Hawaii Travel News

Early seaglider promotions promised $30 inter-island fares, but that price has now vanished from all materials. The 570-page study behind the project remains secret, available only to corporate partners while Hawaii’s inter-island options continue to shrink.

Nearly $1 billion in Hawaii’s crown-jewel tourism land changed hands this year, moving from Hawaiian trusts and long-time local owners to foreign investors and billionaires. With hotel land rents jumping more than 1,000% at renewal, Waikiki room rates could follow.

What was once the opening chapter of a Hawaii trip has become the part you brace yourself for the most.

A new Hawaii hotel add on promises payouts for rainy days, but strict rules mean most visitors will never qualify. It is weather protection with a catch.

High-income travelers are leading the pullback in travel spending with fewer and shorter trips, less long-distance flying, and more caution around experience upgrades.

Hawaii commits $2.6M to sports tourism despite last year’s resident and visitor pushback. Infrastructure hasn’t improved, but the state is betting the strategy will work this time around.

The Hawaiian Dreamliners just received their soft product reveal, showing what long-haul service becomes under the newly combined airline.

Before most Honolulu kitchens switch on the lights, chefs, visitors, and residents head to the KCC Farmers Market for Saturday breakfast. It’s where restaurant-level food and island-grown ingredients meet. There are no reservations, no waitlists, just fresh flavor straight from the source.

Four shark-related beach closures hit three Kauai coasts in seven days, from Hanalei to Poipu to Kealia. While fall is Hawaii’s typical shark season, marine experts say this week’s concentration is uncommon and likely intensified by storm runoff and murky water.