Pre-paid discounted flight coupon books have been a tradition in Hawaii inter-island air transportation.  They had been waning and pretty much disappeared several years ago. Now in a return to a travel era gone by, Mokulele Airlines announced they will be reviving inter-island flight coupons.  The way these work is that you buy a book [...]

Here’s yet another great Waikiki hotel deal to pair with the existing Hawaii air fare sales.  By the way, I still expect to see many more airfare deals coming up for Spring and even Summer travel.  So stay tuned. Waikiki’s Doubletree Alana is offering ocean view rooms for only $99 through June 30.  That’s a [...]

Late last week, I had quite a surprise instead of an intended swim, when I found Kauai’s Salt Pond Beach closed due to jellyfish.  This is the first time I can ever remember Salt Pond being impacted by jellyfish.  The lifeguard told me that he had counted over 500 of them that day. Jellyfish are [...]

If you find yourself with time to spare at Kahului (OGG), have we got a gem for you: Kanaha Beach Park. This park, which has recently undergone much work and renovation, is great. The water is often calm in the morning, and is great for kids. Afternoons can be windy, but often still swimmable. Getting [...]

Mesa Airlines (Go!’s parent) and Hawaii’s Island Air have just announced a new partnership. Taking the lead from Republic Airlines, which partnered with Hawaii’s Mokulele Airlines last fall, Mesa announced a tentative code share agreement in which Go! will market Island Air services between Kahului, Hilo and Lihue. They expect to extend that code share [...]

Back on January 25, I mentioned the Pleasant Holidays Hawaii deals of air plus car or air plus hotel. At the time those deals were good.  Now what is left of them is great, with a caveat. The deal. This $299 air plus hotel offer has the best availability from San Francisco at this point.  [...]

Updated 2/18:  Mokulele president Bill Boyer indicated this morning that the $300K payment due Republic was being made today. Republic Airways announced in an earnings statement this morning that their Hawaii partner Mokulele Airlines has drawn down its entire $8 Million line of credit and is in default on payments thereon.  If the matter isn’t [...]

Here is yet another excellent Waikiki hotel deal.  Paired with any of the fantastic airfare deals that are still in effect, you’ll have a Hawaii vacation at a small fraction of the normal cost. The Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber has just completed a $12 Million makeover which included all of its 495 guest rooms. These now [...]