The way things are going for the airline industry, toting your luggage on board for free will be as much a thing of the past as milk bottles and cellphones the size of a brick. Honolulu-based Hawaiian Airlines announced it will be charging an additional $15 for the first checked bag on flights between the […]
Come for the lodging. Stay for the free cottage cheese. That’s what the folks at Outrigger Hotel and Resorts are banking on. In the storied history of gimmicky travel-related offers, the popular Hawaii-based lodging chain is offering arguably the most practical premium to date: up to $150 in grocery certificates from local supermarket chain Foodland.
Blue surf. White sand. Gold sunsets. And now, a green resort. Kaanapali Resort’s north beach will be home to a 390-villa resort developed by Starwood Vacation Ownership that will also be Hawaii’s first LEED-certified resort. What’s LEED? It’s acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, a environmentally-conscious rating system developed by the U.S. Green
HAWAII Magazine reader Michael Mattox e-mailed us: Do you know where I can buy the red-and-gold alii signs they use to show points of interest in Hawaii? According to a Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau representative, the “warrior” signs—which mark sites of historical, cultural or scenic interest—are not for sale. A January 2005 Honolulu Star-Bulletin
HawaiiMagazine.com reader Ashley Rath, halfway around the world in Hertfordshire, England, made my morning. Ashley wrote: Aloha Derek! The slideshow you posted this weekend of John Heckathorn’s and David Croxford’s visit to Hawi on Hawaii’s Big Island was, in a word, gorgeous. It was just what I needed on yet another rainy Saturday afternoon in
A hotel room at the beachfront Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki for as low as $239 a night, with a free round of golf and a spa treatment? It’s real. You’ve just gotta get here between July 1 and December 31 to enjoy it. The deal looked good to us. If you book a room
The Four Seasons Lodge at Koele is doing a wine dinner on June 23. Sadly, unlike April’s beer dinner at Koele, I’m not off to Lanai for the four-course meal this time. But I promised HawaiiMagazine.com readers back then that I would let you all know the next time the Lodge did one of its
About two weeks ago I replied to HAWAII Magazine reader Veronica Craig’s question about whether there was a walking trail up Koko Crater, marked by old railroad ties. Even as I was writing the post, I knew I had to check it out myself. A day or so ago, I grabbed my favorite pair of
You ask. We answer. A California reader e-mailed us: I, like many of your subscribers, cannot wait to receive the next issue of your magazine. I read it cover to cover as soon as I receive it.I have visited Maui eight or nine times over the past 20 years, and I am now contemplating retiring
Hawaiian Airlines has made a major move to fill the gap left when Aloha Airlines shut down last March: More jets. The Honolulu-based carrier announced today that it is adding four jets to its interisland fleet to fill increased consumer demand. Two of the Boeing 717-200 jets will begin service in September, with another two
The love of Expedia users has its rewards. Outrigger Hotels & Resorts’ Waipouli Beach Resort & Spa has scored the no. 21 position on the travel reservation site’s annual Insiders’ Select list of favorite worldwide hotels. Since when is the number 21 something to celebrate outside of, say, Las Vegas? How about when you’ve got
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is looking for a few good junior rangers. Qualifications? You’ll need to be on the Big Island from June 16 through 19. You should love hiking, studying lava forms, following sea turtles, identifying native plants and birds and want to learn how to use a seriously cool GPS tracker. And—sorry, adult
