“Bookmobiles are disappearing in an age defined by mouse clicks,” reports the Boston Globe. While that may be true, there’s one bookmobile on Oahu with a new mission. It’s Bill’s Bookmobile, cheaply selling used books, music and movies. All proceeds benefit the Hawaii Public Library System. Bill’s Bookmobile doesn’t travel to you. Instead you go to its permanent location […]
Food costs here in Hawaii can be very high (or not). I’m often amazed by visitors fresh from the plane buying hundreds of dollars of overpriced food at the grocery store. If you’re going to be here for a week or so, just a little extra planning could put hundreds of dollars of savings in your pocket. Enough to […]
Where’s Kainaliu? 10 miles south of Kailua-Kona on the Big Island. Will an Angel touch you if you go there? Not exactly but you’ll feel better after. Kainaliu is home to the Aloha Massage Academy and Aloha Angel Café. The Aloha Massage Academy offers a one hour massage for $30! I couldn’t believe the price so I decided to […]
1. Ride The Bus for $2 each from Airport to Waikiki. When it was standing room only I told Jeff to meditate on how much money we saved. We eliminated the cost of hotel parking ($15-$20 per day), rental car and gas. Honolulu is congested and parking not easy to find. You can bring 1 suitcase to place on […]
The Hawaii Polo Inn of Waikiki has a new look and name after its multi-million dollar renovation. It’s now the Hotel Equus and part of Aqua Hotels and Resorts. With rates starting at $94 a night, we decided to do an on-site review this month. We also have a pet mule (for real) and felt that we couldn’t go […]
