Here’s an update since my last post about Airline Broadband Service to Hawaii.
Last week, Alaska Air pulled the plug on Row 44 Wi-Fi service, a Ku-band satellite-based system. The carrier opted instead for Aircell’s Gogo, a terrestrial-based service which has already been installed in over 700 aircraft.
Out the window with that choice went the [...]

Two new issues are adding fuel to the fire surrounding rampant travel review fraud, and may help bring the matter to a head, sooner than later.
1.  Yelp Class Action lawsuit.
Yelp became the subject of a class action lawsuit this week in a filing that asserts that the company used extortion by demanding monthly payments (in [...]

Also available from Los Angeles on American, Continental and Hawaiian Airlines.
Right in time for upcoming school holidays, Continental has a great price on their new route.  The best news is that with the exception of the days listed below, it is currently available from now through the end of May.

Airline:  Continental Airlines.
Price: $386 round [...]

Thanks to volunteer efforts, the access road to Polihale Beach on Kauai’s West Side reopened last year. We drove our not recalled Toyota Highlander SUV on the road last weekend for the first time in years. Fasten your seat belts for this ride; it’s going to get bumpy.

The five mile dirt road takes at least [...]

If you’ve got the time, and are in the Atlanta area, we’ve got the deal.  Available in April and May, on US Airways.  This offer will only be available for a brief time.  Service is on US Air’s current Charlotte to Honolulu non-stop (which itself may not be available that much longer).

Airline: US Airways.
Price: Approx. [...]

Reasonable Spring fares on the most heavily trafficked California to Hawaii routes are now available. You will need to act quickly due to limited availability.

Airline: Hawaiian.
Price: Approx. $320 round trip (all-inclusive).
SFO availability: Now through March 15, and April 13 to May 20 (most days). Many corresponding return dates.
LAX availability: March 1 through 16, and April [...]