There are a number of Hawaii sweepstakes in process that you can enter before the end of 2011. You have me inspired such that I’ve started signing up for contests from Hawaii. Now isn’t a free trip to Hawaii the ultimate Hawaii travel deal. If your name is selected by one of these sweepstakes, be [...]

The new inter-island pricing we discussed last week was announced today by Hawaiian Airlines. It gives you an opportunity to roll back prices $10 or more per segment when you buy four round-trips. That’s a 14% savings according to Hawaiian. In exchange for that, you’ll be subjected to a number of rules, some of which [...]

Both Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have excellent fare sales going, starting at just $149 each way. These are mostly valid for travel from just after the New Year through early March. While the island of Maui continues to see the biggest share of sale activity, there’s something good to or from every island. I [...]

If you’ve tried flying between Kauai and Maui or Maui and the Big Island, you know it isn’t easy. In most cases you need to transit Honolulu and take two planes. Today Go!Mokulele airlines announced convenient new non-stop service on these two routes and a reasonable fare reduction to boot. Here are the details of [...]

The sweet smell of Anahola Granola has been baking in small batches for the past twenty-five years. It’s now made in the quaint town of Hanapepe on Kauai’s west side. It all began back in the Christmas of 1986 when Becky sold her homemade granola at craft fairs. From that first batch, the business has [...]

The news media is abuzz with word that Hawaiian Air may resurrect some legacy pricing models for inter-island air travel. As you may recall, in the past there was a variety of ways to obtain discounted tickets. Those included coupon booklets sold in grocery stores that provided one way tickets for under $50. At present, [...]

There’s competition in the air literally, and that means excellent Hawaii travel deals for Bay Area residents. Better yet, there is currently sale price availability for much of coveted Spring Break. Alaska Airlines is continuing to press into Hawaiian’s traditional market and today Hawaiian is firing back. This won’t be the end of it to [...]

I’m glad to see that Green Car Hawaii is expanding its presence in the islands. They now have a Waikiki location at the Doubletree Alana hotel for hourly or daily on-demand car rentals. Right now I’m in sticker shock over the price at $15 an hour or $95 per day for their Nissan Leaf electric [...]

If you missed out last time there was a sale, here it is again. A long time favorite of mine that was started by our travel legend friend Arthur Frommer. A number of you commented that you were unable to get the deal when it was available on Tanga. It is offered today only on Discount Mags [...]

If you’re still thinking of visiting us here in Hawaii this holiday season, or next summer, read on. Just 60 days ago, I shared Christmas Hawaii travel deals starting at $209 each way that were then widely available from up and down the west coast. Hopefully some of you were able to take advantage of [...]