Hawaii Travel News

We thought sharing Hawaiian points free required the Alaska $395 card too. Then we tried it with the Hawaiian Mastercard, and Atmos points moved with no fee.

The National Park Service restores public access after Aunty Meli’s death. But the trail is strenuous, and every step down and back out has to be earned.

Two visitors were rescued from Kauai’s Waipoo Falls Trail in one week, both injured on a hike that looks easier than it is.

Cutting costs on a Hawaii trip feels smart from home. Once you arrive, those small savings can turn into compromises visitors regret most.

Kauai Coffee is saved, with a new lease signed, the visitor center staying open, and roughly 136 jobs secured. After months of WARN notices and uncertainty, workers finally got the answer they had been waiting for.

The overnight flight has become the default way home from Hawaii. The FBI says long overnight flights with sleeping passengers share conditions associated with passenger-on-passenger sexual assault, even though such incidents remain rare.

Maui just opened a path for thousands of vacation rentals to survive Bill 9’s phase-out, making the place you book look safe again. But one owner told the council that using that path could cost $200,000 to $500,000 per property, leaving the rental you return to in limbo after all.

A Hawaii resident who walks the same miles every morning says at least a third of the visitors he passes are here, but not really looking. They crossed an ocean to reach Hawaii, then walk past its sounds, scents, and everyday beauty with a phone five inches from their face.

We were there when Outrigger and Roy Yamaguchi unveiled the reopened Kauai Beach Resort, then paid to stay the night. What we found behind the celebration is a resort still telling two very different stories.