Browsing Month April, 2009

Honolulu’s Frugal Bookstore on Wheels

"Bookmobiles are disappearing in an age defined by mouse clicks," reports the Boston Globe. While that may be true, there's one bookmobile on Oahu with a new mission.  It's Bill's Bookmobile, cheaply selling used books, music and movies.  All proceeds benefit the...

Posted in: Frugal Hawaii, Oahu

We’re Sorry Hilo Hattie

I looks like Hilo Hattie, the originally Kauai-based store chain started in 1963, is fast coming to its demise. The ominous "we're sorry" on their website is a sad indication of the conditions at hand. As you recall, we wrote about their problems last year both on May 10...

Posted in: Travel tips

Swine Flu And Hawaii Travel

Updated:  The State of Hawaii Department of Health now has a swine flu information hot line.  It can be reached at (866) 767-5044. You're Safe Here. Hawaii has no confirmed cases so come and enjoy our culture, people and beaches.  Especially with all the great summer deals...

Posted in: Travel tips

Summer Airfare Deals Gone, Changed Or Still Available: The Clock is Ticking.

I checked availablility this morning for all of the incredible, unprecedented Hawaii summer airfares we reported last week.  Not surprisingly, a number of them are already gone.  It is likely that many if not most of the remaining fares could come to an end at any point...

Posted in: Deals

Tea at 1024 in Honolulu

Alice Walker said that, "tea to the English is really a picnic indoors."  We felt the same way after visiting Honolulu's Tea at 1024. The bright airy tearoom in historic Chinatown had a festive atmosphere from the moment we walked in.  We were invited to select our...

Posted in: Reviews

Allegiant Confirms Hawaii Plans

As we first broke this story back on February 10, prior to other media, Allegiant Air officials have confirmed their desire to extend operations into our Hawaii market.   Their presence will undoubtedly bring more discounted travel opportunities to Hawaii...

Posted in: Industry News

Amazing Hawaii Summer Airfare Sales

Today is the day of days for 2009 Hawaii summer airfares.  When you add these to all of the other Hawaii airline deals we've seen this week, it is completely unprecedented for mid-June through mid-August peak summer travel dates.  These are round-trip airfares, plus total...

Posted in: Deals

SFO-HNL Peak Summer $263 RT

Right on schedule again today, American & Northwest have further reduced the summer price from San Francisco to Honolulu by another $200. Today’s Deal: $284 round-trip (all-inclusive). Airlines:  American and Northwest  ($10 more on Delta) Dates:  All...

Posted in: Deals

LAX-HNL Peak Summer $268 RT!

Updated 4/23:  I just checked availability again today.  This unprecedented deal is still wide open for almost all dates throughout the peak summer travel season. Okay, so this is becoming quite unbelievable, even to me. Today, when Arthur Frommer mentioned that the...

Posted in: Deals

Wednesday Deals: Hawaii Hotels, Tahiti Vacation

There are no new airfare deals to report so far today.  Most of the exceptional deals we've posted in the past week however are still available, so act now if you're interested. I'm confident there will be more summer airfare deals to Hawaii.  To get them timely, please...

Posted in: Deals