Hawaii Travel News

Most travelers think “premium economy” means comfort on Hawaii flights, but the reality is far more complex. Limited routes even offer it, and what you actually get may surprise you.

Waikiki may be Hawaii’s most famous beach, but locals have quietly chosen another spot just minutes away. It’s calmer, easier, and deeply local. Most visitors never see it.

Hawaii keeps changing rules before visitors can figure them out. Reservations vanish at midnight, fees rise, policies shift. The result is exhausting.

Hawaiian Airlines is scheduling its larger A321neo jets on interisland routes traditionally flown by the 717 fleet. The planned service runs through late winter in limited blocks, representing a temporary aircraft and capacity adjustment.

The calm won’t last. Hawaii’s air network held steady Saturday, but deeper FAA cuts are coming by Friday. The state’s offer to fund controllers remains unanswered.

Booking a Hawaii vacation rental now carries an unexpected risk: on Big Island, new rules impose $10,000-a-day fines even though the system to register doesn’t yet exist.

Finding a Hawaii airfare that actually includes a seat and carry on just got a lot easier. A new filter now shows real prices side by side, finally ending the basic economy guessing game.

Hawaii’s isolation used to be part of the magic. Now it’s the risk. The state’s offer to fund federal workers reveals just how fragile the lifeline has become.

Hawaiian and Alaska Airlines began canceling Hawaii flights Friday as FAA-mandated reductions hit Honolulu. This marks the first real impact of air-traffic restrictions just weeks before Thanksgiving.