Beat of Hawaii Blog

Hawaiian Dreamliner future appears to have just been rewritten based on breaking information. What this means for Hawaii visitors.

The FAA wanted to prove tighter airline seats are still safe. Instead, a new review says the study is worthless—and Hawaii travelers are left with no answers.

Hawaiian remains silent as Qantas spills all on latest attack. The contrast is raising new questions after an FBI warning and a string of airline cyber incidents.

We just returned from Honolulu. It’s gritty, surprising, and still works—maybe more than ever. Here’s why it might be the best deal left in Hawaii.

Hawaiian Airlines travelers are paying more but still missing something: the comfort, food, and service that premium economy delivers. Other airlines are now leveraging a new brand strategy.

A proposed gondola to the summit of Mount Ka’ala on Oahu is facing backlash. The North Shore project would rise from Kaukonahua Road toward Oahu’s highest peak—an area accessible only by a strenuous hike.

Visitors trusted their donations would help families rebuild. Two years later, new ethics complaints and public records are raising troubling questions about where that money really went.

A crash near one of Oahu’s most popular lookouts has reignited safety questions about the lack of oversight in skies already crowded with visitors, pilots, and paragliders.

Visitor arrivals are down. But instead of relief, now there’s hesitation, confusion, and a growing sense that Hawaii may not be ready for what it asked for.