Have you heard about Airbnb? I’ve been following them the last few months and am impressed. So is actor Ashton Kutcher who just invested heavily. Overview: Hosts can list a room or their entire home to rent by the night. It’s a new way to connect with locals while traveling. Airbnb has links to Facebook and Twitter plus an […]
It’s July 4th weekend. That’s always a time to be thinking about family, friends and food. It brought to mind those special food products that people most associate with Hawaii. And which of those are the very best. When you come to Hawaii, what groceries do you stock up on? And which of these do you plan to take […]
An explosion in the Hawaii state bird population has caused alarm over their being ingested by transiting jet aircraft engines. There have been over 5,000 Nene sightings since 2008 and over 1,000 bird strikes reported in past years at Lihue. As you know, birds in the engines were what forced the dramatic 2009 US Airways water landing on the […]
Snapshot of My Review: Here’s a good Hawaii travel deal for two couples sharing or a large family. You get to stay in a new million dollar (plus) luxury Poipu Beach Kauai condominium “villa” with lots of room and privacy. The gourmet kitchen in each unit saves money if you prepare some of your own meals. When Trip Advisor […]
Thanks to Heidi for inspiring today’s post. She’s a friend of ours on Kauai who is spending her vacation on the mainland. Heidi just posted the list of things she forgot to bring on her Facebook profile. She’s spending today shopping. I’m thinking most of us have been in a similar situation. I know I have. There was the […]
If you’ve been disappointed with last minute deal sites like Living Social, Groupon, Tippr and Play Hawaii, read on. There’s a new player getting ready to shake things up in Hawaii activities. Step in Zozi. This is a name that wasn’t completely familiar to me. I did take notice that since last summer they’ve raised an impressive $10 Million […]
A new and innovative bicycle sharing program has just launched on Oahu. In B-cycle‘s own words, “B-cycles are there when you want one and gone when you don’t. Just swipe your card, grab a bike, and get to where you’re going.” The cost to rent a bike is based on a daily ($5), monthly ($30) or annual ($50) fee, plus an […]
Back in 2009, I saw a post on Jaunted that depicted Kauai’s Glass Beach in a way it hadn’t appeared in years – completely covered with beautiful multi-colored smooth glass. That used to be the case until about ten years ago. I remember in days gone by people regularly came with five gallon buckets to collect glass for use […]
Japanese owned 7-Eleven recently announced plans to double its presence in Hawaii. They will add 46 stores to the existing 55 stores on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island over the next five years. The chain which first came to Hawaii over thirty years ago has 41,000 stores nationwide. Does 7-Eleven’s Expansion Cut Into ABC Territory? ABC has 78 stores, including […]
The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel can be yours for $115 per night through June 28, if you purchase by Thursday, April 28. Go to Book-It for details. And if you need to stay at another time of year, the hotel website often features Internet specials. This may be an incredible hotel deal for Waikiki. The New Otani Kaimana […]
As I stepped outside the Honolulu Academy of Arts and into the warm Hawaii sun, I felt an inner glow of inspiration by what I had just seen. And if you’re in Honolulu between now and May 22, I think Exquisitely Modern: 50 Works from Herbert and Dorothy Vogel will have the same impact on you. This is more […]
One of our favorite posts is a bi-monthly list of contests to enter for free trips to Hawaii. A few months ago someone asked if anyone reading Beat of Hawaii ever won. We put the call out and the answer came back, “Yes!” Meet Sharon Medley from Northern California. Her boss is a regular reader of ours and got […]
