Hawaii Travel News

A fake pilot allegedly flew free on Hawaiian Airlines for years, even requesting cockpit access, before feds caught on. The man is now in custody in Honolulu facing charges.

Most visitors end up experiencing Hawaii Volcanoes from Crater Rim Drive. The views hit immediately, the caldera finally makes sense, and even quick pull-offs feel worth stopping for. This is also the part of the park where timing matters most, because when you catch it right, it’s exactly what people came for.

Over a typical week long stay, those charges can add significantly to the total cost, before Hawaii’s roughly 19% taxes.

A reader sent us her summer flight search because the price seemed impossible. After checking it ourselves, we can confirm it is the highest summer Hawaii airfare we have ever seen.

Something familiar was missing at one of Maui’s most recognizable beaches, and it took a few minutes of standing there to realize what it was. We went to find out why.

Hawaii just lost another global island ranking, and the reason has little to do with beaches or scenery. A lesser-known island keeps beating Hawaii because it costs about half as much to be there.

Hawaii travelers helped airlines rebuild premium cabin income after Covid. Now those same travelers are getting charged again for something marketed as a permanent change: flexibility.

TSA has confirmed Hawaii will get face scanning this spring.

The alert validates what we reported in December and hints that Haleakala sunset reservations may be next.