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Recently, a 33 year old Japanese visitor drowned in the Wailua River, while kayaking with a tour group on Kauai. On the same day, the Fire Department also rescued two more visitors on the Wailua
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When you’re visiting Hawaii, the person cleaning your room, parking your car, and helping at the front desk may be Filipino. To make a nice impression, knowing a few words of Tagalog, the official language
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No airline booking fees. Travelocity announced today that it is joining Expedia in eliminating airline booking fees, at least until May 31, and likely forever. The reason is that these online travel agencies are in
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Last night’s announcement that Superferry will be shutting down immediately came as no surprise to me. As I wrote on November 20: “Superferry is likely to cease operations. They have too high cost, too few
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Airfares are a moving target. If it isn’t clear just how fast a target they are, here’s why: Daily airfare distribution schedule. The airlines update domestic fares, including those between Hawaii and the US Mainland,
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Late last week, I had quite a surprise instead of an intended swim, when I found Kauai’s Salt Pond Beach closed due to jellyfish. This is the first time I can ever remember Salt Pond
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What’s the eyesore of Kauai? If you guessed Coco Palms you’re right. Gone are the days when Elvis sang Blue Hawaii here and Queen Deborah Kapule, the last reigning queen of Kauai, had her home.Â
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As I write, Hawaii’s legislature is considering banning smoking on famous Waikiki Beach. The bill, which is expected to pass, will take effect immediately. The law is designed to keep cigarette butts off of the
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