Hawaii Travel Tips

Volcano House is the only public lodging inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The location is irreplaceable but the guest stay feels surprisingly institutional.

When summer pricing stops making sense, Hawaii visitors don’t stop coming. They start coming at different times, and we’re now seeing what happens when too many people make that shift at once.

Honolulu Airport promised upgrades. We walked it to see what changed.

Most visitors end up experiencing Hawaii Volcanoes from Crater Rim Drive. The views hit immediately, the caldera finally makes sense, and even quick pull-offs feel worth stopping for. This is also the part of the park where timing matters most, because when you catch it right, it’s exactly what people came for.

A reader sent us her summer flight search because the price seemed impossible. After checking it ourselves, we can confirm it is the highest summer Hawaii airfare we have ever seen.

Something familiar was missing at one of Maui’s most recognizable beaches, and it took a few minutes of standing there to realize what it was. We went to find out why.

Hawaii travelers helped airlines rebuild premium cabin income after Covid. Now those same travelers are getting charged again for something marketed as a permanent change: flexibility.

TSA has confirmed Hawaii will get face scanning this spring.

The alert validates what we reported in December and hints that Haleakala sunset reservations may be next.