One of the most beautiful places in Hawaii is also the site of much hardship and enforced imprisonment. Those with Hansen’s Disease were called “lepers” and sent to live here, on Molokai’s Kalaupapa Peninsula, against their will. They represented all ages, ethnicity and economic status. For $50 I was taken on a tour of the settlement in an old […]
Pleasant Holidays has some good pricing for air plus hotel from either LA or San Francisco. Travel dates for this first deal are December 1-16. In addition, Pleasant Holidays together with Starwood Resorts has another sale, this one valid through January 28. Air plus three nights accommodation starts at $399 on Oahu and Maui, $449 on Kauai and $639 on […]
The iPhone 3gs is incredibly useful wherever I go. Lately I’ve been leaving my laptop at home and relying on the iPhone for email, web browsing, and so much more. Here are Beat of Hawaii’s suggestions for ten best iPhone Hawaii travel apps: 1. Music. My favorite music app is Hawaiian Rainbow Music Radio. It’s non-commercial and free. Based […]
Those of us in Hawaii (and many Southern California residents) were sad to see Aloha’s demise and the discontinuation of Hawaii service from John Wayne Airport in Orange County. I’ve been predicting that Alaska would be the natural to jump into these routes as they have been slowly working their way down the Gold Coast (with Oakland starting in […]
Okay, these fun-looking Segway tours have been around Honolulu for some time. But Segways didn’t really catch my attention much until the other day. A woman lost control of hers right in front of me. She and the Segway flew off the curb into oncoming traffic on busy Ala Moana Blvd in Honolulu. The amazing thing is that she […]
Last month we reported, based on multiple sources, that six Boeing 757’s had been acquired on behalf of Allegiant Air, likely in preparation for service to Hawaii. It is believed that at least one of these 757’s is in the shop at Goodyear, Arizona. We’ve been reporting Allegiant’s plans to begin service to Hawaii for some time. While the […]
We’re starting to think that VOG, volcanic smog, may be a part of Hawaii’s landscape for the foreseeable future. It eminates from Mt. Kilauea on the Big Island, 250 miles south of Kauai, and has all the look and feel of real smog. The volcano has been belching more acid-rich air pollution than the dirtiest U.S. power plants for […]
