reopening again—all in a matter of weeks. The hotel officially reopened to guests today, and with discounted room rates to boot. On July 9, the Ilikai’s owners, New York-based iStar Financial, shuttered the 203-room hotel
America’s neighbors to the north will have more opportunities to fly south for the winter this year for a warm Hawaii vacation. Canadian air carrier WestJet is expanding its flight schedule to the Islands, adding two brand new routes and offering more direct flights from Canada to Hawaii. A seasonal Saturday flight between Victoria, British
You ask. We answer. A HAWAII Magazine reader asks via e-mail: If I take a temporary nursing assignment in Hawaii, I will want to bring my cat with me. Is this possible? The good news: You won’t need to leave your furry friend behind. The bad news: your pet may spend some time in quarantine.
