A couple of months ago, a friend who was spending a weekend on Kauai challenged me to come up with a quick list of the five things I would do on the island if I had only one day there. That list focused on the east and north shores of the island. My friend had […]
It’ll be one long flight from the heart of the South, but at the end of it? A winter vacation in Hawaii. US Airways is launching daily non-stop service from its Charlotte, N.C., hub to Honolulu beginning Dec. 17. Reservations are being taken now for the nearly 8.5 hour Boeing 767 flight, US Airways’ first
Summer hasn’t even begun, but a number of air carriers are already looking to capitalize on fall travel plans, offering reduced fares for the autumn months. Continental Airlines is listing a $214 Los Angeles-Honolulu round-trip fare, tax included. Travel deal blog Airfare Watchdog first reported the rate and link to a search page on online
You ask. We answer. HAWAII Magazine reader Wendy Pinkoske writes: Is there still volcanic smog, or “vog,” along the Kona-Kohala coast? When we last stayed in Keauhou the vog arrived around 11:00 a.m. and never left. Would another island be a better choice to visit right now? The answer to your first question, Wendy, is
For the second year in a row, two Hawaii beaches made Dr. Steven P. Leatherman’s—a.k.a. Dr. Beach’s—list of America’s Best Beaches. And one of them is no. 1: Hanalei Beach on the north shore of Kauai, which moves up from no. 2 last year. Hamoa Beach, on Maui’s lush and remote east side near Hana,
You ask. We answer. HAWAII Magazine reader Patricia Renze from New York, NY, writes: What’s the status of the International Market Place renovations in Waikiki? I have spent many a happy day walking around and talking with all of the vendors. I hope the project has been shelved, as I love the Market Place just
Where’s your favorite place to stay on Kauai? The best place for shopping on Maui? Your favorite Hawaii spa to get away from it all? Got a favorite town on the Big Island? We ask these questions—and many more—on the ballot for our annual Best of Hawaii feature. Results will be featured in the upcoming
Celebrities and power brokers looking to get away from it all on their Hawaii holiday have long loved the Kona Village Resort. The reasons for the ardor are many: the resort’s secluded location on the Big Island’s Kona coast, unique beachfront Polynesian-style thatched-roof bungalows, wealth of ocean activities, lack of in-room TVs and A/C, and
American Airlines is offering round-trip airfares from Los Angeles to Honolulu starting at the ridiculously low price of $235 (tax not included) for travel between now and June 7, 2009. Advance purchase is not required. Finding the fare will take a little sleuthing on the traveler’s part. Airfare-monitoring website airlinewatchdog.com reported the rate today, referring
When the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua opened in 1991, it was the last of the cookie-cutter Ritz-Carltons, very New England-looking in the middle of some of Maui’s most beautiful real estate, the 23,000-acre Kapalua Resort. When the hotel shut down for a $160-million renovation last year, its full-time Hawaiian cultural expert, Clifford Naeole, asked that all new
Here’s another great deal on hotel rooms in Hawaii this summer and fall. Aston Hotels & Resorts is offering 40 percent off daily room rates at all of its Hawaii properties this summer and fall with its “Vacation Bailout” program. If you can plan a trip here for any time between June 12 through Dec.
Prince Resorts Hawaii’s oceanfront accommodations in Hawaii are more affordable this summer for the ohana (family). Plus, you don’t have to stay in the same room as your children. Families who book the first room at a Prince Resort Hawaii hotel will receive the second room free. Here’s a list of the hotels offering the
