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New Flights to Hawaii Announced | San Diego to Kona $219
Get ready for more Hawaii travel deals. This time we’re looking at Big Island and a new route announced today on Alaska Airlines between San Diego and Kona. Set to begin flights on March 5, 2015, the route will initially operate three times weekly on Monday, Thursday and Saturday. Their new flights to Hawaii feature a great price, $219 […]
Bay Area to Maui $188 Round Trip!
This is definitely the kind of Hawaii airfare sale we’ve all been awaiting for a long time. Under $100 each way to Hawaii on a great airline. You need to act today to get this Hawaii deal as it could end at any time. See notes below on booking details. Hawaii deals for November 8, 2013 Routes: Oakland or […]
Hawaii Cruise Review: American Safari Surpasses Expectations
View the Slideshow When it comes to Hawaii cruises, American Safari is the best kept secret sailing the islands. The small ship has just completed its first season here in Hawaii, but will be returning in the fall. After finishing my week on board, I say it’s well worth the extra cost to savor the most unbelievable water-based, authentic […]
Free Hawaii National Park Admission – We’ll See You There
Today starts National Park week through April 29th. If you’re in the islands now you’ll receive free admission to Hawaii National Parks. We’ll be at two of the three national parks below, which is about the best way I can think of to celebrate Earth Day. Haleakalā National Park – Maui Last month we wrote about our sunset visit to […]
Hawaii ABC Stores and 7-Eleven
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 […]
American Safari Cruises Finally Come to Hawaii
Back in February 2008, we wrote about American Safari Cruises, which was to bring luxury yacht cruising to Hawaii starting later that year. The 145-foot, 36-guest, American-flagged Safari Explorer allows destinations not accessible by traditional cruise ships. Their cruises are unique, non-port based cruises, that are focused on cultural, historical and wildlife experiences. Economic-based cancellation Then in October, we […]
Big Island Surf Films and Fishponds
The 7th Annual Kona Surf Film Festival offers an opportunity to explore Hawaiian history with its new location at Big Island’s Mauna Lani Bay Hotel. While enjoying the film festival you may want to check out the historic fishponds on the property. The fishponds at Mauna Lani Bay Hotel were a highlight of my stay at the resort back […]
Hilo Farmers Market Is Grade A
There’s no place equal to farmers markets when it comes to trying the best and most unusual of Hawaii’s tropical produce and flowers. And at the top of my list in Hawaii is the Hilo Farmers Market. U.S.D.A. has proclaimed August 1-7, 2010 as National Farmers Market Week. To celebrate, I headed to Hilo yesterday and their market on […]
Three Big Island Restaurants
We recently tried these northwest Big Island restaurants and came away surprised. Bamboo is in the quaint town of Hawi, while Daniel Thiebault and Merriman’s are in Waimea (Kamuela). 1. Bamboo. We came here with perhaps the lowest expectations, and to our surprise, enjoyed the best food. While it is simple, in a bamboo coffee shop sort of way, […]
