For those of you who have been waiting, it appears that Southwest Airlines has given up on the idea of serving Hawaii either directly or with a U.S. code share partner.
Southwest and its Pilots’ Association have just reached a tentative accord. Contained is a specific provision that the airline will not enter into any code-share [...]

Hawaii Prince is one of our favorite luxury hotels to stay in Waikiki.  I was pleasantly surprised to see it offered now for as little as $179, which even includes a $50 credit.  The credit is just enough to pay for a buffet breakfast for two.  At a net price of $129, this is a [...]

Research at Stanford University has revealed that coral off Makapu’u on Oahu’s southwest coast, is much older than previously believed.  Gold coral (Gerardia) found there may in fact be more than 4,000 years old.  These corals have stood place in the central Pacific long enough to store a vast history of change in the ocean.
Threats [...]

Our thanks to Arthur Frommer, the curmudgeonly original travel evangelist, who has written positive comments about Beat of Hawaii many times over the past year. Arthur likes our similarly sassy, irreverent and candid perspectives which we share from our home state of Hawaii.
This week, Arthur wrote an article on his blog that contrasts us with [...]

Two of our readers, Aleksandra “Aleks” Witkowska and Paul Tomaszewski, recently took a break from their Chicago winter and vacationed on Big Island and Maui.  We’ll be featuring their trip report in two segments along with our thoughts.  First up is the Big Island.
Hilo scores as their favorite town in all Hawaii.
“The Zen gardens off [...]

Hawaiian Airlines has just kicked off the latest airfare battle between the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.  As a result, you can expect to find reasonable prices all summer from Portland and Seattle to Honolulu and Kahului.  This represents a savings of about $200 over previous pricing during peak summer travel.
While the best pricing isn’t available [...]