Hawaiian Air's new "Coach Plus" won't give you any more legroom, or different seats. Now that we've gotten the confusion with United's Economy plus out of the way, here's what the new offering does give you: Inter-island. For a cost of $16 extra per flight segment, you'll...
This week saw two additional beach drownings on Kauai. A 20-year old visitor from North Carolina drowned while snorkeling at Poipu on the South Shore. A 41-year old from Oregon drowned in strong current at the North Shore's Secret Beach. Beach drownings in Hawaii are...
This red door marks the hottest night spot on Molokai. It rises to the occasion with yeast. Take some dough with you and get some in return. The nightly Hot Bread Run is where locals and visitors intersect starting at 9:30pm (closed...
Hau'oli Makahiki Hou Best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year. Mahalo Nui Loa for supporting Beat of Hawaii's not-for-profit efforts to encourage Hawaii tourism in 2009! Aloha, Rob and Jeff Image: Nativity scene by Hawaii artist and friend Liedeke Bulder and...
Lack of cars (and accommodations) at the holidays is a long-standing tradition in Hawaii. Here's the current rental car status for the 2009 holidays and what I recommend you do for next year. In Honolulu The holidays won't be too jolly, at least in terms of car rentals....
Here's a nice way to escape the cold while not breaking the bank. US Airways is intruding on American and United's territory, and has sweetened this deal to get you flying. Airlines: US Airways Price: $507 round trip (all-inclusive) Dates: From January 15 through...
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQnhlz8hIfk In case you missed the annual Lights on Rice Christmas parade on Kauai, here's a short video I took to put you in our island style holiday mood. This year's parade took place on December 4, and as always was one of the...
Here's a discount code that is reported to work on Continental by multiple sources. The magic promo number is 9702533697 and can be used on the Continental website when purchasing tickets. If it works, and I haven't tried it yet myself, you'll get 5% off any Continental...
USA Today columnist Barbara De Lollis was curious how people make hotel rooms more accommodating. This has been something I've done without giving much thought to for the past 30 years. Barbara recently interviewed me and a number of other "re-arrangers" to come up with...
Those TripAdvisor engineers are at it again with their self proclaimed, "proprietary algorithm." It's forecast findings for 2010 named Waimea as #5 in top US travel destinations. I love Waimea as well as anyone, but am not sure I would rank the town as your "must see"...
